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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1907
Page
3
A breeders Gazette correspondent explains a tall 25 by 48 foot crib with a square pitched roof and external elevator for grain dump over the roof. The enclosed crib holds 5 000 bushels of corn and 3 000 bushels of oats, offering efficient shelling as corn rolls down without shoveling.
Hope Winslow, proud descendant of Mayflower groups, clashes with John Elden over lineage and pride as a North Star Milling fire devastates grain. John faces ruin, Priscilla consoles him, and Hope insists their bonds endure while Elden reassesses his future and love.
The Kansas City Star notes President Roosevelt’s push for inland waterway development to expand US shipping, reduce costs, ease railroad burdens, and connect national ports with world markets. The plan hinges on canal networks, improved navigable streams, and conservation as guiding policies.
The Pacific voyage of the American battleship fleet stirs fear in some circles yet seems a logical naval shift. Europe has little stake and Japan’s motives appear misunderstood. The author argues weather, coaling, and swift transit are the main concerns, with overall safety and strategic value likely.
The Boston Herald notes Ambassador Charle magne Tower began service as an attache near Madrid over 30 years ago after Harvard. He rose to minister and ambassador posts in Vienna St. Petersburg and Berlin and seeks retirement, a loss to diplomacy.
Washington Dispatch urges men to seek work with nationwide demand for labor. It proclaims jobs across cities, farms, factories, forests, and mines, welcoming all willing hands regardless of creed or birth, urging immediate action to fill vacancies.
The Cincinnati Enquirer argues that tariff revision should begin immediately rather than wait two years. The paper stresses the urgency of addressing the tariff schedule changes at the next available opportunity, noting that if revision is needed now it will remain relevant in the near term.
Seed corn with high moisture requires ventilation and moderate temperature rather than rapid drying. Hang ears in well ventilated sheds or attics with air circulation, close windows at night or in rain, and use artificial heat only in damp or early winter. Dry corn stays unharmed by cold, but truly dry storage is tricky to judge. Ohio Station.
The article reviews wide versus narrow wagon tires across road types and conditions. Tests at Missouri Agricultural College and Ohio State University show wide tires pull easier on broad roads and sod while narrow tires perform better on hard pavements and muddy.
J. G. Hines advises against excessive inbreeding in poultry and notes turkeys can be profitably kept until year five while young poults require protection from storms. He discusses quicklime to unlock soil nutrients, phosphate rock as a manure supplement, and lime's abundant supply. He describes two log houses for seasonal use, with a critique of cement floors sloped for drainage and a preference for maximum sunlight in hog houses.
Farmers in the region favor direct land application over storage in pits or cellars. Hoisting manure to fields soon after accumulation is preferred, unless the load includes contaminants needing additional processing before application.
The article describes building a seed corn husking box one foot wide and as long as the wagon box, a few inches shallower. It uses fasien hooks on one side to hook over the end gate. A worn-out buggy tire can strengthen the box by bending it from the outer side to the inner top, ending in hooks as shown.
An older piece explains dairy profitability by comparing yearly costs and returns per cow. It contrasts average good cows yielding up to 40 dollars with poor cows at 10 dollars, urging dairymen to choose cows that maximize net profit and to maintain careful herd selection.
The figures show 10,438,219 farmers and 6,789,687 farms worth billions. Products total about 3.76 billion with major wheat and flour exports. Foreign demand supports corn and wheat sales totaling tens of millions in dollars.
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