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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1904
Page
7
Mr Wrage invites readers to submit new ideas to the Farm Orchard and Garden department and offers to answer inquiries. Correspondence should be sent to M J Wragg in Waukee Iowa for information on subjects discussed.
The article explains why proper paint matters for farm structures, noting that dry wood resists decay and that coal tar, while useful inside stave silos, has limitations. It warns of paint fraud, explains oil bases, and compares white lead, zinc white, red lead, and linseed oil for exterior and interior coatings.
A speaker notes that some men, after moving to seek better lands via agents and firms, end up renting or returning to their original farm. The piece urges trying other prospects for a year, then reconsidering a return to the familiar ground. It closes with a nudge to consider coming back.
A farmer submits a sprig showing woolly aphis on apple trees and requests control methods. Advice covers tobacco water with lye, kerosene emulsions, tobacco dust around roots, ash applications, and possible manure to strengthen trees. Copper acetate and ammonia fail against woolly aphis though some fungi respond to it.
A Missouri note details how plum growing, though uncommon, can be profitable for small orchards. Damsons yielded up to sixty bushels per orchard at $1.50 per bushel, and a suburban grower netted $500 from a back‑lot plantation selling at $1.50 to $1.87 per bushel. Several varieties underperformed, including Japan plums, but the author emphasizes minimal costs, simple care, and strong local demand. Jones, Missouri.
A speaker declares that higher education boosts success in any vocation from farming to law. He argues that a college education makes a person a better professional and a better citizen, while ignorance leaves individuals at the tail end of the procession.
A reflective editorial argues country churchyards are often neglected but can be beautified with endowments for maintenance. It cites New England examples where towns fund improvements, praising such legacies. The piece also extols clover as essential soil fertilizer, likening its value to a reform in farming.
The article questions the feasibility of indefinite wheat cultivation in the Northwest. It argues crop rotation is needed due to unreliable corn, poor clovers and grasses, and limited options besides continuing wheat. It warns soil fertility will decline, reducing yields and making the crop unprofitable.
Dr. BE W. Allen cites a Year Book finding one third of cows fail to pay their keep, with another third not yielding profit. Farmers should record per cow milk quantity and quality, use Babcock fat tests and weekly yields, and cull only after confirming management, feeding, and milking practices are not the cause.
Editorial notes ignorance poverty and discontent fuel unrest among Russian peasants. Explosive conditions may convulse the country at any time. Authorities heed the issues and discuss measures to improve affairs. The emperor favors improvements in peasant conditions.
Advice to dairy farmers on clean milking practices and housing. Emphasizes bright, sanitary cows, well bedded young heifers, and daily washing of feed buckets to prevent disease. Encourages self reliance, growing own feed, and financial prudence to maximize profits.
A successful farmer advocates planting cow peas with corn, using a switching planter to drop both seeds in the same hills. Cow peas boost protein, smother weeds, and enrich soil with nitrogen as leguminous crops. The note highlights alfalfa clover beans and cow peas as key soil enrichers.
London reports Aug 1 that Port Arthur may have fallen to Japan, based on refugees and Chinese centers, but no official confirmation. Refugees describe heavy land and sea bombardment, scarce ammunition, and a general assault reportedly begun Thursday, with hospitals using militia nurses and disrupted wireless links in Chefoo and Weihaiwei.
A. B. Asher of Pineville Kentucky lost a pocketbook containing nearly $12,000 in notes and money at the Chesapeake and Ohio station toilet room in Lexington on August 1. He returned to find it gone.
Naples court in a contested will case holds the pope is capable of inheriting in Italy. The ruling ends prior doubts about papal inheritance in Italian territory. The decision was reported from Paris and Naples on Aug 1.
In Sfortland Wisconsin on August 1 Margaret Yast and Florence Mangan aboard a fishing smack rescued the crew of the yacht Meteor of Nagawicka Yacht Club after the craft capsized and dumped its occupants into the water.
Mrs James Mc Kenna used a red table cover to flag and stop a fast New York Central passenger train near Poughkeepsie New York on August 1 preventing a wreck after a tree blown across the tracks during a storm blocked the line and endangered passengers and crew.
Dr Henry G Green of Atlanta Georgia died after a street car struck him near the world s fair grounds in St Louis Mo The body was taken to the morgue for disposition authorities reported the accident occurred on August first and investigators began record
In Dallas on August 1 Samuel H. Cordell an insurance agent killed his wife while she slept then shot himself. Jealousy is stated as the motive in this fatal domestic incident.
In Baltimore Sun report from Covey Island a ferocious African lion attacked trainer Jack Bonavita during a 16 minute fight. The beast raked his arm as it toppled him, then sank its teeth and dragged him. Frank C. Bostock leapt into the cage and, with revolver fire from attendants, freed Bonavita and hurried him to safety.
Prof Ras mus F. Anderson Norse scholar and author has launched a drive for a 1912 July 4 commemorative celebration in England Scandinavia and the United States marking Norse chieftain Rollo's Normandy founding in 891. He envisions monuments in major cities and notes his background as a former U S minister to Denmark.
Richmond Indiana August 1 George Hamilton a student at Earlham College Richmond has won Indiana’s Cecil Rhodes scholarship He will enter Oxford College England October 1 Hamilton earned Indiana’s Rhodes honors by his pluck and self made study He supported three years of Earlham tuition through extra class work and exam preparation.
Davenport Iowa Aug 1 The excursion steamer J S arrived Sunday morning after a terrify storm that swept the boat against the riverbank at Andalusia Capt Sheckfus says trees were torn out by roots The boat’s seven hour overdue arrival drew a crowd of about fifty relatives who kept vigil in the rain all night amid wild rumors and excitement.
At Boswell Somerset County a mob of 250 after a reported assault on a five year old girl by a foreigner named Andrew Bulok attempted to lynch him on Sunday afternoon. Two or three men cut the rope around his neck and dragged the prisoner to the jail for safety.
Terre Haute coroner Tabor ruled Robert Farr, a junior at Indiana Normal School, died of heart exhaustion after chinning 24 times in succession. Farr, recently elected principal of Clay City schools, was in robust health before the gym exercise caused cardiac trouble.
Isaac Day aged 49 dropped dead in the Benton Illinois courthouse after being brought from Whittington and adjudged insane before the county court. The incident occurred in August.
Newberry chief of police describes long kidney trouble with back pain and disrupted sleep. After two boxes of Dean Kidney Pills, his condition improved with clearer secretions and normal kidney function. Free trials offered by Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo.
A Kansan describes severe coffee-related illnesses including headaches rheumatism heart trouble and nerve distress. After switching to Postum he notes dramatic health improvements and declares Postum essential at his table amid praise from visiting friends.
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