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Ferdinand News

Location

Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jul 10, 1908

Page

4

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Agents Wanted One Dollar Year Ad Seeking Subscriptions

Classified notice seeking agents to sell subscriptions at one dollar per year with a request to send ten percent as payment for a sample copy. No further details provided.

Fourth of July crowds and local events in Hoosier circles

Hay making is in progress this week. Many locals spent the fourth at Tell City. Visitors from Owensboro Evansville Louisville Ferdinand Mariah Hill and Jasper joined Fulda folks for the holiday. St Benedicts young men plan their patron feast next Sunday. An accident at Frank Hurm’s thrashing caused a mare injury and yard belts damaged while Jack Schaffer’s horses were cut by barb wire.

Frank Hurm John Hurm Beardsley V. S Dale Jack Schaffer

Local residents and visitors return home after visits

Mariah Hill and George Uhi of Louisville spent the fourth with friends in Louis Heicken and sister Miss Julia who stayed a few days before returning home. Dr A J Maslowsky made a professional trip to Evansville. John Trotter and family visited relatives in town then went back to St Meinrad. Edward Spayd returned from Louisville for a few days. Leo Daunhauer visited Evansville. Mrs Simon Bosler left for Princeton to visit weeks with her daughter Miss Emma Handschiegl of Louisville returned home Tuesday. Dr E G Lukemeyer and daughter Mildred of Huntingburg spent a few hours in town.

Louis Heicken Julia Louisville A. J. Maslowsky Evansville John Trotter St. Meinrad Edward Spayd Leo Daunhauer E. G. Lukemeyer Mildred of Huntingburg

Sacred Heart feast joys and town notes at Schnellville

The Sacred Heart feast drew good attendance as the choir sang a four voiced mass. Mrs. Gehl has been poorly but shows improvement. Local visits frequent Ferdinand and John Wolpert's work at Jasper ends with new sales post. Town folks and visitors enjoyed Fourth of July at nearby springs and social visits to Ferdinand and surrounding homes.

John Wolpert Kuebler’s Jasper Joe Haan

Ferdinand Township Trustee Notice and Saturday office hours

Ferdinand township Dubois county Indiana trustee Wu Helming announces weekly Saturday office hours for township business. Citizens with matters to transact are urged to present them on that day at the trustee’s Ferdinand office.

Ferdinand Township Dubois County Ind Wu. Helming Ferdinand

Feeding chickens by machinery boosts market prep

A patent liquid food feeding system is described that doubles as a roaster prep method. One man can feed 300 chicks daily using a suction pump and foot pedal to push liquid feed through a ten inch tube into the crop. The flow stops instantly when the crop fills, preventing injury.

Death of Rev. Father Lawrence Fuller at St Meinrad Abbey

Rev. Father Lawrence Fuller O B B, subprior of Rt Meinrad Abbey and philosophy teacher at St Meinrad Seminary, died at Evanaville in St Marys hospital. His funeral was held Monday after burial in the Benedictine graveyard. Benedictine Fathers from Ferdinand Si beria Qwensboro Ky attended. Dr N A James completed rebuilding of his office Monday evening drawing a large crowd of people.

St. Meinrad Abbey Lawrence Fuller Evanaville St. Marys Hospital St. Meinrad’s Abbey Father John Ferdinand Fintan Joseph Fulda Isidore Siberia Eugenius Qwensboro Rt. Meinrad Abbey St. Meinrad Seminary N. A. James

Cause of Soft Shelled Eggs in Hens

Hens laying soft-shelled eggs may need access to charcoal and grit to aid digestion and exercise. Overfat hens contribute but are not the sole cause. Lack of grit and exercise increases soft shells. aging hens become fat and produce worse results, suggesting selling older birds and keeping younger hens.

Feed Birds Water and Dry Grain in Hot Weather

The author urges supplying fowls with ample water and dry or cracked feed to prevent dysentery in hot weather. It notes fibrous plants from field and forest meet most needs, except for food, for the Filipino.

Fishermen Mistook Sheep For Fish In Cornwall Tale

A flock of sheep swam into the sea near Cornwall and rode the waves on their wool. Fishermen, mistaking them for a new fish species, attempted to catch them with hooks. The next morning they hauled in a catch valued higher than any load their boats had ever carried.

Cornwall England

Good Roads Discussion and Cow Milk Loss From Cold Rain

Journal of Agriculture argues benefits of road improvements for farmers including time savings and asset value. It lists causes of road deterioration and notes support for narrowing highways from 60 to 40 feet. Arizona station reports a cold rain cut milk yield by up to fifty percent, highlighting shelter value.

Journal of Agriculture Good Roads Magazine Arizona

Post Protection Lets Concrete Set Posts Firmly

An Indiana farmer reports concrete as a new foundation for wooden and iron posts. Tar treated wood with a tamped concrete surround yields a cheap sturdy base that resists rat damage and rust, improving stability for telegraph and telephone lines.

Indiana

Good Roads in Texas Drive Auto Mail Route Progress

Good Roads Magazine notes Texas improvements create a San Antonio to Pleasanton auto mail route about 35 miles long. Before, the road was rutty with deep sand and slow three hour trips now feasible by automobile. Straw stacks rot in fields, then hauling them as manure is inefficient due to evaporation and fiber from straw.

Texas Good Roads Magazine San Antonio Pleasanton

How to Train Trees and Orchard Care Tips

Practical hints compare plants to animals needing care water and feeling to profit from them. The orchard aims to produce fruit with tillage varying by soil conditions and plant food. Train trees young prune annually to avoid removing large limbs and risk to the tree.

Lane County Good Roads Group Pushes State Road Control

The Lane County Oregon Good Roads Association passed resolutions at a recent meeting advocating transferring construction and maintenance of public roads to state hands under the Oregon Road Association.

Oregon Road Association Lane County Oregon Good Roads Association

Lambs Thrive on Cow Milk and Cautions for Sheep Care

The guide advises raising lambs on cow milk with frequent small feedings and proper milk temperature. It warns against Timothy hay, excessive grains, and letting ewe lambs join flocks. Cross breeding is discussed with Harvard expert cautions, and a new fatal horse illness in Stockton is described along with calf scours remedies from Field and Farm.

Timothy Stockton California

Gilage as Feed in Kansas Experiment Station Steers

A feeding test at the Kansas Experiment Station tracked steers fed silage versus non silage for 182 days. Silage steers averaged a 446.8 pound gain, while non silage steers averaged 417.9 pounds. Feed efficiency shows 716 pounds needed per 100 pound gain for silage cattle against 783 pounds for non silage cattle.

Kansas Experiment Station

Lettuce Growing for Nearby Market Prospects

The article notes lettuce can be profitable when near a market by producing large heads. It cites Giant Glacier as a promising variety and warns many flockmasters focus on lambs for profit while wool only covers expenses.

Preparing the Ground and Planting

Farmers Voice advises soil improvement with cowpeas or barnyard manure plowed under to deepen soil and increase moisture storage. Early spring planting on firm ground yields better results. mark rows four feet apart and adjust width by variety with an adjustable rake-like marker. Pruning apples removes wood to protect fruit spurs and enlarge fruit size or yield.

Soil shelter boosts early crop yields for garden rows

Field and Farm advises a soil shelter to speed earliness in vegetables like beans cucumbers and sweet corn. Build a ridge of earth to the north of the row to block cold winds and trap sun heat, then plant seeds shallowly to avoid burial.

Planting Early Peas and Milking by Electricity

The Alaska class smooth peas suit early garden planting and should be sown as soon as the ground thaws. Wrinkled peas are tender but good for later planting and require little irrigation once pods form. Peas sown thickly help vines hold up and shade ground for easier harvest. A brief note on a new electrical milking device claims higher efficiency than manual milking.

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