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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1903
Page
3
The article describes a simple plate and jar feeder for winter feeding. It recommends 20 to 30 pounds of food per colony, liquid honey or sugar syrup, and warmer weather preparation. Instructions cover sugar ratios, avoiding boiling, adding honey extract, and using a cheese cloth cover with a fruit jar inverted on a plate for steady syrup release.
Prairie Farmer argues for late fall plowing of corn ground to boost soil moisture, deter pests, and improve seed beds. It notes King’s data showing higher moisture in fall plowed land and explains how rough surface helps water absorption while cautioning against poor plowing and moisture loss.
The article explains hay tonnage by volume with approximate figures. Fresh hay yields about 500 cubic feet per ton, settled hay about 422 cubic feet, and thoroughly settled hay about 343 cubic feet per ton. It notes variability due to compactness and fuzzy clover affecting settling.
Guidance from Farm Home warns against wintering excess breeding fowls. It advises one turkey tom per twelve hens one drake per five ducks and a similar ratio for geese one male guinea per three hens and one rooster per fifteen hens. Keep only fowls needed for laying and breeding to avoid extra costs.
The Midland Farmer notes that turkeys fatten best with a regular feeding schedule. Do not confine birds that have free range all summer or they will fret and stop eating. Train them to come at set times and then stuff them to speed gains.
Growing activity in the poultry business exceeds prior levels as the trade expands rapidly. A well bred sire is projected to enrich the town by sizable sums when properly utilized.
A compact frame unrolls barb wire from a spool without tangling and tightens slack, ideal for timber and brush land where wagon space is limited. A broom-stick through the spool and blacks straighten pieces to aid assembly, per FE A Roberts in Epitomist. South American Sugar Plant Inspires U.S. Inquiry. The Washington agricultural department reviews Consul General Richard Guenther’s claim of a new plant, erupatorium rebandium, with high sugar content and easy extraction, potentially 20 to 30 times sweeter than cane or beet sugar. It grows well in climates similar to the southern United States.
An editorial argues for rational approaches to combating pulmonary consumption focusing on fresh air sunlight and nutrition. It cites Dr L F Flick advocating outdoor life and good feeding while debunking fears of universal contagion. The piece also notes Eve's Apple Tree in Ceylon with a poisonous fruit misnamed as the forbidden fruit.
Practical advice from L A E Blackwater on wintering single hive bees outdoors. Move hives to the south side of a building, pack with dry straw, cover with boards, and keep entrances open for ventilation. Release in spring to the stand for the season.
A witty New Yorker bon mot contrasts a theater outing with a sleight-of-hand performance. The joke centers on Miss Le Smythe who allegedly slighted a marriage proposal, as a humor spin on social etiquette and stagecraft.
A chronically ill wife improves after writing to Dr. Hartman for free home treatment using Peruna. The ad invites others to apply by mail with confidential responses, citing testimonials from Annie Hoban and Mamie Powell and listing The Hartman Sanitarium in Columbus, Ohio.
In Galion Ohio Mrs Hattie La Fountain, treasurer of two groups, shares her relief after suffering postpartum pains and headaches. She credits Peruna for restoring her health after one bottle and urges friends to use it. The letter is shared to endorse the tonic's benefits.
Julia M. Brown, secretary of the Woman's State Federation of California, writes from Los Angeles praising Peruna. She says it does more than claimed, cures chronic catarrh after other remedies fail, helps worn nerves, and has kept her own health strong.
Bereda Manufacturing Co of Chicago markets an antiseptic cleanser claiming it cleans carpets clothes and all fabrics. It removes ink and gum without harming varnish or painted wood work and is offered to tailor and cleaner use.
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