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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1904
Page
7
Wrage invites contributions of any new ideas readers may wish to present and would be pleased to answer correspondence on subjects discussed. Address M. J. Wragg Wall, Iowa.
Draft mares are undervalued in price though they sustain farm work and yearly colt gains. A first-class grade mare can produce a $200-$300 colt, a pure bred mare $500-$1,500, when bred to the best stallion. Breeding to top sires yields greater returns than service fees, and mares should be kept breeding for continued high prices.
The article argues one crop farming depletes soil and lowers yields. It cites Prof. Hopkins showing corn yields jump from 27 to 87 bushels per acre with legume rotation and bone meal. It urges crop rotation, leguminous plants, and soil mineral balance to restore fertility and prevent land breakdown. It also notes rising mutton consumption as a separate trend.
The passage notes that modern professionals, from physicians to lawyers, adopt specialized roles to meet demand. It highlights how farmers also pursue a single focus aligned with their interests, whether hogs, stock, wheat, corn, or fruit, illustrating a trend toward specialization across professions.
Swine notes urge breeders to invest in high-bred sires to boost town wealth, keep sows for breeding, and cull awkward heavy animals. New York station recommends skim milk with cornmeal for fast pig growth. ring orchard pigs. protect tree trunks from pecking. dig a trench beside fences to deter rooting. use nets on posts. improvise a long shallow trough for piglets. wet bran first feed to ensure milk-tightness.
Practical guidance on moss control with whitewash and orchard sanitation. Emphasizes clover cover, rich soil, pruning, and removing infected peach trees. Discusses drought impact, manure, packing, and marketing strategies, plus tips on tree care, soil structure, and seed variety uncertainty.
A guidance note urges farmers to include house rent and family support in annual profit calculations. It suggests consulting a man with a lice home and family for benchmarking to avoid underestimating overheads.
A Batavia Ohio reader asks about preventing blights on muskmelon watermelon and cucumber vines. The author notes Bordeaux mixture helps but only if applied freely and frequently. The piece comments on adding arsenic-based polyon to Bordeaux mixture to enhance protection against diseases.
The article argues that abundant pasture is the cheapest and most effective seed for animal growth and profitability in livestock farming. It notes pasture age and plenty of it reduce production costs, boosting long term gains for farmers.
A sketch notes a fine oak tinder box owned by Mr Oswald Larron. Found in Flanders, it is carved on all faces with decorative work including a tulip flower motif. The piece is contrasted with modern electric lighting as an example of private curiosity and craft.
A small ornamental pot described as a box seven and a half inches long with one longitudinal division.
Hon Theo Wade recounted thinning a sixteen acre orchard planted in 1880. By thinning four rows halfway up, $70 spent yielded about $1,000 cash during harvest, with first class fruit predominating and numerous culls on unthinned trees. Low heading of orchards is deemed best.
Farmers describe halting dry out delays during oats harvest and using six to eight sheaves per file, then shifting to shocks of ten with two cap sheaves. They place the last on well broken and facing prevailing winds to preserve feed and seed value when weather risks spoilage.
Miss Bornie V. Lynn returned from her route to find her old dog Tracey missing. After a day, Tracey was found lying by an empty envelope, having kept vigil for twenty four hours without food or water, until the envelope could be recovered.
A Phillips dog chases a woodchuck along back roads, attracts hens, and ends in a hasty retreat as the woodchuck eyes prove a serious threat. The incident ends with the dog fleeing toward Phillips in a swift exit.
Five matches are bent until nearly broken and arranged as shown. A small amount of water is dropped on the broken ends and the tips stretch outward to create a star shape.
Workmen drilling an artesian well near Pisa Italy released a large gas surge followed by hot water sand and mud. A lit match then ignited the gas causing a towering fire that lit the neighborhood all night. Despite efforts the fire and underground noises continued for days. The San Giuliano volcano once stood on a nearby hill but has long been dormant.
A Jamaica banana consignment at Bradford Pennsylvania drew a surprise animal escape when an opossum leaped from the crates. The marsupial was captured and is being cared for by the banana shipper's owners.
George Nugent of Beverly Farms was jolted from sleep when a lightning strike tore out the slats of his bed, causing him to fall to the floor. The incident highlights the sudden danger of lightning during storms and the need for sturdy furniture during extreme weather.
Charles Smoyer of Sycamore reports that his father-in-law Bur zer of Wooster abducted his wife, Miss Burger, after a marriage opposed by her parents. Smoyer alleges a car trip from Wooster to Sycamore, a misleading tale about illness, and a kidnapping to move the woman to Wooster, with Smoyer later deserted near the road. Police advised legal counsel.
Nunzio Morani, 23, was shot and killed by his brother in law Guiseppe Marmanno who also wounded Mrs Morani. Marmanno fled into a salt meadow at Newark's south edge, where four feet of water and ten feet deep盐ish mud hampered searchers. Authorities fear Marmanno drowned while eluding pursuing crowds after a quarrel over money sent to Italy to aid Marmanno's emigration.
Mrs James Martin returned from church in Rochester Indiana to a kitchen intruder. She nailed the cellar door shut with a hatchet and nails after singing a hymn. The burglar fled through a cellar window as help arrived.
Papers filed in Rochester recall the 1905 Buffalo murder case of Edwin L. Burdick as the widow contests the will. The instrument disinherits Mrs. Bardick and leaves the property to the children, but she is not named guardian.
New York August 29 Herman Smith aged 52 shot and wounded Bertha Homburg 15 at her Elmhurst home then killed himself. Smith had been acting strangely for some time, authorities report.
Boston Building Trades council adopts resolution urging union men to buy only union made coffins and caskets and endorses a proposed strike at a large local coffin factory in Boston Massachusetts.
The body of Conrad Ringle was discovered at Finley Methodist Church in Cincinnati Ohio on August 29. He remained after the Wednesday night prayer meeting and died from carbolic acid poisoning during a personal crisis. The incident is being investigated.
Jd B Corton a farmer and lumberman of Deppe North Carolina says kidney pain kept him from walking or riding and he could not lift ten pounds. After using Dean's Kidney Pills his back strengthened he can walk longer distances and ride again. He even gave the remedy to neighbors who also found relief. Trial free address Wilburn Co Buffalo NY. For sale by dealers at 50 cents.
An OCR fragment lists Dr Kline's Great Nerve Restore and Defiance Starch ads. It references a 82.00 trial bottle, Klan Ltd, 031 Arch Street Philadelphia, and claims for nerve cure, laundry starch benefits, and a note on skipping teas, stiletto-using Italians, and a Santa Rosa Baptist church built from a single redwood. It also mentions a German consumptives treatment and pension funding.
A Springfield woman credits stopping coffee and starting Postum for curing years of nervousness and heart trouble. She says coffee worsened her condition from childhood and Postum rebuilt her health, adding that many share similar improvements.
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