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Newspaper
Fayette Reporter
Location
Fayette, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1911
Page
10
The piece profiles Obadiah Gardner the Maine senator from Rockland and former governor candidate and W C McDonald the New Mexico governor, noting Gardner’s farming roots, long Grange involvement, and 1913 term expiry, plus McDonald’s eastern birth and mining background. includes Townsend anecdote about scandal reporting and expense accounts.
A collage of humorous quips and jokes from a Detroit and Cleveland press page. It blends a shopping list verse with light banter about college secrecy, emperors, hotel clerks, hobos, lovers, a mummy curator, and a witty exchange on English pronunciation. The items showcase playful dialogue and social quirks.
Joan Dustin Archbold becomes president of Standard Oil Company of New Jersey. Long active in management, he has led Standard 641 in recent years while Rockefeller advised on policy. Born July 26, 1848 in Leesburg Ohio, Archbold rose through oil operations since 1864 65 and is known for social presence and horseman hobbies.
A persuasive note warns that oats lose quantity and quality annually from careless shock handling and leaving oats unprotected. It argues improvements could raise yields by several bushels per acre, boosting net income by about ten million dollars for the 30 million acres sown yearly. Will growers adopt the suggested practices.
Representative Martin W. Littleton of New York, a Democrat in his first term, defended his integrity during a heated speech in the Stanley steel investigating committee. He warned he would not abandon oath or party loyalty, amid criticism from a New York newspaper and the Anti-trust league accusing him of favoring the steel trust. He is Tennessee born, spent youth in Texas, studied law there, moved to New York in 1896, and has since pursued law, including a two year term as president of Brooklyn.
In a rural woods, Hildreth and Abe Frank separate on a natural runway while a deer speeds in. Instead of firing, Hildreth uses his timing skill to measure the moment with a split second, hoping to win a bet on next season. Sam Hil likeness noted by a horseman as a curious, humorous deer story unfolds.
The article notes oats yield advantages, urging large yields with well prepared land and self binders. It discusses cutting methods using horses, mowing, raking, and barn curing, with thrashing, bundling, and rationing as key steps. It warns that some farmers undervalue oats and promotes saving straw as nearly as valuable as fodder.
Farmers are urged to consult state experiment stations to identify well tested oat varieties suited to their locality. Keep seed free from mixture by planting pure seed in dedicated patches and using careful threshing to prevent cross contamination. Secure seed from reliable sources and avoid unproven advertised varieties to save time and money.
H. G. Bell notes oats grown in the center west suffer straw weakness due to excess soil nitrogen from clover turns and barn manure. Soils hold abundant potash in unavailable form. a balanced fertilizer supplying potash helps crops stand up until heads fill and grain matures.
The piece argues clover sowing as essential for soil fertility, stressing that only one acre of clover covers fifteen to twenty acres of grain. It urges increasing the proportion of clover to prevent annual fertility loss and to sustain state agricultural futures.
An Imalas correspondent asks whether the condition is oat smut and how to prevent its return next year. The article notes that all blackened oat heads with smut balls are smutted and advises using formaldehyde treatment to destroy the smut almost entirely.
Formaldehyde is a gas. formalin is its 40 percent liquid solution. The substance treats oats and wheat, and is also used for potatoes and disinfection.
A farmer’s guide urges cleaning and proper storage of tools to avoid rust and wear. It cites Bulletin 212 from the U S Department of Agriculture, noting average Ohio farm machinery investment of 774 dollars and annual interest of 46 44 dollars. Over ten years the machinery cost per acre exceeds 1 0, suggesting shed storage as a profitable investment to reduce production costs and boost yields.
Prof M L Bowman argues seed bed prep is essential for higher oat yields. Iowa tests show many plant oats on unprepared corn stalk ground, so fields should be disced twice or more and harrowed for a mellow two to three inch surface. Deep loose beds are unnecessary. focus on thorough discing and double harrowing for best results.
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