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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1902
Page
8
The article surveys farm economics and advice from 1902, noting high prices for land and crops, the efficiency of corn in silos, and a push toward beef cattle. It critiques farm labor costs, animal care, and waste while contrasting beef, hogs, and mackerel as food sources. It also covers alfalfa potential, oats, wheat, and regional agricultural prospects.
The article argues farm profits vary yearly due to climate markets crop failures and wars noting no single year can define farming profitability. It emphasizes fairness in evaluating profits across multiple years rather than relying on a single season.
A long reflection on farming profitability and life choices for ten years of profits. It notes that some farmers report 20 percent annual net gains in 1901 after expenses, while others incur losses. The piece then contrasts town life versus staying on a farm, advocating tenancy and continued farm work, and ends with praise for bluegrass as a versatile, enduring plant that beautifies and stabilizes rural landscapes.
Uncle Bill O'Fallon and editor capture a comic cackle about trolley car misadventures in Shake Rag. They recount learning to run the streetcar, a capped prank, a sand bank rescue, and hopes the car stays put as they plan to push and ring the bell. The banter blends Irish wit with local voices as they head for the corner.
A sheepman fed 28 000 sheep through winter in the corn belt and offered their yard fertilizer to farmers. After three months one man agreed to take 100 loads, prompting others to bid for it. Treland is noted as a region where crime falls, while a last year’s drop of 10.2 percent in minor offenses is recorded.
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