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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1910
Page
2
A kaleidoscopic collection of offbeat notes touches on aviators earning high pay yet facing cuts, a sultan visiting the U S with pearls, weddings in June, bread wrapping prosecutions, trout limits in New York, and curious local asides about eggs sugar prices and a quirky tale of a Milwaukee marriage bounty.
On a Georgia to Virginia train a professor Griswold notices a young woman in distress after a political clash between governors. He suspects the woman is related to Gov Osborne. A messenger later warns him of a threat to the South Carolina governor. Griswold contemplates informing authorities as the train nears Columbia.
Griswold spends night at Saluda house and plans to seek Gov Osborne at his office in Alhority then head to Richmond. Morning paper reports Osborne delayed by personal business after Cotton Planters convention. Barbara Osborne arrives. governor faces issues over Gil Appleweight with North Carolina officials wary of arrest near Kil dare.
Grinwald waits in the governor’s office after warning the governor of danger. He encounters Miss Osborne arriving with a tense, defiant bearing as Osborne and his secretary remain absent. A tense standoff unfolds in the quiet Capitol corridor as other staffers drift in.
German excavators in the Babylon ruins probe Nebuchadnezzar’s palace beneath layers of superimposed city remains. They reveal the great oblong hall with a throne alcove where Belshazzar feasted and heard the prophet’s warning. Outer walls measure over 24 yards thick, and relics of ancient banquet life emerge from the tomb of a long vanished civilization.
Cotton growing is being resumed in Palestine with extensive suitable area available. During the civil war cotton was cultivated there on an extensive scale, and old cotton presses testify to the quality. Companies are being organized in Turkey, signaling a revival of the cotton industry.
An article advocates moisture conservation by surface tillage and dust mulch to reduce evaporation. It cites experiments in the San Joaquin and outlines dry farming as a future path for South Africa, noting government-backed trials and American pioneers. It says corn and wheat can be grown in dry zones, with a wheat belt of 150 million acres.
Select seed from your sweet peas to know your fare and begin systematic breeding. It takes more than good cultivation to produce excellence in flowers. You must breed up your varieties to achieve beauty and individuality in Noriculture.
In the past irrigation, especially overhead watering systems, draws attention for uniform distribution on uneven ground. Although installation costs are high, profits in the first year are expected to exceed the expense, making the plant pay for itself.
The article promotes a heat method waterer to ensure hogs receive pure clean water during hot summers. It emphasizes continuous abundant supply and highlights the device as the preferred solution for swine hydration.
As land values rise, the silo gains value and boosts farm prosperity. A system of partial silage use can nearly double the number of animals kept on the farm, increasing overall productivity and economic health.
Clean up the ground this month on diversified farms. Bees need nearby water for hives and cultivation should begin as early as possible for high quality corn. Mow the lawn often in summer and weed germination should be tackled with shallow cultivation. Use tarred paper around cabbage plants if maggots appear to help protect roots.
A Rhode Island Red keeper reports 30 one year old hens laying since last fall and continuing. His flock produced 399 dozen eggs from January 4 to April 17, while 30 hens laid 145 dozen in the same period and hatched 60 chicks, 22 on February 16. He notes winter eggs fetch higher prices, about 30 cents per dozen.
The Georgia experiment station advises two fertilizer mixtures when stable manures are unavailable. For early melons use nitrate of soda 400 lb, high grade acid phosphate 800 lb, muriate of potash 200 lb per acre at 700 lb plus per acre. For later melons use cotton seed meal 500 lb, acid phosphate 800 lb, kainit 800 lb per acre.
Advice notes sowing late cabbage across sections. Prepare seed bed, fill with soil, and lay seed under at least three quarters of an inch of soil. Do not sow too thickly. thinning prevents weak stalky plants and improves transplant readiness.
Wartime agricultural notes advise against turpentine in feed as a remedy for gapes in young poultry. A goat remedy suggests dipping a feather tip in kerosene and placing it into the windpipe to kill the worm. cautions on ineffectiveness.
Farmers advised to feed green corn fodder in the fall to sustain milk production if pastures abort. It recommends using the fodder while its value is high and buying feeds for later use.
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