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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1905
Page
9
The piece argues that cotton and corn machines and cow milking will arrive with an agricultural boom only if farm laborers join unions. It stresses the South as a thriving area for corn, blue grass, and red clover, urging workers to settle where conditions suit them. It praises Italian workers as industrious and well matched to Southern life.
The article recalls a period when corn competed with coal as fuel in western states. With corn at 10 cents per bushel and soft coal at $5 per ton, burning corn was economical and widely practiced in those years.
The text notes black walnut has fallen from fashion due to scarcity and high cost. It states no substitute has been found for gunstocks as all remaining walnut timber is now dedicated to that purpose.
The coming crop depends largely on the preceding year’s moisture, early plowing, thorough previous cultivation, weed control, and clover groundwork. If soil stays moist and these steps were done, the new crop begins under favorable conditions.
The text explains that a cow's annual milk product roughly equals its value, with $50 to $75 milk value implying a similar worth. Cows yielding only $20 per year are valued at the local butcher price or as a canner, noting the rule does not apply to low producing cows.
The 1904 wheat crop is just over 500 million bushels leaving ample for domestic use and little to spare. Authorities note cheap land in the far northwest could sustain a safe, profitable industry as arable area in older regions shrinks. Wheat at 65 cents a bushel could profit on land worth $100 per acre.
A cautious policy proposal in New York seeks to manage the growing Italian immigrant presence by directing settlers toward southern agricultural areas, aiming to bolster farm labor and production while addressing social tensions.
The past season showed pedigreed seed corn raised yields by twenty bushels per acre compared to scrub seed in identical field conditions. The finding urges growers to attend winter institutes where improving seed corn will be a key topic and heavily discussed.
The article notes shifts in practice for corn silage, recommending letting corn fully ripen in the field until husks and leaves color, yielding a dry fragrant nutritious silage. It compares this method to earlier water-heavy, kraut-like silage and highlights reduced waste and better stock feed.
An English health journal argues cream is a superior diet fat and more economical than butter. It notes cream aids those who cannot tolerate cod liver oil and can help run-down individuals thrive on its intake.
The passage explains that cream aids digestion in emaciation by remaining non liquid and highly mobile, allowing gastric juice to mix thoroughly, unlike melted butter and other fats which coat stomach contents and hinder digestion.
C L Smith outlines a dairy cow ideal with a large mouth thick lip broad face and wide forehead. He notes a strong rib curve heavy flank and well developed udder but warns against meatier udders. Final test remains the milk pail and Babcock test despite good signs.
Theo Louis lauds the hog as central to farm survival and progress. The animal funded shoes, plows, taxes, school books, and homes, paid doctors, lit Christmas trees, and supported wheat farmers on the plains, transforming agriculture with cash payments and reliable meat supply.
H G Guinn recommends crops for young Texas orchards. Potatoes followed by cowpeas yield heavy crops and aid tree growth. avoid fall plowing to prevent winter damage. pasture residues protect soil. After three to four years, cropping becomes unprofitable and cowpeas fail to establish.
July is dry and trees take moisture and plant food leaving peas small. A three year old orchard yields 200 bushels of peas from a fine peavine hay crop. The observer asserts that a good crop of peas after potatoes is achievable and beneficial to trees based on long experience.
The Southern Agriculturist notes ash content and value as a fertilizer. It states five pounds of potash per 100 pounds of wood ash and claims ashes can revive old peach trees and extend tree life. It recommends heavy ash applications on sandy soils, urging careful use of wood ashes rather than waste.
The piece analyzes horse watering timing with experiments by C F Langworthy showing no digestion impact whether horses drink before during or after meals. It notes exceptions for heavy dehydration and compares water needs with feed type and climate. It also reports Ames Short Course outcomes with prizes in wagon and other contests and lectures by university staff and farmers.
The annual Iowa State college Short Course for farmers opened with classes in Animal Husbandry led by Prof. Rutherford and Prof. Holden with sheep and horse work. McLaughlin Bros. and Nelson Morris & Co. contributed top Percherons and Clydesdales for study. Corn judging ran all week with 7000 ears entered and prizes awarded including a $100,900 Short Horn bull won by W C Whiting of Monona County.
The passage explains how soil types differ in fertility and crop yield under identical conditions. It notes yields from twenty to eighty bushels of corn per acre and emphasizes that cultivation, treatment, and management drastically change long term productivity and value, from $20 to $200 per acre.
A sequence of parcel deeds shows transfers in Fairfield Batavia and surrounding areas from January 3 to January 7. Transactions include J E Roth trustee to A R Lightfoot for lot 7 in Parsons College Add Fairfield and other parcels with amounts from 150 to 6 000 dollars plus several back-and-forth conveyances involving Sophronia Longerbone E R Smith Nellie Mitchell Fred Woolums and John Baldridge.
A quirky exchange notes Flaherty has been married six years with no wife or child visible. Cassidy responds with playful speculation about heredity and family traits, joking about the unusual domestic situation.
A soldier recounts illness while serving in the Philippines with the U S Army. He contracted chronic diarrhoea and endured severe, lasting sickness for over three years.
Herman Stein of 212 N Union Ave Pueblo Colorado reports trying many doctors remedies before using two small bottles of Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy which cured his ailment with no relapse. For sale by Shriner Swayze. Jan.
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