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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1915
Page
8
Farm water supply and sewage disposal are crucial for household comfort and health. The article discusses elevating water with windmills or tanks, pumping with engines, gravity, storage, and risks of freezing, plus options like pressure tanks, ram pumps, and rain. It warns against polluting wells, suggests cesspools and septic tanks with filters, and notes subsurface drainage.
Professor Thomas S Linnesota advocates general stacking of wheat in the Northwest. He argues that stacking improves interior wheat quality through the sweating process, a step not possible in ordinary handling. The farmer benefit is noted as the practice gains general recognition among agricultural authorities.
Farmers weigh benefits of stacking grain in fall to boost color and market value, reduce weather risk, speed further work, and require fewer hands. Proper stacking lowers spoilage versus shock, but finding skilled stackers remains a key challenge for securing quality grain.
The article argues winter dairying offers higher milk prices, reduced scouring risk, steadier labor, longer lactation, and better calf raising. It notes fall calving lets cows start winter milking, enabling year round work and potentially stronger calves, with investigations backing the approach.
North Dakota shows rapid livestock expansion as hog exports surge from 119000 to between 550000 and 600000 in a five year period, signaling a shift toward smaller well tilled farms. A South St. Paul stockyard representative notes development mirrors broader agricultural progress and implies prosp erous family farming on quarter sections.
North Dakota Extension workers outline a corn canning method using freshly picked ears. After husks and silks are removed, boil on the cob ten minutes, cool in water, then slice and pack, add salt, seal with rubbers and lids, and boil in a wash boiler for three hours. Whole ears may be canned with half the salt.
Packing the ensilage well reduces air and acetic acid formation, keeping lactic acid as the desirable product. Tramping the ensilage tightens the pack, cutting the material to half to three quarter inch lengths improves density and quality.
An eclectic page chunk presents historical date notes from Aug 16 to Aug 22, 1777 1880 1855 1792 1861 1878 and 1886 plus a verse about a copper Casey an Aunt Ruth rug fixing tip and quirky poems. It includes mini anecdotes on Ruths advice about rug starch gum arabic and brief notes on topics from post office directories to sago starch usage.
A fragment from a period column discusses practical home items and fashion trends. It mentions linen dresses with straight full skirts, gum Arabic starch substitutes for delicate curtains, and plaster or white lead paint for bathroom repairs. It notes a resurgence of Princess dresses with front panel designs suitable for embroidery and lingerie frocks. An old rhyme and stray phrases appear amid practical tips.
A father tells his son he sees the wets have won while Shem counters that the world seems dry. The dialogue hints at a changing forecast as the father and son debate outcomes and clues about coming conditions.
In Williston many residents praise a buckthorn bark and glycerine remedy called Adler-i-ka as a thorough bowel cleanser. One spoon relieves most constipation and gas within minutes, with instant, non-gripe action. An exchange adds onion odor remedy and cheese suggestion, urging readers to place notices through a Graphic want ad.
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