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Newspaper
Sioux County Herald
Location
Orange City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1914
Page
4
Sioux County Herald published in Orange City Iowa offers cash in advance and delivery on job work with neatness and patch. Rates listed: one year six months three months. Address orders to Isaac Hospers.
A ponderous spread of farming data and domestic tips describes corn yields by a northern farmer and mentions a 3,848 tushels harvest over 35.5 days averaging 298 bushels per day. It also covers bean crops, early kitchen training for brides, ancient reaper origins, a chemist’s discovery, space temperature notes, a Mississippi educational success, seed vaults in San Francisco, flax and lino seeds, concerns about agricultural fairness, and apple market prices amid scarcity.
The article surveys animals and farming topics from a historical period. It mentions parrots in Australia, horned cattle breeding, fowl exhibits in Chita, parcel post changes, a divorce case over expenses, and postal reforms. It also notes wheat seed use, cholera price impacts, dried prunes exports, corn feeding concerns, and a beef steer win at Chicago shows.
A historical overview describes the Alaska reindeer program begun by the federal government, its Siberian imports starting in 17, and growth to 3320 animals across 46 herds. Eskimo ownership rose to 460, with four year apprentices gaining gradual herd rights. Reindeer provide milk, meat, clothing and power, thriving on moss in winter and grasses in summer. Prices average 25 cents per pound, with ongoing expansion and interregional trade anticipated.
Professor WJ Sennedy of the lows Agricultural college criticizes farm life conditions causing farm boys and girls to leave. He cites drudgery loneliness and lack of social privileges as key factors with insufficient labor-saving devices and poor rural church life.
Wisconsin experiment station reports ten year study by Professor Norford showing hemp grown on quack grass infested land yields fiber valued at 118 per acre. Trials near Watpat and Fox Toke produced 800 to 1200 pounds of hemp per acre in some cases. Fall plowing and proper soil preparation were key to successful hemp establishment.
An investigator at the mouth of the Matta river in Adweria notes oysters continue to propagate despite the river waters becoming nearly fresh due to a sand bar. The study suggests potential economic importance if fresh water culture succeeds as offspring thrive and grow larger than usual in salt water.
A fragment of old culinary instructions outlines methods for preparing mushrooms. It covers grilled mushrooms with olive oil and butter, mushroom cases with deviled meat and butter, mushroom crepes with beef filling, and mushroom white eggs with milk and spiced butter, offering step by step cooking ideas.
Recipes describe fried turnips in bacon fat, stewed sugared turnips with stock, turnips in tarragon butter sauce, and a boiled turnips with potatoes dish. Instructions emphasize slicing, paring, browning, sugar dusting, and combining with milk or cream sauces for service.
The fragment discusses judging cows by butterfat and milk, testing productivity, and selecting profitable stock. It offers a dusty recipe for rust prevention and warns steers must be well fed young to maximize future fattening, citing a Nile flood illustration.
A damaged OCR fragment notes profits tied to stock raising and alleges poor care for animals. It mentions damp unsanitary quarters, high feeder costs, and inadequate cleanliness and supplies. The text references a dog paddling unrelatedly and hints at welfare concerns during a period of care.
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