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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1913
Page
8
A reader asks how deep to plow clover timothy pasture and whether to plant corn or potatoes. The article weighs shallow versus deep plowing, noting eight inches every few years benefits roots and moisture retention, with fall deep plowing preferred and spring shallow limit for most crops.
A dairy column notes rising silo inquiries as farmers plan more underground and above ground silos. It argues building silos is essential to avoid wasting 40 percent of corn feed and predicts silos will become as common as corn cribs on the farm.
Mrs. Sarah Andrews in St. Louis Globe-Democrat outlines how a well-tended home garden can yield half the family living. She shifts from spring lettuce and radishes to summer corn and beans, fall celery and squash, with succession planting to keep spaces filled and weeds down.
Five creameries paid patrons a total of 705 106 19 dollars in butter fat during the year. The letters show individual disbursements of 236 596 71 and 196 176 10 and 212 238 30 and 32 588 44 with a single creamery totaling 27 506 64. The article argues the dairy industry supports farm prosperity, soil fertility, and local building quality.
Guidance on winter protection for transplanted trees advises avoiding straw mulch in winter to prevent ground mice from eating bark. Instead form a mound of earth about one foot high and 18 inches diameter around the trunk, with mulch drawn back in fall and earth piled from a distance of 8 to 10 feet to shield the trunk. A New Yorker notes stingy men are always poor.
A Miss Jessie Marsu of Adrian Texas credits Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash with curing years of painful cramps chills sickness and hemorrhages after five doctors failed. She reports weight gain from 96 to 126 pounds and invites letters for personal replies. Also notice of Tollef H Larson estate administrator appointed in Decorah Iowa with claims and payments details.
A dealer promises instant relief for eczema and related skin diseases with DDD prescription for eczema and a antiseptic wash. They guarantee results or no charge, claiming the soap kills disease germs and leaves skin smooth, with a full size bottle to start the cure.
A Wallaces' Farmer piece argues spring clipping improves work horse efficiency by removing heavy winter coat. It notes moist long hair hinders sweating and suggests not clipping too early and using blankets during cold snaps after spring opening to prevent cold.
Miss Lea Dumas of Malone New York reports two bottles of Vinci restored her strength after a run down period. The ad promotes Vinci cod liver oil with iron as a body-builder and guarantees money back if it does not help. E J Parman Decorah Iowa endorses the product.
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