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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1908
Page
3
Dr Weber advertises a treatment for eye ailments including cataracts optic nerve disease cross eyes and granulated lids claiming many cases cured. The notice notes free examinations and mentions Charles Broadway Reuss a New York merchant who died recently after offering one million dollars to restore his sight.
A fragment discusses not reprinting a 1908 message, urges giving a boy a calf to raise with proceeds from sale, and reflects on the long suffering depot loafer. It notes U S wheat consumption from 1901 to 1907 averaging five and one half bushels per person per year.
The report notes Ulster accounted for most of Ireland's 59 059 taxed acres and 705 mills. The gardener laments the absence of a market plant rivaling the persistence and quality of the common dandelion for cultivation.
A friend collects suckers and red horse to feed hens confined in cages, hens consume the fish greedily as animal food substitutes. Another friend disposes of rabbits during summer in the same manner, using available feed for poultry.
Noting an advance in farming this season, the seed drill proves superior to broadcast seeding. Fields where the drill has been used exhibit a more even stand and better growth, reflecting increased care in cultivating lands valued at eighty dollars per acre or more.
Public highway improvement hinges on cutting back trees along roadways, especially on south or west borders. Thinning to allow sunlight on parts of the day eases progress. without it, road improvement becomes increasingly difficult or nearly impossible.
Geraniums benefit from outdoor sun and a garden transplant. Prune them back, remove from pots, and place in a sunlit garden spot. Before planting, set a shovelful of rotten manure beneath each plant to enrich the soil.
A writer notes slow plowing delays and cleaner gardens, as weed seeds germinate and early warm soil speeds growth. He observes a midseason bloom expectation and compares delayed planting with neighbor's earlier sowing. A temperance-minded observer calculates small per acre losses if corn used for spirits were redirected, arguing alt uses could still reward growers.
An editorial commentary denounces blue jays and blackbirds as unattractive and economically useless, citing their tendency to destroy nests of valuable species like robin, grosbeak, and oriole and urging residents to stop nesting if these birds appear. It also notes olive oil production in Italy for 1967 reaching 20411123 gallons and questions its claimed origin.
Broken crockery may be made to serve a good purpose if instead of being thrown on the ash heap or behind the wood shed it is broken up into small pieces and put into the hen yard. The poultry will appropriate all that is small enough as grit for grinding their food.
A reader warns that red gray and fox squirrels harm songbirds and that crows nearly wipe out poultry by preying on eggs and chicks. The note cites 200 chicks killed by crows and argues crows rival hawks mink and skunk in menace to poultry raisers.
In parts of the north central states tests on alfalfa indicate cultivation is futile without chickens to patrol the field. The fowls help keep the grasshopper pest in check, suggesting poultry integration is essential for successful alfalfa growth.
The piece argues that quail poultry can destroy young weeds during early leaf stages and that sheep serve as weed scavengers on farms. It warns of rising weed growth reducing soil nutrients and crop yields, urging farmers to keep useful flocks as a practical solution.
Owners with small flocks often overlook ram quality opting for cheaper, inferior rams. Pure breeding improves offspring traits while grade rams transmit undesirable genes. Separate rams when possible, grazing with care, and reduce grain in summer to keep rams healthy, then resume grain as breeding season nears to ensure vigor.
A farmer shares practical guidance for sheep husbandry including timing before lambing, hay quality, salt access, and avoiding heavy grain. Bells on some sheep deter dogs, and using sheep to control weeds is proposed. Shearing methods, dipping practices for ticks, and targeted feeding for thin ewes are advised as cost effective flock management.
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