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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1903
Page
2
A poem excerpt from the Boston Transcript describing a distant land where wildflowers bloom and brooks rush by. It invites readers to retreat from care to the peaceful hills, drink from magical fountains, and find strength and joy away from the city noise. The imagery evokes blue skies, cool shadows, and a perpetual sense of carefree paradise.
The note discusses Crimson clover hay mixed with oats and wheat for livestock feed, noting yields of about three tons per acre and the benefit of wheat to support clover. It covers plowing, planting corn, cowpeas, peanuts, and the need for soil chemicals, plus labor in May. It mentions borers in trees and the value of early pruning. It also reports Texas legislative support for an experimental apiary, its aims, plant results, and honey yields in Uvalde county, plus a practical beekeeping manual.
Practical advice on poultry care from feed time to housing. Do not store eggs in darkness to avoid mustiness. Improve roost conditions, feed before roosts, and keep coops dry and clean. Use buckwheat for egg production, raise geese and ducks with care, and avoid offal in feed. Maintain cleanliness, manage lice, and use reflective deterrents to scare hawks. Focus on efficient feeding and economical, safe waste use.
The article explains autumn care for asparagus to boost next year’s crop. It urges mowing or cutting tops after harvest, burning stalks to deter pests, weed control by hoe or harrow, and careful fertilizing with manure or commercial fertilizer. It notes use of dust for winter deodorization in village areas.
Advice on dairy hygiene urges farmers to keep cow stables clean and sanitary. It stresses milking away from manure, regular brushing or washing of cows, and maintaining high cleanliness to ensure healthy milk and marketable butter.
Experiments at the Towa Experiment Station tracked weekly cribbed corn weights over 1898 1899 and 1900. Shrinkage percentages reached 19.71 in 1898 19.57 in 1900 and 7.64 in 1899 with the greatest losses in July August due to moisture and rain.
C I Smith defines the ideal dairy cow describing features such as a large mouth thick lips wide nostrils smooth dished face and prominent eyes. He emphasizes a strong chest wedge shaped back and wide spaced forelegs to allow the hand to fit between ribs as a sign of a large mallker.
The article argues plowed sod ground remains looser and less baked than fallow. It urges farmers to provide ample fertilizer to soils, warning that neglecting soil restitution will later harm crops and future generations. It also contends nature demands reciprocity for sustainable farming. The text also discusses dairy cow conformation and milking indicators, listing udder shape and teats as traits for an easy milker, with the Babcock test as final confirmation.
The guide notes daily rations tailored to each horse based on size and workload. In England a fifteen hand horse may receive eight to ten pounds of wheat and up to fifty pounds of hay daily, hay dampened. Hard working horses over five years get a double handful of spit beans. bran is sometimes added though not ideal for labor. Idle animals do well on bran mash.
Dairy notes advise alfalfa or clover over timothy for feed and stress cleanliness in the dairy and barn to improve butter quality. Milk yield per pound butter varies 10 to 15 quarts. milking on a regular schedule prevents udder injury and improves cow profitability when milking begins in fall. High roosts in poultry houses offer no advantage and may cause sickness, recommending roosts not higher than three feet.
Keeping a good pasture with bluegrass avoids plowing. Apply stable manure in fall or early spring if treatment is needed. If weeds appear, consider plowing and rotating to cultivated crops for several years. A blue grass pasture improves yearly and weed control is advised for discarded beds and corners.
The first reel was the hand reel winding yarn into skeins, with flax spun into thread and skeins fastened. A clock reel later ticked as strands wound, letting housewives avoid counting. A ballad reference notes Mistress Polly and the clock reel moment of kissing.
In Sedro Woolley Washington Foxy the notorious bear was killed after being spotted by Old Bill Renfro. Uncle BI hunted him down after a chase and short fight. A local photography party captured a lifelike snapshot of the scene showing the bear as if enjoying the moment.
Postmaster General Payne cites a western bishop who visits a town to confirm church members for decades. He fixates on one woman in last year’s class, notes her age and poverty, judges her attire, and is surprised when she reveals she gets confirmed repeatedly to ease rheumatic pain.
India to display plantation products at the fair with tea coffee pepper calkamoos jute and indigo. The Tea Association of India to contribute an extensive exhibit. The California building contract let at 15000 dollars to imitate Santa Barbara mission with trees for grounds. Ongoing progress draws visitors, with 9600 people paying 25 cents to view construction on October 11.
The New York Sun notes Judge Tillman of South Carolina killed an editor in a moment of emotion. It describes a dramatic courtroom scene with Tillman crying as his defense portrays his virtues. Jurors and officials reportedly sobbed, reflecting a paradox of a brave yet impulsive man.
In a border town court, an eastern lawyer asked the judge to charge the jury after evidence was presented. The judge replied he would not charge them, saying they do not know much and should have all they can make. A Washington Post report notes the cloakroom discussion among delegates.
The Italian government has unearthed remains on the Campus Martius showing foundations of a monument erected by the Senate in 13 B C during Nero and Quintilius consulship. It honors Emperor Augustus after his Spain and Gaul victories. The finds, with 1860 collections, allow reconstruction, planned for the czar’s visit.
An informal White House reception featured visitors introduced to the president. A Jacksonville woman joked she had come just to see him, and Roosevelt replied with humor about the idea of seeing a living alligator, reflecting polite amusement at the encounter.
Fragmentary remarks from a young business owner convey improved performance this year amid cautious optimism. Despite unclear details, the quote hints at better markets and steady gains for the enterprise.
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