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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1905
Page
8
The text discusses farm pests like the horned owl and rabbits, barn safety, and crop management. It notes milk sickness risks, drought and manure spreader use, and the value of silos, cement posts, and draintile for efficient farming.
It is noted that no tame grass yields as much satisfaction on wet land as clover. The author urges increasing the cultivation of clover to improve land quality and forage.
A quip notes frogs legs command high prices as a sharp cook and clever market phrase. The line suggests many miss the chance to catch and prepare the delicacy, while croaking at doors implies unsolicited interest.
An interesting fact notes that a soft wood railway tie treated with creosote costs 15 cents and is expected to last twenty one years, suggesting this may solve ongoing tie failures.
The Texas Bermuda onion crop yielded a season of heavy production yet the business proved unprofitable. Two years prior this crop was counted as the nation's largest agricultural exchange and swap.
An effort to dispose of weeds along the railway by a machine that searched and burned them failed to eradicate growth. The Poland China hog is described as the aristocrat of its breed, bred for refinement but no longer prolific, with large litters coming from Duroc Jerseys.
The danger from bad drinking water is not confined to cities. Rural wells drawing from sagging ground where drains from barns or insanitary places flow into the source merit investigation.
The south’s yellow pine stumps now yield 33 per cord in turpentine oil and byproducts under a new processing method, old stumps valued higher than the original trees for lumber. July heat spurred remarkable corn growth, with four inches in a day and a foot in three days amid hot, moist conditions.
The piece argues that tile drainage would make corn possible on land now too wet to harvest. It notes vast areas across the country would repay tile drainage costs by returning productive fields.
The Virginia creeper is very useful for covering unsightly spots around the home as it is easily obtained and hardy. The wild grape is also suitable and can be gathered from nearby woods at little trouble.
The passage notes Johnson grass in the south and quack grass in the north as aggressive pests that are hard to eradicate once established. Both grasses offer some forage value, but neither can be controlled, making them a dangerous occupation of the farm.
A historic note explains that one acre of corn silage can feed three cows for 200 days at forty pounds daily. Ten acres thus feed thirty cows for the same period, with additional hay and a bran or gluten protein supplement for profitability.
Four years of country telephone and rural mail service have transformed farm life. Upgraded country highways grab attention and promise greater impact than other reforms. More people seek country homes, and the farm automobile is seen as boosting country living further.
A reader asks if 650 acres of corn and 200 acres of clover seed can feed sheep to weed the fields. The answer says sheep in tall cornfields are feasible and beneficial, with lambs preferred, Western breeds workable, at least 2,000 sheep, trained dogs, and vigilant herdsmen. Avoid wet weather grazing.
A reader notes that sheep eat bindweed and morning glory, acting as a natural weed enemy in cornfields. Farmers should form cooperative flocks owned by multiple neighbors, pasture them on each other’s land under a shepherd, trim highways, and free fields from weeds without costly fencing.
Reports hint at a southern Nevada gold strike likely smaller in scale, echoing past booms in California Klondike and Cripple Creek. An economist notes more profit in surface trenching than deep digging, warning many mortgaged farms for mining ventures. The piece likens mining fever to the man seeking luck abroad returning home with nothing.
In England creosoted wooden blocks are used for paving and last twelve to fifteen years for soft woods and three to four years longer for hard woods under heavy traffic. The paving is noiseless and provides excellent hoof footing. Karri and jarrah from Australia are among the best suited woods, with Australian and California gums also used with good results.
Farmers north of latitude 42 are urged to gather seed corn by mid October and keep it dry and frost free. Husking in November or crib seed later risks poor seed quality and weak stands.
The article argues that rising farmland values and high labor costs push youths away from farming, boosting machinery use and acreage. It laments the decline of small farms and notes how small farms support denser populations, better schools, improved highways, and stronger community life.
The passage argues that as cows join grain farming areas, farming improves: more manure hauled, more land kept in grass, more clover grown, silos rise, larger barns built, houses painted, cash flows, bank accounts grow, mortgages shrink, and corn yields rise from thirty to sixty bushels, a trend described as timeless.
Farmers in western Iowa form a syndicate to supply fresh meat by killing a beef each week and sharing the carcass. Each member contributes a critter in turn, with concerns about fair division of cuts like porterhouse and neck stews.
The piece condemns public graft in office and in insurance trusts. It warns that officers must act with an eye single to the trust, or else private gain corrupts public duties. It cites examples of misused trust funds and risky speculation harming insurance interests.
Mrs. Hannah Kent Scho fe urges mothers to teach children honesty and respect for others property as a divine command. She argues that ignorance breeds immorality and that purity of life and thought is foundational to happiness and proper marriage, urging mothers to provide spiritual ideals early.
A Clark University president discusses adapting liberal arts to rising professional demands. He argues the college must balance high school expansion and professional schooling, shift burden to students, ease entry yet eject underperformers, and shorten the college term to avoid pressure from both sides.
Santa Claus arrives from Marion Indiana with a shipment order for SPECIAL Heating Stoves and endures being refused a Sullivan sleeper berth due to weight. He jokes about nonstop heat from stoves and hints at a wide display of household items from Folding Beds to Nickel Plated Ware as children laugh and listen.
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