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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1914
Page
5
Local notice lists Jasper plans for a Chautauqua July 20 to 25 and notes attractions. Other items include Bartley Bros. selling three 25c washboards, a correction about Herman Bolte’s automobile ownership, and weather remarks from “old Sol.”
An offer to ladies who buy the Standup Scrubber at $1.60 includes a free Clothespin Bag. Prizes of 100 dollars are distributed to buyers who mail suggestions with patent dates and dealer names. Submissions go to E E Stevens president Quaker Valley Mfg. Aurora Illinois. Also notes Farm and Family as successor to Weekly Courier Journal with 25 cent annual price and sample copy.
The Courier-Journal notes the 1850 census center of production for corn wheat oats barley rye and buckwheat has moved west about 20 miles from Burlington Iowa. In the last decade the shift slowed and experts predict irrigation programs may alter future grain belt locations.
A timeless guide extols alfalfa as superior forage for all livestock and horses. It notes alfalfa’s deep taproot, multiple yearly cuttings, and long productive life, while warning against mixing with oats or barley due to soil water competition.
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