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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1913
Page
14
A concise guide explains costs and choices for city residents buying or renting small farms. It covers land prices from $50 to $200 per acre, optimal locations near rail towns, starter investments around $3,900 for 20 acres, and the value of renting to test suitability. It notes farm work requires industry and patience and argues diversification and skilled handling can yield $1,500 to $2,500 yearly on a well placed 20 acre operation.
The write up notes that bad weather delays outdoor work and stresses that planters and cultivators should be maintained now so they are ready for later farming tasks. It emphasizes staying prepared during poor conditions to maximize fall yields.
An 15 inch A A pieces form a right angle with a long B edge and stake C. A triangle device is set and sighted to a target height on a tree. Move closer or farther until the diagonal aligns with the desired point to compute height.
An article discusses the English broad bean as a European staple with notes on soil, height, and varieties. It shifts to beef cattle practices, arguing for baby beef from calves that suckle, citing Michigan data showing heavier six, twelve, and eighteen month weights for suckled calves versus skim milk fed, and advocating continued nursing and grain feeding for profitable beef.
The text advises deeper planting with fork or spade to raise yields. French gardeners are cited as a lesson for Americans. Soil should be pulverized but work should not begin when ground is wet to avoid packed lumps.
The Rural New Yorker ponders if American growers should ship crops like citloot or chicory salad overseas after freight and a 25 percent ad valorem duty, noting a potential to sell at 9 cents a pound and asking why domestically farmers wouldn’t benefit.
A note advises keeping a wrench handy with the plow. Attach it to the beam with a short strap and buckle. A wire might work but could scratch paint and cause rust.
The journal urges setting aside an acre for experimental purposes this year to test ideas and assess the fitness of suggestions from the papers through hands on results.
A reader is urged to find an old flat file and take it to a blacksmith who understands tempering steel to craft a durable butcher knife that will outlast any previously owned if properly made.
Advice on shade provision for poultry in hot weather and offering fresh loam to hens. Remedies include raw onions for pip and a Maine tonic of gentian ginger saltpeter and iron sulphate for fowls. Tests show small flocks, free-range, and farm flocks yield higher profits than large or confined flocks.
A. Moffit & Sons of Mechanicsville Iowa demonstrate profitable baby beef production. They built a herd and use Aberdeen Angus stock to capitalize on scarcity of cattle and high prices. They emphasize pasture hay and corn plus knowledge as key factors.
A recipe for treating horse wounds using two ounces of sulphate of zinc and half an ounce of chloride of zinc mixed with one dram of dilute hydrochloric acid and one pint of water. The bottle should be labeled Poison and shaken before use, applied twice daily, then dusted with equal parts tannic acid powdered alum and boric acid.
The article advises getting young colts used to leg and foot handling early. It recommends brushing and rubbing their legs to reduce touchy reactions as they grow.
The piece analyzes California's alien land bills targeting Japanese ineligible to citizenship, detailing federal opposition, state defense, and economic and diplomatic stakes. It cites editor Carlos McClatchy, Panama Pacific Expo concerns, Japanese settlement patterns, and international reactions including Europe and Roosevelt.
Attorney at law offers prompt legal service in collections and probate with flexible loan terms. Office located on the ground floor in the Sullivan State Bank building.
Hays and Hays, attorneys at law, pursue action against Sullivan State Bank. The case involves contested banking matters and seeks legal remedy through court proceedings. Further details outline the parties, docket, and requested relief.
Classified notice listing several Sullivan county legal professionals and services. John C Chaney W L Laurent A G McNabb CA Price with offices in Citizens Trust Building Hunt’s Drug Store Dr Crowder Building and Usrey's Store. Brown & Schroeder Abstractors specialize in titles and estates management.
Chas. D. Hunt and Gilbert W. Gambill announce they will handle all business with careful, prompt attention. Offices at the corner of Washington Street and Main Street, over National Bank, and on the north side square up stairs. They will practice in all courts where services are required.
A veterinary surgeon graduates from Indiana Veterinary College and operates an office at Parks and Knotts Livery Barn in Sullivan Indiana.
J F Scherb operates as an insurance real estate and rental agent at the Hunt Gambill office in Sullivan Indiana, offering property related services. The listing notes the firm handles insurance policies and rental management for local clients.
Dr George Knapp of Vincennes announces monthly office hours on the third Friday of each month at the Davis House. The schedule offers residents a chance to consult with the local physician on routine care and health concerns.
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