Train timetable details for Montezuma and nearby routes
Daily schedule excerpts show Montezuma Branch departures and arrivals with various stopovers, including Iowa City Nichols and Wilton main line traffic. East and west bound trains list numbers No 20 No 38 No 2 No 24 No 87 No 23 No 1 and No 19 with corresponding times and Sunday exceptions.
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Montezuma
Iowa City
Nichols
Esse Eeesnes
Wilton
Eeeeeead
Pak Pea Eeeke
Train Schedule Aboard North and South Lines
Daily trains run between Muscatine and Elrick with north and southbound departures listed. Saturday service adds a late Elrick Junction run linking to Muscatine, connecting with the Iowa Central line.
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Elrick Junction
Iowa Central
Trains Schedules Eastbound From Elrick Junction
Eastbound trains from Elrick Junction include the Peoria Express and Peoria Limited with daily and Sunday services. Local freight runs on Sundays with listed times, while the Mason City Mail and Twin Cities Limited operate on different daily or Sunday schedules.
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Elrick Junction
Mason City Mail
Sun
Twin Cities Limited
X. Sun
Peoria Express
Peoria Limited
Waste and corn problems in farm fields and kitchens
A Western farmer records five quail three rabbits and six snakes from a single day in his clover field. The piece explains corn ear size depends on stalk diameter not height and discusses poor corn stands caused by planting depth pests and seed quality with a harvest saved by proper seed corn drying and storage.
Reclamation Plans Benefit Minnesota and Nevada
Observation notes that hens stop laying when melting and compares drainage in Minnesota to irrigation in Nevada, stating both reclamation plans are at work and yielding wonderful results. The tone emphasizes practical improvements and dual approaches to land use.
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Minnesota
Nevada
Texas steer faces extinction as buffalo heads rise
The mounted head of a long horned Texan steer may become as rare as a buffalo head within ten years as white faces and the daddies drive the Texas steer out of existence.
Delayed Clover Cutting Impacts Second Crop Yield
A late harvest of the first clover crop reduces the value of the second crop. If the first cut is delayed until most heads brown, the second yield diminishes significantly.
Hay field shredded by go devil on rich land
A reader recalls a hay field where a were stacking using a go devil left about a quarter ton of hay per acre scattered across the field. The scene contrasts with the era when hay was valued at two dollars a ton and land at ten dollars an acre.
Vine growth hazards for shade trees on lawns
A vine like grapevine creeper or wistaria may grow around a shade tree trunk for a pretty effect but must not reach the branches. If it climbs into the top it is certain death to the tree.
Skunks Rise as Pests Threatening Early Farm Life
The piece notes a sharp rise in skunk numbers from five to about a hundred since settlement. It highlights a farm where over 100 skunks were killed in a single prairie season and warns they are a major pest for poultry raisers and a threat to game and ground birds by destroying nests.
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West
Small grain standing in shock wastes vast acreage
The text notes hundreds of thousands of acres of small grain left in shocks in fields to dry and sprout awaiting thrashing. It warns that thrashing circuits below six yield blamed for likely trouble and huge losses, with the plan being effective only in rainless western regions and wasteful in central states.
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Far West
Central States
Seed corn gathering urged before frost for best crop next year
Farmers are advised to harvest seed corn in early October, dry and store in a ventilated place to avoid testing next year. The article uses a bird analogy to argue against parental indulgence and says once a man reaches twenty one he should be independent for the sake of all.
Late cultivation of corn effects on maturation
The passage weighs late cultivation after tasseling. Purely surface dust mulch would not hinder and could help in dry periods by preventing firing. Deep plowing that cuts base roots would delay maturity and be unhelpful to the corn.
To Cut Clover for Hay or Seed and Plow Under
The decision depends on fertilization and goals. Hay gives modest value but feeds winter milk cows well. seed may pay with good fertilization. A practical test is to sample turning brown heads to gauge seed potential, and plowing under in fall returns valuable soil nutrients when about half the heads brown.
Road care by contract could fix township roads
Advocates suggest township trustees hire contracts to drag and maintain earth roads after heavy rain. Spring work would cover about seventy six miles per civil township at up to three dollars per mile, funded by poll taxes, with volunteer farming aid supplementing paid labor.
Buried in shade and ill effects of ill advised trees
The piece laments shade from poorly planted trees causing homes to suffer heat and dampness. It links misplanted greenery with patent medicines doctors and undertakers, asserting people prosper only when the shade is removed and life ends.
Silo Value Urges Farmers To Adopt For Stock Diets
The piece argues the silo benefits all stock and dairy farmers by storing succulent forage for winter. It compares the silo to corn and pasture allies, notes cost akin to an old reaper, and ties its use to higher milk receipts and profits through efficient forage use and reduced hay waste.
Land Value Shown In One Acre Of Family Living
The text argues people study land’s economic value for family living. It notes urban salaries are largely spent on essentials like produce and dairy, which can be supplied by a small land tract. Interurban roads help city workers maintain town jobs while enjoying country benefits.
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Sian
Put off the wedding spend four years on education
A young farmer writes seeking advice on whether to marry or pursue further schooling. The editors urge four years of an agricultural college program, arguing education yields higher lifelong returns and better farming prospects, with grass farming and pastures highlighted as highly profitable.
Sugar cane and sorghum in historical farm life
The piece recalls a 20 acre field of sugar cane in the north and notes how pioneer communities had mills for juice and molasses. It explains price drops reduced cane farming, the difficulty of turning sorghum syrup into sugar, and highlights sorghum as a valuable hog feed in late summer with rape as forage.
Wapello Notes Include Pioneers and Church Events
A. W. Gebhart, Bridgeport pioneer visiting Wapello. local fair dining hall to be run by Christian church. about eighty tickets sold for Burlington and Ringling show. Mite Society hosts Aug 29. obituaries honor Mrs. Elza King Moffitt who died after illness. funeral held at M E church with Rev. Reusch. Mrs Archie Stroup traveling to Mediapolis. German M E church quarterly conference set for next Monday at 2:39 pm.
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Bridgeport
Elrick Junction
Louisa County
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Ringling
Mite Society
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Presbyterian Church
Mmes
Armstrong Cooper
McDaniel
Chas. Canter
H. A. Plitt
New Ulm
Minn
Emma Nolting
Higeinsville
J. T. Heins
C. E. Frost
Elza King Moffitt
Butler County
Ohio
Bater County
Indiana
Iowa
Svc
W. H. Moffett
Mary C. Bishop
Muscatine
Mattie J. Hunsicker
M. EB
M. BE. Reusch
Grandview
Archie Stroup
Ciy
Mediapolis
Cavin
St Paul and Return $4.50 Excur sion in September
The Iowa Central offers a popular excursion to St Paul for $4.50 round trip. Tickets are available for travel on September 9 with a return limit of September 12. Agents can provide particulars.
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St. Paul
Iowa Central
Knights OF Pythias
Wyoming Lodge No
K. of P
K. P
Iowa Avenue
J. B. Reay
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