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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1910
Page
6
The article criticizes planting potatoes with no seed selection and urges using large, vigorous tubers for seed. It also summarizes Missouri Experiment Station on silos highlighting silage keeps young stock growing, lowers beef and milk costs, reduces waste, preserves feed, and aids feeding in drought and rainy periods.
The text notes nearly 1,000,000 new farms have formed in the United States in the last ten years. It states an 18 percent increase in total farms over that period and observes a 20 year trend toward amalgamating distant farms into larger holdings from Ohio eastward.
A movable sheep fence is formed from ten foot panels of four inch boards nailed solidly. Once erected sheep or hogs will likely overturn it. A fence three and one half feet high will turn most flocks.
The article advises that a good hill slope aids drainage to keep poultry grounds dry and pure. On flat land rotate crops to absorb nutrients, and annually scrape topsoil and replace with fresh soil to improve drainage and cleanliness.
The section notes farms nearer the market being subdivided into smaller plots. It records almost three times as many farms as in 1870 and an unprecedented rise in farm land and livestock values according to American Agriculturist.
A historical note describes a planting method using a long board with end sockets and a center notch. Stake lines mark the plot and pins fix the board to transfer the tree’s exact location. After positioning the tree, soil is packed around the roots.
A poultry show showcased a setting of eggs from an American class flock. Twelve of thirteen eggs hatched with one chick dying. the remaining eleven grew to maturity. The flock, comprising three cockerels and eight pullets all uniform in color and size, won top awards and was valued at around one hundred dollars, though the owner declined to sell.
The Journal of Agriculture reports that soil from the yards may be purified and reapplied as fertilizer to the field, using fresh soil from the source as the base material.
Canada peas and oats make a preferred forage crop for New York state farmers. Sow from early spring to mid May, at two week intervals for a continuous crop. Broadcast one and a half bushels per acre, then cover three to four inches. Hay or green feed can be harvested with oats in the milk stage and peas with pods. Six to seven tons per acre green weight is possible.
Farm Notes advises drying alfalfa before cutting and stresses calm, timely milking of cows. It recommends Holsteins as superior milk producers, warns against overfeeding corn, and notes dry sheep quarters year round. It also suggests treating cows kindly for better returns and highlights stable cleaning in all seasons.
A painting of David is hailed as the sixteenth century work of Domenico Feti, estimated at 25 000 dollars. Experts praise its vigorous handling, strong color, and Goliath’s severed head in the foreground. It is on display at 1634 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
A London Standard explanation describes how heat causes facial redness by relaxing skin vessels under vasomotor control. It notes the face flushes first due to direct exposure near a heat source, clothing shielding the rest of the body, and warns paralysis can blunt this response risking burns.
The text traces papermaking from China in the second century BCE to silk road spread. It notes use of mulberry bast, bamboo, straw, and grass, and mentions Arab secrecy in Samarkand. Paper mills emerge in Europe with Germany’s first mill in the twelfth century.
The Louisville Courier Journal quotes a humorous exchange about lunch timing and time saved versus time spent waiting in a dyspepsia specialist’s anteroom. The片 dialogue contrasts quick meals with lengthy medical waits.
A humorous quip defines bankruptcy as placing money in the hip pocket while creditors take the coat. The exchange features a father and child exchange cited as a Fregende Blatter style joke about finance and obligations.
A Detroit Free Press quip mocks a pessimist named Brown who laments life insurance, while a jibe about proving oneself and a line about alimony as a judge’s fee highlight sharp, satirical style.
The article notes that total mail pieces in 1889 were 3.86 billion, rising to 13.18 billion by 1909, a near quadruple increase. Rural delivery, now 13 years old, employs about 40,000 carriers delivering letters and newspapers to farms, totaling over 1,000,000 miles daily. The Post Office pushes for parcels post to aid farmers, facing merchant resistance in cities.
A party of four diners display wealth while discussing money. One counts a hundred forty, another two hundred fifteen, the third three hundred, the fourth offers to lend. A waiter carries the fallen man to the cold air, and he is reported to recover.
George Richmond Hayes describes a Oregon boom town near Cottage Grove where a man in a red shirt warns strangers to behave or face lynching. He recalls a line about lynching for killing Chinamen, illustrating frontier racial tensions.
A woman suffrage lecturer in England argued she has no vote but her groom does. She quipped that asking him to exercise the franchise would elicit a puzzled response about which horse is being referred to.
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