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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1914
Page
8
The article weighs cash versus share rent, noting cash rent gives tenants more independence and incentivizes higher production, while share renting reduces risk and brings management expertise. It cites farm rental rates by state and mentions a trend toward dairy herd joint ownership as a partnership model in Wisconsin.
Weaning should occur at five or six months to fit farm work needs, typically September or October. Begin rich grain feeding two to three weeks before weaning with corn bran oats plus oil meal, then separate colt suddenly or gradually dry the mare, and feed the colt a similar grain mix with good pasture or legume hay for best growth.
An acre of apple trees in twenty years with ten crops will consume 1436 pounds of nitrogen 310 pounds of phosphoric acid and 18 pounds of potash. Restoring potash alone needs over twenty one tons of ashes at five percent potash. How much of this does the average grower return to the soil.
A New Jersey station test compares a home grown ration of 46 pounds cowpea silage 10 pounds crimson clover hay and corn and cob meal with a two thirds protein ration from dried brewers grains and cotton seed meal. The home grown mix produced the same milk and butter at 16.57 cents per cow per day versus 17.15 cents.
An advertisement claims Dr King s New Life Pills ensure good digestion relieve constipation and boost overall health by purifying blood and removing poisons through the bowels priced at 25 cents at the druggist.
The column surveys methods to seal silos and prevent surface spoilage. Suggestions include watering and trampling, feeding oats, covering with chaff or hay, roofing paper around edges, and salt applied to half the silo showing less spoilage. Iowa practice husks ears from last corn load to avoid kernels in spoiled silage.
The article describes peppermint cultivation on swamp land as a profitable venture. Plants reach about two feet, harvested like hay, then shipped to a distillery for oil extraction. Growers can distill oil themselves but selling the raw product is common due to extraction costs. Oil yields range from 2 to 4 dollars per pound, with earnings depending on season and effort.
A method to preserve cabbage is to plant heads with roots in the ground and cover them to shield from rain fire salt hay or straw. Cabbages keep until spring as the roots sprout greens after heads are gone. Roots up frost can rot heads. burying protects but damp ground rots.
An old advertisement questions actions under illness and urges Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. Mrs E Sargent of Peru Indiana praises the remedy as valuable. The ad notes it is sold by all dealers. Also advertised is a women’s hand mirror with built in electric light powered by a storage battery in the handle.
An old advertisement touts Dr King’s New Discovery as a quick cold remedy that soothes coughs and relieves symptoms. It emphasizes family use, antiseptic healing, and a money back promise, with a testimonial from Lewis Chamberlain of Manchester Ohio. The text also references a sensational 1654 Gravelines explosion claiming three thousand dead.
State of Ohio Toled o Lucas County oath by Jos F J Cheney states the firm F J Cheney Co will pay one hundred dollars for each case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary A W Gleason confirms the oath dated December 6. Cure is taken internally and advertised with free sample offer and 10 cent pills.
The Department of Commerce circular links high mobility among farmers to poor crops and weak local conditions based on 1910 census data. Over half moved less than a year at a time, share tenants moved far more than owners, and areas with the most moves showed the lowest yields and poorer roads and buildings. Causes lie with landlords and tenant finances. no remedies offered.
Sloan's Liniment relieves lumbago rheumatic back and muscle pain with quick penetration. A bottle costs 25 cents and promises near instant relief for colds joints neuralgia sciatica and similar complaints. Oklahoma faces grasshopper plagues with crows worsening the problem and poison bran mash cited as a weapon.
A Peru Indiana resident touts Chamberlain's Tablets for digestion and relief from headaches. The note also advertises burdock blood bitters and Doan's products for kidney and skin issues. Florida seed barley eyed as chicken feed. Ground bone recommended for moulting hens. Russia’s physician density noted.
A Decorah Iowa resident recounts years of kidney pain and fatigue eased after using Dean's Kidney Pills. The testimonial notes relief from aches, headaches, and dizziness with improved health, praising Foster Milburn Co. and Dean's as the remedy priced at 50 cents at dealers.
Official publication of the county board minutes dated Monday October 5 1914. The board discusses assessment matters and authorizes actions including road surveying, power company notice, and various claims and warrants. Names include C Morton P F Meyer J P Kuhn J S Williams and A P Pfister.
District Court of Winneshiek County Iowa issues notice to defendants including Nathan G Filley Augustus Beadle and others that by October 7 1914 a petition in equity seeks to quiet title to the N half of the SW quarter of Section 1 Township 99 Range 10 West of the 5th P M and to bar adverse claims by mortgage payoff and statute of limitations. Defendants must appear by November 2 1914 or face default and judgment.
In Winneshiek County Iowa C B Bergerson sues Eli Dunning G C Winship Joseph Gibbons Henry Morse Hans Halgeson Abigail Woodward Matilda Mitchell Albura Thomas Fanny Benson Susan Winship and others unknown heirs to establish absolute ownership of Lots 4 5 and 6 in Block 2 West Decorah under color of title after ten years adverse possession. The petition seeks decree barring claims by all defendants and their heirs and orders cancellation of a tithe bond and costs. The November 1914 term is noted.
Notices warn heirs and interested parties of probate actions in Winneshiek County Iowa. It lists deadlines and appearances for contests of a will and the appointment of an administrator and executor for estates including Jackson township and Jorgen Syverson.
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