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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1902
Page
3
A miscellaneous rural digest reviews farm topics including poultry and cattle notes, hay storage advisories, crop ambitions, and dairy yields. It mentions White Leghorns and Angus cattle, cautions about overbuilding barns, and praises dewberries, brisket meat, and home markets for small fruits. It also notes a Holstein butter cow record and warns about debt, cats, and the lure of cheap sugar substitutes.
A farmer notes hens lay better eggs with no roosters in the flock and warns against moldy clover in barns. He praises clean cellars, bright light, and well kept homesteads, and discusses sparrow nesting, quack grass, cattle prospects, erosion losses, Sumatra tobacco under cover in Connecticut, and a robin sharing worms with a cock sparrow for nearby fledglings.
The article urges settlers in new western and timber belt regions to start with stock. It highlights pigs as highly profitable, adaptable to northern Minnesota and Wisconsin, even with little corn. Clover peas potatoes and barley feed hogs. keep cows for winter. Clearing land with hogs and cattle builds a viable farm, while avoiding sole reliance on grubbing for grain.
A traveler notes a wood pasture entrance lined with two pairs of straight black walnut fence rails cut over fifty years ago. The rails came from timber once priced at 15 dollars per thousand feet and prized for easy shaping. Old tree stamps have since been dug up and sold for more than the timber would have earned.
A discussion warns readers about dishonest seedsmen sending seed that is not true to name and of poor vitality. It notes religious periodicals may carry ads, but caution remains essential and buyers should prefer reputable local firms. The piece contrasts secular and religious papers in safeguarding readers from scams and urges prudent purchases.
A farmer advises growing corn strictly as a fodder crop with late June planting, one bushel per acre, two cultivations, and harvest by binding and shocking using a corn harvester. Properly prepared land should yield four tons or more of high quality fodder for dairy stock.
Readers report multiple seed lots failing to germinate and vitality far below expectations. Purchases from a noted seed house yield corn beans radishes lettuce beets peas and parsnips with minimal germination. The issue may relate to last season’s abnormal heat and drought. Weed corn for field planting shows fewer complaints this season.
Look out for the borein orchard trees. The borern is the biggest nuisance for apple growers and causes more tree deaths than other enemies. Two or three borers may feed on a single tree even when it looks healthy. Dug out borers with a sharp knife is the remedy.
A humorous allegory from the Chicago Record-Herald mocks shoppers debating whether to buy cheap hats and imitation goods to save money. It questions social pride, status, and the pull of appearances, asking if thrift justifies compromising dignity and how others judge those who wear affordable headgear.
In a dinner scene, a hostess quips to a lady guest that her husband usually enjoys after a good meal, but today he does not seem to care for it. The guest replies that he often eats after a good dinner.
In a clipped exchange, Harry asks what ails Fred and notes his pale look. Fred confesses a woman is involved, naming her as the mother of the girl who stands as the only love in his life, a melodramatic moment echoed in Boston Transcript chatter.
In Yonkers a humorous exchange centers on whether car factories need a drummer in front of each machine. Bacon suggests it could be safer and Seghert notes drummers are used for machines in theory. Yonkers Stacsman reports the lighthearted dialogue.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer cartoonish exchange shows a professor warning a worried mother that reversing weight is unlikely. The man asks if his daughter can learn to dance while noting the challenge of changing her heavy limbs and lightness in movement.
Duff quits riding after colliding with trees and fences, saying he prefers money in his pocket and that he feels he is better off. The remark is cited from the Philadelphia North American.
A fragment from a record Herald item quotes a dialogue about vows and parting. The brief exchange mentions a vow regarding not being the wife of a non hero, reflecting a theatrical or dramatic flavor in the source text.
A brief note reflects on Mae’s claim she would never forgive him and her eventual marriage to him. The item cites Brooklyn Life as the source, illustrating a change of stance and social commentary on forgiveness and union.
A brief quotation from the Philadelphia Record shows Mrs Mugrins praising her husband as a man of rare good taste and excellent judgment while Mrs Huggins counters that he chose to marry her, reflecting social wit.
A fragmentary quote from the New York World features a conversation about a horse and a task misrendered as tal and ewats. The readable portion hints at a bizarre demand and fear of proximity, preserving the era’s vivid colloquial tone without context.
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