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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1905
Page
8
The piece argues for better soil care and crop rotation over bragging about long corn production. It notes costs and returns in poultry, milk, and feeding, warns against field trampling in spring, and links steel demand to farm prosperity while urging practical seed testing at home.
A farmer urges using autumn leaves as compost or mulch rather than burning them. The piece extols brain over brute force in farming, discusses seed corn issues, and notes a projected hardier seedless orange variety that could expand orange growing northward. It also critiques the restless seller mindset and questions where a content farmer might go.
The article discusses farming improvements urging men to settle and improve farms. It notes clover hay valued at seven dollars per ton justifies buying hay caps to cure hay in large piles before stacking. It argues half the nutritive value of clover hay is wasted by current methods and promotes hay caps to preserve soil fertility and stock rations.
Des Moines reports Iowa Crop Service director J R Sage says replanting is wise if 60 percent of corn needs it and notes last year saw good yields from late plantings as late as June 5. He cites seed quality over weather for reduced acreage and expects some idle land may shift to millet.
James J. Hill funds a chap el for St Elizabeth's in Orange New Jersey. Harry Hetter and bride begin wedding trip from Peabody Kansas to Denver by buggy. St Louis Mayor Wells awarded Grand Cross of the Double Dragon by the Chinese emperor. Mrs Hetty Green aims to make Colonel Edward H Green Texas's wealthiest man. Edward Green is a Texas railroad magnate. King Edward to receive an elaborate ivory keyed typewriter for England. The Russian czar reportedly holds 25 million in English securities and 6 million in American rails. Starr J Murphy serves Rockefeller as charity manager with one rule spend wisely. Prince Henry of Germany rescues the Olga crew bathing in cold water. Senator Proctor of Vermont buying Washington real estate and plans seven story apartment and government office buildings, financed with Vermont marble.
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