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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1915
Page
8
A Missouri family converts brushy Ozark land to value by fencing with woven wire and grazing sheep. They bought eight ewe lambs and a ram for 46 dollars, raised six lambs, sold wool at 28 cents a pound, earning 21.85 net from nine sheep. They project 50 ewes on 100 acres with future high wool and lamb prices.
Sam uel F. Zysset of Thomas Oregon test fires a stump burner that uses a U shaped hood and an auger bored hole to concentrate heat and burn fresh stumps and large roots into ashes. The device rapidly eats through the stump by a controlled draft and can be moved to start on subsequent stumps.
Readable passages show how experience often becomes a source of needless talk. The text suggests practical focus on actions over chatter, urging concise use of experience to inform decisions rather than fuel debate.
Sir Clements Markham, explorer, traveler, and Royal Geographical Society president, turns eighty five. His career spans navy service from 1844, Arctic voyage 1850 51, Peru and Abyssinia travels, and India Office secretaryship from 1867. He popularized chinchona cultivation in India and authored The Incas of Peru. Burgess keeps bees in Saint Albans, collecting thirty year records with eight swarms in four days.
David Burgess of Lowell tends a swarm he retrieved from a tree trunk and kept through the winter as part of a Vermont bee hunting effort.
A little over one third of Kansas was cultivated, yet last year’s farm products reached a record value surpassing 300 million dollars. The data highlights strong yields and high value crops across the remaining agricultural sector.
A simple movable or stationary bag holder with a hopper aids in filling sacks without a second worker. The device, built from light material with hooks or nails to hold the bag, saves time and energy by keeping the bag off the ground during filling.
Walter 3 Leutz explains that colder milk lasts longer because bacteria grow slowly at low temperatures. Keep milk near ice or in the ice box, below ice, or in a cool cellar away from direct sun and in a draft.
Guidance on careful feed practices after farrowing in fall and spring. Notes risk of scouring if sows have free access to alfalfa after a week or ten days of confinement. Emphasizes controlled feeding to protect piglet and sow health.
Specialized farming focuses on improving soil fertility to boost profits. It contrasts with general farming by targeting specific crops or practices to maximize yields and earnings for farmers.
In backyards where chickens roam, mowing the lawn and feeding the cut grass can cause crop impaction. Chickens may become distended and die if not treated. Allowing birds access to the grass plot reduces risk. consult a local veterinarian for treatment if impaction occurs.
The article warns that manure piles are dangerous breeding sites for stable flies, house flies, and horn flies. It urges regular hauling and scattering of manure and removal of straw or hay accumulations near stables to reduce fly populations and disease risk to humans.
Farmers are advised to harvest corn for silos only after kernels are well dented. Do not cut green corn in a hurry as proper maturity yields best results this fall.
Agricultural note promotes using sheep to graze weeds as a low cost method to manage overgrowth and generate income from flock grazing. Encourages farmers to employ sheep in weed control as a simple sustainable practice.
Lambs eagerly enjoy finely sliced mangles as a tasty feed option.
A guide to crafting small decorative bonbon baskets from wire and lace. Step by step tips cover shaping large mesh wire baskets, lining with silk and lace, using a cardboard base, and sewing lace bands to form a frill. Ways to vary color for Christmas or harlequin styles are noted.
A health and fashion critique argues most women fail ideal beauty standards being too tall or stout or too short or thin. Dressmakers cover flaws by focusing attention on good points and adapting designs to fit different figures.
Smocking returns as a favored detail for thin materials with summer skirts featuring smocked waists and hips creating a slim silhouette. The style highlights the slender figure and offers a flattering, feminine look for warm weather ensembles.
A survey of autumn hat shapes includes velvet turbans with roses and crowns, round turbans with high points, plush trims, and varfeta sailor variants. It notes felt hats in fashion this summer and provides a cleaning method using dried flour, bread crumbs, and brushing to remove marks.
The piece notes this autumn will present two extremes of body shapes the straight and the rounded figure. It comments on fashion and physique trends without naming individuals or places.
Instructions describe turning crochet lace into a charming boudoir cap with rose or geometric patterns. A fifty or sixty count square forms the base, edged with pleat or mesh, a stitched casing for elastic, wired corners, and Normandy cap like silhouette for a quaint, unusual finish.
A fashion note describes the shift from laced boots to laced hats and garments. Navy blue gaberdine garments feature a bolero jacket with snug lacing, large sleeves laced at the forearm, and a chin lace collar. Inside facing boots introduce the hat with multiple lacing parts, while cloves appear laced on the arm.
The article notes radical waist color shifts this season with dressy waists matching dark gulls or contrasting bright tones. Conservative waists appear in navy brown dark green purple gray or mulberry while striking waists showcase parnet light green rose royal purple French blue and related hues to harmonize with dark suit colors.
A new deep dark blue silk features a printed deep red border and bright blue tone. It assists dressmakers in trimming simple lines and relying on original material to achieve desired effects, preventing color despair.
A playful straw hat features a coral pink brim and a turquoise tulle plaited ruffle. The design adds a charming, decorative flair to a summer accessory.
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