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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1903
Page
2
A farmer advocates steady winter work to ready stock and equipment for spring market. He stresses daily cattle brushing, barn maintenance, harrow, mower, plow, and cart overhaul, noting that timely care yields better returns when buyers arrive. The piece emphasizes hustle through winter against cold and snow to avoid spring delays.
A description from Strand Magazine explains a steel convict cage built to confine prisoners while repairing country roads. The 20 by 8.5 foot wagon stands eight feet high and carries twelve prisoner bunks and two guard bunks, drawn by six horses for long outlying duties.
The Midland Farmer notes that well rotted barn manure may not injure potatoes if aged and incorporated, but warns that manure often spreads scab fungus. It cites a case where old house remnants and soil conditions showed uneven infection, suggesting lime promotes the fungus. Advice also covers proper harness care to prevent collar sores in horses.
E B Davis argues for intelligent spraying to prevent worms scab and rot and says moth traps fail. He advocates letting hogs poultry guinea ducks range under trees to reduce codling moth over years, with crop rotations to feed livestock, making orchards more profitable.
In rainy sugar season rain harms sap. A simple shelter is built from a 14 inch board or shingle, one quarter inch thick, with one end rounded to fit the tree. Fasten a stiff wire to the rounded end, secure to the tree with staples, bending the wire to grasp the trunk. This provides adequate shelter and is profitable.
A newly incorporated Indiana company plans to grow ginseng on two acres and aims to harvest its first crop within a year. The root sells for about six dollars a pound, with export volumes in the United States exceeding 500000 pounds annually and China as the main market. A Missouri man reportedly earned twenty thousand dollars from about one and a half acres, highlighting potential value as seeds sell for five cents and older plants fetch high prices. The venture draws keen interest as demand in China remains strong.
A four year old visiting grandparents in the country learns cows have horns. He later hears a bellowing sound, runs outside and joyfully proclaims that the cow is blowing her horns.
The Troy Times notes Democratic support for silver continues in the Senate and opposes a bill to gold-basis Philippine currency. Senator Teller leads the opposition, arguing the move would kill silver, despite global moves against fictitious silver values and widespread chaos in Philippine finance.
The Elkins bill aims to punish corporations benefiting from secret rebates rather than the individual agents, tightening control over trusts. It aligns with a broader agenda creating a commerce department and funding prosecutions, while critics who favor Bryan style punishments oppose stronger remedies.
The piece defends silver against free coinage denial, notes Bryanism persists in the Democratic ranks, cites public sentiment supporting silver, and predicts a final defeat of cheap dollar advocates. It lauds Republican progress led by Theodore Roosevelt in trust legislation and pledge fulfillment.
A collage of editorials from the era noting Democratic figures like Bryan and Olney, Cleveland, and Debs, discussing party unity, dining invitations, troop orders, and strategy ahead of the next presidential campaign. It highlights how papers view Democratic leaders and internal drift.
An advertisement extols Nebraska as a land of plenty with cheap, easy terms for buying land and strong prospects for grain fruit cattle and hogs. It invites readers to request The Corn Belt and The West Nebraska Grazing Country booklets and to join monthly excursions on the road to Nebraska, urging ticket agents for details.
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