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Newspaper
Grand Rapids Tribune
Location
Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1909
Page
3
The assembly debated an inspector pay rise and a deputy appointment at 1200, amid fierce opposition. They approved a state paving bill, normal school site amendment, and large state fair and road funding plans while addressing university matters, pensions, licensing, and public notices.
Legislation on ejectment cases sparked a debate over a second trial to perfect title. Led vind opposed Bodenstab's bill arguing it would remove a pathway to final title, while Hambrecht and Iugalls spoke against it. Reference was made to cases concerning Jones Island and Miwaak incidents.
Fort Atkinson business men plan a June festival week from the 44th to the 19th with balloon ascensions, fireworks, band concerts, a wild animal circus, vaudeville, and other features. Streets will be decorated and concessions run by local businessmen, avoiding outside carnival operators.
The article urges alfalfa as a rotation crop, better pasture for geese, and ample sunlight and air for calves. It stresses systematic spraying using extension calendars, planting more trees, and careful pruning with pocket knives. It discusses single germ beet seed, horse handling methods, and improving dairies to meet city standards. It also covers nutrition like bran for chickens and fat loss in skim milk, plus farm planning and stock management.
A reader reports a plan offering free Mexican Homesteads with land preparation and tree planting for about 2900, promising annual bananas profits of 1500 or more and up to 500 extra yearly by supervision choice. It claims healthful climate and no Mexico presence required, via The Jantha Plantation Co Pittsburg.
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