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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1908
Page
7
In Wal lace's Farmer, a writer describes a homemade drag built from four old wagon tire irons tied with chains and an evener. He notes heavier front tires, a wired log for lumps, and a preferred open-ring fastening. The device grinds clods to fine powder, leaving a smoother seedbed and offering inexpensive help for sowing wheat or late cowpeas.
A cor respondent describes a simple surveying method for farmers using a board a level and stakes. By sighting over a board set between two stakes and marking where vision intersects each stake, the vertical difference between stakes yields the level difference, enabling drainage calculations with basic tools.
The Babcock tester should be on every dairy farm. Cleanliness in hen houses and hog pens matters more than sprays. Use a common wheat drill for planting cowpeas and soybeans. Second growth clover mown young feeds fowls in winter. Ewes should not run with the flock to prevent twin lambs being abandoned.
Agricultural guidance on improving clay and earth roads. It covers using sand or gravel to reduce clay sticking, proper drainage, crowning surfaces, keeping ruts filled, and encouraging moisture retention with shade trees or turf. It also notes benefits of fibrous cover and rolling to compact soil and prevent water damage.
Two 40 inch pine rods of one inch diameter form a hanging device. Screws attach 19 inch wire loops to the ends, nine inch cross pieces with bent loops join to ceiling hooks with 32 inch wires, letting the lower wood hang level with a stove. Prairie Farmer notes it’s handy in closets and cellars.
Do not bruise potatoes when transferring to a deep bin. Potatoes are tender and may rot if bruised. Elevate bins off the cellar floor with smooth stones to avoid decaying wood, which could contaminate stored produce.
A runaway hen disrupted Rev. Moody's sermon, triggering chaos in the pews. Deacon Grimes and others chased the bird. soot rained from a broken stove pipe while a pane of glass shattered. Moody adjourned as workers plan to expel the hen's owner. Bishop Potter anecdote follows.
A Washington Star line notes a glee club member works harder than a notification committee member and gains less credit, highlighting unnoticed effort and civilian merit.
A collection of quips and ads noting travel phantoms, catarrh remedies, and simple home tonics. It praises imagination over travel, includes testimonials for Hall's Catarrh Cure, Trall's Catarrh Cure claims, and Pettit's Eye Salve.
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