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Newspaper
Emmetsburg Democrat
Location
Emmetsburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1908
Page
3
The article discusses dairy profitability, cattle management, and farm practices. It covers evaluating dairy revenue and losses, weed out unprofitable cows with the Babcock test, crop rotations, and feed quality. It also notes cabbage pest control, pepper as a remedy, and home-made fertilizers, plus seed corn improvements and Australia rabbit issues and temperance debates.
Ohio State Experiment Station soils study shows three months of exposed manure loses about 21 cents per ton monthly, 81 cents total, equating to $80 per 160 ton load and $3.7 billion national annual loss. Professor Hopkins cites U S farmers as largely affected.
An analysis shows fertility loss in farm outputs: $240 per $1000 of wheat, $83 per $2000 of beef, $60 per $1000 of pork, $25 per $1000 of horses, $1.10 per $1000 of milk, and $1.25 per $1000 of butter. It argues dairying sustains fertility and wealth, while grain alone drains it.
The article notes that chronic delays in farm labor often reflect a farmer’s habit or workload rather than weather. Some farmers consistently stay ahead, while others lag, and this pattern over years affects crop value, total returns, and bank balances.
Practical farm tips cover crop sowing rates for cornfields and pest control on fruit bushes with home mix solutions. Michigan sugar output ranks second to Colorado at 37,406,000 pounds. Byproducts from sugar beets are fed to dairy herds or stored, while tops go to silos. Drivers push for improved highways and road maintenance as autos rise in popularity.
Gifford Pinchot warns spruce supplies in New Hampshire New York Minnesota and Maine could run dry within decades at current cutting rates and that lands could be re harvested in thirty years. The piece also notes a farmer turning spare manure into richer soil and WVU experiments on pasture dairy diets. It cites falling US lumber output and rising tobacco grower agitation against a price trust and Night Riders as threats to growers.
The article recounts that the first Morgan horse was a two year old colt owned by Justin Morgan from West Springfield Massachusetts. Taken to Randolph Vermont in 1791 the horse was handsome, gentle and superior in action able to outmatch larger rivals. It sired three notable colts that led famous strains. Post Civil War neglect followed as breeders favored larger faster horses, but recent federal interest aims to preserve the breed by raising representatives at stations to prevent extinction.
A society note recounts Robert Louis Stevenson and his wife delaying attendance at a Latins reception in Apia Samoa after Stevenson’s wife loses a shoe. A consul Heywood had arranged the event for English German and American residents, and Stevenson replied that they would attend if Mrs Stevenson finds her other shoe.
An 1787 fashion journal excerpt portrays opera dress with phrases like stifled sighs and superfluous regrets. The piece notes such terms once conveyed meaning to the fashionable class but now have no relevance to modern readers amid talk of emancipation and evolving grammar.
An informal discussion at a well known cafe centers on invention and the telephone. A solemn party member quips that telephone service dates back to Eden with the garden’s call "2-8-1 Apple" as a punchline.
A young emigrant faced a Nova Scotia magistrate on a charge of deserting work without notice. When asked to defend himself he quips that he was provided only brakeshaw to eat, citing eating dying animals and finally the old woman’s death as reason. The tale, attributed to Bellman, frames a grim court moment with humor.
A colonial note describes Hindoo confections such as sada resembling plain sugar candy made from sugar and milk with rose flavor. It highlights Buddhika bal or hair of Buddha, a popular sweet made of sugar and buffalo milk cream, formed into fine long strings like vermicelli.
The late Bishop T. A. Dudley of Kentucky recalled an odd dialect moment when he heard the sentence Them three Miss Blake are three of us pretty agains 1 ever see. He called it the most ungrammatical line he ever heard, illustrating speech peculiarities of the era.
A fragment recounts Beau Brummell being reprimanded by his hostess for taking liberties during an invitation to tea. It notes that he claimed not to have taken anything but physic, while the hostess insists he takes liberties.
A description of otters displaying high energy through romping and wrestling. They engage in tug of war with a stick, slide down a muddy incline they create, and exhibit playful behavior noted by observers.
Robert Lowe recalls a friend enduring a dull talk with an ear trumpet and questions why people resist natural advantages. He contrasts silver and gold with virtue, echoing Horace on intrinsic worth.
A fragmentary sketch portrays a flamboyant thinker linked to Baudelaire, noting his green hair and excesses with aphrodisiacs tobacco and wine. It claims his fascination with putrid odors and disease, his rare poetic stature, and his superstition about numbers nine and seventeen.
A fashionable woman lured a private asylum proprietor to help feign her husband’s mania about stolen jewels. She then visited Paris jewelers and bought jewels worth thousands of francs, hiring a shopman to fetch money. The ruse ended with the husband and woman both gone, and the man left to rot in confinement.
In England during the first production of his opera, Wagner resisted portrait attempts by Herkomer who clung to him day and night. The artist finally painted frenziedly over two days, and Wagner exclaimed that the result matched how he wished to appear.
A St LouisLOST Dispatch tale describes a crowded hotel where 200 men sleep on the floor in the recreation room. One man, Thomas Nelly, tells Father Dempsey he cannot rest until he changes beds, after being told he is sleeping on a Westliche Post.
A veteran officer recalls a rainy Washington afternoon when General Scott was mocked in his uniform. An amused bystander seized the moment, informing the general he was under arrest for eight days for carrying an umbrella while in full dress.
A fragmented dialogue features Diayolo Rusa describing a scene where a mother-in-law throws someone from a third story window and another person claims they attempted to intervene but arrived after the fall. The uneven text leaves the exact setting and identities unclear.
A fragment adrift from a quote about riches defines happiness as needing less. Socrates, observing a trove of valuables, declared contentment comes from what one chooses to forego rather than possess.
A brief dialogue from Chicago New presents a quirky exchange about a motorist and a friend discussing a steal and two men up a tree. The wording is fragmentary and mood light, reflecting a humorous or odd interaction in a newspaper snippet.
Mrs Larkin asks for a Nite money today while Mr Lim expresses gladness, noting a desire for a good deal. The exchange includes a surprised remark and Mr Larkin replying about the motivation to secure a favorable offer.
The sacred Harim above the cave holds the tombs of Abraham Isaac Jacob and Rebecca and Leah. An outer wall from the 14th century and an inner wall with buttresses surround the area. Christians and Jews need special permission to enter. Jews gather by the wall each Friday to mourn and pray near the adjacent temple zone.
A brief quoted dispute from the Tondon Telegraph shows Timpson called an individual an ass, prompting a retort about kicking being a trait of asses and a witty remark on Timpson’s statement.
A child reports three pies placed yesterday are down to one, asking how this happened. The adult, Tommy, explains darkness prevented seeing one pie, implying a missing items incident in a domestic setting.
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