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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1909
Page
2
Sleepless Nights 3 ad claims relief for sleeplessness using Dr Miles Nervine to calm nerves. It promotes the product as restoring relaxation and sleep, urging readers to try the first bottle with a guarantee or pharmacist return. Redkey Indiana names Dr Miles.
The article argues that cow quality rests on environment, lineage, and careful breeding. It stresses selecting sires from productive families, proper heifer development, and firm feeding, care, and housing. It cites a breeder who prematurely culled calves and notes Wisconsin dairy output suffers from poor herd management.
An Illinois subscriber seeks guidance on growing corn for silage emphasizing early maturity, thick planting to avoid coarse stalks, and using about three pecks of seed per acre. The goal is high forage with minimal grain, avoiding silage stored too green to prevent sourness.
Northwestern Farmer warns that grazing young spring pasture harms root establishment. Early feeding pulls out delicate grasses, creates bare patches, and compacts soil, reducing moisture movement and future forage quality.
The article notes high silo filling costs deter farmers from building silos. USDA findings show filling costs range 46.8 to 86 cents per ton, averaging 61 cents, including sabor, team hire, twine, fuel and power. An ad lists farm prices and trade offers in Marshfield, plus a local job for a horse and sheep knife grinder.
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