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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1910
Page
6
Notes on cheap irrigation spouts built from four laths, drop boxes, and ditch banks. Describes cost per acre, alternative tin tubes, and methods for evenly distributing water across alfalfa fields. Highlights advantages of drop boxes and markers on furrowing sleds for efficient irrigation.
Alfalfa crops decline after three years due to groundwater depth and humus lack. A rotation to grain and roots yields high per acre outputs, with land valued at 100 to 150 dollars an acre. Excess water use is common, with measured duties ranging widely, guiding efficient irrigation.
The chief advantage of the check method is one man can run strong to irrigate 7 to 16 acres in ten hours, making water application cost lower than other methods except the order method. Disadvantages include removal of surface soil to form levees reducing yield on graded spots, extra land preparation costs, damage to implements crossing levees, and poor fit with crop rotation.
Seed farmers in western states thresh cucumbers for seed using wagonmounted threshers. Machines crush, separate, and wash seeds, with profits per acre cited between 100 and 150 dollars, crops planted in April or May and irrigated along row furrows.
Government experiments show a limited ground can profitably be irrigated by wind mills and reservoirs or gasoline engine pumps. Dry farmers should add a one to five acre garden with adequate pumping and storage. Contact United States irrigation investigations department Cheyenne Wyoming for pamphlets on costs and efficiency of wind mills and engines.
Practical tips for poultry keepers including water quality, perch design, age and mating of pullets, disease prevention with alum in drinking water, shell color shelf life, feeding variety for layers, coop cleanliness, ventilation, and seasonal marketing of nonlaying hens. Emphasizes damp houses as disease risk and the need for ventilation and ample feed.
The piece argues that conserving children and family life is central to national strength, calling for improved parental education, housing, health, and early intervention. It highlights the National Congress of Mothers actions, urges nationwide study, coordinated associations, and expanded public programs to prevent disease, delinquency, and orphanage while promoting responsible parenthood and marriage. The Denver meeting June 10-15 is noted for expert discussions.
A fragment from an old clipping describes Arctic courtship as brief and often coercive. Eskimo brides may endure forceful abductions and lengthy protests before a first night, with gifts like a lamp and table. Some couples begin with a trial marriage, then formalize, while roles require obedience and even exchange of wives among hunters and families under various social pressures.
A description outlines Electric Lamp Carbona as a new carbon form used in lamps with receptacles for the carbon material. Wires feed the paste to form two electrodes for an arc, ends bonded by heating colle. The system is continuous, with lamps led and supplied.
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