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Newspaper
Massillon Independent
Location
Massillon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1901
Page
2
A collage of agricultural musings and social commentary on farming, crops, livestock, and rural life. The piece touches on beets, hogs, gophers, grafting trees, gopher tails, marketing corn, and a Indiana maiden schoolteacher, with reflections on prosperity, work ethic, and gender roles.
A scattered agricultural column discusses farm labor, dairy issues, and changing farm uses. It notes a low daily wage worker strike, shifts in farm management, dairy packing prices, and the spread of farm separators. The piece also compares English and American railway freight, warns about scams, and ends with frost fighting cannons in Europe.
A farmer loaded corn for market and scattered about three bushels on a highway between home and the depot due to a missing cloth to cover a crack in the wagon. The piece notes a theft of wheat caught by such a trick and questions about sod germination after years. It laments railway costs versus waterways and government spending on river navigation.
The text argues that a blend of human intelligence and animal instinct yields mutual protection and social cohesion. It suggests instinct guides birds to cooperate for seasonal needs, warns of weather and famine indicators, and praises instinct to ensure humane treatment and care within a community, highlighting a balance of capability and instinctive behavior.
In newly opened regions far from markets pasturage is abundant and stockkeeping yields faster returns than grain farming. A 40 year old Marm Minnesota prairie example shows neighbors earning little by selling wheat while one man prospered by cattle at his door with half the effort.
Seven herds of dairy cows were tested to determine each animal’s value. The report lists the gross income of the best and poorest cow in herd numbers 1 and 7, with averages indicating wide differences in productive ability. Overall, herds averaged eight cows, showing a large margin of profit for top cows and substantial cost for the lowest performers.
Analyzed views on Native Americans and agriculture noting that most tribes in the Indian Territory and nearby areas have not embraced farming. The squaw is described as the household worker while the red man is said to resist work, with few tribes in Wisconsin and Minnesota cited as exceptions adopting modern agriculture.
A critic warns that poor people crowd into cities despite better country options. He laments conditions for families and health, arguing rural regions offer space and resources like clean water and air. The piece frames urban influx as a threat to city health and governance.
The reader is advised to end neighborly accommodation with a persistent borrower who borrows tools without paying back. The piece argues the neighbor will better provide for his own needs and care for his tools if he is refused. It singles out the worst offender and urges firm rejection to protect property and resources.
Crows are a greater problem for eastern cornfields than western ones. The writer notes western crops escape crow raids after planting and during emergence due to less crow food, but warns crow populations are rising in the west and western growers may soon face action.
The paper suggests observers misidentify passenger pigeons with golden plovers. It argues many flocks labeled as wild pigeons are actually golden plovers and doubts any wild pigeons remain north of Kentucky or even south of that line.
The bedside circle around Mrs McKinley includes Surgeon General George M Sternberg of the Army and Commander T Rixey of the Navy. Both branches are represented as President McKinley and his wife receive care during the illness with Sternberg and Rixey noted for long service.
The text states he received the honorary degree of doctor of Iottern from the University of Michigan and from Brown university. It mentions frequent representation of the government abroad and recognition by physicians as a representative American member of their profession. General Sternberg will reach the age limit and retire next year.
Travel advertisement announces a special train from Chicago to San Francisco via Denver and Colorado Springs with stops at Glenwood Springs and Salt Lake City. The tour, directed by the Tourist Department of the Chicago & North Western Ry, costs 50 dollars round trip with return route options. Request illustrated itinerary and map by sending a stamped request to D. W. Aldridge in Cleveland Ohio.
A prospectus touts travel to Oregon, Washington and Idaho with a large map. It promises reduced rates and urges readers to mail 6 cents for a booklet and map, sent by W. B. Knishern of 22 Fillh Avenue, Chicago.
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