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Newspaper
Massillon Independent
Location
Massillon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1905
Page
2
The writer argues beef costs rise toward consumer burdens while producers lose leverage. They discuss infrastructure, rural roads, and farm improvements, urging reform and adoption of new methods to revive eastern farms and expand agriculture and mobility.
The column discusses seed quality and planting times for corn, noting that May 15 is a cutoff in some regions and emphasizing deep cultivation, spacing, and soil moisture. It cites experiences from Missouri river loess country, highlights alfalfa potential on steep ranges, and mentions a Connecticut woman earning $800 by raising 250 turkeys and chickens with minimal labor.
A rural plea urges using a King drag on muddy dirt roads while wet to straighten ridges fill ruts and drain water. After initial pass with four horses and subsequent drag with two, roads would crown centrally and become smooth and drain well, solving longstanding mud issues.
Readers ask about the real value of lightning rods as protective devices. The article explains electricity seeks the path of least resistance and that a proper conductor with a good damp connection and large surface area, such as many fine wires, offers better protection than a solid rod. It emphasizes copper as desirable material and proper grounding for reliable protection.
Minnesota and northwestern Iowa districts host muskrat marshes where winter hunts employ many. Muskrat pelts fetch about 12 cents each and rents at five dollars per acre exceed returns from prime cropland. Mink predation limits populations in dry seasons, while wet seasons favor rat survival and fur trade via disguise as higher fashion skins.
There is great satisfaction in tiling a stubborn slough on the farm improving field appearance and crop potential. A well done tiling project can add about 500 dollars to a farm’s value with a 100 dollar investment, a common nationwide benefit.
Advertisement describes a two family house plan with seven rooms on the second floor and six on the first, a cellar, separate furnaces, gas piping, and complete woodwork details. Built for a twenty five foot lot, estimated cost around $3200 depending on labor and material prices.
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