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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1907
Page
4
An column discusses practical improvements for households and farms, noting the value of a soft water cistern and lawn care. It cites road funding costs, the impact of better highways on farm logistics, and humorous anecdotes about livestock and a formalin ingestion incident in a cow.
Practical advice on spreading manure in orchards during early summer and fertilizing fruit trees. Emphasizes that fruitful trees need fertilizer, lime for acidic soils, and care for plants like geraniums and chrysanthemums. Also notes alfalfa hay nutrition and a simple antiseptic ointment recipe using carbolic acid and olive oil.
A fragment notes robins and sparrows nest on bridge undertimbers, illustrating a case of birds failing to exhibit natural instincts under human structures.
An advertisement extols Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a non alcoholic remedy for pelvic organ displacement and related female weakness symptoms. It cites extensive endorsements, lists ingredients, and claims tested accuracy. It also promotes Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets as original liver pills, easy to take and sugar coated.
Weather or habitat conditions push fledglings to water where a high risk of drowning is noted. Researchers assess fledgling survival odds, with estimates suggesting most young birds face water hazards after leaving the nest.
Burdock can be eliminated by slicing the root with a sharp spade three or four inches beneath the ground or at the depth where sprouts begin to form. This method severs the root to prevent regrowth and promotes cleaning up in the soil.
The text urges reducing mosquito nuisance by turning tin cans pails and paint kegs bottom side up and keeping a screen over rainwater barrels. It also cautions to think over thoroughly and live a year in a new country before swapping the old home farm for a larger cheaper tract with collective drawbacks.
The article argues that reproducing the idea of investing in family life and education yields returns beyond money. It compares raising strawberries for home use to raising children and maintaining civilization, noting both require timely effort to avoid losses that cannot be recovered. The message emphasizes balanced development for boys and girls alongside crop cultivation.
Fresh manure ton contains ten pounds nitrogen two pounds phosphorus ten pounds potassium priced at 2 34 while unbleached wood ashes ton yields ten pounds phosphorus and 100 pounds potassium worth 7 20. Andrew Carnegie funds 40 for Luther Burbank to pursue experiments without income concerns.
A friend applied concentrated fertilizer too thick to his strawberry bed and nearly burned the plants. The tale notes that excess fertilizer, like many commodities, can be harmful despite its benefits.
The text argues that allowing youths to behave as heathens at home won t foster proper conduct in public or social settings. It cautions that polite behavior when guests are present is a fragile surface likely to crack.
A shaded garden bed with blood roots Dutchman's breeches bluebells anemones violets phlox and ferns can become a lasting retreat. Once established and weed free it will provide recurring pleasure and a reminder of the wild wood even when time is scarce for visiting natural habitats.
A simple modification rivets a three fourths inch wide strip of scrap iron to the rake back to create a broad blade hoe. This makes a versatile weed killer for light work and early weeds, turning the rake into a more effective cultivator.
Secretary Wilson of the Department of Agriculture ruled that whisky must be labeled with its true nature. Pure whisky may bear the label whisky while blended or adulterated products must carry a corrective designation. Some manufacturers say the ruling will force many out of business.
A reader from New Albany Pa asks about open government land near Billings Mont. Notice explains that land will be split between homestead settlement and auction and directs inquiries to the Department of the Interior Washington for full details.
Chicago livestock commission men and packers contend who bears losses from cows and heifers condemned after postmortem federal inspection. Packers argue against paying for unusable carcasses while commission men fear delayed cash payments. The dispute aims to trace diseased stock to its source and reflects changes from the federal pure food law.
An Iowa State College and US Division of Pomology study stored varieties from Oct 1 to May 7 and found Wealthy stayed sound, Northwestern Greening worsened with scalding, and Canada Baldwin Allen's Choice Roman Stem Scott Winter Ingram Nelson Sweet fared well. Future repeats planned to verify results.
The Wisconsin experiment station reports ten years of feeding trials showing grinding corn adds about 6 percent to feeding value. Ground corn rises from 25 cents to 31.4 cents per bushel equivalent, and from 50 cents to 53 cents, with grinding cost to be weighed by each feeder. It also finds corn meal preferred to shelled corn for forced feeding or finishing.
The article questions whether corn varieties that win prizes for size and beauty are actually the best for feeding, urging agricultural colleges to study practicality for taxpayers. It notes prize criteria may favor appearance over northern Belt adaptation and feeding usefulness.
A fragment notes that native corn varieties do not possess as large a percentage of corn as some smaller native varieties, implying variability in kernel size and yield among homestead crops.
Paris relies heavily on wood for heating its houses and bakeries, burning vast amounts of timber annually. Extensive forests across France are reserved to supply fuel for the city and its industries.
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