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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1904
Page
6
Randalin endures assault and sorrow after Danish captures as she seeks King Canute. A nun warns, Fridtjof’s memory and vengeance drive her toward the Danish camp, where an unfamiliar warrior guides her path and warns against gossiping. She presses toward war booths for justice and news of Edric Jarl’s forces.
Morning along Watling street shows sparse travel as English farmers hide in cover while a Danish host nears. A spry boy guards the way with a knife while mounted messengers patrol and foragers pass, startling Randalin as her horse bolts into the trees.
A Boston Journal excerpt recounts a Mississippi justice of the peace court case where lawyer George Smith challenged the judge who, with Brown's objection, refused to acknowledge witness names and addresses. Smith insulted the judge, who then fined constable Frye five dollars for allowing the insult before adjourning the hearing.
A fragmented dream tale features a speaker recounting meeting a man offering a “ground slice of radium” worth a million an ounce. The dream escalates as the speaker agrees to a cut, only to wake up naked, realizing the grasping haste in the surreal bargain.
Afr Wragg invites contributions of new ideas readers may present and will answer correspondents seeking information on discussed subjects. Address M J Wragg, Waukee, Iowa.
The article weighs when to cut grass for best hay quality and urges starting as Timothy blooms and harvesting rapidly to secure crop. It notes opinions vary on bloom, seed formation, and Timothy ripeness, but promotes timely cutting and rapid work to ensure good feeding stock. Farmers must use good judgment amid busy season conditions to maintain stock health.
The article cites Prof Kings findings on soil moisture maintaining 40 to 60 percent saturation for optimal yields. It notes corn requires vast water, with one ton of dry matter needing about 230 tons of water and an apple tree consuming up to 8750 gallons daily during fruiting, highlighting moisture's critical role in plant nutrition and growth.
California plant breeder Luther Burbank, originator of the potato named for him, continues experiments with twenty thousand to thirty thousand seedlings and hybrids. His aim is a sweeter potato with flesh color closer to the sweet potato and improved qualities, trusting his past successes to assure future achievement.
The article recalls fire blight as a long known disease in the north central United States last summer. It notes outbreaks occur at intervals and reviews research from 1878 by Prof. T J Burrill and later work by Prof. T G C Arthur showing a specific bacterium linked to blight that can infect healthy tissue.
Be careful this year in harvest time and get the wheat and oats shocked up good. We don’t know how much rain we may have before threshing. Some men can’t shock wheat right. Maybe they’ll make good hands on the binder. Wheat harvest doesn’t last long on the average farm. If a day longer will improve work, take it by all means.
Guidance on fly nets and muslin covers for horses during fly season. Emphasizes gentle, balanced gait and calm handling. Recommends moderate work as beneficial for mares and colts, with prudent judgment and always speaking to the horse when approaching.
During hot dry weather you should avoid overwatering the sweet pea vines. Water sparingly and keep roots moist but not soaked to encourage abundant blooming. Avoid wetting the vines to prevent leaves from wilting and maximize flower production.
The currant species used for cultivated varieties likely originated in northern Europe. Early Greek and Roman writers do not mention them. The English name currant comes from resemblance to the Corinthian grape. Black red and white currants were known for centuries but gained attention only in the last hundred years. Turner in 1557 does not name them. Guarde in 1597 called the currant a smooth-stemmed googse berry.
A reader notes sweet clover spreading everywhere from roadsides to pastures becoming a major nuisance. Cattle avoid mature plants, yet the weed is hard to eat when tall. It is a biennial. mowing for two years starves it of seed and kills the roots, unlike red clover. Bluegrass is preferred to replace it.
The article notes that farmers nationwide are diversifying their crops and adopting intensive cultivation to produce more and better goods on smaller areas. It predicts growth as population rises, aligning consumption with the country’s existing productive capacity.
A farmer's note suggests sowing rape near cabbage to attract millers that attack pests and protect crops. It recommends a miller trap using a lantern over a water barrel with kerosene to drown the insects as they gather at night.
Fragmentary OCR text discusses cranberries in the United States with unclear data about cultivation amounts and timing. The readable parts mention years, turkey time, and cranberry growing, but details are fragmented and inconsistent. Entities and specifics are too incomplete to identify a clear event or subject.
A Town reader asks how to kill tent caterpillars defoliating a plum orchard. Start with early spring removal of nests or eggs on small trees. If needed, prune and burn eggs and nests, or spray foliage with Paris green mixed with lime, testing first on a small area to avoid leaf burn.
An outspoken note argues that whips are useful in proper contexts but should not be used by drivers. It condemns whipping horses for fear of unfamiliar objects, calling such drivers fools and seeking legal debarment. Fear from pain worsens a horse’s terror on future encounters.
The Salt River valley in Arizona sees a rapid olive oil boom as orchards spread across the region. Olives form buds now and will yield hundreds of pounds of fruit, with harvest requiring many hands. Fruit is crushed, pressed, and oil rises to the top for aging before bottling later. About seventy five pounds of fruit produce a gallon of oil.
The text advises that when weather is favorable everything on the farm should be put in order before fieldwork begins. It stresses raking the yard, burning all trash, gathering garden debris, and getting ready for early planting, with emphasis on collecting orchard trash as well.
Fragmentary quotation discusses the link between negligence and disease spreading like typhoid fever and cholera. It warns that ignoring health laws creates epidemic risks, citing dairymen and plagues spreading from careless filth.
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