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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1909
Page
6
The piece describes an air circulating meat refrigerator design with adjustable ice and meat chambers. It discusses keeping wheat pure for seed and highlights the cowpea as a fertilizer and green forage, noting sowing rates and timing for green manuring and fodder use.
After patient waiting, trapping failed. He learned woodchucks love salt, so he mixed a liberal quantity of apis green in salt and placed a handful near each burrow. He was not troubled again that season and has used this remedy since.
The Kansas Agricultural College reports a fire repellent formula for livestock using 1% pounds resin two cakes laundry soap one half pint fish oil and enough water to three gallons. Dissolve resin in soap solution heat add fish oil and remaining water brush on as a spray add kerosene for spray use. Cost about 7 to cents per gallon with one and a half pints per cow per application. Initial usage requires two or three applications.
The text explains hoof shapes and their effects on shoeing. Regular hooves bear weight centrally, with the toe straight and hooves moving forward in line. Wide toe (figure 2) shifts weight to the front in motion. Narrow toe (figure 3) pushes weight to the outer hoof half, causing paddling and possible interference.
The article stresses planting seed wheat only on land free of volunteer wheat and other grains, especially rye. It warns that mixing varieties reduces yield and quality, and urges careful harvesting and threshing to avoid contamination. It also notes soil fertility and proper cultivation as essential for wheat performance.
A Pennsylvania farmer recalls setting several hundred early cabbages and finding missing plants near a patch. He discovers multiple woodchuck burrows under a wall and rigs steel traps in the burrows to defend the crop.
The article stresses prevention over cure for hog cholera, noting it remains widespread across regions. It links outbreaks mainly to herd condition and feeding mismanagement, advising green or bulky feed, salt, and charcoal to keep hogs thrifty and less susceptible to disease.
Harvest horseradish in fall before frost or in spring before top growth starts. Plow along row to loosen soil, lift and trim main root, wash and brush, rinse in clean water. Peel outer skin and grate for use.
The story recounts Hans Wagner later known as Honus earning his first contract at $35 a month after early struggles with the Steubenville and Paterson clubs. It traces his switch from pitcher to shortstop, rapid improvement, and eventual sale to Louisville for $2,500 before joining the Pittsburgh Pirates under Barney Dreyfuss.
The article describes Fred R. Cottrell's round barn near Irving, Arkansas, claimed as Kansas largest. It measures 100 feet diameter with a stone first story, a central circular manger, 74 feet total height, a 10 by 10 foot ventilation shaft, and a tall dome roof. It houses 300 cattle, 500 tons of hay, and 10 000 bushels of grain.
The newsletter notes a barn surmounted by a monument to Mr Cottrell and details his work raising thoroughbred Hereford cattle. His herd totals 155 head with 100 cows, while the new barn capacity reaches 300 head. The high loft stores 500 tons of hay and grain bins hold 10 000 bushels.
Oscar Asche and his wife Misa Lily Brayton are en route on a journey that trails the theater world and a famous Deadhead nickname. The pair travel together amid theatrical circles as road notes and public curiosity follow them.
A Tit-Bits writer recalls a political meeting where a persistent heckler keeps shouting You're wrong, sir. The orator, angered but undeterred, vows to reveal secrets about the Government. The critic’s bald head becomes a final, comic detail as the exchange endures.
A brisk note compares finding four seat clovers to locating easy business opportunities, suggesting others consistently uncover them while the speaker seeks similar luck.
A collage of humor and witticisms from readers and editors. Jests touch on marriage delays, fishing excuses, school farewells, love foolishness, divorce quips, railroad mishaps, engagements, and a courtroom quip about truth amid ads. Notable lines include playful exchanges about marriage timing and a house hunter's truth test.
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