Wedded to a Cob Pipe and Agricultural Notes
An article compiles rural observations on heredity and environment, orchard spraying dates, and the federal meat inspection label. It covers crop pests, weed control by sheep, road improvements in New Hampshire, Mississippi water dispute, and coal supply concerns amid lumber shortages. It also notes imports of biocontrols, gypsy moth damage, and cabbage snakes panic costs.
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Chicago
Mississippi
City of
St. Louis
Lake Michigan
Congress
Heaton
Massachusetts
New
Hogland
Beets and crops reflect rural life and farming rites
A rural witty column discusses corn belt farming, teaching weeds, labor, and farm life. It notes beets, sugar beet tending, corn stubble plowing, and the pitfalls of relying on migrant labor. It covers meat inspection workers, patent weed burners, and the potential of domestic drug plant cultivation.
Alfalfa Seed and Inoculation Guidance From Iowa Study
A reader seeks reliable dual purpose alfalfa seed and red clover bacteria. The Payne Alfalfa Co of Omaha is recommended. seed costs about the same as red clover. Experts warn against bogus cultures, citing Iowa State and Agricultural Dept findings: inoculation adds little where soil lacks nutrients or already contains the crop’s bacteria. Best practice is thorough fertilization with barnyard manure, sow by Aug 15, and consider using field soil from a planted site.
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Vtersburg
Woking
Payne Alfalfa Company
Omaha
Neb
Iowa Experiment Station
Agricultural Department
Iowa Station
Holden
Department of Agriculture
The Price Too High for Heavy School Work
A moral note warns parents against pressuring children, especially daughters, into excessive study delaying health. It condemns cramming, urges prioritizing robust bodies over academic rank, and laments overlong schooling causing lifelong infirmity. It contrasts shade with sun for home health, urging balanced tree removal to restore light and health.
Unsung Heroes Who Keep Life On Track In Quiet Faith
A tribute to ordinary mothers and fathers who toil unseen to care for their families. The piece honors a mother who, after becoming a widow, taught and farmed, keeping five children's education afloat while paying debts. It extols steadfast devotion across many lives, noting such uncrowned heroes quietly improve the world and leave marks on human hearts.
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Ife
Ffteen
The Boy and His Father on Farm Youth Development
A moral essay urging farmers to invest in boys as the nation’s future workforce. It argues the boy’s character outvalues all farm products, praises fatherly guidance, and calls for steady motherly influence. Emphasizes early bonds, honesty, and raising pure bred stock alongside shaping the next generation of men.
Renovating a Strawberry Bed After First Season
The guide advises cutting both plants and weeds close to the ground with a sharp scythe, then plowing and removing most of the roots to leave a six inch strip. If soil is poor, apply well rotted manure. New shoots and runners soon regenerate the bed, and by frost it appears nearly new.
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Fetrigg
Rockford
Public Roads Division
State of
New Hampshire
Corn Belt
Germany
Great Britain
Ireland
France
Russia
North America
Iacre
Ribenia
China
Kentucky
Iowa
Larely
Post Office Department
Illinois
Wilson
United States
Japan
Pennsylvania
Hungary
Capilal
Per
Webb Vinden
Aay P. Kirby
First
National Bank
Estherville, Iowa
PARR
Omear
B. EL. Sonerol
Estherville State Bank
Ona Tag
M. Byer
B. J. Bondrol
A.D. Reet
A. F. Lough
W. G. Jones
Estherville
Moward Graves
James ES
M. L. Aro
Emmet County
Land and Abstract CO
Estherville Tate Bank
Ayers Pills
Buckingham’s
H. EB
Coon Brovok
Estherville Roller Mills
Sacks
Silvia
Graham
Eoual
Ragidepce
Retherville
Cc. M. Brown
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