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Newspaper
Massillon Independent
Location
Massillon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1901
Page
6
A compilation of agricultural observations on crop values hay and grain contrasts in price corn leads wheat oats and potatoes. notes on beekeeping cycles cyclones rural mail routes and the dangers of lightning while stressing practical farming tasks and crop timing for best yields.
A compilation of practical farming notes covers steel windmill construction, field plowing by a horse team, molting waterfowl, and lessons from long term soil use. It blends farm safety tips, corn and clover practices, and social gatherings among farmers, urging soil testing and careful land buying before purchase.
A reader weighs a commercial orchard of apple trees at Lake Minnetona. With proper rotation and care the Weald apple thrives there. Expect 120 bearing trees per acre by year 8, mixed crops aid profits yearly, and a 20 year average income of at least 100 dollars per acre plus clover. Owning 20 to 40 acres with cold storage could double this income.
Essay advocates country trolley expansion to rural areas arguing it will profit owners and benefit communities. It describes flexible stops, prompt delivery, and freight handling, comparing favorably with steam roads and urging local support, with Thornley as a key agency for rural regeneration.
A prairie farmer advocates establishing a three acre windbreak on the homestead edge using native soft maple cottonwood box elder and willow trees spaced about 15 feet apart. Plant to mature in five years with Scots pine rows 50 feet distant to enhance shelter and reduce crowding.
The piece discusses options for a young man with limited cash to acquire land through hard work. Possibilities include timber lands in northern and central Minnesota with clay or denser soils, range lands in the Dakotas for cattle before buying improved farms in the East, coast states like Oregon or Washington for horticulture, or an 80 acre corn belt farm with dairy. It argues there are opportunities for the right man with a thousand dollars or so.
A friend purchases a heavily timbered 160 acre Washington tract for farming. He faces a herculean task reclaiming the land, dealing with four foot cedar and spruce stumps, and clearing soil to grow fruit, cereals, and grasses as markets and climate aid his effort.
A country boy faces the ethical clash of violating game laws to protect prairie chickens on his farm. He argues that if he does not shoot the birds, a town local will take them as soon as open season begins, highlighting a complex moral proposition and fragile sympathy for the boy.
Read about the Bureau of Engraving and Printing process for gum coating postage stamps. Women operators feed sheets on a precise chain, monitor 26 pounds of gum per 1,000 sheets, and maintain 80 degree humidity to ensure uniform adhesion, luster, and color. The expert head is Fred J. Crocker, with decades of gum handling experience.
A new Highuppe apartment tenant complains of cramped space. He requests more room in his flat and says removing wallpaper would help. The secretary notes the odd demand and the proprietor questions the benefit.
A handsome cloth bound 16 page illustrated history about the Northwest settlement. It features half tone engravings of Black Hawk Sitting Bull Red Cloud and other chiefs and ten colored plates showing Custer battleground and tribal locations since 1600. Price 60 cents postage prepaid to W B Kuiskern 22 Fifth Avenue Chicago IL.
Great opportunity to visit the Pacific coast with quick schedules and excellent train service. Ask Queen & Crescent ticket agents or address W. Rinearson, P. A., Cincinnati, for particulars. The Correct Population of Cities and Towns in the Northwest along the Chicago & Northwestern line is shown in a booklet issued by the company, copy obtainable by sending a stamp to W. B. Kniskern, 22 Fifth Ave., Chicago.
The May 20 schedule changes affect Massillon departures on the Pennsylvania Lines. Eastbound trains leave at 1:12.42, westbound at 2:12, 4:39, 8:05 a.m., 2 p.m., 10:00, and 10:10 a.m. Details from J. A. Shoemaker, Agent.
Winona Lake Ind a popular summer resort hosts the Winona Assembly and Summer School inviting visitors seeking rest recreation and instruction. Season opens May 15 with fifteen day excursion tickets available through May August sales run until September 14 with return validity to September 17. For information contact Sol CG Dickey secretary or Pennsylvania Lines agents.
The sale of reduced rate colonists tickets to California and settlers tickets to the Northwest West South and Southeast resumed via Pennsylvania lines. Details on fares times and through travel available from Pennsylvania Lines passenger and ticket agents. Excursion tickets to New York with return via Buffalo and Pan American Exposition stopover on sale after July 1 at Pennsylvania Lines ticket offices.
Carce announces a revised timetable for the W and LE Ray with eastbound trains No 7 at 9 15 a m No 1 at 1 57 p m and No 8 at 6 35 p m and westbound trains No 4 at 10 10 a m No 3 at 4 00 p m and No 8 at 7 15 p m with departures from Massillon. Trains 7 1 and daily except Sunday. Parlor car will operate on trains 2 and 3 on weekdays and on Sundays trains 3 and 4. W OR Hansen apt
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