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Newspaper
Indiana County Agent
Location
Plainfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1915
Page
4
The article questions the county agent’s retention by trustees amid farmer opposition in Hendricks County Indiana. It notes high corn yields potential, cites historical yield figures from 1890 to 1918, and compares possible wealth increases from higher yields to current crop outputs.
We solicit advertisements of meritorious articles for farmers. Unwholesome and quack advertising are excluded. We welcome notices of advertisers acting in bad faith or lacking business honor. Advertisers are expected to serve readers with profit and satisfaction.
The Indiana County Agent invites questions on agriculture livestock household economies and practical inventions. Correspondence should be sent to Chas Baker Danville Ind. The piece publishes notices for Hendricks County shows and argues public roads need modern materials and use of the three mile road law to fund lasting improvements.
Corn acreage this year runs just under five million acres, about one fourth of the total planted area. Early reports indicate yields average around forty bushels per acre, signaling a strong crop despite modest shortages.
The piece notes that Mexican homes rarely have fireplaces or stoves, especially in upland cities, where cold nights persist. It questions the belief that artificial heat causes pneumonia and observes that many widows now do laundry after husbands dismissed preparedness, as cited from the Boston Transcript.
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