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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1899
Page
7
Instructions describe setting corner posts ten or twelve inches milimeter and feet long, embedding a large stone, bracing, and twisting a cable to tilt the post. A deep wench, dead man, and wires around the brace create a taut wire system. Additional steps involve tying wires through loops and attaching a 2x4 oak scantling to bear the fence wires.
The article urges careful site selection for new and existing orchards and notes strong demand for best fruit as exports rise. It covers mulching late cabbage and cauliflower to keep soil cool, recommends coarse stable manure with straw, and advises irrigation during hot spells. It warns about pests and diseases, stressing vigilance and clean cultivation to protect crops.
The article outlines a pest control method for vines focusing on protective sprays and timely applications. Begin first when shoots appear, second when leaves unfold, and repeat as growth continues. Apply around the border with careful timing to deter beetles and protect young plants.
The article discusses sweet corn fodder for cows, noting its value in extending feed supply and improving flavor quality of the fodder. It covers curing methods, storage timing, and the role of fodder in winter feeding, with emphasis on maintaining a steady supply and cautious pricing.
A distressed commentary contrasts good and bad farming, arguing that prudent, practical farmers survive hard times while careless ones struggle. It asserts that farming has always paid for the skilled and warns perpetual complaints from pessimistic peers.
A brief note urges providing rock salt for cows noting low cost and farmer convenience. It mentions cows prefer few licks at a time and references regulatory links and section discussions about the Tabey context.
A Chinese market gardener, after moving to a new area near St Louis, clears land and tries farming using Chinese methods. He grows a successful harvest, selling produce at local prices, and gains attention for his careful cultivation and diverse crops amid a growing interest in Asian techniques.
A rugged farmer recites a scam in which a smooth talking stranger promises $100,000 in gold buried on the farm for a $1,000 fee. The farmer traps the con man by guiding him to a false treasure location, later exposing the ruse and reclaiming control while the fake digs stay hidden.
Two men admire a gem display and mock a bright scarf-pin as fake enameled. As they debate, the red plush tray object smiles, glides up, and vanishes in the air, leaving them astonished and speechless.
The Bispace apple, originating in Australia and introduced via Germany, shows promise as a hardy, vigorous, and enormously productive tree. Tests with limited growers indicate it bears heavily and tastes good, with potential for wider planting in the near future.
A recipe describes combining twenty five pounds of common time with boiling water, five pounds of clean wood ashes, tex pounds of melted beef tallow, two pounds of common salt, and half a pound of dissolved glue. Add dry mineral paint for color, such as burnt umber, yellow ochre, or mineral red, mix while hot and apply while warm, stirring well.
A Brookville Pennsylvania crow hatchery claims to be the only one of its kind. The jet black headed birds are valued as hat trimmings with milliners paying 25 rents per bird. Crow eggs hatch in a chicken incubator in fifteen days and eight weeks later the birds are ready for processing.
Five thousand white farm bands are sought by Hawaiian sugar planters to satisfy government conditions for granting a privilege to import more contract laborers from Japan. The rule requires an equal number of Caucasians to be induced to immigrate for every 5,000 Asiatics admitted.
A dense roster lists city officers including Mayor W Raweon and Aldermen across wards, plus City Clerk F C Gates and Treasurer R F Anwarter. Township officials, school trustees, and Justices of the Peace are named alongside numerous lodge and fraternal groups with meeting details at Masonic Hall, Central Hall, and local lodges across town.
Miss Wabash asks about an old proverb and a Chicago girl wonders about a moss and rolling stone. Her cousin from Boston offers a terse reply on pale ozoic age fragments while another Chicago speaker exclaims Land's sake and moves on.
A Detrait Journal excerpt recalls a couple aboard a train car reacting to kindness from their surroundings. The bride notices even inanimate things show courtesy, while the bridegroom notes the window yielded easily as he opened it, hinting at gentle humor.
Board of Education meets monthly at the School House with president J. Aarding and treasurer C. Smith. Members include S. W. Rawson, W. Gook, Jae Collings, and Renfro with Shadwick noted among participants.
An estimated up to 600 million pounds of wool will be consumed in Unis country this year. The outlook indicates strong demand across textile sectors with steady production continuing through the year.
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