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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1912
Page
3
The article argues hog fattening benefits from rape pasture and pumpkins. Rape yields quick grazing, renews in dry summers, and supports hogs better than ordinary pasture. Pumpkins planted in corn fields provide valuable fall feed, and pumpkins kept green can be fed later with corn to finish hogs.
Instructions for preparing pullets for fall production. Separate and house pullets early, feed bran and scrap, and provide oyster shell while avoiding premature egg-laying. Emphasizes conditioning pullets to mature with low cock interference, aiming for strong fall and early winter lay.
A notice on using surplus vegetables and potatoes unsuitable for human food to feed chickens. It suggests boiling, mixing with bran or meal to create a dry mash to stimulate hens for greater egg production.
An old Quaker sold a cow and later the buyer complained it did not yield the promised milk. The seller retorts that the buyer could have bought the pasture instead, implying the pasture quality affected the cow’s milk output.
The article describes a convenient water system for a dairy farm using a windmill to pump water into a galvanized iron tank. Overflow transfers to a larger second tank and then to a distant watering tank, with adjustments shown by a modern device.
The article advises stopping cuts when peas are ready and letting tops grow, then mulching with coarse rye straw or rotted leaves. It recommends dusting with dry air lime for early pests, using Paris green at season end, lime for slugs, morning dusting until worms die, keeping seedlings clean, using urine or bone phosphate, and burning rusted tops followed by lime dusting. It also covers growing stout plants from seed with four inch spacing.
By ROG WEATHERSTONE. The article urges rigorous measures to destroy weeds on farms, noting that crop rotation and summer fallowing are labor intensive and often insufficient. It identifies mustard, wild oats, pigeon grass, and French weed as major problems and stresses thorough, preventive work to stop seed production and spread.
Garden and farm notes advise trimming rye from wheat, removing daily pests, and selling jover dew for dew. It warns on kerosene fumigation for squash, keeping tomato vines off ground, and early weed control. Emphasizes concrete equipment use, bean rotation, old land yields, hay value, rainwater screening to stop mosquitoes, frequent cultivator use for higher corn yield, cabbage worm control with insect powder dusted on plants.
Worded as a public appeal from the United States Department of Agriculture, the article urges Americans to protect native songbirds by feeding them in winter and installing nesting boxes in spring and summer. It explains box sizes for bluebirds wrens and sparrows, suggests materials, and notes cats threaten young birds.
Use the feed roller only after the surface dries enough to pulverize easily without packing. Dry seasons after barrow work help seal moisture in the sun while soil is pulverized through rolling. Rolling is adaptable for seed bed prep and staking tomatoes to increase plant numbers, speed up charting, and protect against frost, enabling larger, better yields.
Cement helps tackle the fence-post problem for those who dig a gravel pit nearby. The note suggests that using concrete posts and woven wire could yield a fence that is permanent at the farm itself.
In Tennessee, Flynn, a horse trader, entered Musky Pete a rough looking stallion in a race. Judge Me Mitamee declared a dark horse and Pete surged from the back at the three quarters to win, giving rise to the term dark horse.
A domestic exchange reveals marital friction as Gertrude and John discuss honesty, temper, and household duties. He proposes practical fixes like knotting sock darns on the outside, while they affirm mutual respect and seek better communication.
The Mulberry Street station adds a second ochre dog to its force. Pag Post mounts a night watch at ten, shifts among posts, and remains until dawn. He refuses tidbits, and no one learns his collar number as he roams with officers.
The hotel clerk notes tourists want essential city information like churches and theaters first, but beauty parlors and cosmetics ads are delaying distribution. Many beauty card handouts have led to lawsuits, causing squeamishness about delivering more promotions. The clerk worries about mixed ethics as cosmetic claims prompt complaints and financial risk.
Large Ayng Meh record fish was served for breakfast aboard the Ardeyla near the Canary Islands. A school of flying fish, about 19 inches long, was observed surfacing from deep water. Crew seized several for the mess, noting the catch surpassed prior 10 inch records. The captain's breakfast featured the big fry, described as palatable like trout.
A humorous critique contrasts tavern food with a ideal home. The speaker laments dirty habits, napkin misuse, and spoiled butter, yearning for a clean, comforting domestic scene with coffee, berries, tea, and honest servants like Anne or Margaret.
A Yonkers shad dinner tale recounts a guest choking on a bone. A waiter serves lemon halves to the choking diner to suck and swallow. Citric acid dissolves the bone within minutes, turning it to liquid gelatine as others test the method.
In Hauma Switzerland a farmer found a young fawn and cared for it with a St Bernard. The dog and fawn formed a close bond sleeping in the kennel and walking together. The fawn grew larger than the dog, yet the dog still accompanies it and defends it from other dogs. They often wander fields together and return at night with gates left open for their safe return.
A religious man on trial for a minor offense reacts fiercely in court. After a neighbor’s complaint, the witness is called to testify and the defendant interrupts the proceeding, exclaiming that the brother is lying and praising the Lord, in a charged display of emotion.
Little Margie, a frequent visitor at the Jones residence, asked for items to borrow on multiple occasions. Mrs. Jones grew tense over the continual requests and Margie’s polite but persistent pleas continued to recur, leaving the scene in a tense mood.
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