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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1907
Page
12
A local hog raiser notes January piglets thrived better than March farrowings. He attributes this to less dampness in January, believing damp weather causes colds and related illnesses more than the cold itself.
The texts note laws making it a crime to leave patent medicine samples on front yards and doorsteps after reports of children dying from overdoses. The call urges harsh action against distributors, suggesting they be chased from premises with a shotgun or watchdog.
Garden care advice recommends heavy fertilization with well rotted stable manure worked into soil before planting. Frequent soil stirring and ample watering are key to rich blooms and luxuriance.
A friend of the writer notes the clover oats mix, four quarts of clover per acre with oats, is a paying proposition even if the clover is plowed under in fall. He pastures the clover in fall, applies nine loads of manure per acre, and believes both he and the land gain from the practice.
Agricultural experts focus on a recently discovered South American fiber plant resembling hemp. It matures in five months, is hardy, and needs no special care. The stalk yields three fiber grades for textiles and the rest can be used for high quality writing paper. Early indications suggest potential major economic significance.
Professor P G Holden of Iowa Agricultural College warns that testing six kernels from every ear before planting could boost next year’s corn crop by hundreds of millions of bushels. He argues the national average yield of about thirty two bushels per acre should be doubled with careful seed selection.
More men fail in collecting accounts due them than from the volume of business they transact. The statement implies collection discipline and credit practices matter more than scale of operations in financial success.
The quote backs a program linking fishing and baseball to proper youth development with support from boys who will back the plan.
The farmer often stays best in touch with latest farming ideas through state experiment stations, driving adoption of new methods and practices. This reflects how practical on-farm work translates research into real gains for agricultural progress.
The remark asserts that medicine offers noble service and grafting temptations. it notes both virtuous and corrupt paths exist, with more people choosing the former for the benefit of humanity.
The roadside bordering the farm may be leveled a little if need be and used to grow clover and timothy just as well as to be the breeding place of an unsightly mess of weeds, which not only mar the landscape, but often contaminate the adjoining fields.
The government will struggle to recruit young men with sound teeth and digestion for army and navy service at 12 to 18 dollars per month when unqualified farmers can earn 34 to 46 dollars monthly.
Starting cucumber vines in sod and in a house or hotbed yields quick growth once transplanted to open ground. This head start helps vines advance before striped squash bugs can interfere, giving plants a strong early start.
The text argues that arousing a boy's interest in livestock is best done by giving him a small pig and letting him use the money it earns from sale. It emphasizes that earnings matter more than ownership pride, noting there is little honor or fun in owning a pig if someone else profits from its sale.
A stern husband dismisses his wife’s plea for a new spring dress. He says he will buy a large herd of steers and hire another man, so she will be busy with extra work and won’t need new furnishings. The remark likely cheered her tired heart.
The article argues that physical work capacity depends on diet, claiming that English or American workers with beef pork bread and oatmeal outpace a Chinese worker subsisting on rats and mice. It asserts diet explains differences in labor potential between groups.
Reports from Colorado detail a serious blight affecting alfalfa, once thrifty and profitable, now disastrous in portions of the state and rendering further culture practically futile. Investigations begin to determine the cause and seek a cure if possible.
Linoleum is praised as the best all around kitchen floor material. It is durable, available in varied patterns, and easier to mop and clean than hardwood. It can be laid over old or unfinished floors, saving labor and nerve. The piece playfully notes linoleum should be laid before a manure spreader is installed in the barn.
The Department of Agriculture in Washington arranged the establishment of two experimental farms in western South Dakota. One farm operates under the national irrigation project and the other tests what is known as the irrigation experiment program.
Promoters of these farms plan practical assistance for settlers who may establish homes on the government irrigated lands in a semiarid section. The proposal focuses on helping new occupants access resources, guidance, and infrastructure to secure viable farm operations.
The passage argues there is little virtue in straining the back to lift a heavy hayrack. It suggests building a support at wheel height to ease the task, praising intelligence for saving strength and avoiding a bent posture and injury. It notes value in efficiency over strenuous labor compared to farming successes.
A Pawnee City resident planted twenty acres of land deemed useless twenty years ago for catalpa trees. He cut the trees recently, selling tops for firewood and trunks for fence posts, earning $5,238.10 with a net profit of $157.17 per acre over the twenty weeks, or $6.24 per acre per year. The note suggests landowners look to such tracts for value.
Courtesy of Professor H P Baker forester at Iowa experiment station outlines best practices for growing black locust. native to eastern slopes, resilient with proper planting and rapid growth. seed treatment, soil choices, spacing, and blocking sprouts reduce borers and accelerate post production.
James J Hill argues for a national model farm program. He proposes 35 to 40 acre demonstration farms in every county run by the Agriculture Department to show best crop methods. Each farm would be managed by an educated farm hand under a superintendent skilled in modern farming.
Observation shows a model farm yields greater benefit than book or pamphlet data. Mr Hill's broad view and sound sense, plus intimate knowledge of northwest agricultural conditions, give his suggestions strong claim to lasting attention.
Mr F P Haviland of Pleasant Iowa died Saturday in a Galesburg hospital, a week after a 24 foot fall from a high bridge near Rio where he worked with the Burlington road bridge gang. He never regained consciousness. His wife and family were at his side. He was described as industrious and a good citizen who will be missed.
State of Town Jefferson County Iowa district court May term 1907 M S Welsh and Mary E Welsh plaintiffs v Clara J Kyle Mary E K Jones Clara J Cash John H Kyle Jessie S Weitzel heirs of John Kyle deceased and unknown heirs devisees executors administrators and claimants of real estate in Jefferson County Iowa including sections 17 20 21 township 73 range 9 two deeds and mortgages all aimed to quiet plaintiffs title and remove clouds on record mortgaged lands and related notices to appear by noon May 2 1907 failing which default and judgment will be entered The Fairfield Tribune to publish six consecutive weeks D M Anderson Judge
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