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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1902
Page
10
Practical hints cover crop timing and frost risk after wet summers, potato price shifts, hiring man dynamics, rice yields in Japan, smoking hazards in barns, rainfall weight and water needs, strawberry plant age value, sweet corn as forage, drainage needs, grape growth from new wood, Utah bounty on grasshoppers, and barnyard leakage diverted to gardens to protect waterways.
In areas where daisies goldenrod and sorrel flourish the soil is likely sour. Applying lime or ashes can correct the acidity and improve growing conditions.
The high price of corn has not affected whisky prices. Twenty cents worth of corn juice still has the same power to raise the devil as when corn cost ten cents a bushel.
A bored well a foot in diameter sunk in a slough can drain as well as tile. If clay subsoil is pierced and gravel is reached, the well becomes a successful drainage system.
The cultivation of legumes clover beans and peas and their plowing under enriches the soil with nitrogen. Home potash is scarce and supplied mainly by wood ashes, while phosphates must be bought from outside the farm.
Western Canada produced 95,000,000 bushels of wheat of the best quality last year and only a twentieth of its wheat producing area is cultivated. The region can easily supply breadstuffs to the mother country for years to come.
It is estimated that 150 million dollars will be available over the next thirty years for irrigation works under the new law without further appropriations. The wealth tied to this expenditure for irrigation can hardly be estimated.
The article argues many poor soils are so due to improper tillage rather than lack of nutrients. It recommends mechanical treatment and renovating fields by plowing under a green crop in July followed by a late August plowing to restore soil value.
The Hambletonian stands as the era defining sire in American trotting. Of 1333 offspring, 40 reached 2:30, 150 sons produced 1478 standard trotters, and 80 daughters yielded 110 2:30 trotters. About 15,000 of 17,625 trotters in the 2:30 list trace blood to him.
The Gan dy strawberry is valued in this season for its very large berries and exceptional flavor. Though not a heavy bearer, it flowers late, producing fruit after other varieties have finished, matching a sharpened appetite for strawberries.
A man with a good farm rents it and takes a rural mail route at $600 yearly to cope with hiring troubles. The speaker would have instead seeded the land and kept Angus cows for calf dairying, noting a farm owner is a simpleton to run a mail route unless office is desired.
The writer argues that any farmer who feeds and cares for an animal or crop should choose the best kind. Because the potential profit gap between excellent and average produces is large, only superior options are profitable on high priced farmland.
The mellow condition of timber soils when first cleared and cultivated is owing to the humus in them, and the source of this humus is the decaying forest leaves.
A farmer notes a quick idea to aid milking by tying a string to the stall post. The device keeps a cow tail from swishing toward the worker’s face, enabling steadier milking.
A former employee spent half his workday handling a corncob pipe, refilling and relighting it. He refused to work unless smoking, and smoked whether he worked or not, slowing productivity.
Extreme weather headlines repeat as crops suffer anew. Last year the northwest faced heat and drought, while this year unseasonable cold and heavy rains cause greater damage to farming than the prior heatwave and drought.
The land craze drives buyers to pay six to ten dollars per acre for western range lands. An average season requires six to twelve acres to sustain a single steer, hinting at rising costs and looming regret as prices soar and livelihoods hinge on uncertain returns.
Different seasons bring various pests to fields gardens and orchards. This year potato bugs and aphis on plums are absent and cabbage butterflies are gone, but apple trees face the worst blight outbreak observed.
The excerpt argues that poor sandy soils and shiftless owners depress crop productivity while rich land yields excessive straw. It contrasts good farmers on rich land with the impact on small grain yields, suggesting labor and land quality drive agricultural outcomes.
A town resident complains about paying $1.50 yearly for a local post office box and chasing mail four to five times daily, while a distant farmer enjoys doorstep delivery. The note suggests rural residents should relocate to the country to avoid the hassle.
The agricultural regions of the west and northwest are increasing in productiveness and overloading current railway lines during harvest. The article notes that main arteries will soon require double tracking to handle the volume of crop movement and traffic.
Iowa state institutions including reformatories and mental hospitals are being supplied with adjacent large farms. The plan uses inmate labor under skilled supervision to run the farms, generating profits for the state and offering notable benefits to the inmates.
A compact seven square rod strawberry bed produced an ample and steady supply for about thirty days. The crop was sufficient for canning and generated more than enough revenue to cover all labor four times over. The report suggests any gardener with similar space can replicate this success.
A city milk dealer, charged with selling milk below standard butter fat, sought to defend himself by introducing ten babies who were regulars at his milk cans as witnesses. The judge faced a scene where some jurors noted calves thriving on separator milk, undermining the tactic.
A forecast of rivalry between agriculture and industry as corn stalks from the west shift from fodder to paper manufacture. The silo and shredder enable cows to eat stalks, while paper makers convert dry stalks into high quality paper, signaling a new utilization of surplus stalks.
The late session congress law aims to dam and irrigate desert lands under government control to convert waste waters into arable, productive acreage. Reclaimed lands will be sold to fund further expansion, targeting semitropical belts where ten acres under irrigation rival forty irrigated elsewhere. Progress will be keenly watched.
A rural advocate argues farmers should proactively support and fund a trolley or rail line, noting a similar sixteen mile project last year dramatically increased adjacent farm land values and made farm living as desirable as town life, urging communities to act quickly and enthusiastically.
Thirty five years ago on a western frontier farm the narrator found no nurseries or railroads and planted 200 wild black raspberry roots dug from a timber track. The plants grew well that season and in the next year yielded a bountiful crop equal to cultivated varieties. They enjoyed berries for eating canning selling and sharing, a revelatory community surprise.
Alfalfa is drawing growing attention beyond arid zones as farmers in the northern and northwestern states experiment with the perennial forage plant. The key is soil adaptation rather than climate, with high protein content promising great value for farmers who can grow it.
A movement to establish schools for the special teaching of women in cutting and fitting women’s clothing gains momentum across the country. The article argues that everyday schooling neglects practical dressmaking skills, leaving women dependent on others. It claims mastery of dress improves marriage prospects more than superficial arts like music.
A surface cultivator proves indispensable on corn land where mullein milkweed sunflowers morning glory cockle bur wild roses and other deep rooted tall weeds prevail Its long sharp knives slice plants below the surface and annihilate them but it cannot replace the old four shovel plow for general cultivation The disk corn plow and the weeder also have times and places where they outperform other tools.
Waterloo and Cedar Rapids papers salute John Mahin of the Muscatine Journal on fifty years as editor. He guided growth of Iowa through times of republican policy and state development, ever upholding a high standard of truth, independence, and public service.
The Muscatine Journal marks John Mahin's fiftieth anniversary as editor, dating from his start as a young man. The jubilee edition highlights decades of straight editorial stance, a growth from four pages to eight, and tributes from subscribers nationwide.
John Mahin celebrated his fiftieth anniversary as editor of the Muscatine Journal on Thursday. One of Iowa’s oldest active newspaper men, he has long earned the respect of his peers and the public for his career and service.
Des Moines Capital notes the jubilee edition of the Muscatine Journal as a valuable compilation of Muscatine and eastern Iowa history. Editor John Mahin receives widespread congratulations from the paper’s long-time supporters.
Hon John Mahin longtime Muscatine Journal editor marks fifty years at the helm with a creditable special issue. He has fearlessly fought for the right and earned a high standing in the field.
John Mahin of Muscatine edited the Journal for fifty years, celebrated by a souvenir edition under his son H. J. Mahin. The issue praises his prohibitionist stance and newspaper work, notes his industry through ups and downs, and includes reminiscences from citizens of age when he began. It also lists long‑time business signs and current subscribers, highlighting his widespread legacy.
The Chicago Chronicle argues the late freight handlers strike shows labor agreements have value. It urges unions to honor contracts and refrain from sympathy strikes when union principles are attacked, emphasizing responsibility, legality, and the need for a strong sense of honor within labor organizations.
Public timetable excerpt shows departures and arrivals between Muscatine and Montezuma. Mentions trains with times around 710 pm arrival and 6:00 pm freight, with agent Govip listed. Fragmentary OCR text indicates schedule details and service notes for the route.
The railroad announces updated eastbound and southwestbound passenger services. Through trains Nos 11 12 15 16 29 30 run to Kansas City Mexico City and California with new routings via Kansas City St Joseph Evans and Washington adjustments. Nos 7 8 85 and 86 run daily except Sunday. 15 16 operate daily except Sunday.
Time Tassie effective April 2 1992 at 12 noon daily except Sunday. South bound trains Nos 1 2 3 with connections to Iowa Central and R R N at Wapelle Elrick Junction Peoria Monmouth and east and west local stations. Saturday 8:00 p m. Muscatine 9:15 p m. connect with Iowa Central No 5 from Peoria. Monday 6:00 a m. Muscatine to Elrick Junction 7:15 a m. connection to Iowa Central for Peoria Monmouth and east. Charles Howard General Agent.
Northbound trains include No.3 St. Paul Express at 8 10 p m and No.5 Mason City Mail at 11 59 a m No 25 Way Freight at 10 m Southbound trains list No 6 Peoria Mall at 2 45 p m and No 4 Peoria Express at 6 36 m Also No 16 Way Freight at 1 50 p m Coupon tickets to US Canada and Mexico available from Geo Batty Marshalltown IA and L Seevera Elrick Junction IA
The Diamond Jo Line lists northbound departures at 7 00 a m from Muscatine with steamer Dubuque on dates in June July August and September and steamer Quincy on select June July August September days. Southbound departures at 11 30 a m from Muscatine on similar dates. Vessels run between St Louis St Paul Muscatine and arrive times shown with day after travel.
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