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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1912
Page
8
A long catalog of farming tips covers dairy cattle and sheep care, feeding, milking, and barn hygiene. It stresses humane treatment of cows, orchard pruning, silage, alfalfa, and poultry welfare, with cautions on handling and equipment. Frequent named practices reference seasons, feed mixes, and routine farm management.
An article by P Willis explains the scale of timber use on farms and the need for durable, preserved wood. It covers decay causes by fungi, treatment goals to deter organisms, and methods like open-tank creosote impregnation, heating and cooling cycles, and proper post preparation including beveling and bark removal for effective preservation.
A. R. Whitson and F. J. Bihv examine marsh land use in Wisconsin noting limited gains from wild hay and pasture on marsh soils. With rising land values and early agricultural progress, draining and developing marsh lands is urged as the better long term method. Marsh soils have drawbacks yet offer notable advantages over upland soils for strategic farming.
Describes drainage as essential to marsh land development and water level management. Explains main ditch construction for large areas and mutual agreements for small tracts, plus the need for surface and subsurface drainage to enable cultivation.
The article notes author Rider Haggard's account of farm laborers living in dire conditions in England. It cites a farm with twenty workers using a windowless wagon-house as their shelter and a tree as their communal kitchen and parlor, where they cook and rest on Sundays year round.
A researcher tests grain hardness using a thin saw on a balance scale to measure the force needed to cut a sample. Findings show grains resist insect attack and plant diseases in proportion to their hardness.
Rome reports a reorganization of the Papal forces into two bodies the Guardia Palatina and the Swiss Guard. A new commander M. Rapon has begun modernizing the Swiss Guard replacing halberds with rifles and adopting blue uniforms, planning to expand regular forces to about 800 men with distinct state ceremonial attire.
Evelyn Smith, Americas one and only woman jailer, presides over a small town jail in East Greenwich. Now entering her thirtieth year in office, she upholds humane treatment for inmates ranging from petty offenders to murder suspects. The role has spanned across her family for 65 years, tracing back to her grandfather and continuing through her father, uncle, and husband.
The 1911 crop year brought Canada strong grain yields and rising profits for farmers. Government data show 181000 Americans crossed the border in the past year, many homesteading or buying land at fifteen to twenty five dollars per acre. Prospects for 1912 are favorable with sufficient moisture and expected record crop.
An agent pleads for funds to aid poor blacks in Africa while a sour-faced rich old lady refuses cash, offering only a facial lending of her countenance, which would ruin the effort.
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