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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1908
Page
8
A 23 acre farm in Mt Sterling Van Buren County offers 4000 bearing fruit trees including peaches and apples plus other small fruit. Features a good house and barn and rent can be half of crops. Nearby land available for cropping. Inquiries to Mrs. T. F. Hales, Mt. Sterling Ia.
A fragmentary column discusses farm outputs with hog valuations topping eighty million dollars and notes on the Orpington fowl breed, the Jonathan apple's popularity, and a Greece currant crop estimate for 1907.
A terse remark denounces a troublesome dog that chases and barks at passing teams on the highway, labeling it an all round nuisance and not fit for practical work behind the barn.
The surge in manure spreader sales across dairy and stock raising regions is viewed as a hopeful agricultural sign. It indicates farms are moving toward a more sane and sensible basis for operations.
Since 1862 the first public lands were opened, about one hundred million acres have been taken by homesteaders. Officials note even larger tracts may have been seized by cattle barons, lumber firms and railroads.
A wry reflection on how some men boast of boldness to defend loved ones yet fail to rise to light a winter kitchen fire. The speaker calls humans an inconsistent creature, highlighting the gap between bravado and daily effort.
The text advises windbreak banking for houses with close texture. It suggests tacking heavy paper three feet from the ground, secured by lath strips, before adding other banking materials.
The prosperity of western farmers in recent years reduces their need for Wall Street capital to move crops. In contrast, eastern financiers and speculators seek funds to finance their deals, becoming more dependent on outside capital.
The piece notes children should eat more apples for health and funds spent on candy would improve welfare. Crawford County issued 15,575 rattlesnake bounties at 50 cents each, totaling 7,787.50 dollars, with snakes still common along rivers. Only three U S counties pay rattler bounties, all in Wisconsin.
Citizens are urged to clear grass piles and litter from orchards to deprive mice of winter nesting sites. The text notes that stricter laws are effective only when fines exceed profits from violations, citing railroads paying up to ten thousand dollars daily for cattle car violations as evidence.
The article notes that superstition links to potato planting times but digging tubers proceeds regardless. It discusses how weather or signs receive little attention when harvesting potatoes, emphasizing practical certainty over omens.
The column cautions youths against cigarette use before sixteen and notes dangers of a weed called Devil grass along the Missouri river. It reports Berkshire hog sales in Illinois: a yearling boar 5500, five other boars 6345 total, thirty eight sows 11870, and a herd of forty three totaling 18215 with averages of 1269, 312, and 423 respectively.
The president of a major sugar company at Garden City Colo closes a contract with the Denver Live Stock association president to feed beet pulp byproduct to about 5,000 head of cattle. Cattle will be quartered near pulp storage reservoirs and fed throughout the sugar-making campaign. The experiment draws nationwide interest.
A California based transportation company operating electric lines to beach resorts near Los Angeles imported 60,000 sleepers from Formosa. The hard wood narra is the main wood used, and the cost after duty in Los Angeles is only slightly higher than Oregon pine.
A writer describes building a practical orchard shed 15 by 45 feet with six and twelve foot posts, framing from woodlot trees. Materials include butternut posts red elm and ash for structural members, ironwood rafters, and thatch secured with fourpenny nails.
The article notes apples lost share of UK fruit imports from 1903 to 1906 as bananas rose from 13 to about 21 percent while apples fell from 30 to 19 percent. It also recounts tourists in Yellowstone Park observing a trio of grizzly bears nicknamed the flying squadron and a clever cub with a tomato can stuck on its foot attracting rescue efforts.
The article notes that forest preservation serves irrigation needs and water supply for agricultural interests. Delegates from every county attended a recent state forestry and irrigation convention, approving forestry policy and recommending stronger logging regulations and private landowner tree planting support. Interest in forestry rises as states rely on rivers for moisture.
A central Iowa farm seed corn expert compares seed quality to yield gains. He notes a 26 percent yield difference, worth 11.92 per acre at 44 cents per bushel, and that one seed bushel plants eight acres. He estimates the superior seed could justify a $95.46 advantage, urging farmers to recognize the money in good seed.
Congressional representatives from every district should pledge to an economic policy ensuring the dinner pail, sea supremacy, and political gains while supporting the government’s forest preservation program. Influential business interests oppose it and may mislead legislators into siding with lumber companies over the public. The forestry issue is vital and citizens must stay alert.
A seasoned gardener shares a method to overwinter canna bulbs by packing them in moist sand in a cool cellar until March 1. Then each bulb piece is potted individually and kept in a cool room to sprout slowly. By transplant time the canna roots remain intact and early growth supports a smooth bed transition.
A pamphlet by the American Forestry Association warns that about three million horsepower remain undeveloped on streams in the Appalachian headwaters near southern cotton regions. It argues that forest preservation will regulate flow, maximize water power, and protect southern manufacturing supremacy, urging prompt action before remedies become limited.
Ottumwa Iowa February 7 Information filed against Attorney Joseph Posten charging him with cheating by false pretenses The action was brought by Assistant County Attorney Mitchell on complaint by Mrs Mary E Guffey Posten allegedly received 11 from Mrs Guffey promising to secure the liberation of her son Dave Guffey who was yesterday found guilty of highway robbery by a district court jury.
By virtue of a general execution issued from the District Court of Iowa in Wapello County Farson Savings Bank vs I L Embrie and Lizzie Embrie I will sell 500 bushels of corn at the Mary J Cuddy farm near Lindley Iowa on February 18 1908 at 10 a m to satisfy a debt of 175.00 and 23.05 costs plus accruing costs to the highest bidder for cash Sheriff W H Niebert Deputy C O Carter
State of Iowa Jefferson County notifies Claire Martin and all interested parties in Joseph Martin deceased that Huldah Martin as administratrix will file the final report with the Jefferson County District Court by February 6 1908 seeking court approval discharge and bond release. Defendants must appear by February 17 1908 otherwise default will be entered. Attorney I D Jones signs on behalf of Huldah Martin.
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