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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1914
Page
8
J L Strong of Clarinda Iowa built a profitable apiary over 46 years turning beekeeping from hobby to full time work. He rented land, bought property, and added machinery while creating a mail order business for Italian queen bees. He urges wage earners to consider apiary life as a home based enterprise.
R F Hummel lives near Nichols Iowa and rents a 160 acre farm on a five year lease for 650 dollars annually. The farm value is about 25600 with 4000 in improvements. Last year 65 acres of corn yielded 3250 bushels and 18 acres of oats 1000 bushels. Hummel sold oats worth 210 dollars and cabbages brought 1000 from 15 acres. Four acres of potatoes yielded about 350 bushels with 150 dollars sold and 100 bushels left. He keeps ten cows with dairy sales 264.95 and poultry 57.50. He spent 190 for labor plus work by his 16 year old son West.
An Iowa story details H N Wragee from Holstein who arrived with $150 and built a thriving farm. He left with about $20,009 in Uncle Sam’s funds and intends to return to America, urging others to seize chances without a pull. The piece extols grit over privilege and cites a Dutch boy as example of self-reliance.
County agriculturalist A A Berger outlines a formalin based treatment to reduce oat smut. Data show substantial drops in smut infection when treated versus untreated, with guidance on mixing ratios application, drying, storage and cautions on formalin quality and conditions.
Wallace's Farmer advises planting clean potatoes on clean land to avoid scabby crops. If scabby seed cannot be avoided, treat with formalin solution by soaking two hours in one pint to thirty gallons, then dry and store. An Ohio test showed untreated seed yielded half to two thirds scabby, while formalin treated reduced scabby to one fifth to one tenth.
Washington Post notes Major General Frank D. Baldwin is the only U S officer with two medals of honor and compares him to Sir Hector MacDonald and other war figures. The piece also cites British soldier Donnegan and mentions Canadian pension plans, cinchona bark yields, women sailors in Nordic nations, and a German East Africa railroad opening next year.
J W Church and Frank Folkers recover well from appendicitis operations. Mrs. Benjamin Boardman visits Greene. G G Patten returns from Charles City to Wisconsin work. Red Fox delivers Indian talks on Custer massacre and dances. Rev W A Parka receives Britt Congregational church call as meetings close. Rev F Gonzales referenced.
Mrs Nella Bartlett and Ray Narcott wed in Allison with a Clarksville delegation. A high school play is planned for Friday at the opera house. Several residents travel, study, or visit towns including Dubuque Des Moines and Chicago. A caucus discussed 24 hour electric service via the Hampton company with franchise approval.
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