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Newspaper
Maurice Times
Location
Maurice, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1910
Page
4
In his Washington home Senator Depew declares his health perfect on his seventy six birthday. A reporter notes his cheerful wit as he jokes about self contradictory statements and census takers. The piece weaves in social quips and reflections on happiness and perception.
The piece urges better farming through planning, breed improvement, and proper fertilization. It highlights winter manure on corn ground, concrete barns, disc cultivation, and diverse forage like alfalfa. Bees, soil fertility, and efficient farming are stressed as keys to sustainable food supply and richer yields.
The essay urges building practical country roads from rail stations to farms to connect markets and schools. It warns against grand boulevards and cross-country speedways and argues better rural highways raise property values and keep youths at home. It supports autos but prioritizes public needs over joyride speedways.
The Ohio experiment station reports that phosphorus investments yielded 4.60 dollars back per dollar, while nitrogen and potassium did not recover costs. Rock phosphate with manure returned 5.68 dollars per dollar.
Buckwheat production last year reached about 16 million bushels with an average of 19.8 bushels per acre. Total value of buckwheat cakes consumed was estimated at $15 million.
Anthracnose is a bean plant disease caused by a fungus and known by several names including rust wilt and pod spot. Almost all parts of the bean plant except the roots are susceptible to the fungus. The text notes common indications of infection.
The article details a bean plant disease causing brown or black sunken areas on stems leaves and pods. It explains how infection spreads from leaves to pods, the role of sticky spores and wet transfer, and recommends planting disease free seed avoiding wetting plants and burning diseased specimens. It also notes broader health and cultural context.
The article notes that alfalfa and other grains need a fine seed bed where soil particles touch the seed. Use a float or roller to compact, then a disk harrow, and finish with a smoothing harrow to form a light mulch for moisture conservation. The disk harrow helps on fields with early weeds and grass.
An educator uses simple riddles to engage lower grade students with rhymes and a boy named Johnny confesses a wonky rhyme. The piece then advertises Coca Cola at soda fountains and offers a 1910 baseball record book via a 2-cent stamp. A New Yorker and an Irish worker joke about the late king and George.
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