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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1907
Page
2
The text lists subscription rates: one year $1.00, six months 40 cents, three months 25 cents, with advance payment required. Advertising rates note five cents per line for business locals, with monthly billing for ad bills and printing charges due on delivery.
A sweeping speech claims the new aircraft carrier proves Japan seeks peace. The ceremony marks a historic naval buildup amid tension.
A corrected market listing shows COUNTRY PRODUCE prices for eggs butter potatoes and meats. It also lists Wool Hides Flour corn meal and various grains plus tobacco lugs with per unit rates.
Miss Emma Kellams spent a week in Jasper visiting relatives and friends before returning to her home in Ireland. Frank Ely, Democratic county chairman of Pike County, visited Petersburg to discuss a joint committee meeting with Mike Sweeney at Winslow soon. Attorneys Wellmann of Evansville and Fields of Princeton are here this week defending the Southern Railway Company in a damage case.
Three of the Peoples State Bank cases were tried in circuit court last week with a fourth on trial here now. A serious cutting affray occurred Thursday night as Lawrence Eckert assaulted Joseph Kress, thinking him a marshal. Eckert was jailed then bailed at $500. TILE DRAINS guidance outlines ditching through or around clay deposits, using a plumb-bob device to measure fall, with recommended falls from five to ten feet per mile for effective drainage.
The article traces the evolution of plowing from covering seed to improving water holding capacity, soil fineness, and plant nutrition. It explains how tillage aids moisture access, creates capillary zones to draw water from subsoil, and boosts fertility through better use of existing soil nutrients with decaying vegetable matter.
An 19th century note explains hay tonnage varies by local rules. A seven foot cube may equal a ton in some places while eight foot cubes equal a ton elsewhere. It describes estimating stacks by length width and height and round stacks by circumference and height, with conversions to tons.
A reader calculation outlines volume for a hay stack using measurements eight yards high and twenty yards around the bulge. The method yields 12 800 units then divided results in 410 tons of hay, with intermediate steps cited for the division and scattering.
A farmer considers a self hooking iron latch to secure swinging gates. The device, shown in the accompanying cut, tucks into place when the gate closes, reducing the need for manual latching and aiding the hired man.
Dr B A Mosby will set up at Havick's Wallpaper store on the first Monday and Tuesday of each month offering dental services to residents.
The oats and clover rotation smothers weeds, reduces annuals, and improves soil texture. Harvested oats still provide high grade feed, and combining oats with clover boosts soil nitrogen and moisture retention. Sheep produce more meat per grain pound than beef, per Professor Mumford, Missouri experiment station.
The article advises saving lambs and pigs with green food or bran, keeping bowels open for healthy young stock, and notes that water in the soil matters more than rainfall. It claims farm income of $1,000 net can beat $3,000 in city wages and discusses planting two-year-old seed corn with 94 percent germination in Indiana farming practice.
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