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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1908
Page
8
A homemaker extols the charm of indoor plant spaces and window gardens. She describes a Iowa cottage with glass corner room filled with flowers and vines, praising flowers as a source of hospitality and cheer for women to nurture at home.
A steel reinforced hog trap made from 2 by 4 lumber with an oak front door and iron clamp. The crate measures 4 feet 2 inches long 2 feet 4 inches high and 1 foot 6 inches wide inside. The lever sets for small or large hogs and a rear hog pen is used for operation with two side handles aiding loading.
Reading fragmented text shows a focus on women achieving in demanding domains. While specifics are unclear, the wording implies recognition of female capability in management and enterprise, highlighting progress and empowerment without detailing concrete events.
The text argues fence the garden instead of chickens saves money, with chickens converting farm waste into meat and eggs. It endorses pure breeds for efficiency, promotes Leghorns Hamburgs Plymouth Rocks Wyandottes and Americans for meat, and Asiatics for ornament. It notes prevention beats treatment for disease and praises Black Langshans for vigor over Brahmas Cochins.
A South Dakota farmer argues that a good hired man who rises before 5:30 or 6 am is valuable, and that farmers are not universally demanding. The writer, sharing twenty years of experience, says fair pay and reasonable duties yield mutual respect, noting city clerks also endure early starts and long days.
The Department of Agriculture announces a cure for hog cholera after decades of study. Iowa college scientists developed a plan to prevent and eliminate the disease, promising relief for farmers and a more stable hog industry. Credit goes to Dr. Dorset for continuing Dr. Schwernitz’s work. states should contact their experiment stations for details.
Reports from multiple counties note Keagy in Highland Lake growing 140 tons of sugar beets on four acres and Jackson in Greeley producing 88 tons of pumpkins on four acres. Meeker farmer yields 800 tons hay, oats 80 bushels per acre, wheat 45. Sny der in Pueblo 30 bushels wheat per acre dryland. Whitting on Hart's Basin 200 acres yields 100 bushels oats per acre with 6 foot stalks. Ziller Gilcrest 75 bushels wheat per acre on 40 acres. Kernahan Delta sells potatoes, turnips, strawberries and gooseberries totaling 1200, Bailey Jefferson harvests 30 tons timothy hay on nine acres.
Mrs Jane Dowie widow of the late Apostle Dowie has opened a poultry plant on Ben MacDhui Dowie's farm at Muskegon Michigan. She invested large sums in the venture continuing the Dowie family’s farm interests and projects.
T Wesley Griffin describes the icehouse built five years ago using a four foot excavation with a six inch drain tile and a sixty foot drain. The site on rolling ground required one foot stone fill and a wall one foot thick, supporting a wooden framework above ground.
This picture notes two Houdans praised in France for prolific laying and meat quality. They are slowly gaining popularity here as excellent layers with firm flesh, though head feather growth may be objectionable to some.
W R Gilbert from the Canadian Experiment Station discusses the distinction between deep plowing and deep stirring. He argues that deep stirring, even two to three inches below the furrow, can have beneficial effects depending on land and subsoil. The piece stresses practical differences for farmers.
The article describes building an icehouse buried two to three feet in the ground using a 14 by 12 foot frame. It details framing, sawdust insulation, layered ice cakes, door placements, ventilation doors, a three foot wide ice chute, and a horse driven haul system to fill and finish the house while maintaining air flow and preventing rapid melt.
A quirky instructional tale notes the incubator keeps constant watch while the cranky hen delays. It mentions lifting slaked lime into a barrel and dropping chickens in briefly to sneeze worms away, then counting fifteen before removal.
A practical ladder design can hold 500 pounds for fruit picking and be improved with an iron brace. The article discusses deep plowing versus surface soil preservation, stressing bacteria on the surface drive fertility and warning that burying rich topsoil reduces yields and raises costs, while shallow tillage and subsoil stirring can benefit crops under normal conditions.
Mrs M B Wayne of Wapello County Iowa argues a neighbor’s switch to fifty hens of a single breed will pay off. She notes paying 30 for one cook and 20 for another and predicts prizes at winter shows will raise demand and prices for eggs and birds next year.
Missourian breeder sells five Crystal White Orpingtons to Madame Paderewski for 7500 dollars. The birds shipped to her Switzerland estate where she breeds twenty varieties. The buyer offered 2500 for a hen named Pegg, but the breeder refused. The sale totals include a 5000 dollar bill, two 1000 dollar bills and a 500 dollar bill.
A farmer advises maintaining a hen with regular care and attention to ensure steady production. The saying likens poultry welfare to servicing machinery, implying consistent feeding shelter and health checks will yield reliable output.
A farm piece praises the mule as tireless and frugal, doing more work than a horse while eating less. It notes the mule’s steadiness, reliability, and suitability as saddle animal with proper handling, and its ability to endure hard roads better than a horse.
The article explains two rabies forms in dogs the violent and the dumb. It details early signs changes in temperament appetite the eye look and later feverish symptoms including drooling hoarse voice and paralysis followed by rapid decline in violent cases. It also debunks common superstitions about mad dogs behavior.
A reader notes spinach rivals lithia water for kidneys and cites cleansing lore. Garlic, leeks, olives boost circulation while lettuce celery aid nerves. celery alone said to cure neuralgia. Carrots aid skin and stock. carrot poultice helps inflamed surfaces. Watercress rich in sulfur and iron enhances blood. salad with lemon olive oil praised. Romans say eat cress and learn wit. Cress salad with dandelion or cabbage and French dressing suggested.
Mary T Concrova of Kentucky writes that in her experience many widowed women running farms outperform their husbands. One grass widow inherited 160 acres with debt and stock but built the farm’s value by 1000, cleared debts in four years, and bought 906 dollars worth of thoroughbred cows. She urges men to heed wives' business advice.
A traveler describes grueling farm work and long hours, noting he left Chicago to escape 5:30 am starts and 7 am street duties. He claims his past job paid $14 weekly with board, and mocks farm life as better with nightlife and distractions. The letter highlights broader labor famine themes in rural areas.
to maintain a white finish on cement surfaces a wash is applied using Portland cement and marble dust mixed in a ratio of five to one water added to the consistency of whitewash apply with a whitewash brush and keep the wall wet during the process and for a day after drying fully before the wash adheres best on a wet wall and may not stick to a dry surface
E R Root of Medina Ohio argues bees rarely cause fruit disease. Birds puncture grapes and bees exploit decayed fruit, feeding on pulp. bees may be fed thin sugar sirup to keep them from ripe fruit. Spraying during bloom is discouraged. fruit growers and beekeepers can coexist with control measures and mutual benefits in cross fertilization.
A photo highlights Royal Sutton as a top form Shorthorn head in the Chicago International ring and a first prize winner. A note adds: the best lice-killer tried is ashes in the chicken house which keeps dust and lice down.
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