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Newspaper
Emmetsburg Democrat
Location
Emmetsburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1908
Page
3
Office notice states service available one day only and again every 28 days. Hours listed as 8:00 am to 4:00 pm.
Voters are invited to participate in the Democratic state convention to select delegates to the Democratic National Convention in Denver. The meeting outlines delegate allocation by county and district, with rules for alternates and eligibility based on votes in the recent gubernatorial election. The convention is set for June in Cedar Rapids under the Democratic State Central Committee seal.
Original notice for Greetinger and Avha Menes spouses and Mary Weurdeer of Graettinger seeks partition by sale of an undivided one eleventh interest in a Palo Alto County farm. Plaintiffs allege heirs of Lean Graettinger and request sale and division of proceeds plus costs and a survey fee. Court to convene May at Emmetsburg with default warnings and legal actions. Also includes an advertisement for Rocky Mountain Tea with testimonial claims.
The article warns that light seed reduces potato yields and soil preparation affects harvest. It contrasts dairy profits with steady yearly revenue, critiques wasteful attitudes, notes a top producing Oklahoma hen at Jamestown, and stresses flood damage costs and the need to preserve watersheds amid spring rains.
The article discusses seed buying risks and early crop care, plus benefits of early oats and clover rotation. It weighs long work hours, railroad car delays, and damages for stalled markets while praising thrift, family life, and home gardens with preserved beans and corn.
A recent farmers' institute discussed pasture overuse and haycrop rotation, citing steers earning 120 pounds in a season and net per-acre profits. Another poultry-focused note highlights a Pennsylvania schoolmaster with 40 acres, raising 1600 to 1200 hens yearly, selling eggs to a Philadelphia hotel at premium prices for fresh, well cared-for stock.
A reader asks for the lowest temperature to test seed corn. The writer notes germination needs heat along with moisture and seed bed, suggests the planting-time temperature as a guide, and estimates six degrees as a fair minimum for a test. Strong vitality seeds germinate better than dead ones at any temp.
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