Rose Breasted Grosbeak Feeds on Fat Potato Grub
The note by F. E. Trigg describes the rose breasted grosbeak as one of the few birds that seem to relish a fat potato grub.
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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1907
Page
5
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Not all folks can be missionaries yet many can serve at home by showing kindness and helping neighbors, regardless of opportunity or ability.
Kindness to farm animals shapes character and profits
The article argues kindness to farm animals is financially sensible and morally beneficial. It notes training young turkeys in early weeks to patrol the cabbage patch against green worm pests fosters discipline and reduces crop damage.
Weather Drift Delays Crop Maturation Into Winter
The weather pattern permits only gradual crop maturation with belated fields reaching ears of soundness adequate for winter storage if conditions remain favorable.
Farm management aims for maximum animal fertilizer output
The clearest rule praised is a system that yields the most animal fertilizer. It promises higher profits and a steady rise in soil fertility.
Fruit and horses face delayed market arrivals this year
Fruit of all kinds arrives about three weeks late across northern states with home grown strawber ries missing until June 28 in a locality where usually the market opens by June 7. The adage holds for horses as well as the well fed receive better feed and fly protection while lean animals bear longer costs.
Williston Florida A Leading Cake Cucumber Center
Williston in Levy County is a major cucumber producer. Last year the district shipped about 56 000 baskets to northern markets and this year aims for around 70 000 baskets, making it one of the leading cake cucumber centers in the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williston
Fla
Terrapin scale pests threaten eastern orchards and forests
The terrapin scale, similar to the San Jose scale, is causing noticeable damage to trees east of the Mississippi and in parts of the south. Lime sulphur wash helps prevent the San Jose scale, but kerosene emulsion is the only spray proven to control the new pest.
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San Jose
Mississippi
Blackberry harvest urged amid winter care and picking toil
With emphasis on choosing fruit at its proper stage, the article notes blackberries are luscious when picked at peak and scarce in markets. It cites winter vine covering and the laborious picking process as reasons the prime fruit is not more widely cultivated.
Orchard Management Varies by Region and Conditions
The article argues that proper orchard care is region specific, with methods for clean cultivation or allowing the orchard to run to grass and mulch depending on local meteorological and soil conditions. It emphasizes each tract requires a thorough study to determine the best handling.
Alfalfa and Legumes in Classical Agriculture
The text notes ancient Greeks and Romans recognized the benefits of alfalfa and other legumes. It claims farmers need a strong push to accept clover as a rightful element in a rational farming system.
Calf Rearing Methods For Early Life Growth
The article notes two feeding approaches for calves. Some farmers use skim milk with supplemental feed after the initial days, while others stay on a milk-based ration for at least six weeks to boost long term gains. A feeder specializing in baby beef discusses the benefits of the extended milk regimen.
Favorite Prescription Promises Relief for Women’s Ailments
Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription is advertised as a thorough remedy for female weaknesses with no alcohol or habit forming drugs. The ad touts its plain English ingredient list and invites sick women to write for free consultation while noting it will not cure tumors but can restore vigor with regular use. It also promotes Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets as a gentle laxative and regulator.
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Dr. Pierce
Pierges
R. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Pierce
Prolonged Feeding Affects Growth of Baby Beef at Ages Two and Three
The passage argues that investing in extended treatment during early weeks yields the best and quickest baby beef. It concludes that such care should also produce the largest and most robust beef at two and three years old.
Sprouted Potatoes Planted With Sprouts Unbroken
A writer reports saving ten days to two weeks in returns by cutting and planting sprouted potatoes without breaking the sprouts. This season the method with early potatoes showed them ten days ahead of other dormant potatoes planted the same day.
Substitutes urged as hay shortage prompts fodder care
The text calls for increased attention to substitute crops and safer securing of corn fodder in localities where it has been mishandled. It suggests the drought or shortage may bring a hidden benefit by encouraging better practice.
Soap and tobacco spray for rose spider control
An effective remedy against the rose spider is to soak tobacco leaves or old cigar stubs in a tub of water and dissolve half a bar of soap in it. Spray or sprinkle the solution on rose bushes, including the underside of the leaves, every day or two.
Evidence of soil fertility and rainfall for settlers
The text argues that lush timber or bluegrass suggests fertile soil and adequate rainfall, guiding home seekers. Lacking these indicators, a settler's doubts about the land as a place of habitation may rise.
Michigan Railway Lines Host Farmer Institute
Michigan agricultural experts enlist several railway lines to stage a railroad farmer's institute. Topics include corn and grain improvement, dairy herd care, poultry selection and care, with a practical program aimed at benefiting visited districts.
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Michigan
The Case for Quality Home Furnishings After Marriage
The passage argues that newlyweds with casual hopes may opt for cheap furniture to save money but warns that serious homemaking justifies higher upfront costs. Quality pieces last longer and provide greater satisfaction, making the investment economical in the long run.
Clean City Club in Trenton Collects 78000 Tin Cans
Women of Trenton Missouri form a clean city club and held a tin can day paying boys 25 cents a hundred. By nightfall 78000 cans arrived for the collection, costing the committee nearly $200. The article does not reveal what was done with the cans.
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Trenton
Farmer Silo Debate Awakens on Practical Costs
A local reflection notes that farmers may reassess silo installation beyond initial price, weighing long term benefits against upfront expense and farm needs. The piece explores practical factors influencing adoption among agricultural communities.
Neighbor cooperation shortens costly corn shredding
Neighbors pool resources to buy machinery for cutting fodder corn and filling silos. The plan staggers the harvest over a longer period, allowing shared work and ensuring the corn is shredded in optimal condition.
Diet and Strength Decline in Lindau Allgau Districts
A German report shows 604 young men examined for the army with 20 fit, 217 doubtful, and 367 unfit. The decline is attributed to a diet of skim milk and potatoes replacing a diversified ration including meat and milk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lindau
Allgau
Germany
The Burden of Farmhouse Work on the Wife
The article argues that farm life places constant duties on the housewife care of the dairy poultry and garden. It warns of physical decline by middle age without relief and urges husbands to hire indoor help allow outings and offer daily love and appreciation to lighten her labors and improve family wellbeing.
Work A Blessing for the Elderly to Stay Active
The piece argues elderly people decline when abruptly stopping work and praise is given to a ninety three year old farmer who stayed active. His daily chores from plowing to emergencies kept him healthy and cheerful, illustrating a value of meaningful labor in old age.
Where He Loses
Farmers in a western locality study corn sales noting shelling reduces dry ear corn weight once cob weight is deducted. They find seventy pounds of dry ear corn per bushel while cob weight listed as fourteen pounds leaves only about nine and three quarters pounds of cob in the standard dry ear measure.
Economics of selling corn in ear form discussed
The analysis compares marketing corn in ear versus shelled. At 45 cents a bushel, selling corn in ear would reduce revenue by about four cents per bushel. Shelling costs partly offset by cob value, while hauling shelled corn halves transport expenses. The figures explain the overall impact.
A Pure Game of Graft Exposes Mining Stock Schemes
The author warns the public against notes for strangers and wildcat mining ventures. He argues graft thrives as promoters sell stock to unsophisticated investors while keeping profits for themselves, noting genuine mining would attract public buy in rather than exclusive stock offers.
Rescued Boy Receives Unusual Beach Resuscitation
An Atlantic City mother defies expectations after her son Willie is saved from drowning. He lies unconscious on shore while a beach guard aids his return to life. She administers a stern, memorable spanking with driftwood to wake him, then he is revived quickly.
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Atlantic City
Willie
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