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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1913
Page
3
A farmer adviser urges diversifying forty acre plots near a town to turn a profit. Typical yearly yields include 50 hogs, 500 bushels of potatoes, 8 cows for milk, and poultry. Emphasizes dairy as labor intensive and pigs thriving on alfalfa and waste feeds.
A study of the market and its methods is a very important matter to be included in the winter course of reading which the farmer maps out for himself. Selling is just as important as raising a crop.
Professor R. L. Watts notes Swiss chard transitions from obscurity to common garden use in the United States. Italians in cities drive demand as greens and stems become popular on toast, with hardiness matching cabbage and lettuce and wintering methods outlined for cold climates.
A Kansas farmer notes that rotted manure yields less fertilizing material than fresh manure because two tons of fresh manure become one ton of rotted manure due to evaporation and breakdown. The observation highlights the loss of valuable nutrients during aging.
The article suggests mounting an old buggy wheel on an axle outside a long farm gate so the wheel rolls as the gate opens in either direction. This prevents snagging and makes opening and closing easier.
A farmer must focus on crops that both enrich the soil and increase earnings. The goal is sustainable wealth, not short term gain at soil decline.
Kansas State Agricultural College urges farmers to test alfalfa seed readily at home using blotting paper and 100 seeds between two damp flannel sheets. After six days, sprout percentage indicates germinating power, with 80 percent as a benchmark. Brown seeds may fail to grow outdoors, so avoid questionable lots.
An 19th century farming device uses a five to six foot round hickory stick with a tree at one end and a trace chain at the other. The chain goes around the sapling and is hooked to the pole. A horse pulls, the roots are cut with an ax on the opposite side, and the tree comes out quickly.
The Indianapolis Automobile Trade Association plans a citywide boost for the auto show March 24 to 29 with a new press bureau headed by Joe Kelly. He will direct publicity to major papers and state outlets, coordinating news and censoring extraneous material to keep coverage focused on general show news.
In Nyack four youths faced burglary charges after a scheme to steal the 40,000 dollar yacht Lounger and other vessels along the Hudson. Police traced loot from a hidden cave, with Lehman named as the mastermind and several accomplices discharged for lack of evidence while Timberlain and Donati remained jailed.
L. L. Banford, chosen to represent accessory interests as the Indianapolis Automobile Trade Association expanded from seven to nine members. Banford will oversee the Stewart and Warner businesses, uniting them. The accessories show runs March 24 to 29 at the Coliseum and Coliseum Annex at the State Fairgrounds.
An appellate division ruling in New York prohibits oleomargarine makers from using artificial coloring or any ingredients that color the product to resemble butter. Rural practice questions ask if tenants may sell farm manure saved from last year, noting manure is generally real estate and left on the farm. The piece also explains contract basics: an offer must be accepted to form a binding contract, and offers can be withdrawn before acceptance.
In a Morrisania police court Magistrate Butts heard Miss Belle Rubin defy her brother Dr M Rubin over her residence. The woman said she would not leave despite the doctor’s wishes and recounted she shut herself in and refused meals for two weeks until they complied.
Miss Ina Banbury of Danville lost her voice after a boy frightened her with an inflated bag at a friend's home. Physicians are puzzled as she can now only whisper.
Dr Giacomo Ciamician of Bologna predicts color changing chameleon gowns for women under light intensity. He also envisions solar energy replacing coal, with glass tube industrial colonies and sun powered photo chemical processes shaping a new civilization.
A new portable crib designed for outdoor use wheels from room to room. It features white enameled wood with steel wire netting, a floss mattress on a three height adjustable spring, and a canvas bag for easy packing.
An evening gown in pink satin draped with white patterned net and crystal bead trim. Shadow lace finishes side panels with a white satin corsage embroidered in pearls. Described as among the most artistic French creations for the coming winter season.
The furriers show a trend where heads are used to craft muffs while tails are used in collars. The change mirrors past styles with a balanced use of fur parts.
An elderly Connecticut gentleman, age ninety nine, shares life advice to live temperately, avoid worry, exercise, and stay cheerful. The ad promotes Vinol a cod liver oil tonic claiming to build strength for aged people with a money back guarantee and testimonials from Mrs. Mary Ivey of Columbus Georgia and Manford VanDorn, Druggist Covington.
Aesop tells of an eagle perched high who pursues a hare and is mortally struck by an arrow. The eagle realizes the arrow’s feathers came from his own wings and laments that he dies by an instrument born of his own craft.
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