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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1905
Page
6
Mr Wragg invites contributions of new ideas from readers of this department and will answer correspondence on subjects discussed. Address Mr Wrage, 300 Good Block, Des Moines, Iowa.
In Garden and Farm S W Chambers warns gardeners about unreliable nurserymen who supply mixed or diseased stock. He recounts losses from strawberry and fruit tree orders, urges warning neighbors, and advocates growers maintaining their own nurseries to ensure true varieties and suitable local adaptation. He calls for concerted action by fruit growers to curb fraud and mislabeling. Waukee, Iowa.
Farmers will study improvements in heating and lighting for farm homes as winter approaches. The aim is to discuss better plans to bring comfort away from city plants and create warmer, more efficient rural homes.
The article argues that spraying is a preventive, not a cure, and will not restore lost leaves or fruit. It warns against delaying spraying until damage is visible, noting some growers report success from early preventative spraying and misjudge its overall effectiveness.
Observations from a daytime cross state trip note weed losses totaling about a million dollars annually to farmers in Indiana and Illinois. Rotations, shallow tillage, mowing, and clover sowing improve cleanliness and soil richness.
The article discusses cherry crop optimism and market status for fruit in general, urging growers to choose between medium and extra good fruit. It notes a grower using dynamite to loosen soil, gives cabbage sowing guidance up to June 25, and offers a method to control black flea beetle with coal oil and ashes.
A dairy cow with large udder and high butter fat yield may lack general vitality. An experiment station cow proved strong in milk production yet weak in overall physical function. Breeding should transmit good constitution and physical power along with milk. Such a cow would struggle to remain profitable without protection and good feeding.
A rural column urges farmers to raise hogs alongside dairy cattle, arguing hog cholera is not as deadly as feared and small farms can profit by maintaining sows, rearing piglets, and selling 60 to 100 pound shoats to neighbors seeking ready cattle feed and meat, with consistent demand across communities.
The extract urges starting early to beat the week’s end delay. It notes that teams tire by midday and evening finishes, and some farmers overtax their teams by rising too early or pushing effort too hard.
The cost of eggs varies by season and producer class. Summer eggs profit from inexpensive feed like grass, weeds, bugs, and roots found on free range. A well bred flock marching on pasture reduces costs, while fencing gardens saves feed and boosts overall profit. Investments in cold storage help stabilize prices, with summer eggs often fetching better returns than winter eggs.
The piece notes many pests threaten fruit and trees and urges growers to assess spraying methods. It mentions both dust and liquid remedies and various applying machines, stressing that success requires hard work and careful practice.
An article from Chicago discusses rising eyeglass use among children and attributes poor vision to lighting. It extols acetylene gas as a near sunlike, steady, affordable illumination suitable for homes, schools, churches, and institutions, predicting fewer vision defects as its use grows. It also notes a humorous bibliographic misprint by Laurence Hutton about James Lenox's bequests.
A group of Scots recall mad Englishmen as one disguise tale unfolds. One man carried a bag for a geologist, only to find stones inside. He emptied the bag, then filled it again from a cairn near the inn and returned the bag with full measure.
The father recounts his son’s severe dropsy last September with swollen feet and inability to walk. After stopping doctors and giving Dodd's Kidney Pills, the swelling disappeared in eight days and total pills totaled thirty five, leaving the boy able to run, dance, and sing. The note closes with a remark about the lieutenant governor of South Carolina wearing a purple robe in senate.
A S Alexander in Farmers' Review urges farmers to breed mares only to stallions of pure blood, to avoid scrub stock. He warns against unsound mares and emphasizes proving stallions with registry and transfer certificates and veterinary soundness to ensure long term breed purity.
A study notes that animals fatten more in darkness, using less oxygen and emitting less carbonic gas, with about 26 percent more fat accumulation in the dark. The dark also slows skeletal development, while protein intake remains largely unchanged by light conditions.
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