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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1904
Page
2
Mr Wrage invites contributions of new ideas from readers and offers to answer correspondents seeking information on subjects discussed. Address M J Wragg Waukee Iowa.
Experts warn that over one third of hay’s feeding value is lost in the northwest due to improper cutting, curing, and storage. Timely cutting. avoiding browning. proper cuing and stacking off the ground. and careful handling preserve palatability and reduce waste.
The piece argues farmers face taxes, high prices, and railroads dictating prices. It questions the level of special legislation and whether farmers have representation in Congress, suggesting systemic disadvantages despite widespread prosperity claims.
A fresh coat of whitewash will improve outside appearance of barns sheds and poultry houses while increasing cleanliness and healthfulness inside farm buildings. The government whitewash recipe uses filme boiled in water strained, salt dissolved in warm water, ground rice paste, Spanish whiting glue and hot water. mix, stand protected from dust, and apply hot for best results.
The Minnesota pure food law shows most prosecutions occur in counties bordering Iowa where the neighboring state lacks a similar law. The pattern suggests cross border competition pressures drive enforcement intensity in those areas.
A correspondent asks whether to tile or ditch a one acre swamp fed by five acres, and how to size fall and tile, with a 160 foot outlet. The writer recommends tile with maximum fall if possible, suggests a three inch tile under six inches per 100 feet, and explains a catch basin in the pond center to receive and access the main and laterals, using brick or a barrel to protect the head and ease cleaning of sediment.
Opinions vary on how deep corn should be cultivated. Most favor shallow methods not exceeding four inches, while very wet conditions may require deeper stirring to aid drying and destroy weeds.
The piece urges reinforcing stable manure with commercial fertilizer for profitable crops like buckwheat and beans, notes New York and Pennsylvania lead buckwheat varieties, and praises the farm separator system keeping milk at home. It also warns against barbed wire fences, recommending woven wire for animal safety.
The article urges readers with seven year old harrows to sharpen blunt teeth at the local shop when visiting a blacksmith. If the harrow is otherwise sound, sharpening can renew its performance, as blacksmiths commonly charge a single cent per tooth.
L Yagey of Minois bought 1800 acres of bottom land near Hutchinson Kansas in 1890 and planted 800 acres to apple trees and 600 to catalpa. First cost 20000 dollars. He sold 30000 dollars worth of posts from thinnings. The timber on the 600 acres is valued at 200 dollars per acre, total 100000, showing catalpa on moist land can be profitable while on upland growth is slow and not commercially valuable.
The article advises pasture fed hogs stay healthy and profitable with careful feeding and selection. It warns about sour swill barrels in hot weather and emphasizes compact, early-maturing hogs. It advocates feeding stalks with corn, starting when milk is out, and selecting sow line progeny from top mothers to improve herds through planned sire choice.
For permanent and line fences trees are planted along fence lines to replace rotten posts. Catalpa trees set about sixteen feet apart from yearlings help create straight upright growth, reducing maintenance costs as fences age. This plan lowers labor and material expense when fencing is essential for pastures and property boundaries.
A national call extols farm boys as the source of energetic, disciplined citizens for banks, corporations, government, and defense. It argues farm-raised youth provide moral development, physical vigor, and integrity essential to America’s leadership, warning the country would decay without a steady supply of healthy country children.
The year 1903 saw a strong surge in agricultural education with more schools reading courses institutes and county paper departments promoting farming science. While tools and machinery risk reaching a limit, interest shifts to study and investigation to improve crops and stock, elevating agriculture to a profession with scientific workers and on the farm.
A frayed collage of anecdotes from political squabbles to comic mishearings. Included are remarks by Congressman Hathcock and Overstreet on presidential candidates with odd names, a jab about a stage crowd, a theatre observer lamenting failed plays, a New York intoxication case, a quip about gout and rheumatism, a marriage rumor involving the Marquis de Leuville, a Charleston Baptist tale with a painted fish, and a soap contest quip from C D Gibson. The piece blends social wits, minor legalities, and humorous vignettes in a late 19th or early 20th century tone.
Mr L J Skrivseth Buxton ND reports kidney cure by Dodd's Kidney Pills for his wife and himself. He says the pills strengthened weekly and restored health after doctors failed. The account reflects strong local endorsement of the Great American Kidney Cure.
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