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Newspaper
Massillon Independent
Location
Massillon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1900
Page
7
The column surveys farm outputs and prices across Missouri, Kansas, and beyond noting cotton and corn values, irrigation share of world breadstuffs, livestock quality, poultry records, and crop prospects in California and Florida. It urges farmers to pay debts in 1900 and start the century square.
A reader recalls a farmer Die who sold and repurchased his 800 acre corn belt farm after a self described misadventure with travel literature. The piece opposes a corn husking machine as unnecessary, arguing modern shredders husk in the field, reduce waste, and will later make full use of the entire crop.
A historical note traces the seedless orange revolution from Bahia to California, detailing early fruit yields and prices. It shifts to a Western settler memory of forest clearing and a lament for vanished timbers, then discusses beet sugar labor shortages, gender roles, and farm economics in the Midwest frontier.
A suburban north facing two story balloon framing home offers excellent interior layout with no wasted space. The design emphasizes efficient room placement including a large parlor dining room kitchen and five second floor chambers. Built in Carthage Illinois the dwelling cost 2600 dollars with furnace heating and full cellar.
Instruction suggests running iron water pipes up inside flues rather than walls to reduce freezing risk. It recommends a pet cock at the lowest level to drain remaining water at night during freezing weather or when the house is unoccupied in winter.
Travel to Mackinac Island, a premier Great Lakes resort, from Detroit, Toledo, or Cleveland at round trip prices around 13 to 18 dollars. The D C floating palaces offer electric lighting, baths, and luxury, with routes linking Toledo, Detroit, Alpena, Mackinac, St Ignace, Petoskey, Chicago, and Duluth. Send for pamphlet from A Fenantz, G P A, D & C, Detroit.
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