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Newspaper
Russiaville Observer
Location
Russiaville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1907
Page
8
Notes urge readers to do their best in farming tasks and maintain morale amid critique. A Chicago News verse encourages steady effort and pride in finished work, while practical tips explain turning manure for heating, mixing, and hotbed layering to ensure proper fermentation.
Franklin Indiana exhibitor T B Clore took top honors at the Chicago National Corn Show winning ten ears of Johnson County White Dent corn and the sweepstakes for white corn. The single car sold for 250 dollars to Clore who described the prize as part of his life work amid a competitive bidding crowd.
A dairy article discusses optimal winter cow feed options including corn ensilage, roots, apples if chopped, crab apples and turnips after milking, and introduces dried beet pulp as a promising succulent feed. A neighboring dairyman reports using dried pulp since fall 1906 and finding it effective for milk production.
The article advises winter gardening steps such as covering cold frames with mats and closing sash at night, banking frame sides with manure, and frequent cultivation to impede disease and pests. It also discusses preparing hotbeds next month by collecting soil and composting manure, noting frozen soil aids cycles.
In December and January prune apples pears quinces and grape vines. Do not prune spring or fall set trees or late wood ripeners until early spring to avoid winter kill. Stake young trees in exposed spots with two stakes and ties. Drain fruit areas with tile drains laid between rows with outlet low point. Mound a foot of earth around young trees to resist winds and deter rodents.
The fair hosts a sheep driving test using Scotch shepherd dogs to move and pen flocks around the oval track. Entries include farms linked to J Pierpont Morgan and a Massachusetts stock farm. Organizer Ar Evarts expects about ten entries and says the event will educate northern farmers.
The piece argues eggs may be sold by weight in the future though buyers favor count. It notes large eggs like Minoreha or Brahma can outweigh Leg horn eggs and suggests dealers with big eggs could gain a premium if their stock is considered fancy. It urges exploiting a period of market security to make the product indispensable.
A city man with a country home reports his wife favors alfalfa over bluegrass for its year round green color and drought resilience. Each mowing yields a hay crop of a ton per acre and they sell alfalfa hay at $14 per ton, reflecting growing farmer adoption.
The column urges not overcultivating pasture with a corn cultivator and promoting chopped forage. It highlights skim milk as poultry feed for egg-laying fowls, stresses careful hen and chick care, and notes weekly insect powder dusting. An Ames Iowa study compares seed potato yields, Canada 754 bu/acre vs home-grown 109 bu/acre over seven years.
A pair of women react to a man who jokes about finding a woman's pocket while noting he married a rich wife. The brief quip reflects social humor from the page scraps.
A miscellany notes curious facts and anecdotes: gold wedding rarity. Corte Real’s Arctic voyage. animal quirks. Serb egg superstition. King Victor Emmanuel’s reading habits. London dog nurses. a Belgian village gold cache found in a tree. a Fort Dodge teenage bicyclist somnambulist. birds’ flight height myths. New York helpers guiding a German immigrant to Detroit.
An unnamed admirer invites a well known actor to a London hotel dinner. The host’s sudden departure leaves the actor puzzled as stories flow and the bill is paid, the evening remaining pleasant despite memory gaps.
A New York newspaper relied on a concealed source for society and club gossip. The informant, paid about ten dollars weekly, fed harmless tales about well known people, keeping his identity hidden and his checks to his wife. A wealthy relative’s death made him financially secure, ensuring ongoing insider stories.
The Pittsburg Post quotes townsfolk debating whether Zeb Dingbat should be nominated for hog reeve. The exchange questions if the nomination would satisfy the President and invites official approval before proceeding.
In a snowbound inn on Christmas Eve a group gathers for a feast while awaiting Arnold. A mysterious guest arrives, later revealed as a repentant prodigal who departs with a lantern to guide himself home as the others wait for his return. The tale ends with the guests honoring the Christmas Guest chair.
Poem-like note urges readers to remember unhappy children in December and to share joy with them, calling for kindness and acts of giving during Christmas. Signed A M P.
A poem on holiday shopping stress noting twelve sessions of a lone ten dollar bill strains budgets. It contrasts rich funds making gift buying easy with tight finances causing despair as friends expect costly presents. The speaker laments lengthy lists and high hopes during Christmas.
A dialogue notes why stoves lose prices post Christmas. One Reason asks why discounts occur and Dunn-Why answers that buyers cannot afford the prior prices.
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