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Newspaper
Emmetsburg Democrat
Location
Emmetsburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1907
Page
3
A collection of farm tips and data from early 20th century agriculture reports. Topics include feeding changes boosting dairy net returns, pasture use for horses, manure as feed lure, durum wheat exports, seed depth for tuber crops, skim milk value in hens feeding, and European chick sales. Also notes on surface soil cultivation, shallow cultivation benefits, and a failing orchard abandoned due to pests.
The article covers diverse farming notes such as early asparagus harvest timing, wood readiness of crops, and pest issues like the Witte borer harming young apple trees. It emphasizes diversification to avoid crop failures, manure use, silk fibre experiments, frog farming profits, and encouraging wrens for insect control.
A field season by the forest service measured 20 000 trees across over 100 plantations in Illinois to assess growth rates and plantation value. Catalpa yielded best returns with several plots above 4 per acre, birch lower, and Osage orange showing potential on marginal land. walnut groves produced high long term gains but required decades to mature.
An interview with Seere Wilson of the department of agriculture surveys beet sugar growth in the United States. In 1906 the nation produced 483,012 tons, up 171,000 from 1905, and Wilson aims for 600,000 tons this year. He envisions U S production meeting home needs and exporting excess, aided by seed and planting machinery. The Puget Sound area now yields suitable seed, promising future supplies. Key figures include average sugar in beets at 149 percent, purity of juice at 524 percent, and per acre tonnage around 1,127 with a 135 day run. the 1906 crop value, including byproducts, tops $50,000,000. The piece also discusses clover rotations and the problem of winter-killed clover, noting the potential of Siberian alfalfa as a substitute for red clover in northern regions.
A community proposal envisions consolidating local flocks of sheep during the summer to reduce waste. A grandfather and trusted shepherd would oversee pastures along nearby roads, stacking hay and using mature weeds as forage to improve utilization and shelter valuable livestock from neglect.
In Fedora Tennessee FE Pepper recounts illness with lung and throat hemorrhages. After doctors could not help he started Dr King s New Discovery and claims immediate relief. He says the unstoppable bleeding stopped, and within three weeks he could work. Guaranteed cure for coughs and colds 50c and 1 at druggists.
An advertisement promises a woman's complexion improves after taking Rocky Mountain Tea. It claims she becomes round and dump and handsome, appearing much younger. The sale price is 35 cents for tea or tablets from RB A. Stratemeyer & Co.
John Garrett of North Mills North Carolina writes that after over 40 years with a stubborn sore he used Bucklen's Arnica Salve. The salve healed the sore and made him a happy man. It is guaranteed for piles burns and similar conditions by all druggists. 50c textured.
W R Ward of Dyersburg Tennessee testifies that Ortho Lacative Fruit Syrup cured his chronic constipation, calling it a thorough practical remedy and offering a conscientious reference through R T L Stratemeyer & Co.
Mr. E. W. Goodloe of 107 St. Louis Street Dallas reports trying Dr King’s New Life Pills and Lever laxative after years of malaria and bilious issues. He notes they do not grind or gripe and that 25 cents buys them at all druggists.
An old advertisement claims Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea is the remedy doctors prescribe and that friends are all taking it, highlighting its status as a worldwide health solution promoted by R H Stratemeyer & Co.
An advertisement urges readers to avoid neglecting illness signs and to stop relying on common medicines. It promotes Wollister's Rocky Mountain Tea 3c Tea or RK HW tablets from Stratemeyer & Co as a remedy option.
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