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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1905
Page
15
J S Trigg surveys global farming strides from Canada to Cuba and Denmark. Montana sheepmen post strong wool sales while electric light experiments boost vegetable growth. A Scotland farm auto and Danish export prowess illustrate efficiency. Griswold’s La Crosse dairy shows intensive dairying. Birds’ nesting limits prevent plagues, notes on weather and road spending.
The article explains dry farming as a deep fall plow system that builds a moisture retaining soil bed for Wyoming and Colorado, enabling crops with minimal irrigation. It cites significant yields such as thirty five bushels of wheat from land once prairie dog country and outlines alternating year cropping to maximize moisture storage. It notes the Campbell system as its origin and suggests desert reclamation potential for the American West.
The listing shows mixed West and East bound trains with numbers and times. Services include No. 3 Daily at 9:50 am No. 29 Calif Fast Mail 3:19 pm No. 11 Daily 1:37 am No. 43 Golden State Ltd 3:00 am No. 71 Freight daily except Sunday 4:40 pm and Eastbound No. 4 Daily No. 30 Daily No. 12 Daily No. 44 Golden State Ltd No. 72 Freight daily except Sunday 7:12 pm 2:55 pm 2:20 am 4:44 am 8:40 am. The Golden State Limited stops only for El Paso and westward points.
A. G. Jordan and E. F. Simmons announce probate services, abstracts, title examination, and farm loans. Special attention to all business entrusted, with prompt and careful handling. Located at New Corner Park, Fairfield Iowa.
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