Old Port Office grocer ad promotes low prices
An early 20th century storefront notice lists groceries and notions for sale near the old port office east of Bank of Manstied. The ad touts price value on items like baking powder, fat meat by the pound, coal oil, matches, silk stockings, gloves, brass pins, and work gloves, signaling a broad stock expansion and customer appeal.
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Mnlding
Goor
Bank of
Iowa
Potato Planting Dates Discussed For Northern U S Farms
From New England sources a discussion explains how health affects yield and disease limits potato crops. Early planting benefits include new seed and good drainage while late planting suits old soil and midsummer heat. for the northern United States the main planting window appears April 1 to July 1, with May 15 to June 15 peaking.
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Calalerado Agricultura
New England
United States
Moet
Mechanical Giants At County Fair Education Over Entertainment
A speaker extols the county fair as a space where farming gains education from science. He lauds inventors of the telegrams union binder cotton gin and many devices as world changing minds whose work furthers civilization, economizes effort, and benefits humanity beyond money or price.
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Earth
Hele
Merle
New Bottle Closure Prevents Milk Contamination
A novel pressed paper closure with a surrounding annular groove fits into the bottle neck, sealing the top and keeping the surfaces clean. The design covers the entire top to prevent soil from handling and odors, addressing contamination risks of the milk delivery system.
Rise of Poultry Industry in Mississippi Valley Growth
WD PASTINGS analyzes the poultry industry growth across the nation, noting that income from poultry products ranks among top agricultural wealth sources. The Mississippi valley leads production with rapid plant development, yet demand outpaces supply, pushing egg prices higher than other farm items. Critics say farmers receive less than city buyers pay for fresh goods.
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Farma
Missiéeipp
Importance of Seed Test by H A Moone Wisconsin Experiment Station
Seed testing ensures 90 percent germination to back high yields of quality corn. In Wisconsin climate, seed must be well selected, cured, and highly germinative. A few hours and cents upfront save many acres and boost return on investment.
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H A Moone
Wisconsin Experiment Station
Succulence In Essential For A Cow's Milk Yield
A dairy note explains that a cow producing strong milk must have a succulent ration. The diet should include elements that build up milk flow and support sustained production.
Rare Delicacy for Hens In Winter Poultry Run
A brief note describes a pateoh of rye as a winter delicacy for hens. It suggests draining an old poultry yard with foul soil and disease germs by epade or plowing it up and starting anew to improve conditions.
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Mendersons
Farmer Reaps Reward Through Skill and Luck
A farmer’s prosperous crop is credited to both diligent skill and favorable fortune, underscoring the duty to market produce effectively and maximize returns.
Keep the Sheep Dry Greatest Damage From Wetting
A faded advisory notes wetting among flocks causes discomfort and health risks. It urges builders to provide dry shelter near pastures, a water tight shed sufficient, not necessarily warm, to keep ewes dry and gainful.
Agricultural Tips From an Old Farmer Sayings
Do not drive a smooth shod horse on icy roads. Good care extends to feed and sunlit stables. Ventilated barns aid healthy animals. Hens benefit from milk, calves need clean bedding, and old well dirt is cheaper. Draft horses receive more attention, buckwheat straw harms pigs, and hog manure enriches crops.
Picked Up In Poultry Yard Bantams Prove Profitable
A rural notice advises bantams offer value beyond ornament with high egg output, fitting small yards. It warns on disease, isolation, and culling when severe, stresses cleanliness, proper housing, and prudent stock purchases to prevent losses. It notes cold storage eggs hurt fresh supply and recommends balanced feeding and exercise for breeding sows.
Caring for the Brood Sow Breeding Premises Guide
As the breeding season approaches, it is necessary to mature the sows without fat-inducing exercise. The guidance emphasizes proper conditioning and management of breeding sows to optimize reproductive performance and health.
Stand of Asparagus Cultivation Tips and Fertilizer Use
Asparagus requires deep sandy loam soil and liberal fertilizer. Start with one year old plants set in three by eighteen inch rows, dig eight inch deep holes, firm soil, and fertilize heavily for two years before harvesting to yield a large supply. Two hundred plants can feed a family.
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