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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1902
Page
9
The notice reports prairie hay at four dollars per ton and well cured alfalfa at twelve dollars and eleven cents for feeding value. It notes a expected moderate fall in meat prices and mentions salaried workers with families. It adds a remark about timber use for matches versus railway ties and a comment on lawn mowing costs for style and respectability.
A farmer finds it easier to mold a good boy by sharing a half day fishing with him than through lectures or harsh discipline.
The text notes sumac and elderberry as ornamental aids for decorating the home and dooryard, highlighting their appeal to lovers of natural beauty. It presents a general observational view without specific individuals or events.
A serviceable automobile now selling for 700 is expected to reach 350 or less within five years, mirroring the historic depreciation seen with bicycles. The warning suggests a prolonged trend of steadily falling vehicle prices.
Carbon bisulphide introduced into gopher and skunk burrows kills the vermin quickly. The method also risks human harm as miners may die from firedamp and suffocation after an explosion.
A prospective buyer is told that strong weeds indicate fertile soil and good potential. The excerpt reasons that thriving weeds signal abundant nutrients and meat in the soil, framing weedy fields as a positive indicator for buyers.
Mixed crops of wheat and oats, called succotash, resisted last season's storms better than single cereal crops. This advantage supports growing these cereals together.
A North Dakota shoreline report notes hunters kill mallard ducks by gunny sacks on marshes where they hatched. The ducks are so tame at season start that some say it hardly feels like sport to shoot them.
A newspaper comment argues Americans settle the Canadian northwest urging the government to acquire an island or two. The piece forecasts a dwindling presence for God Save the King over the coming decade.
The piece argues that when a business pays, it gains dignity and this shift leads many professionals who previously scorned farming to invest in farms and praise agriculture as a profession.
The article argues keeping land is wiser than selling it to invest at five percent. It cites tax on money and credits and difficulty securing desirable loans as reasons why land offers a far safer and better return.
A single night event near the writer’s home reports one dog killing sixty sheep from a large flock. The massacre is described as an expression of hereditary wolfish instinct, inherited from ancestral nightly raids to pursue and kill the helpless victims.
Construction of flood water reservoirs on Colorado rivers linked to irrigation canals has yielded a 60 to 80 percent rise in land productivity and, in many areas, doubled farm values under irrigation.
Two of America’s most valuable game birds, the woodcock and the wood duck, are rapidly becoming extinct alongside the passenger pigeon and buffalo. The text laments mankind’s inability to replace them despite civilization and ingenuity.
A farmer warns that a careless hired man causes a string of losses from tying a horse to a fence to leaving gates open letting milk cows into cornfields and burying two cows. The man’s runaway and broken equipment add repair costs and livestock safety concerns, forcing sale of a young bull.
Garden notes describe growing 200 chrysanthemums this summer with thorough cultivation and ample moisture. The plants have caused little trouble so far and appear healthy.
Fruit trees that begin to bear heavily require fertilizing. A small gnarly crop often results from not applying proper fertilization or neglecting this essential care step.
A large number of men suffer hay fever this year as the second crop of clover ready for cutting was reached before weather allowed threshing or stacking of the small grain.
Towns praise recent floods for washing away weed growth on unoccupied lots, noting the unusual water has effectively cleared the areas.
A Colorado farmer reports net $20 per acre for a sugar beet crop last year. He notes beets depleted the soil, whereas potato cultivation improved the following crop, supporting the field’s long term fertility.
Great Britain plans to buy 200000000 bushels of wheat next year while France expects 16000000, Germany 52000000, Belgium 34000000, Holland 16000000, and Italy 34000000 bushels. America is projected to supply a substantial portion of these needs.
The article asserts Siberia has an nearly limitless wheat producing territory, while a Canadian northwest region remains undeveloped yet promises No 1 hard wheat at thirty bushels per acre as easily grown as weeds in a western field.
The article questions planting low grade fall apples like Hibernal Longfield McMahon Haas Strawberry Red. It argues Wealthy is superior, likening it to Wheat versus Rye, urging focus on higher quality varieties for better returns.
The article contrasts two households facing the coal strike. One with a large dry wood pile can view the shortage with sympathy, while the other with no wood and smeared clothes fumes over a coal fire and curses the coal barons.
A concise reflection notes refinement and intellectual growth as tied to agriculture. It cites Daniel Webster, Cincinnatus, and Burns, illustrating how farming life and field labor have inspired friendship, public service, and poetic creation through the ages.
The August output shows 141000 more fifty pound tubs of oleomargarine than June. Manufacturers seek every day for Sunday to find methods to evade the law. Efforts to educate the public on uncolored margarine are failing.
In early western days resources were scarce and hunting was costly. Geese ducks and cranes swarmed cornfields, but there was no market for them and powder and shot were expensive. After weeks of duck and goose, salt pork tasted best.
A farmer with fifty acres of oats stacks grain immediately after cutting and plans to supply neighbors with seed oats next spring at a favorable price. Neighbors who left oats in shock expect machine thrashing and risk unmerchantable grain.
The piece critiques farmers who shun neighbors who invest in high priced sires and instead buy from distant outsiders. It argues such critics harm the community and discourage local agricultural progress.
A twenty acre corn field near a thousand-acre area of poorer crops yields about seventy five bushels per acre, planted May 12 on clover sod and well cultivated. The piece is a real world lesson in soil prep, seed, and cultivation, showing one skilled farmer’s method outweighs broader but less effective approaches.
Commentary warns against pursuing sugar beet cultivation in the corn belt due to poor grower returns and labor demands. It notes the crop appeals to irrigated western regions and parts of the east with cheap child labor, but not where high corn yields or strong dairy and livestock industries prevail.
Hundreds of farmers in the grain growing regions of the west and northwest faced heavy losses this season by relying on machine thrashing. Bleached shocks and late work in poor weather caused many shocks to sprawl while the thrashing rush benefited only a few at the head of the circuit.
A guide to simple married life emphasizes small homes, self sufficiency, and careful selection of modern conveniences. It urges limiting social entertainments, choosing easy nutritious foods, and avoiding artificial wants and social pressures as the worst tyrants.
The piece argues county agricultural societies waste funds on sensational entertainment instead of educational agricultural programs. It cites high diversions and minor premiums, noting such policies push fairs toward failure or closure across many counties.
The piece mocks an agricultural paper that praises bananas as a cheap, healthful staple. It notes a dime buys about eight bananas and suggests a family of four could eat one banana daily, then humorously questions the practicality by imagining a worker exhausted after such a diet.
Train itinerary shows departures from Muscatine to Montezuma with a daily schedule except Sundays. Arrival from Montezuma appears in reverse direction with times and agent reference to M. Govlp. and the Railroad office.
The notice lists C R P R trains east and southwest with numbers and times. It notes through routes to Kansas City El Paso City of Mexico and California. A Wilton Muscatine schedule shows departure and arrival times for morning afternoon and late night trips.
Taking effect April 20 1902 at noon the Muscatine North & South By Co publishes train schedules with arrival and departure times for lines through Muscatine Roundhouse Fruitland Grandview Wapello Elrick Junction and connections to Burlington Iowa Central Oskaloosa Grinnell Marshalltown Mason City Minneapolis and St Paul Charles Howard General Agent notes Saturday and Monday service with connections and transfer details to local stations east and west
The Iowa Central timetable lists trains north and south from Elrick Junction including No. 3 St. Paul Express at 4 10 pm No. 5 Mason City Mail at 11 59 am Sundays No. 25 Way Freight 10 05 am Sundays going north and No. 6 Peoria Mall 2 45 pm Sundays while No. 4 Peoria Express runs daily at 5 36 am and No. 16 Way Freight at 1 50 pm Sundays. Coupon tickets to U S Canada and Mexico offered with contact details for A B Cutts and G L Seevers.
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