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Newspaper
Grand Rapids Tribune
Location
Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1909
Page
3
Practical notes urge cleanliness in poultry housing and soil preparation, seed corn testing, and careful stock improvement. It covers road maintenance, dairy herd development, seed selection, orchard and potato cultivation, spraying skepticism, and shared farm practices emphasizing efficiency, rotation, and improved feeding. It cites specific methods, tools, and livestock care while urging study of neighbors’ methods for better results.
A writer from Indiana Farmer explains bracing an end post. Dig 3 1/4 feet deep, tamp soil firmly, lean the post 3 inches, and brace with a smaller front post. Install six strands of galvanized No 9 wire around both posts, twist tight, and secure the brace to prevent movement.
The article discusses profitable potato culture in the United States, noting sandy loam soils, sod turnings, and seed selection to maximize yield. It covers slug control with salt or air-slaked lime, grain-saving benefits of rape used for pig feed, and remarks on berry patches and fertility. It emphasizes minimizing labor while maximizing profit per acre and warns against excessive seed cutting.
Concrete dyke protecting roads and farmland along a Cincinnati roadway costs over 100000 and will run more than a mile. The 45 degree slopes rise 15 to 35 feet with six foot wide concrete stripes for workers, forming a major regional concrete project.
Agricultural progress is traced from the bull plow to steel share plows and mounted farming. Steam and gasoline engines increasingly drive plows, harrows, riding cultivators, and planters, with wheat drills and potato planters common as farming shifts toward a business model.
A practical note explains using the back of a hand saw to cut tin for siding and decorative work. It describes placing two straight-edged pieces on horses and prying with the saw to create a clean cut, then details a sketch technique for separating olive tree growth patterns over years.
Long article outlines the life of Marlon B. Aryot Spokane born 1862 who became governor of Washington on March 29 after Gov Samuel G. Cosgrove died. It covers Hay’s Wisconsin roots, move to Spokane Davenport and business career with Hay & Hay, his coalitions in politics, financial trials in 1894 and 1903 04, and his entry into state politics as lieutenant governor and railroad regulation advocate. The piece also notes his family of five children and mentions youthful jockeys in racing history.
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