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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1901
Page
8
An Iowa farmer shares a homemade water cooler that uses a windmill to fill a galvanized tank from a deep well. The system cools and purifies drinking water at home while keeping stock water separate, with shelves for dairy and food items and a trench-fed underground pipe. It reduces ice needs and labor, and emphasizes pure water and health.
A historical note from Agricultural Epitomist explains sandy soil drains water and plant foods quickly. It recommends abundant barnyard manure and clay dressings, applied in fall or winter, to improve moisture retention, add potash, and boost crop vigor especially for strawberries and vegetables.
The article warns that the new destructive pea aphis has caused heavy losses in pea regions including Maryland Delaware New Jersey New York and Connecticut with Michigan and Wisconsin affected as well. It notes parasitic enemies like diplosis larvae as natural controls and endorses the brush and cultivator method using pine switches to cover and destroy lice, with late or poor ground peas suffering most damage.
The Farmers' Voice suggests planting a tree in neglected farm corners and warns against excessive mulching that lifts roots. It stresses careful transplanting to keep roots moist and in soil contact, ties forked branches for mutual support, and urges timely heeling in and setting trees out at the first favorable opportunity.
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