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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1907
Page
3
A Journal of Agriculture correspondent describes an improved gate made from a wagon tire. The upper hinge passes around the post and bolts to the end of the gate while a second hinge resembles a Y with a round fork to fit the post. A vertical row of post holes allows the hinge bolt to adjust gate height and clearance for snow or small animals.
A discussion on dust mulch importance and optimal surface tillage depth for corn. Two to three inches of shallow cultivation balances moisture conservation and root protection, maintaining capillary action from lower water tables to root zones and minimizing exposure of soil to sun.
The piece warns against fear of failure and hasty decisions on farms. It argues land fertility declines under poor cultivation and urges caution beyond a single year’s results. It notes timing of hay harvest and the value of preserved oats as feed if cut and stored properly.
Professor F B Mumford of the Missouri experiment station states sheep yield more meat per pound of grain than any other farm animal. He notes a pound of mutton requires about half the grain of a pound of beef, and even hogs need more grain for the same weight. With corn and clover hay, a dry shed, and good care, sheep reliably perform.
The article urges feeding the lambs and pigs with green food or bran and oil meal to keep bowels open and appetites strong as the ewes and sows will soon have their young. It stresses careful care to prevent trouble when the young arrive.
A Northwestern Farmer correspondent stresses using a light slant tooth harrow on clear soil and avoiding harrowing after corn is up. Move the harrow from planting until before breaking ground to reduce weeds, then switch to corn cultivator. timely work yields best results and neglect cannot be fully offset later.
A Prairie Farmer correspondent describes a flat top wheelbarrow with six foot side pieces, 15 inches apart at the wheel, and a mortised end supported by two side members. The frame is board covered, with a leg B extending up to the frame, and it is recommended for moving boxed or cased items including beehives.
J. W. Browning of Ogden Utah, born 1849, recalls diabetes and kidney trouble in 1890s terms. After using Dean's Kidney Pills for a year he reports relief from back pain rheumatism dizziness and weight loss. He notes good health at 75 and claims the medicine helped. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
An 1885 London celebration for Dr Samuel Johnson included Australian cricketer Bonner. He considered Johnson’s memory revered and said he would trade his cricket triumphs for being such a man. The remark appears in the Letters of the late George Birkbeck Hill.
Mrs. Henry Porter of Albion Nebraska describes severe head and neck sores after measles lasting six months. She used doctors remedies and salves without relief, then tried Cutiura Remedies and recovered within a week to three weeks, remaining well for seven years.
An elderly farmer coins the term anarchist to describe a chicken chaser who robs others of feed. A vendor touts Defiance Starch for home laundering with stiffness and less wear. An English import note claims it would take 10,500,000 acres to match yearly grain imports.
An advertisement urges readers to try Krause's Cold Capsules described as curing almost instantly and sold by Druggists for 25c. The piece also cites aphorisms by La Rochefoucauld and Plato and promotes Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething pain and related ailments in a compact promotional collage.
A farmer with ten ridden horses of ringbones spavins and blemishes has over $1,000 invested but none reliable for hard work. A neighbor with three blemish free horses spent $600 yet can do more work in a season with one third of the feed, implying current prices make poor horses uneconomical unless strong workers.
A German magazine offers variants of a playful tale about two girls on a stool and a grim quip by a dying husband about going to Berlin. It also notes how white wash goods gain appeal from laundering and starching, promoting Defiance Starch. The Disadvantages of Schools feature quotes a grocer father defending pulling his son from school to teach him business, citing a teaching about ounces in a pound.
The guide outlines tracking hourly labor from ground prep to harvest, adding machinery wear and legal interest, and valuing yield at current market prices. If costs exceed returns, the plan calls for improving land productivity to boost next year's output.
One exchange notes that 1009 dollars net income on a farm after expenses can exceed a city income of 3000 dollars. The point is that a farm farmer with 1000 dollars net still fared better after costs than a city worker whose total income does not exceed 3000 dollars and pays all expenses.
Quote on the power of motive over events. It asserts that true character lies in motive guiding action, not in outcomes, warning against seeking reward. The words advise focusing on inner purpose rather than external gain.
An Indiana Farmer piece discusses whether farmers should plant two year old seed corn that germinates at 94 percent. It argues two year old seed is safer than 1906 seed with 98 percent germination, noting old seed is more vigorous but needs more moisture to start germination.
Cure for painful swelling and burning feet. Makes new shoes easier to wear. Sold by druggists and shoe stores. Sample free. Address A. 8 Olmeted Le Roy New York.
The author recommends lightly rolling sugar beets before thinning, cultivating before and after thinning, then every ten days until beets are large. When ready, ditch and lay by. Also advises ensuring both chicks and adult birds have ample water and to renew it frequently.
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