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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1905
Page
5
The Fairfield Tribune lists subscription terms for one year in advance six months and three months with mailing details. It notes the paper is entered as a weekly newspaper at Fairfield post office as second class mail matter and includes a slogan about ink making millions think.
A letter to the editor references a Chicago Inter Ocean editorial condemning Senator Thomas C Platt for accepting policyholders funds for New York politics. The writer parallels this with national campaign fund misappropriation, arguing Republicans and donors share culpability and urging condemnation of the unfaithful steward.
A brief reflection on Christmas spirit as a yearly ideal. The author argues the generous motives and sentiment of the season should govern every day, and that fixing motives could lift Earth toward heaven and improve the world.
The article reflects on Christmas ideals of gentleness and universal virtue and critiques modern farming as a skilled, managerial profession. It cites the 1905 US corn crop of 2,707,003,540 bushels led by Indiana, and highlights dry farming in Nebraska and Kansas, alfalfa development, and pasture practices for hay yields.
In a 25 year span of farm machinery development the author argues for better care of equipment to extend its useful life and notes social pressures that substitute dogs for babies when men seek authority and women seek a subordinate role.
The article notes that in large parts of the corn belt alfalfa can be grown with corn using proper methods. The mix creates an almost perfectly balanced ration, making it highly valuable for animal feed.
A survey of a hundred mile trip finds drainage and tile draining profitable on most farms. Rolling land shows water seeping near the surface harming crops, so tiling could reduce wet feet and improve yields on many farms.
The writer urges a retrospective on the 1905 crop year to identify mistakes. Possible causes include poor seed corn, mis-timed plowing, cutworms, continuous corn planting, root worm damage, late clover hay harvesting, and overextending acreage. The piece concludes with a warning that a wise farmer will learn and profit from errors.
The piece contrasts British farming with American practice, noting charges from excise officers for a sheep dog, a $2.50 gun license, a $3.76 trap license, a $50 traction engine license, a $15 game license, plus taxes on milk sales and a slaughter house license, claiming the burden is heavy.
The passage compares two agricultural markers beer kegs and cream cans as indicators of regional prosperity. It suggests town desirability as a residence site hinges on whether more cream is shipped out than beer is shipped in.
Europe receives 6,000,000 bushels of macaroni wheat the first ever export of this grain from the United States. The crop was grown on land deemed unfit for cultivation five years ago, marking a notable agricultural milestone.
A rural voter message urges country residents to participate, arguing that agricultural citizens must cast ballots to curb political corruption. It cites forefathers who fought in wars and calls on readers to join the effort by voting for trustworthy leaders and ethical practices.
The article lists several corn pests including gopher crow and cut worm that damage stands, wire worm root worm and field mice after shocking, crow again as corn hardens, rats and mice in cribs, with blackbird now mostly vanished. It notes pests persistently affect portions of the corn crop throughout the season.
The article argues vigor in seed corn matters as much as breeding in animals. Weak seed germinates but yields poor stalks that fail to mature ears and rob healthy plants of moisture light and fertility while spreading inferior pollen.
The farm separator enables high grade cream from average farms, reducing the need for large creamery companies and expensive plants. Cream can be shipped by express to city creameries, expanding dairy opportunities across the west though butter quality may lag slightly behind local creamery separation.
The article urges embedding nature study in public schools through weekly outdoor lessons. It outlines April activities on sun, weather, birds, fields, rivers, mills, woods, insects, and seasonal processes plus visits to a creamery depot brickyard and farms to observe plowing, sowing, mills, and harvest.
An outdoor lessons argument highlights fruits and nuts as objects teaching arithmetic geography and philosophy. The plan envisages a half day as a beneficial change for teachers and students, delivering practical information worth more than extra classroom time.
An East to West debate on orange profits is examined through a grower’s figures. He sold 881 boxes last spring for 44.81 dollars, 1,460 boxes last season at about 16 cents a box, and 4,546 boxes over three years for 342.82 dollars. Production costs hover around 70 cents per box, implying slim returns similar to early wheat farming experiences.
The piece reflects on why outsiders fixate on farmers and their fortunes. It argues farming drives commercial prosperity as the farm is the true creator of wealth, while others merely handle wealth derived from the soil.
A fragment notes belief that agricultural prosperity benefits the entire community, linking farming success to broader regional wealth and growth.
Dr Gunsaulus Ex Governor Boise Joseph B Wing and other leaders assist at the Agricultural Short Course in Ames January 1 13 contest awards total over 2500 with special class for first time winners Banks offer large cash prizes Advance judging classes for corn and small grain Farmers urged to bring samples Stock judging in Animal Husbandry Tuberculosis lectures Dairy and Farm Dairy courses and demonstrations Domestic science lectures for wives and daughters Travel subsidies available for attendees Information via the Iowa State Agriculture Department in Ames Iowa
A fragment mentions Harry Carson of Masonville Indiana describing dreadful piles and bleeding. Bucklen’s Arnica Salve is praised as a healing remedy along with its use for burns and injuries.
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