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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1903
Page
3
A long passage notes diverse topics from cheese making and cattle to land value and daily earnings. It mentions sowing clover, cold storage issues, spelt as a crop, and the impact of climate on yields. It highlights efforts to improve soils, machinery in canning, and the need to select crops suited to local latitudes for successful cultivation.
In a clover corn or onts rotation common in many areas the corn crop after one corn crop often grows too rank and lodges. This can be prevented by taking at least two corn crops from the land before sowing to onts or two crops of flax. the corn then improves the land enough to grow a crop of oats that will stand up.
Science touches agriculture from plant breeding to animal husbandry and soil physics enabling better crops and healthier livestock. Central butter stations rely on farm cream separated locally and rail supplied, while distant skimming and transportation threaten established creameries and may disrupt regional dairy methods.
A collage of rural observations notes beef, dairy, and poultry trends. It cites a two year old hen selling for 101 dollars, compares fruit hardiness, and discusses alfalfa trials and fence investments. It criticizes farmers for underusing advertising to connect buyers and sellers in farming communities.
Observation notes that liberal landlords who view farm tenants as business partners often earn more from the farm than frugal landlords. If tenants succeed, landlords benefit too.
Across the region from the farm Institutes held this past winter farmers are recognizing that substantial gains in corn yield and quality are achievable. For the first time they are alive to the possibility of major improvement through better practices and methods.
A laborer who rented two acres during the season planted a field of Burbank potatoes. He worked by the day and cared for his crop at odd times. He harvested 400 bushels and sold them in the field for 200 dollars, earning as much as or more than he did at other work all summer.
Nature is described as fantastically artistic in growths of trees, snowdrifts, ice gorges, cloud pictures in storms, sunsets over mountains, treeless canyons, and ocean roars, always respecting harmony and artistic law. The passage emphasizes precision and beauty in natural phenomena without color or artistic violations.
For households with two or three sons on a farm, nurture the one who shows the strongest natural interest in farming. Support his enthusiasm now so when aging limits arise he will be ready to take over the farm. Some parents fail to plan for this inevitable transition.
The talk praised a farmer who presented a highly skilled paper on the geological formation of his region, a paper that could rival any college professor in field knowledge. The report notes plans to consult on the farm with informed men and later meet at a lawyer's office or college.
A Kansas reader asks if sweet corn at 6.50 dollars per ton from a new cannery is profitable. The piece argues it is a good crop with early cash returns, surplus feed of 1.5 tons for winter, and soil-friendly harvest. Rye sown with the corn after gathering ears boosts fall and spring pasture.
A North West Iowa farmer, thirty three, sold hogs for 94 85 ten years ago. He paid taxes grocery bills notes and an attorney, left with 2 50. The night, others spent money, and the farmer faced spring mortgage interest. Now the clerk, delivery boy, bank cashier, and tax collector moved on. the farmer and wife vacation in California while a sixteen-year old son tends the farm. True story among many such cases.
A meditation contrasts animal instinct with human reason, noting the oriole’s perfect size, song, monogamy, parenting and adaptation. It argues humans diverge from natural law, often creating life as a farce or tragedy while birds live harmonious, orderly lives.
A young boy seeks guidance to grow a potato crop on two acres. Use clover or blue grass sod turned last fall, plow and drag repeatedly. Scatter wood ash on the field, plant good sized potatoes with two eyes in drills three feet apart, four inches deep, drag and cultivate to keep weeds down. Plant by May 20 and harvest by October for about 25 bushels per acre.
A veteran bricklayer with 6500 asks whether to keep savings in a local bank at 4 percent or invest in a farm to grow his funds for retirement. Bank income nets under 3 percent after taxes, while an $80 acre farm near his home could yield higher returns as rented on shares or cash. The writer argues farm investment is safer and potentially more profitable, even with land value growth.
Seed corn for 1903 is a major concern in the northern corn growing region. 1902 climate rushed maturity causing poor seed viability. Farmers should secure seed promptly and test vitality. delaying until planting time risks trouble.
Des Moines March 16 Amid a loyal demonstration Governor Cummins at the Polk county Republican convention reaffirmed support for tariff revision reciprocity and no shelter to monopoly. He urged incorporating these principles into the next national platform and defended the party's record while praising Polk county Republicans for their leadership and unity.
A lengthy oration defends protective tariffs and calls for revisiting the Dingley schedule. It argues for reciprocity treaties to open foreign markets, reduce monopoly power, and boost American production while preserving competition. The speaker praises Theodore Roosevelt and urges continued reform within the Republican platform.
A stranger asks a druggist for a catarrh cure and a recommendation. The druggist touts his own product, claiming twenty years of use. A medical operator is shown taking an X ray of the seat of the man's discomfort, who quips about light exercise on an empty stomach.
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