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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1912
Page
7
A Home and Farm correspondent describes using inward hanging lightweight gates to pass between hills and a cow pasture. Wind latches, woodwind defenses, and a winged latch system ensure gates stay closed even in strong east or west winds, whilst remaining easy to pass through for daily chores.
A boy’s participation in a corn contest yields valuable hands on experience with long term significance, regardless of winning.
A basic corn sheller is described as easy to make from a board six to eight inches long and about one and a half inches wide. Notches are sawed along each edge at half inch to three quarter inch intervals and widened to fit the corn.
A historical note describes a home made corn bheller using No 10 or 11 wire. A hole is bored near each end, wire ends fastened, then wound tightly around wood and patched. The device is rubbed over the corn and ears to loosen the grain.
The piece urges farmers to tackle concrete walks and other odd jobs now, stressing timely tillage, proper bed preparation, and modern concrete foundations as durable improvements. It promotes concrete and cement block foundations as lasting, modern, and preferable to brick walls.
A Country Gentleman writer describes using cheesecloth frames over cucumbers watermelons muskmelons and eggplants to accelerate growth and fend off bugs. The woven cloth kept moisture in and allowed hardy growth while saving costs at about 24 and a half cents per yard for a 75 yard bolt.
Kansas Industrialist praises sweet clover as a cheap, hardy legume that revitalizes soil by sustaining humus and nitrogen through bacteria. It thrives on worn soils where other legumes fail and can precede alfalfa in regions with poor establishment.
A speaker at a farmers institute called a wise remark that good farm judgment rests on understanding principles and how they work, plus a clear grasp of conditions to know whether those principles apply in practice. The statement emphasizes applied knowledge in farming decisions.
An Orange Judd Farmer correspondent urges farmers to keep a dog as a companion and labor saver. It emphasizes systematic training, good temper, cleanliness, and sensible behavior, noting many owners let dogs roam and cause hard feelings. Proper feeding for young pups and avoiding unsuitable diets are advised.
Five years of tests show feeding alfalfa without grinding or chopping fattens hogs faster and cheaper than feeding chopped or ground alfalfa or higher proportions. Nebraska Experiment Station reports the findings.
A tale of Vernet altering a landscape to place St. Jerome in a cave. The buyer insists the saint is not visible, Vernet adjusts shading then erases the figure. The owner misleads visitors by claiming the saint is there, though unseen, until they accept the imagined placement. Also includes verse by Judge Walter Afalone about opportunity and renewal.
The New Orleans Elks toured Washington with Garland Du Pre, Louisiana congressman and one of the House's youngest members. During a ride in a rubberneck wagon past the Walsh mansion, a paleace guide hailed Du Pre as the humble boy who made good, remarking on his three months in Congress, provoking a rare outburst of ire.
The article recounts tales about dramatist WW J Byron. A coachman asks to feed a sick horse a ball, Byron quips about giving a ball but not inviting many people. An aide notes Byron’s changed appearance during his Liverpool theater troubles, and Byron replies Liver pool with a weary tone.
A man accused of drunkenness tells the magistrate he rode from Pittsburgh to New York in bad company the Sons of Temperance. The judge praises temperance while the prisoner explains he drank a quart of whiskey himself due to the company.
Mrs Blane’s tea party aboard a yacht turned tense as she slipped and her mother in law fell into the water and drowned. The incident sparked private admonition from Mr Blane while the guests watched the weather and waited for rescue.
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