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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1911
Page
3
Decoration day relies on flowers, including flowering plants and ivy, to honor fallen heroes. Flags adorn homes and graves, but blossoms dominate the wreaths and memorial displays, with Easter's flower trade largely in professional hands.
Memorial day asks public support for flower donations to town halls for parades. Flower trains and interurban lines now aid delivery for cemeteries in cities, with large cities using motor flower cars. Native and cultivated blooms from roses to violets, jasmine, and laurel are used, with artificial designs growing in prominence for long distances.
The alfalfa weevil is not native to America and was first found in spring 1904 in a Salt Lake City alfalfa field. Adults cluster on sprigs while larvae eat young leaves and crowns, stunting growth and threatening a second alfalfa crop if widespread.
A Chicago Record Herald exchange shows a long married couple banter. Mary asks for honesty, John compliments her, veering into exaggerated praise about looks, influence, income, and partnership. The joke hinges on sarcasm amid affectionate yet mocking assurances.
New Mexico led 12 southern states in 1910 wool output with 3,783,300 sheep and a 23,078,135 pound clip. Texas followed with 1,467,574 sheep and 8,805,456 pounds, while Kentucky ranked third with 848,250 sheep and a 3,817,125 pound clip.
The typical farm in the country spans a little over one hundred acres. Vermont has the smallest average at three acres for corn farms, while California shows the largest average at 169 acres for ranches.
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