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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1905
Page
15
The article extols replacing cotton with crops like melons peaches Bermuda onions to improve soil and support growers. It argues on farm mortgage perceptions, corn efficiency, care for old orchards, moisture conservation, dust mulch benefits, and diet shifts toward corn products for better health and dental outcomes.
The piece notes 125000 Iowa corn growers will hear improved seed testing on corn, expects better stands and yields. It discusses profitability of well bred sheep with wool and lamb values, and argues land value rests on productive output rather than futures, urging higher farm efficiency over price gains.
A correspondent asks about growing spelts in a region suited to oats wheat rye and barley. The advice given is cautious noting spelts are less palatable and seldom yield as well as the traditional cereals. The discussion outlines limited desirability for widespread adoption.
The bitter cold and deep snowdrifts across the north central United States last winter decimated quail coveys and threaten semi arid regions where moisture is scarce. The peach belt in Missouri Kansas and Oklahoma also suffered extreme cold with 20 below zero. many trees may be killed but careful pruning in May could save salvable trees.
A rural county seat town faces harsh competition from large city department stores using aggressive advertising and undercut pricing. The piece suggests forming country town chains to achieve cheaper buying, lower freight, and shared distribution as a practical solution. It notes three towns adopting this model and argues for business-based responses over ethics.
A sturdy water elm in a pasture near a run stands a century old, deeply rooted and weathered by storms yet cherished as a community landmark. It shelters robins, oriole, birds, woodchucks, and generations of people, and has endured wind and man alike, with a vow to last another hundred years.
The roadmaster of a major trunk line reports pocket gophers extensively burrow along railroad rights of way. They honeycomb soil beside tracks and even under the roadbed causing track settlements, a persistent maintenance challenge in keeping a good level track.
Railway workers note that vegetation along rights of way, mainly large root weeds, provides a rich food source for pests that venture over fences. They seek effective extermination methods to protect cultivated fields.
The notice lists Westbound trains from Denver and Omaha including Express and Fast Mail services with precise daily frequencies and arrival times. Eastbound options from Chicago cover Express and Local Passenger trains with specific daily times and freight notes.
The clipping lists rail services with train numbers for West Bound and East Bound routes. It notes daily and freight trains, limited stops for the Golden State Limited, and times like 4:40 p.m. and 9:50 a.m. for various connections.
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