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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-11-22

We notice that all the agricultural
papers published a. far west as Ohio
give more or less matter on the subject
Of commercial fertilizers. Year by year
the territory where the use of such
fertilizers becomes necessary creeps q
little farther west. Will the rich lands Of
the Mississippi valley ever have to face
this need? Not if intelligent methods
Of caring for the soil are observed, but il
the skinning process so much in vogue
all over the west is adhered to, we shall
have to depend upon commercial fertil-
izers for plant food in the future. A
man cannot continue to draw on bank
for money unless he makes some depos-
its, and the way in which to make depos-
its to the credit Of the soil, is to keep
the farm we'll stocked, feed the products
Of the soil to the stock and grow plenty
OF clover The above is such an old
fashioned and homely truth that we
feel almost ashamed to reproduce it in
these noes. but it beats all how many
people there are who either do not know
it or will not heed it.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-11-22
The Flax Crop.

The 1899 fax crop through the north
western states is the largest one ever
grown-a record breaker. Many man
who bought wild land and broke it up
in June, sowing it to flax, has been able
to more than half pay for his land. This
crop, to greater extent than any other,
is developer Of frontier farm lands.
While specially suited to pioneer agri-
cultural conditions, it should but rarely
find place on the well improved fam.
A rich piece Of old pasture land which
for any reason cannot be planted to corn
or piece Of rough and tough sod which
it is necessary to subdue are about the
only places upon which it will pay tosow
flax in the older settled portions OF the
country. The landlord should look out
for the tenant who wants to SOW flax, as
it takes the very life out Of the soil to
greater extent than does any other crop.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-11-22
A Whitewashed Gate.

1t was only whitewashed gate which
we first noticed connected with certain
farm. This of itself, did not signify
very much, only that it was feature Of
the general system upon which the
farm was managed Looking further,
we found that all the fences were built
on straight lines and were kept in good
repair; the barns and buildings were
neatly painted; the corn was all cut and
shocked; there was evidence of good
blood in the flock of Plymouth Rock
fowls, the dairy herd, the bunch Of
steers in the feed lot and in the hogyard
Everything was neat as pin around
the entire homestead, and tho white
washed gate was just only par and
parcel Of the perfect care which the
farm received.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-11-22

Corn which will make growth av-
eraging about six feet in height in
southern Minnesota, will, under the
same conditions, make growth of eight
feet in central Iowa, and ten feet in
Missouri. 1t is also interesting to note
that it is not the tallest corn which will
produce the largest ears and the biggest
crop. During the war we went through
cornfields in Tennessee where the stalks
were twelve and fourteen feet in height
where the yield Of corn would not be
over fifteen bushels an acre Of the veriest
nubbins. 1t is the diameter of the
stalk rather than the height which
determines the size of the ear.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-11-22
FARM, ORCHARD,
AND GARDEN.
EDITED FOR PUBLIC OPINION
G
J. s. TRlO0, Rockford, Iowa.

1t is good idea to look over the hog,
poultry and stock yards in the fall and
see how good job of culling out you
can do Of stock which it will not pay to
winter. While you are at it, it might
be Just as we'll to take look in the
horse barn. On most farms there is
more or less stock which will not be
worth as much in the spring as in the
fall, and it will cost from S6 to $12 a
head to carry these culls through the
winter. Old hens, old sheep, old horses,
old COWS, it is best to let the other
fellow winter.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-11-22
Creating Wealth

The primary sources Of nations
wealth are its natural resources the
timber of its forests, the fish Of its seas,
lakes aud rivers, the minerals buried in
its hills, the elements Of fertility locked
up in its soil. just as man develops
these natural resources he creates
wealth. The stick Of timber, the can of
salmon, the ton of. coal and the bushel
of corn, as produced by man, are each
original and created wealth. The man
who buys and sells the timber. the fish,
the coal and the corn creates no wealth,
but he who fashions the timber into a
house, or burns the coal to drive the en-
CINE of some factory, or produces from
the corn variety of other products, is a
wealth producer. Only as man by his
labor gives an added gives value to some
natural product can he be termed a
wealth producer.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-11-22

You sell cream-butter, in fact-from
your dairy of IL cows. You know to q
cent what your receipts are from the
cows. Do you know what that cream
costs you to produce? Make few tests
and see if there are not some cows in
the herd which do not pay their way.
Milking is too hard work to year after
year pull the teats of COW which does
not pay her way. Some cows will make
butter at cost OF from 6 to cents per
pound; others won't produce it at cost
of less than II or Is cents. The latter
belong in the feed yard and not in the
dairy barn.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-11-22

II one will take notice of row Of
willows or Of an orchard, it will be seen
that both hedge and trees have decided
lean toward the. northeast, all through
this western prairie country. A friend
asks US why this is so. There are two
reasons for it. One is that both the
apple and the willow grow most thriftily
in cool and moist climate, and so the
largest growth of the tree is on the
cooler and moister side. Another reason
is that during the growing reason of
the tree, the winds are mostly from the
south and southwest, and thus tend to
shape the tree in the manner named.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-11-22

The man on the farm should never be
satisfied wit mediocrity either in the
matter of crops or stock. His standard
should not be the average crop nor the
average animal. The difference in value
between the average crop and the aver
age animal and the value of best crops
and best animals is largely clear profit.
A man can never get ahead producing
crops and stock which only just pay
their way. The production of best
things requires not so much more labor
as more brains.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-11-22

As western lands become more val.
liable the wasted acres associated with
our four rod highways, will become
more and more apparent. For highway
uses it is but seldom that more than two
rods in width of the roadway isrequired
AS soon as the highway is permanently
graded this rod of land on either side Of
road should be incorporated into the
cultivated fields adjoining, or, what
would be better, be devoted to timber
culture.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-11-22

A field of evergreen sweet corn plant
ed adjoining the pasture is the easiest
and best solution of the problem OF a
milk producing ration for the dairy COW
during the August ,droughts, and for a
fall feed. 1t can be cut and fed green
as needed early, and later can be shock
ed and fed. 1t beats sorghum, Kaffir
corn. soy beans, rape and all the forage
plants known. Feed it, ears. and all,
and you will get the best Of returns from
the milk pail.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-11-22

The sugar which you buy at the store
and use in your home is in all proba-
bility made in German factory from
beets grown upon land worth from 500
to 5000 per acre. AS large tonnage of
beets per acre and of as high saccharine
value can be grown on any Of the corn
land Of the northwest which sells for
less than $50 per acre. This ought not
on IN he
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-11-22

There are hundred varieties of
selected and improved plums which will
do we'll in any of this northwestern ter
ritory when properly cared for. Among
the best are Wyant, De Soto, Hawkeye,
Stoddard. No mistake will be made in
planting these four varieties.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-11-22

A curious natural law not well under
stood, almost invariably forces all the
small and poor apples into the center of
the barrel and the big, nice ones out to
each end. Some scientist should look
this thing up.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-11-22

Oklahoma farmers are producing big
crops of winter wheat at a cost Of 25
cents bushel and selling it at 60 cents,
and as a result Oklahoma farmers are
building nice houses and riding to town
in fine carriages.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-11-22

The size of the farm should depend
upon the man who carries it on. Some
men are 40 acre farmers, some 80, some
can handle a quarter section. The
trouble through the west is that the 40
acre fellows are generally trying to run
q quarter section or more.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-11-22

A COW which will not make to exceed
lbs pounds Of butter in year has no
place in dairy herd kept on $50 land.
She belongs to the range herd, where it
may pay to let her raise calf.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-11-22

You can put down as fake of the
first water the travelling doctor, SO
called, who will. guarantee cure of
chronic ailment in consideration Of
your giving note in advance for the
fees. Your note viii turn up in the
hands of some third party, and it will
make you sicker than ever to think how
YOU have been swindled.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-11-22

The German rule is square foot OF
ground for each growing sugar beet. II
this rule could be observed on full
acre of land, it would produce over fifty
tons of beets OF the required size.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-11-22

II we had $500 to invest in stock to
start herd, either for dairy or beef
purposes, we had rather, by far, buy
four registered heifers at 800 each, than
ten grade animals at $40 each. 1t would
only take about four years to prove the
correctness of this statement to any
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-11-22

Thorough drainage, proper grading
and coat of gravel, is the combination
which will give good roads in the west.
Where gravel is not obtainable, burned
clay or broken stone will be used as
suhatituts
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-11-22
man..

The best authorities affirm that the
pulp of the sugar beet is worth as much
to feed the dairy COW after the sugar is
extracted as it was before. This state
ment would not hold good, however,
where the pulp was fed to fattening
animals, for sugar is carbon, and carbon
= So
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-11-22

The man with good wood pile and
warm barn well filled with fodder, can
welcome the first storms of winter.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-11-22

The hired man and the rainy day
have not been able to get in conjunction
to any great extent this season.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-11-22

Minnesota has vast supplies OF fuel
locked up in her peat marshes. Some
day this peat will be utilized.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-09
BRADsTREET's REVIEW.
Trade In in n Healthy Condition In
All Lines.

New York December s--Bradstreet's to-
morrow Will say: The last month OF the year
mas opened auspciously, finding trade aud
industry generally well employed, demand
Ueaang close upon and even passing sunply
labor troubles averted in some Instances by
widespread advances in wages. OF small i'm
portance, except in one or two clues una
with The general level OF values of Staple al
Tue hShest po-nt reacned for eight years past
fioIluay deMana has opened NeI. ana co4.ec-
Ions rom retall trades therefore show some
Improvement, vi.
1he strength of cereals notably wheat this
week, is reflection largely OF decreased re-
ctlpts at the Northwest. The incTase In NO
VelLoer THIS year was not largo either Ia
TINS country OF abroad as they were one year
ago, ana TO this extent the outlook is less
bear.sh and owing 10 smaller worlds pro-
onct.on th.s year hopes Oh Wen maintain ID
prices have not been abandoned. Cotton has
lost most OF the notable strength displayed
IN past weeks, OWING chiefly to a portion OF
the speculative element becoming tired aud
selling freely on slightly Increased receipts.
Toward the close some strength was notable
ON improved foreign buying and the net
changes for the week is not SERIOUS
After. year OF unprecedented activity and
advancing prices, iron and steel are quiet
with few significant changes, partly because
the season OF the year does not favor new
work and partly also owing TO the fact that
producers are very generally sold up to the
middle of next year. Prices show no marked
While bars are strong. Copper shows little
change but Tin is lower again, Affecting de-
creasing speculative interest and smaller con-
sumptive demand,
The feature OF the coal trade has been the
increased scarcity OF bituminous grades East
and West, some markets being reported prac-
tically baro OF supplies.
The strength OF wool is apparently unim-
paired, though demand is quieter. London
prices have again moved higher.
u ADVANCE
nearly all tho large cotton mills throughout
New England. which, on the basis OF census
figures. would point TO an Increased pur-
chasing power being secured by nearly io0,-
900 people.
The coffee trade OF the country, but par.
ticulsrly New York. has been agitated and
speculative prices have been influenced by
the delays growing out OF the unsettled cit
uat.on OF the Quarantined cargoes from San
tos.
More seasonable weather conditions have
further stimulated the demand for boots aud
shoes at numerous points and hides and
leather retain all the strength gained as
result OF last months general rise, Not
withstandlng the advanced stage Of the sea-
son, lumber hardwood particularly, con-
tinues in active demand at most markets.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-09
Commission Orders.

Austin, Texas, December s.--Tbe rail-
read commission has issued the following:
In approval of joint application sub
mitted under No. 514 OF the Missouri, Kan
sas and Texas Railway company OF Texas
it is ordered that authority No. 16S issued
by this commission October 80. 1899 III
approval OF Missouri Kansas and Texas
railway of Texas application No. sos, be-
amended by including in the list OF rail-
roads therein contained the name OF the
Sherman, Shreveport and Southern Rail-
way company as a party to said applica-
ton and authority.
In approval of Joint application, sub
mitted under No, $50 OF the Gulf. Colorado
and Santa Fe Railway company, author
ity is hereby granted for the adoption OF
the milling -in-transit arrangement OF
grain at milling points on the Central
and Sunset routes. destined to points on
the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe railway,
and for milling n-transit arrangements OF
grain at milling points on the Gulf Colo.
RADIO and Santa Fe railway. destined to
points on the Central and Sunset routes.
the same as is now In effect for local APP
plication ON the Gulf, Colorado and Santa
Fe railway Effective December II.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-09
KoHLsAArs DECISION.
Has Sustained Railroads as Against
Interstate Commi sion.

Has Sustained Railroads as Against
Interstate Commission.
Another decision has been rendered In
the famous Chicago terminal charge case,
and this time the railroads are the win
ners,
This has been celebrated case in live
stock circles and railroad circles, as
well as in the courts for 8 number of
years back. and the history OF it is TOO
we'll known to stockmen to require rope
tition. 1t has been the subject for reso-
lutions at every cattle convention in re-
cent years. Even the United States
railroad commission has been dragged
Into the fight, and one of the pecu lar
features of this hard fought battle has
been that the DEGREES OF that august
tribunal have been set at defiance.
The Texas Cattle Raisers' association
has been particularly active IN pushing
the case against the railroads for the rea
son that the members of that association,
being the heaviest shippers. had the
greatest interest in the result. If success
full, they expected to recover back
charges that had been paid under protest.
and the volume of which now amounts TO
several hundreds of thousands OF D liars.
The trend OF the case lately has appar-
entity been In favor OF the shippers, as
the decisions Of the interstate commerce
commission have been uniformly favor
able to their side OF the case and those
who have had the matter in hand have
felt confident of successful issue.
The decision, as just rendered by Judge
Kohlsaat, affirming the legality OF the
charge will therefore come as a disagree
able surprise to Texas stockmen.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-09
COMFORTS FOR THE men.
Railroad Y. N. c, A. Soon to Be Opened IN
Texarkans.
BUILDING IS JUST BEING COMPLETED
Com mission orders-Fort worth A.
torneys sny Commission Has No
Authority I'm Contempt Case.

The three roads running into Texarkana.
known az the Gould lines" gave $4,000
for railroad Young Mems Christian As.
ISOLATION building there, and the employees
and business men of the city gave $4,000,
making $4,000 Miss Helen Gould feeling
very much interested in the work OF the
association along the Gould lines. gave
$4,000 for library to be placed In the
building; some $500 will be spent in fur
ntshing the building, which will be COM
Ipieted BY the last Of December. This
building Is considered the finest of the
kind In the Southwest and is one of six
erected the past year in the Southwest
Cleburne and Temple in Texas. Poplar
Bluff, Monette and Argentine north Of
here. There are now 100 or more of these
associations for railroad men. known as
the railroad department Of the Young
Mems Christian Association. In the United
States.
DR.. Mum and Frank Gould OF New York
City were In TeXarkana recently and in
spected the new building. Dr. Mum lie a
member of the international railroad COM
mittee.
The new building Will contain a smoking
and amusement room reading room, IL
brary, parlor. correspondence room. sleep
ing room for tranmen laying over in Tex
arkana, temporary hospital for injured en-
ployes, bowling alleys gymnasium, bath
rooms, etc, and lecture hall.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-09
TO ANNIHILATE COYOTES.
An Item in The Post Brought "a Coco
Recipe.

Corpus Christi, Texas, December 7,--In
response TO an article published ia The
Post from Corpus Christi several days
ago, the following anonymous communica-
tive recipe for the humiliation of coyotes
was received BY The Post correspondent
yesterday on a postal card
franklin, TEXAS, December Sin The
Houston Post of the 2nd instant is an
article to the effect that wolves are very
numerous about Corpus Christi. Let a
united effort be made in this wise 10 ex-
terminate them. Have a druggist put up
In liquid form stryohnine and labeled
how much to be added to the quart Of
warm blood TO kill dog or wolf, to ono
kitchen spoonful of the blood when clot-
ted; kill beef on the range on certain
days Of the week Make drags to all
points desired on horseback, each man
carrying his blood and spoon, and at each
one quarter mile drop measure. The
wolf will not live to get TO the next dose.
This will beat all traps,
AS the work OF determination OF these
pests is now in progress in this county
by the poisoning process the foregoing
may aid In the annihllatlon.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-09
Notes md Personals.

Auditor Frank Huey Of the Cane Belt
is in the city from Eagle Lake.
Colonel s, F. 3. Morse, passenger traffic
manager of the Southern Pacific company.
left last night for st. Louis on a business
trip.
Fl. j, o'Neil chief engineer of the La
Porte terminal, was In the city yester-
day, making purchases of supplies needed
in the construction.
Conductor w. l.. Johnston Of the Katy
was in the city yesterday for short time
He formerly made Houston headquarters
and has many friends here.
Captain j. NJ. Lee, engineer and super
intendent OF the southern division of the
Houston and Texas Central railway. has
returned from a trip over the line.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-09
FINANCIAL REVIEW.
Bradstreet's Discussion of None,
and Markets.

New York. December s.-Bradstreet's imam
cisl review tomorrow will say;
Speculation has narrowed perceptibly this
week and the fluctuations in the stocks were
again, TO large extent, due 10 professional
trading. The disposition Of the public, az
the end of the year approaches seems 10 re
TO reduce its outstandp g speculative con
tracts and to wait until the January DIS
bursements are completed and the money
market. II is hoped, viii be returned 70 q
normal condition. The fact that supplies
of funds in the call loan market were ap'
parently smaller this week and that the bulk
Of the borrowing was at per cent or better
tended to support this view and 10 render
the State at large cautious II not, bearlsh
The fact that no important FUNDS fiow IRON
the interior can be detected. but That. on tbs
contrary, the South and other sections con.
tinued 10 draw funds from New YORK anc
that the sales OF government BONDS 70 thf
treasury under the extension OF secretary
Cages offer are now practically suspended
are not without their effect on sentiment
Moreover IL is appreciated In banking cir
cles and by large speculative interests ma
the critical point In the foreign financial
situation is approaching. The BANK OF EnE'
land, II is true, did not advance It's rate thlt
week. while the Bank OF France marked ~
figures up to 3h per cent 10 meet the probable
movement OF gold from Paris 10 LONDON
foreshadowed by raise In Sterling exchange
at the former city: Bankers mere are ois'
posed TO believe that the Bank Of Franz.
amount OF gold TO London and in commenting
upon the strength Of stefling exchange y
New York, proclaim disbelief that any golc
will be shipped from this country, The for'
eign monetary position, complicated az II u
BY the war in South Africa and the slow snt
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-09
HoPIDAY RATES.
The International Route Offers In
ducements.

The International Route Offers In
ducements.
The International and Great Northern
railway has announced holiday excursions
to the Southeast, in through coaches, and
to Mexico, including Monterey. saltillo,
San Luis Potosi. Aguascalientes, Zaca-
tecas, City Of Mexico, Guadalajara, tick
cts to be on sale December 20, q and %,
limited to thirty days for return.
December 10 and 90 the road will sell
round trip tickets at a rate of one fare,
limited for thirty days for return, to
points in Arkansas Missouri, Kansas,
Nebraska and Colorado, including ST.
Louis, Hannibal. Omaha. Kansas City and
Cairo, III.
On the days OF December %, "a, Is, 20,
30. 81 and January round trip tickets
will be sold between all stations on the
International and Great Northern limited
to January 3 for return.