Cheaper Money for Farmers In Cooperative Finance
The essay argues for government or cooperative financing to lower farm borrowing costs. It compares European and Jewish and Irish practices with U.S. needs, contending that unlimited liability and supervision boost credit trustworthiness. It notes regional resistance, especially in the corn belt, where farmers prefer autonomy and oppose centralized oversight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Commission
Euro
Ireland
New York
National Grange
Sania Sermeee
Fark
Germany
Austria
Belgium
Russia
Iowa
Dakotas
Minnesota
Montana
Colorado
Cooperative Society
Farmera
Spa City
Corn Belt
Wallaces
Sure Gorn Cure Ever Known Gets-It New Way For Corn
An old advertisement fragment touts a corn cure named Gets It as a simple remedy. It promises relief from corn pain and torture with a new method claimed to be effective and easy to apply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dain Poe
BE. Jacas & Co
Chicago
Williston
Pasture versus silage on a seventy acre Kansas farm
A Kansas correspondent weighs pasture and silage for fifteen cows on seventy acres. He estimats thirty acres needed in pasture, or two silos of about ninety tons total to feed year round. The note concludes that labor constraints may favor pasture in summer, while full-year silage may pay with ample labor and corn production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Feeding dairy cows on homegrown silage and mixed forage
An Iowa correspondent outlines a practical dairy ration using a 12 by 28 silo with corn and eight tons of mixed clover and timothy hay. The plan combines silage with a grain mix of corn meal, cottonseed meal, oil meal and oats, plus hay and straw, and stresses adjusting proportions to appetite, bowels, milk yield, and feed prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Dora
Wallaces
Diversify the New North Dakota Slogan Gains Ground
In Grand Forks the North Dakota Corn and Clover Convention hosts figures from Hettinger County showing diversified farming yields. Hettinger shipments include corn fattened hogs cattle sheep and horses plus a cream payout around 36000 highlighting a drift from old grain focus to mixed farming and local prosperity. Mayor Eisendrath urges constant advertising to capitalize on abundant U.S. money and domestic markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Dakota
Hettinger
Hettinger Creamery
Hettinger Country
North Dakota Farm Home Counts Rise Across Decade
Census Bureau report shows North Dakota with 120,910 homes, 62 percent farm homes, compared to 64,690 ten years earlier and 36,978 in 1890. National totals reach 20,266,555 homes with 6,123,610 farm and 14,191,045 urban homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. C
San
North Dakota
Census Bureau
The Demon of Want and Poverty Fire Prevention
A prose piece on fire prevention urges foresight to keep trash and litter from fueling blazes. It argues fires come from human actions and require constant vigilance, noting the burden of fire insurance falls on neighbors after a house is destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Inglish
Masses of Massachusetts Women Work For A Living
A census report shows Lowell and Fall River have over 40 percent of women employed, the highest rate among U S cities over 100 000. Oakland California has the lowest with 21 percent. U S mortgage homes total 3 000 000 while 6 000 000 are debt free and the rest rented. Since 1890 U S homes rose from 12 690 000 to over 20 000 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Washington, D. C
Lowell
Fall River
Mass
United States
Oakland
California
Timothy hay for milk cows raises alfalfa value debate
An Illinois correspondent compares Timothy and alfalfa hay for fresh milk cows. A Bulletin 146 trial with sixteen cows shows shifts between feeds caused instant weight changes and butterfat implications, concluding alfalfa is worth more per ton when butterfat is 30 cents and a whole milk seller may pay $25 for alfalfa instead of $14 for Timothy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tlinois
Urbana
Timothy
Scouring Calf in Town Seeks Advice from Reader
A Town correspondent reports a ten month old calf suffering scours after grazing near a bine grass pasture. The calf, once healthy at about 200 pounds, now resists clover hay and drinks little water. Advice includes castor oil doses, bran substitution, and a daily mixture of anise water nitrate of bismuth and gum arabic, with veterinary help if needed.
The County Fair Ignites Praise for Mechanical Geniuses
A vivid parade through the fair highlights the mechanical department and the world’s greatest inventors. The piece extols the farmer’s education from the fair, lauds inventors for lifting humanity, and notes industry’s quiet triumphs without seeking fame.
Farmer Radford on Woman in Our Social Order
The piece extols women as central to civilization, praising motherhood and domestic influence while arguing politics and governance lie beyond a woman’s sphere. It frames social righteousness as her realm and cautions against mixing governance with female duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shoul
Questioning Age Old Talk In Times Of Change
A dialogue where Tommy questions why people say old times were better. The father replies the world is older than ever, while Tommy argues that talk of old times reflects worry and inactivity that harms the human spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy
Prohibition Views From Governors Across States
The Union Signal reports on governors and leaders debating prohibition, urging statewide enforcement, and highlighting liquor reforms. William Hodges of Kansas criticizes liquor licenses as costly to taxpayers while praising temperance as essential to state prosperity. Missouri and Nebraska trends are noted as neighboring states weigh saloon numbers and finances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hodges
Kansas
Intercollegiate Prohibition Association
Arthur Danner
Kansans
Toneka
Kans
Missouri
New York
Capner
Neemle
Colorado
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Misaout
Union
Also Mentioned on This Page
Joseph L. Eisendrath
Chicago Garment Manufacturers’ Association
America
Timothy Hay
Sandon
the County Fair
Radford
National Farmers’ Unity
Farmer Radford
Woman
GT. U
Frew
George R. Carlaon
Colorate, Shuary 1
Rhode Island
Charles Henderson
Sebertin Tin
Moses Alexander
Idaho
Tate
Oregon
Washington
Willis
Ohio
Wiy
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!