Weeds Their Length of Life and Control Principles
The article classifies weeds as annuals biennials and perennials and explains their lifespans. It emphasizes prevention over cure and outlines three key practices to avoid weed buildup: prevent seed production, prevent seed introduction, and starve underground parts in perennials by controlling top growth. It also details soil preparation harrowing weed seed destruction and suggests tools like drag harrows weeders and cultivators suited to crops, noting regional success with fall sown wheat harrowing to control mustard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Homestead
Upper
Columbia River
Bulletin
Locating on New Land Pioneer Advice from Jesse L. Cleveland
Jesse L. Cleveland describes locating on cut over land in Minnesota’s Knife River valley. He notes five to 20 year contracts, low initial income, and time needed to build homestead. cites clover and timothy yields, costs, and early farm income from butter fat, eggs, and dressed poultry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse L. Cleveland
Cleveland
Knife River Valley
Minnesota
Towa
Clover
Timothy
Turning Blue Grass Into Pork Pasture Yields Profit
The Missouri Experiment Station found blue grass pasture produced 26 pounds of pork per acre from 1908 to 1912 with hogs valued at 8 cents per pound. Blue grass requires more grain than alfalfa or clover and halves pasture value mid summer, so farmers should feed a six corn to one linseed meal mix or ten corn to one tankage mix, aiming for 0.75 pounds daily gain per 100 pounds live weight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri Experiment Station
Value of a Pedigree and Bosporus Strait Details
The text compares pedigrees to river systems, stressing the impact of a single weak ancestor on an animal's quality and the need for careful selection. It then describes the Bosporus strait as about seventeen miles long with a variable breadth between a third of a mile and two miles, and notes Constantinople and Scutari guarding its entrance to the Black Sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bosporus
Black Sea
Constantinople
Scutari
The Hired Man
A neighborhood character known for hard work and honesty. He grows corn and wood, patches rye, and hires out in harvest time. He never seeks town, saves wages, and marries Tillie Strong to farm on her father’s land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tillie Strong
Kegley
Save the Heifer Calves and Finish More Calves Early
The article argues beef prices are high due to cattle scarcity and feeding costs. It proposes shifting to more range-bred calves finished earlier for beef, increasing demand for breeding cows and cutting fattening time to boost total beef output. It highlights potential gains from expanding cow numbers and marketing calves at weaning instead of finishing all at two to three years old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Homestead
Corn Belt
Europe
Killing Quack Grass Methods for Control Across Regions
The article outlines practical steps to eradicate quack grass. It emphasizes surface root depth differences on sod and cultivated land and recommends staged plowing and harrowing starting midsummer, with follow up in fall and spring. If regrowth occurs, deeper plowing is advised and smother crops or intertilled plants are suggested to finish the eradication.
Weaning a Colt and Caring for Hens and Calves
The article outlines careful weaning of colts with early feeding and permanent separation from mares, warns against turning out young stock to fend for themselves, and suggests paired housing. It also advises culling underperforming hens and choosing calves from top milk producers to build profitable stock.
Foley Kidney Pills Backache Relief Claims in Green Bay
Joseph G. Wolf of Green Bay Wisconsin says Foley Kidney Pills relieved a severe back ache after months. The ad notes kidney trouble can trigger insurance issues and urges readers to take Foley Kidney Pills for weak backs and sleepless nights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph G. Wolf
Green Bay
Wis
Foley Kidosoe
Foley
Engbertson
Advoc
Dr King's New Discovery Cough Remedy Ad
A vintage medical ad promotes Dr King's New Discovery for hacking coughs with pine balsam tar and natural sleep aid. The copy claims over 40 years use and soothing relief by loosening mucus and healing air passages. Also mentions a Walder College English course for preparatory teaching candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Cows Need Mineral Rations for High Milk Yields
Dr. E. B. Forbes reports in Ohio Experiment Station Bulletin 295 that dairy cows fed standard rations lose minerals from bones, reducing milk output and breeding. high producing Holsteins shift more calcium magnesium and phosphorus into milk and waste. He recommends mineral rich feeds, especially Legumes like clover and alfalfa, and lime supplements such as bone flour or calcium carbonate to prevent skeletal depletion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. B. Forbes
Ohio Experiment Station
Forbes
Sloan's Liniment Adopts Vacation Gear For Travel
A vintage advertisement promotes Sloan's Liniment as a universal remedy for travel related aches and pains from muscle stiffness to toothache. It features a vacationist endorsement and urges readers to pack a bottle for trips. The piece also notes Hawaii's 1898 foreign trade of 76 million dollars, contrasted with 6.8 million in 1897.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sloan
ST Cee
Hawaii
Chamberlain's Tablets Prove Best For Digestive Ailments
Testimonials from Eugene S. Knight of Wilmington and Emma Verbyrke of Lima praise Chamberlain's Tablets for constipation biliousness and indigestion. Ads note mild action quick relief and availability through R A Engbertson. Also a notice urging travelers to carry Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for sudden bowel issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Eugene S. Knight
Wilmington
N. C
R. A. Engbertson
Emma Verbryke
Lima
Ohio
Adv
Notice of Filing Final Report and Petition for Discharge
Notice in Winneshiek County Iowa districts court that final report of Samuel Rice as administrator of Mary J. Stuart deceased estate will be on file by July 20 1916. Hearing set for September 18 1916 at Corarh Court House to approve report and exonerate bondsmen. Heirs at law listed with attorneys 29 Ice and Hook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court of
Iowa
Winneshiek County
Mary J. Stuart
Mary J. Russell
Susan Chambers
Anna Bunday
Ella M. Bunday
Elixa Bunday
Hannah Rice
Marret Whittemore
T. E. Rice
Wiliam Rice
Emma Whittemore
Catherine Y. Rankin
James C. Rice
Thomas Rice
Samuel Rice
Emma J. Rice
Hessie Rice-McCallister
District Court of Town
Decorah
Town
ICE & Hook
Traps for Moles Offer Quick Garden Control
The common garden mole is usually beneficial but can become a nuisance in lawns. Trapping with specialized mole traps is the quickest and best extermination method, though poisoning can work. Farmers Bulletin 583 from the U S Department of Agriculture details the pros and cons and can be obtained by request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Words From Home Endorsement for Deans Kidney Pills
Decorah resident G. G. Bucknell testifies that after mornings of back pain and irregular kidneys, Dean's Kidney Pills offered relief. He praises the treatment, noting he bought a box and felt better. Price 50c at dealers. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo N Y. Ady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah
Dean
G. G. Bucknell
Splendid Stock and Grain Farm for Sale near Red Wing
Price 67.50 per acre for 115 acres plow land plus 200 acres at 84.00 per acre eight miles from Red Wing and two miles to station. Possession after crops removed. Farm features good seed buildings and strong stock and grain operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Wing
Writ Bryan Land “Agency
Minn
Notice of Appointment of Martin I Toyen Administrator
Notice is given that Henry C Toyen has been appointed administrator of the estate of Martin I Toyen, deceased, intestate, of Decorah township Winneshiek County Iowa. He has taken on the trust with bonds as required. Creditors must present demands and debtors must make payment to the administrator, dated Decorah Iowa June 26 1916 by Willett and Nelson Attorneys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin 1. Toyen
Martin I. Toyen
Decorah Township
Winneshiek
Iowa
Enry C. Toyen
Decorah
Willett & Nelson
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Bleing
Walder College
China
Baltimore
J. C. Beard
THE
Adams Seed CO
Marsh
Ingvoldstad Lumber Co
Decorah State Bank
Winneshiek Hotel
North Dakota
New England
Cannon Ball Valley
Hettinger and
Stope Counties
N. D
United States
Mortenson & Elliott
New England, N. D
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