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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1909
Page
6
A Beaver Herald piece reflects on the idea of living up to youth. It cites a London correspondent's anecdote about King Edward VI and compares two Americans in their sixties who stay young by embracing enthusiasm, hope, and a forward-looking spirit, keeping their zest alive despite aging.
A newspaper summary notes the first hearing of the Commission on Country Life in College Park Maryland dispels fears of meddlesome probing. Prof L H Malloy and Prof Bailey defend the commission as a practical data gathering body useful to farmers and educators. It also comments on attacks against American women and records a note from Vevay Indiana about the origin of the word stateroom linked to steamboat history.
An Engiieh suffragies group plans a mounted cavalry style parade, aiming to gain an edge over police during suffrage activities. A Parisian metallurgical engineer claims a method to weld copper to steel wire for a non corrosive coating.
William A Radford details an economical 20 by 8 foot homestyle with porches integrated into the frame. The plan emphasizes simple economy over parsimony, with a first floor living room and dining room, stair design using two partitions, and light furnished by bottom and top windows.
The design describes tufted upholstery from floor to ceiling, a six foot shelf above the seat, and cupboards above for books. A step ladder chair, a small writing alcove, and a front room with multiple windows provide ample light. A hall rack, a 5 by 6% ft den off the dining room, and built in porches shield exterior doors while maximizing space.
A quaint Seoted minister inflates a sermon about Samson tying foxes with tale lengths. His clerk hints with a cough and trims the tale from 20 feet to 15 then to ten, prompting the parson to warn he can cough all night and not shorten the tale.
A brief exchange on home gardening notes rapid seed germination. The speaker asks Weediechick about progress and seeds sprouted quickly, while mentioning nearby neighbors and a stray phrase lingering in the dialogue.
A simple seed corn storage rack uses a two by two inch upright timber fixed into a solid base with holes in four sides. Four inch spikes hold ears by the cob butt. numbers above spikes aid record keeping. Place corn on rack soon after harvest in a dry rat-free room until planting time.
A Prairie Farmer correspondent from Hock county Nebraska argues fall plowing harms light sandy soil under windy, dry, and windstorm-prone conditions. He notes exposed fields lose soil through winds, while stubble and hay protect soil, linking erosion to improper timing and practices, urging preservation of humus and cover.
Professor Taft of Michigan recommends the sulphur lime mixture as a safe cheap and effective fungicide for San Jose scale. Use 20 to 25 pounds lime and 15 pounds sulphur per 50 gallons boil 45 minutes with hot water. Apply just before buds open in spring and even after pink shows.
At the Arizona experiment station the 1906 hay stack held 25 530 pounds of new mown hay cut from April 19 to November 9. By February 11 1907 shrinkage reached 2 825 pounds or 11 percent. The next season the third crop of about 23 tons 1 796 pounds was stacked July 20 and by December 14 shrinkage reached five tons 71 pounds or 23 percent.
The article outlines several corn fodder harvesting plans to preserve bright, sweet, nutritious fodder. J. J. Furlong of Austin, Minnesota, promotes stacking shocks into large stacks after cooling weather to protect from weather and snow.
A simple inexpensive homemade anvil from a railroad rail, timber blocks, and an oak base enables a farmer to perform many odd jobs without a trip to town. Use a rail length as the main body, two AA timber supports, and C plates bolted to A A for a sturdy end.
The article discusses crop rotation and its effect on predatory insects, the desirability of gentle cows for breeding, the importance of a pure water supply for dairy farming, and notes the existence of a 200-cegw year hen. It claims ten dozen eggs per year per hen is a solid yield and productive for dividends. It also mentions a lowstown wagon and urges a respectful hearing of its merits.
Over 19 years 295 oat varieties tested at Ontario Agricultural College and 59 compared each of the last five years. Yellow Russian Wick American Punner and New Zealand led grain output with averages of 102, 101.9 and 99.4 bushels per acre. Halleas ranked lowest at 56.2, and 21 of 59 yielded over 90 bushels. Attest straw varieties in 1907 included Liberty Daubener Banner Kherson Early Champion and Siberian.
A collage of household remedy instructions for a cough with glycerine and pine compound, a note on Leach Chemics Co Cincinnati, jokes about rent and sweetness, Biscuit ads and moral maxims. The fragmentary text includes product mentions Western Biscuit Co vanilla wafers, Romo, Try sum Biscuit, Winslow's Soothing, and various quips about drinking and self-praise.
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