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Newspaper
Washington Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1901
Page
6
A collection of farming reflections and anecdotes on manure flies hog raising and creameries, with notes on gopher tails payments, sugar beets, New York milk fraud, grafted trees, and a cautionary tale about corn profits lost to rats.
A local commentary complains that only one tramp asked for food this year while questioning the motives of vagrants. The writer argues for honest work and suggests beggars fail to integrate into prosperous agricultural areas.
A rural Indiana history note highlights a single missionary teacher who has devoted 45 years to a country school. Her present pupils include her former pupils’ grandchildren, challenging the view that a woman’s only role is marriage.
A worker described as a mechanic and bricklayer earning four dollars and fifty cents daily plans a strike for higher pay. The public response is limited, and the author argues the laborer does not deserve broad sympathy.
The passage warns that after a family loses chicks to weasel mink and skunk a house cat learns to imitate the predators. An old tabby can clean out a brood of young chickens as slickly as any wild animal, the text notes.
East farms abandoned for decades are being revived as poultry operations or planted with fruit and timber. Wealthy city residents are purchasing many as country summer homes.
The main obstacle to broader introduction of the farm separator in creameries is the need for a radical change in current methods. Creamery operators generally oppose adopting the farm separator.
Five acres of corn, if grown, save labor for home premises and garden upkeep. The corn would be worth about 50 dollars while the other crops and improvements on the home place would be worth about 100 dollars to any man.
An agitation aims to shift egg sales from count to weight, noting a 50 percent gap in real egg value. The reform would alter consumer interest and could change the popularity of certain fowl breeds as pricing methods change.
The London and North Western Railway hauls about 68 tons per freight train, while the Pennsylvania Railroad handles roughly 480 tons per trainload, illustrating methods in England versus the United States.
The old Bohemian oats swindle, once a long lasting lake of farmer deception, has died a natural death. The ancient lightning rod swindle persists, likely as long as thunderstorms occur.
An old newspaper item reflects on Darwinian ideas as a writer muses that continued horn removal from cattle by farmers would drive evolution, predicting eventual birth of hornless cattle. The piece links agricultural practice with natural selection and long term genetic change.
A reader recalls a Chicago packing quote of 12 cents for butter and 20 counts for creamery extras, noting a puzzling 2 cent packing difference. The passage questions why any packing house exists at all and remarks on rural communities abandoning 2 cent packing butter.
The rose breasted grosbeak shows an unusual fondness for peas, not only stripping peas from pods but also nipping tender shoots from pea vines as soon as they appear. This behavior is described as unique to this bird.
Report notes cows in pasture show strong appetite for barrel salt despite access to rock salt. Suggests dairy cows may need larger salt rations to meet mineral needs and avoid underfeeding in pasture systems.
In France vineyardists fire cannons to ward off late frosts and break up hail, while in Algeria cannons scatter swarms of grasshoppers. The practice is cited as a modern riff on the prophecy that weapons be turned to peaceful tools.
A man hauled shelled corn to market from his farm and spilled about three bushels along the highway due to a cracked wagon cover. The passage hints at a parallel theft risk by noting a stolen wheat load caught by a similar ruse.
We recently overturned sod that had not been disturbed for years. Within ten days weed seeds such as squirreltail grass pigweed foxtail purslane and others sprouted on the surface. Where had these seeds been all along and why did they not germinate before. We do not have the answer.
A discussion contrasts rivers and railways for freight, noting railway fixes may cut costs and government spends to navigate rivers could be wasted. It argues animal instinct guides cooperation, weather sense, and loyalty, while human intelligence often lacks those virtues.
The article urges new farmers to favorStock over grain when starting in remote regions. It cites a Minnesota pioneer who sold cattle directly at his door while neighbors hauled wheat 40 miles to market, earning five dollars per effort versus their one dollar. He achieved this with half the workload.
Seven herds of Wisconsin dairy cows were tested to determine the dairy value of each animal. The best and poorest cow in each herd are listed, with herds averaging eight cows. The test illustrates variation in productive ability and profit spread within dairy herds.
A historical reflection notes that Indigenous peoples, portrayed as agriculturists, faced stereotypes about work ethic. It argues both Native and white communities share limitations, attributing cultural roles to the squaw through longstanding custom and tradition.
The passage notes that only a small remnant of certain tribes in the Indian Territory and a few Chippewas in northern Minnesota have successfully adopted modern farming methods, highlighting limited reach of agricultural modernization among native communities.
A writer laments that poor people crowd into urban municipalities despite a vast countryside offering space clean water pure air and ample food. He condemns tenement slums as festering and dangerous to city wealth peace and governance.
The passage urges refusing a persistent neighbor who borrows repeatedly. It argues borrowing should end to prevent dependence and protect your tools. It claims the borrower will self-respect and manage his own needs if denied aid, and advises extending neighborly aid to all others while denying the troublesome one.
An agricultural note contrasts crow impact on corn across regions. The writer says western fields avoid post-planting raids, while eastern fields suffer as crows feed nearby. Growing crow numbers in the west may force growers to confront the issue soon.
The West papers report passenger pigeon flocks but the observers likely misidentified with golden plover. The piece notes migratory flocks and similar flight patterns, doubting any wild pigeons remain north of Kentucky and possibly south as well.
The topophone, an invention by Lt D P Heap, helps sailors locate the source of a sound in fog. It uses two acoustic receivers with ear attachments to determine direction, allowing quick bearing determination and plotting the sound relative to the vessel's course.
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