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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1905
Page
8
A June pasture forms the ideal ration for cows with 80 degree weather and northwest winds. Ice delivery is beneficial in heat and should be accessible to all homes. Hens lay well until late June while milk output remains high. pastures brown and eggs butter decline afterward. Only one of 175 city tramps accepted work at $1.75 per day, underscoring that many are beyond help.
An English writer visiting America claimed Americans lack repose, countered by a hired man anecdote. The piece discusses drainage versus irrigation, Montana wool versus gold, straw and manure farming, a heavy rainfall causing widespread damage, and a note on John Burroughs about rabbits and mink as a predator comparison.
The piece notes war has minimal influence on farm prices as the U S exports limited meats hay barley and ponies to Japan. It discusses rural population decline in western fat lands, high land values around 80 dollars per acre, and factors driving farm consolidation. It ends with a comparative view of birds sharing food and human conflict.
A mother sparrow stayed by a fledgling’s side, gathering worms and guiding it to eat. Her steadfast care surpassed many human caretakers, as she nursed the chick through its first feeding.
The article argues that importing animals birds and insects often breaks natural law by removing their ecological checks. It cites the English rabbit in Australia sparrows in the U S and the gypsy moth as examples of pests arising without predators and the costs to control them. The text contrasts English and American cats as predators of sparrows and notes the need for natural enemies to curb invasive species.
A southern Minnesota man seeks guidance to boost yield from 125 to 400 bushels per acre. Use new hazel brush or timber land or a clover sod, apply twenty loads of well rotted stable manure, disk soil, plant in three foot drills with sixteen inch spacing, drag daily after planting until vines are six inches high, cultivate regularly, chill the vines in bloom, and spray for blight and pests to approach the 400 bushel target.
The earth road drag method spreads rapidly transforming thousands of miles of poor Western dirt roads into splendid highways at low cost. Farmers embrace it and towns plan spring contracts to drag all township roads, with success in town streets as well. The plan offers a cheap practical solution for communities facing poor roads nationwide.
The article argues cows need shade in pasture to maintain milk flow during July and August. It notes some say shade is useless with many cows, but favors providing shade even via sheds or temporary structures, and urges year round use of buildings for max return.
Farmers advise temporary shade and breathable stalls to improve cattle comfort. Burlap coverings help exclude flies without darkening barns, and small pens around trees or sheds with multiple horns reduce crowding and overheating in dairy herds.
Des Moines leaders meet at the Chamberlain hotel to organize a society for tuberculosis prevention and cure. State health officials and doctors from other cities attend as a physician calls TB the great health issue and urges isolating patients to prevent family spread.
Mediapolis Iowa reports John Wolverton missing after leaving a field near Miles Miller home three miles northeast of town. The 40 year old man was last seen noon Wednesday headed north past Levi Stork's place and has not been seen since. Family and locals offer no motive. Wolverton wore overalls and no coat.
Miss Gert rude Stockley, daughter of Rev W Ernest Stockley, previously of Des Moines, burned to death after falling into a box of lime while visiting her uncle in Lone Tree. The incident occurred a few days earlier, and she died from the burns.
Frederick Gullick, long-time resident near Viele six miles west of Ft. Madison Iowa, collapsed and died this morning while watching workmen construct a county bridge over Devil Creek near his home.
A confirmed report states the Chicago Great Western railroad has absorbed the Waterloo Cedar Falls and Northern railway and the Mason City and Clear Lake interurban system. Both roads will be part of the Great Western.
Westbound listings show Denver Express at 11:00 p daily Omaha Express 7:00 a and 12:12 a Fast Mail 8:22 a Des Moines Passenger 12:45 p Local Passenger 13 Passenger and Fast Mail freight services included. Eastbound schedules include Chicago Express 12:25 a and 2:17 p, Chicago Passenger 8:00 p, Burlington and Peoria 12:40 p, Local Passenger 8:30 a, Freight 9:10 a.
A fragment lists Golden State Ltd No 72 freight daily except Sunday and various passenger trains Westward routes including No 4 No 12 No 30 and No 44 daily services with westbound emphasis.
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