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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1899
Page
2
A collage of wry aphorisms and topical references from the era concisely surveys political, social, and cultural motifs. It touches on elections, gender, marriage, trust, fortune, and empire, noting Kipling, Aguinaldo, labor politics, and German figures in a brisk, editorial tone.
The article notes gifts totaling over two million dollars at a New York wedding and describes an annual income over one hundred thousand dollars. It explains the custom of reciprocation among donors' families doubling the pecuniary exchange and questions reform of marriage customs.
Secretary Wilson, touring South Carolina, notes strong tea opportunities akin to sugar beet prospects in the northwest. He cites one existing tea farm, aiming for quality over cheap Orient teas. The owner produced 3500 pounds of black tea last year, selling at about one dollar per pound.
Records show the United States has about 500 more sunshine hours annually than Italy while Spain and other regions receive more rain than some areas. Local climates vary with mountains valleys lakes and coasts, with southern California at about 12 inches and Oregon Washington near 70 to 80 inches, prompting jokes about Web-footed inhabitants.
This column reviews dairy product inspection and strict laws on adulteration, cautions against salicylic acid preservatives, discusses butter cultures and pasteurization limits, and offers practical poultry advice on lice treatment with grease, avoiding kerosene, and preventing overfat hens by dietary control and exercise.
The article advises keeping fowls cool at night and protecting pens from prowling animals by installing wire netting. It suggests removing window sashes to improve air flow while avoiding drafts, noting even inch mesh netting is inexpensive protection.
A Homestead writer urges careful start in turkey raising. Select the best hens with strong bone for breeding, discard long legged birds, and choose a breed with wild blood cautiously. Winter stock in good condition without fattening, then begin in the fall to ensure success.
A short guide extols small poultry flocks as easier to manage and more productive per hen, noting close attention, selective breeding for egg production, and the value of scraps. It also reports on Bordeaux mixture trials at Canadian farms showing weaker copper sulfate solutions work as well as stronger ones on crab apple trees. A misfed chick may never catch up to its peers.
A survey by the Minnesota Experiment Station compares grain farming, stock farming, and dairy farming on 160 acre units. It details nutrient losses and gains under each system, noting grain farming depletes soil fertility while stock and dairy farming with clover often balance or improve it. Also covers barnyard drainage and tile systems, and reports on canker worm and curl leaf prevalence in Michigan orchards.
Drainage Journal notes that trampling can puddle surface soil and hinder tile drains but counters that drains still pull water from the subsurface. It says barnyard mud depth is reduced as tiles remove water from beneath, and three or four cases show positive results.
The Nebraska Experiment Station notes soil tillage must conserve moisture in a climate with 23 inches of rain and 50 inches lost to evaporation. Nebraska soils differ from the region east of the Missouri, requiring new local practices for crop growth and soil management. The World Seed Co. fraud case warns farmers about fake seed packages. Southern farming is feudal in structure with close landlord tenant relations shaping responsibility and dependence.
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