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Newspaper
New Albany Weekly Tribune
Location
New Albany, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1908
Page
4
A miscellany of rural guidance covers dairy herd care, milking hygiene, and cream production. It discusses cost losses from unprofitable cows in Iowa, orange groves in California, and the benefits of proper feed, weed control, and water spraying for pests. It also notes wind, weather, and wildlife like hawks as farm allies, plus reflections on forest policy and feminine labor trends.
A former New York resident serving in the federal government argues that real estate prices in the eastern states offer better chances for home seekers to start fruit and dairy farming on a small scale. He cites a 37 acre New York farm with 18 acres orchard yielding 10 percent over ten years and notes poultry or dairying as viable alternatives where orchard suitability is limited.
Patten Batten of Charles City Indiana a noted horticulturist and Wilder medalist unveils a new winter apple named Silas Wilson grown from a Ben Davis seedling. The variety shows good hardiness suited to northern states with high quality fruit and red color. Batten plans rapid propagation aiming for market release soon.
The article advises planting corn no deeper than three inches after field dragging to avoid poor stands in wet soils. It then notes Hood River Valley apples command high prices due to careful orchard management and hand picking. It ends with tree planting distances for home ornamentals, recommending 30 feet for maples and 25 feet for ash and similar varieties to allow future spreading.
A collection of sermons and reflections by Rev. Russell, Hunter, Hiederwolf, Zumerman, Francis, Powell Hillis, Radcliffe, Freeman, Hopkins, Peters, and Stimpson. Topics include Atone ment, wealth and morality, thinking, the normal man, service, true life, kingship of Jesus, joy in devotion, happiness while poor, heaven’s occupations, and a testimonial for Foley’s Kidney Cure.
The Floyd County Board of Review Indiana will convene Monday June 1 1908 in the County Commissioners room at the New Albany courthouse for the assessment review and equalization of taxes. Sessions run forty consecutive days from 9 AM to 4 PM with Sundays excluded and may extend to a mid fall period. Citizens are asked to file written complaints with Auditor Julian T Miller promptly.
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