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Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1912
Page
6
At The Churches GCatholic Mare J am ion Mann holds a German sermon at 1 sign Mase and an English sermon at 0 30 a m. Mass and benediction follow at 7 39 p m. Presbyterian Church conducts worship and a sermon with a 1 a me Monday school at 1% m. Geo B Tat Wbge is superintendent. All and sermon at 7 39 p m with cordial welcome. Aldary Torker Dawtor.
Dr W L Bell warns North Dakota readers that the marsh hawk will soon appear in fields and sloughs while new game laws encourage goose shooting. Hunters misidentify hawks and kill them, harming a beneficial bird that hunts mice and gophers. The article urges recognition and protection of the marsh hawk within gun range.
A discussion on the marsh hawk highlights its role in pest control, noting its diet of meadow mice and gophers and its economic value to North Dakota farmers. The article emphasizes natural checks over chemical poisons, urging cooperation among farmers to protect this beneficial bird while outlining pasture and seeding recommendations for sustainable farming in varying rainfall.
The best single pasture plant for North Dakota conditions is Bromus inermis, ready in spring two weeks earlier than others and hardy to heat and cold. It can be drilled anytime from spring to early July, with oats or barley as a nurse crop. It may be renewed by top dressing or shallow plowing and harrowing. A second strong option is Secale cereale grown as rye. It is best sown in fall and provides autumn pasture, then spring grazing with a millet crop afterward for land cleaning. A recommended pasture mix includes three pounds Bromus inermis, three pounds Agropyron repens, and additional mix components.
The readable fragments discuss the tendency of people to cultivate too much land and that well cultivated smaller plots yield better crops. A reference to farm smells and roofs hints at practical farming observations, though the text is incomplete and garbled.
North Dakota researchers note inoculation as a key factor hindering rapid expansion of alfalfa. Farmers may abandon trials after poor results, and the labor to inoculate large tracts is substantial. Inoculation introduces bacteria forming root nodules to boost alfalfa growth, especially on poor soils.
North Dakota soils require inoculation for alfalfa success. Best method is broadcasting soil from a proven alfalfa field over the intended land, using 18 to 200 pounds per acre. Keep soil moist, apply on a cloudy day, and harrow in soon after. Pure cultures cost more and require careful handling. Central Fargo and Dickinson stations supply inoculant dirt at about 50 cents per 100 pounds.
A Kansas poultry farmer with forty years of experience shares a home remedy for roup. Mix eight ounces olive oil with about 18 cents worth of esmphorium, add eighty drops of carbolic acid. Apply at night, and twice daily in severe cases, under the eyes and between wattles. Also suggests external use for human cold and sore throat.
The dairy cow emerges as the most capable animal for converting feed into human food, surpassing other livestock in yielding larger quantities of usable dairy and meat products through economical farming.
Fragmented lines urge burning woods to ash and soil conversion into humus under a prescript of procreative progress. The text implies a utilitarian environmental aim tied to a broader social or philosophical argument, with archaic language and unclear context.
Notice shows a historic property foreclosure with mortgage details for Nels Nelson of Devils Lake North Dakota. Northwestern Mutual Savings and Loan Association holds the mortgage dated July 1 1910. Sale planned for May 13 1912 at 10 AM at the Devils Lake courthouse to satisfy the debt of $1947.22 plus costs.
A rough spoken speaker proclaims happiness if he were the man his mother believes him to be. He recalls his mother’s high regard and her belief that he could not be stained by ugliness or meanness. The passage captures a childlike longing for maternal approval and self improvement.
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