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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1912
Page
4
A Home and Farm correspondent describes a practical twin gate system to avoid repeatedly opening gates between hill and cow pasture. Gates swing inward and wind latches built from wood, wire and a nail-sized rod ensure gates close automatically even in strong winds, with one gate protected by woodland and the other shielded by a wind-deflecting setup.
A boy participating in a corn contest gains practical training of broad value, whether his effort is successful or not, reflecting enduring significance for skills and experience.
A corn sheller illustrated and described by the American Agriculturist is shown. It is a small device carved from a board six to eight inches long and about one and a half inches wide. Notches cut along each edge at half inch to three quarter inch intervals are widened to pinch the corn kernels.
A crackpot device uses a No 10 or 11 wire drilled holes at ends and wound tight around wood to rub over corn and ears to loosen grain. The improvised tool relies on winding and threading to catch and loosen kernels.
The piece urges timely farm improvement with concrete walks and modern foundations. It extols tillage, proper soil work, and finishing with a mellow seed bed. It touts concrete and cement block foundations as modern, durable upgrades compared with brick walls or older structures.
A Country Gentleman reader describes using cheesecloth shelters over cucumbers watermelons and eggplants to speed growth and protect from bugs. Eight frames covered cucumbers melons and eggplants showed healthier leaves. Brussels sprouts transplanted under cheesecloth thrived. Cloth is inexpensive with unbleached wide varieties costing about 24 cents per yard.
Kansas Industrialist argues sweet clover revitalizes exhausted soils by fostering bacteria that break down humus into plant food. The plant is hardy, even on worn soils, and can improve subsoil aeration and porosity, making it a strong predecessor to alfalfa in areas with a difficult alfalfa start.
A farmers institute speaker praised good farm judgment as understanding principles and their working, and gaining an equally good understanding of conditions to know if the principles will apply.
A farm dog is a valuable companion and labor saver when trained with systematic instruction. Start young with careful feeding and hygiene, avoid overfeeding, and teach practical behavior rather than tricks. Insist on indoors and outdoors boundaries to prevent damage to neighbors' gardens and fields.
Nebraska Experiment Station reports five years of tests showing feeding alfalfa without grinding or chopping yields faster, cheaper gains in hogs. Feeding chopped or ground alfalfa or higher amounts did not perform as well.
A tale recalls Vernet altering a landscape to place Saint Jerome at the cave entrance, then pushing the saint deeper in. The buyer insists the saint is not in the cave, yet the artist claims he is there, behind shadows, until the image finally satisfies the purchaser. Also includes lines from an unnamed poem about missed chances and renewal attributed to Judge Walter Afalone.
The article recalls Garland Du Pre of Louisiana, a young congressman, saying he was embarrassed only once in ire about two months after taking his seat. An Elks excursion to Atlantic City included a Washington visit with a ride in rubberneck wagons past the Walsh mansion, prompting a newspaper anecdote from the New York World.
Tales recount WW J Byron known dramatist facing odd encounters and health hints. A coachman jokes about giving a sick horse a ball. Byron sighs and jokes about Liverpool theater days revealing a drained look and the pun Liver pool.
A man charged with drunkenness tells the judge he rode from Pittsburgh to New York in bad company, namely Sons of Temperance, who he says brought him whiskey for the journey and he drank it all himself, a defense that clashes with the magistrate’s expectations of respectable conduct.
Mrs Blane hosts a yacht tea party that stagnates with dull weather talk. A collapse sends her mother in law overboard as guests watch in horror. The old woman is rescued, then Mr Blane scolds his wife for the accident while she defends her actions to save the guests from social collapse.
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