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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1911
Page
6
A noisy jumble of 1920s clippings notes social flippancy and current events. Mentions London increasing meat imports via refrigerated Peru carloads, faint musings on crime, weather, aviation, and a prankish tone about society in a unsettled era.
The article notes the U S Navy uses self propelled vehicles widely from factory transfer duties at the naval gun plant to pay car duties and hospital ambulances It highlights four electric trucks at the gun factory with capacities of 2000 to 2500 pounds and up to 5 tons for the heaviest load They run at 18 to 20 mph and can cover 30 to 85 miles per charge The Naval Academy at Annapolis integrates commercial cars for freight mall and staff use and Secretary Meyer advocates expanding motor use across naval operations.
A wounded man recalls a downtown runaway car crash while three weeks into recovery. He explains panic, trying to stop the vehicle, grabbing the wheel as wagons and pedestrians crowd the street, and notes his friend was torn from the car by a projecting wagon pole. He asks if any passenger was killed in similar incidents.
Mrs. Carewe and her daughter Grace, once reduced to scant incomes, display thrift and wit at a summer camp. Grace proudly wears last year’s dresses while insisting she revels in old clothes, prompting a mother’s amused concern over perceptions and truthfulness.
North Dakota agriculture notes explain soil moisture principles and the advantages of deep furrow slicing. Maintaining a firm bottom layer aids moisture transfer from subsoil to surface while loose surface soil reduces evaporation. Deep plowing increases rainfall absorption and yields, with mulching and harrowing timing key to moisture conservation and humus enhancement through green manuring and manure application.
The article argues that oversized farms reduce tillage quality and yields. It notes variability in ideal farm size, with one quarter section suitable for some and too large for others. It cites greed driving demand for more acres, limiting proper cultivation and fertilizer use.
The passage urges placing great value on liquid excrement and arranging preservation and use through absorbers or other methods. It calls for individuals to develop plans suited to their surroundings, noting that careful study could yield sanitary, profitable outcomes.
Farmers warned that ticks on ewes ruin wool and fattening prospects, making wool quality poor and feeding costly. The notice stresses removing ticks to protect flock value and prevent financial losses in ewe herds.
Nebraska experiment station presents findings on saving soil moisture for drought resilience. Key points include benefits of thorough cultivation for water absorption, mulch protection, and crop growth aligning with dry matter, plus deep subsoil moisture storage aiding alfalfa and other grasses. Summer tillage increases stored water by 5.8 to 7 inches in the top six feet, providing 40 to 50 percent of rainfall-equivalent supply.
Poultry roosting in trees invites insect pests that cling to bark and are carried into yards. Chickens repeatedly use the same roosts, spreading mites as winter approaches. Infested trees sap bird vitality, reducing fattening. Advice from Minnesota University Farm recommends moving young flocks to easily disinfected coops to improve financial results.
The notes advocate gestation timing of 152 days for hogs and emphasize rapid profits in hog raising. They advise selecting breeders from large litters, supplementing pasture with grain, ensuring water, salt, and proper feeding, and caution against lean housing. Also mention eggs for calf scours, small sheep flocks, rape and rye pasture mixing, and mare value from breeding.
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