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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1896
Page
5
A. W. Campbell urges drainage and proper grading to transform dirt roads into durable gravel surfaces. He explains under drainage, road crown, culverts, and tile use, plus the role of rollers and graders in maintaining smooth, rut resistant roadways for better load bearing.
The guidance stresses avoiding extreme feed for dairy cows and not overfeeding heifers raised for dairy aims. Milkers should work the same person at the same times daily, while milk vessels must be washed scalded and aired. It warns against using scrub or grade bulls and emphasizes consistent breeding for either beef or dairy.
An inexpensive homemade sprayer uses a heavy iron axle rod and hay rake wheels to spray crops quickly. The design calls for eight foot shafts bolted to the axle, crosspieces, and hollowed top fittings to cradle a barrel, enabling efficient field spraying.
A detailed field sprayer for potatoes uses a barrel with two stopcocks and two six foot hoses ending in fine spray nozzles. The bunghole fills via funnel, the operator walks between rows with nozzles above each side. Elevating the barrel provides flow, and the device can cover ten acres per day with one sprayer.
A 19th century note explains M Mer of the Nancy forest school advises ringing the bark of winter-cut trees to stop sap ascent before autumn felling. This starves wood insects by removing stored starch, with sulphate or copper injections offering added protection after starch removal.
A committee surveyed large city area truck farms and found 40 acres yielded 16000 dollars in fruits and vegetables annually while 6 acres produced 6000 dollars 90 acres 20000 dollars and 2 acres 8000 dollars These are gross figures with net returns likely handsome after fertilizer and other costs The garden acre on a farm also boosts domestic economy by reducing garden purchases for health and comfort of the family.
The American Cultivator recommends annual top-dressing of mineral fertilizers for all full bearing orchards. Heavily blossomed trees should also receive stable manure as mulch spreading beyond the root zone, covering ground between trees and neighbors. Avoid hogs rooting under trees to prevent soil disruption and improve rain retention for root uptake.
An Agriculturist notes that milk moved to distant markets remains in better condition. Proper cooling in transit and refrigerated cars slow germ growth and decay, whereas nearby milk often sells directly to consumers before it is adequately cooled and may come from unhealthful surroundings.
A Des Moines special describes Iowa nearly losing its Missouri slope if the 1844 constitution had been adopted. Conventions, debates, and a key early Eastman push led to rejection of first boundaries, yielding today’s map and statehood on December 28, 1846.
A anonymous scientific note from Vienna cites Prof Falk predicting a comet collision on November 13 1899 with Earth surviving but all life extinguished by choking poisons. It mentions flower scent fading as starch depletes and revival by sugar solution, eye moisture dissolving foreign matter, and Venus flytraps digesting prey with leaf secretions.
Opinion pages across Albany to Chicago condemn the Chicago platform as a threat to democracy. Editors warn of free silver, populism, and a future of economic upheaval while urging vigilance against Bryan as a peril to the nation.
Zoologists note size reduction across wild species. A 40 pound salmon claims perfect symmetry from Irish waters. The Zoological Society in London lists 2,369 animals on December 31, 1495 across mammals birds and reptiles. Bloodhounds trace a three year old missing Kokomo Indiana boy wandering away and fondled by cranes until found. A hunter from Decker Indiana kills thirteen cranes after they injure him by eye. Walrus whiskers extend three to four inches, stiffen with age, and are exported to China for toothpicks.
Elmira New York minister Buckner reports his wife suffered rheumatism for over three years with severe limb pain and back cramps. After eight boxes of Dr Williams Pink Pills she improved from the first dose and now is nearly pain free and stronger. Pills sold 50 cents a box or six for 3 50 by the Mosaicino Company Schonertady New York.
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway announces a series of harvest excursions to South and North Dakota and other Western regions. Departures occur July 21 August 4 18 September 1 15 and October 6 20 with a fare two dollars above one fare for the round trip. Tickets valid on any Tuesday or Friday within 21 days from sale. inquire at coupon ticket agents or Geo H Hansford.
A superbly appointed train between Chicago and St Paul Minneapolis and Duluth the North Western Limited departs Chicago at 6 30 p m daily. It offers new Sleeping Car compartments buffet smoking and library cars dining cars and other luxuries for passenger comfort with tickets via Chicago and North Western.
A collage of health product pitches and quirky quotes appears with claims for malaria protection from Hoa tetter s Stomach Hitters and other tonics. It includes travel sale dates from the Chicago & Eastern Illinois R R to Florida and the South, lawn care banter from a Detroit Free Press joke, and various brief notes on remedies and sayings attributed to different sources.
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