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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1905
Page
7
The article explains how nursery trees survive long journeys and thrive when carefully handled. It highlights moisture retention, proper wrapping, and protection from sun and wind from harvest to planting, noting failures arise from drying roots and poor handling. With correct treatment, a hundred trees can be set without failures.
The speaker notes growing support for agricultural colleges among farmers and emphasizes legislative backing. Illinois appropriated 6270,000 for two years while Michigan maintains a permanent annual 6100,000 allotment. He warns that those not acting will fall behind in this race.
The piece notes the blurring lines between farming and trucking as canning industries grow. It cites changes in a country once focused on cereals and stock, with canning crops replacing some traditional enterprises. Farmers must adapt to rising city demands and actively meet new conditions.
Farmers warn against using seed from bins without selection or cleaning. They argue seeds from unvetted grain risk poor yields and squander the stake many have in sowing the fields.
The article emphasizes daily thorough brushing, drying, and mud removal to boost a horse’s health. It advises training colts, frequent drinking, and steady supervision during shoeing, stressing the bond between rider and horse and the value of rest and proper care.
The article explains caponizing to raise profit from cockerels by producing larger, quieter capons sold six to twelve months old, best at three to four months, with careful timing and sterile equipment. It notes prices and weight benefits, breed suitability, and cautions about smaller or Asiatic breeds. It also cites a New Hampshire Experiment Station cost estimate for keeping a 1,200 pound horse at moderate work at about 74 dollars per year, with regional variation and idle periods.
A farmer’s helper urges early planning to tackle the season’s workload and avoid sap loss. Delays cost sap and sugar, and even a well-meaning neighbor who is tardy can end up insolvent. Start now to prevent trouble later.
A timeless reflection on progress notes that the farmer who slept ten years ago is now behind, and those ten years hence will be even further behind. It highlights the coming dominance of new tech like the automobile plow and mower within reach.
Wood ashes are valuable for potash and phosphoric acid, especially on strawberry patches. The potash content varies by tree type with elm ash reaching about 25 percent. One ton unleached ash may yield around 100 pounds of potash worth about $5 and phosphorus worth about $1, totaling roughly $6 per ton. Leaching reduces value by removing potash. Lime is also present and useful on many soils.
The passage notes autos terrorize old horses, which react like colts. It mocks fearsome drivers and odd fashions, describing cars as scare machines with grotesque looks imitating a devil figure, creating a terrifying street scene.
An article advises farmers to plant evergreen windbreaks during winter storms to shield houses barns and feedlots. It recommends Scotch Austrian and White Pine, 18 to 24 inches, transplanted nursery stock, planted in double rows 16 feet apart with 16 feet between trees, predicting full wind barriers in five years and noting reduced heating and feed needs.
A writer describes fruit farming near a small village where seasonal shipments sustain profits. The piece notes that large cities are flooded with fruit, suppressing prices, while nearby towns offer better returns. Express companies and merchants profit from fruit that growers could harvest themselves.
Farmer guidance on raising bacon lard pigs emphasizes even fat and lean distribution, summer pasture and winter forage, and frequent shelter relocation. Prepare brood sow quarters weeks before farrowing to prevent litters lost from cold or harsh weather. Ensure warm, safe housing for newborn piglets and provide kerosene emulsion to deter pests.
The text notes that soil character and climate determine farming methods. Variations in soil cause some to benefit from spring plowing before sowing small grain, while others require fall plowing or spring cultivation. Plowing under undecayed straw and heavy cornstalk coatings aids soil condition in certain cases.
Practical advice on tree training, light for fruit color, inspecting seed potatoes for disease, burning raspberry cuttings to curb insects, grapevine pruning in cold ground, burning refuse with rot, and mulching lime around plant bases for protection.
The April issue highlights Garden Magazine with a double planting number featuring new planting tables and weekly chores, plus pieces on small fruits, vegetable planting guides, and nature sketches. Country Life in America surveys roses and seaside to mountain gardening, while McClures and Everybody’s discuss New Jersey finance, trusts, and the Amalgamated system in Wall Street.
Rev. Lewis Pease condemns brutal husbands and urges patience, praising faithful wives. He attacks capital punishment and recounts a dying wife whose husband’s words betrayed deep devotion, urging men to value and please their spouses and avoid scolding.
In Manchester N H March 7 the city faces a rare dilemma as eighteen teachers plan June weddings at year end. The 100 attendance record humorously labels them as suspects while the rest of the teaching staff watches the tally and jokes about the forthcoming nuptials.
The jury in the noted county treasury robbery case returned a verdict of not guilty against Treasurer T. J. Chase. The trial concerns the September robbery of nearly $15,000, which Chase claimed was conducted by masked men who held him up.
Bloomington Alabama March 27 The city council of Duanville adopts an ordinance prohibiting policemen from drinking liquor Licenses will be revoked if a saloonkeeper or druggist furnishes any officer with intoxicants
New York March 27 keeper Sny der in charge of the snakehouse at the Bronx 200 narrowly escaped death when a large python struck at him but missed by a hair.
San Francisco March 27. Chief of Police Whitman and three patrolmen were dismissed from the force charged with accepting graft money tied to running dives and immoral resorts in Chinatown.
In St Louis on March 27 white workers razing a Washington state building at the world’s fair caused the structure to suddenly collapse injuring three men. Three workers were hurt during the demolition as crews worked to clear the site.
Gov Folk signs the bill prohibiting railroads from working trainmen more than sixteen hours without sleep. The measure was approved in Jefferson City on March 27. It specifies a maximum work period for crew members to protect safety and health in railway operations.
A Mercer County Ohio farmer details a year of crop profits and land value gains, noting 2978 bushels of wheat plus 1200 to 1300 of oats and barley from 200 acres, with land value increases yielding over 25 percent on investment. He cites nearby neighbors who fenced and cultivated half their land, harvesting 28 and 27 bushels per acre, and mentions widespread prospect for home-seekers in Canada’s western lands.
A ship's physician observes that American girls generally resist seasickness better than English girls, while French girls are most often overcome by the malady during many ocean journeys.
The snippets include a Browns of conversation about marriage desires from a Cleveland Plain Dealer mock dialogue, a Modern Mother and Modern Child exchange about vaccinating a dolly, a Baltimore American quip on why a truffle is the most curious vegetable, noting its lack of roots stems leaves and its flavor use.
A country pastor sought guidance from Henry Ward Beecher about the rising problem of people falling asleep in church. Beecher listened, then recalled his own method: upon spotting a sleeper, the sexton should go to the pulpit and wake the minister.
Toledo tale credits Dr. Harry T. Lewis of 607 Summit Street with a dramatic kidney disease recovery after using Dodd's Kidney Pills. He describes severe back pains, nocturnal awakenings, and years of illness, then two weeks of treatment leading to a cure. The ad claims early use prevents Bright's Disease, Diabetes, Dropsy, Gravel, or Rheumatism.
A brief, enigmatic line notes some men chase a needle for keystack prior to choosing reform. The wording hints at a proverb-like reflection on effort and change without detailing actions or names.
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