Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-18

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90 II $3.50 Gin Gin
Dirt never hurts ary one if it is acre
changed every dav. ucts
Of
A bushel of peanuts will make a gal TINS
Ion Of olive oil when the right kind Of "
rascals manipulate Ii. goo
get
What we wish to remark is that the ard
man who will smoke III q creamery vii
should be fired at once. mil
The Belgian hare fad is dying out, bot
AMI the animal fadlists are going to this
try black cats now.
good line fence Will do much TO in 20
sure YOU Il good ncighbor, and the want ous
of it may easily be good for row and "i
a lawsuit. ih'i
we.
Good calvos always follow in the yer
wake OF the farm separator, just as cas-
good as those who follow their mother in
all summer our
The self sucking cow belongs in the r
feed ward and not in the dairy barn. COL
Life is too short to bother with re- gre
forming such beasts. of
say
The manufacturers of shoves have pre-
organized a trust 1t is fair to infer ate
in this case that they intend to get a to
scoop on the business. fra
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Thirty-fve pounds of prunes for TIL.
dollar ought to secure for the hired VIII
man OF the farm dish of sass for sup due
per every day of the year. of
The oat crop Of the country is re- -,
ported hundred million bushels shy NY
this year Much lower prices for this a.,
cereal are not anticipated. ~
If we had a field where the weeds -,
had got the best of the crop, we would Wi,
turn the whole business under in July ,a,
and pillow again in September. to1,
Georgia's best and most profitable 10
crop is peaches. This delicious fruit cor
finds there the climate and soil which an
secure its very best development.
The Texas steer is becoming so well no
bred and refined in appearance that he We
can put to shame almost any OF his on
northern brethren from the dairy sec cre
lions. t,r
A selfish. misery and wealthy old pS
man OF so is TO his heirs and the law Pc
yers what quarter of venison is to q
NO. I- Of ,,,bn in, ~. iiil
woods. iai
er!
The skimmilk from the farm sepa- thi
rator is worth 30 cents hundred 1t
pounds for the calves. or half as much
as the whole milk will sell for during
the summer season. thi
ste
The up to date farmer today either on
has telephone in his house. is plan lat
ming to get one or is seriously thinking toi
about it. If you are doing neither We
we'll, draw your own inference. thu
Two things always look good to US ev
one. a field of red clover just in bloom tor
and the other a herd of Polled Angus tn;
steers in blue grass pasture. Both gr,
are evidence of high class farming. ret
pc
We have noted lately several fatal
accidents resulting from Inexperienced
men climbing windmill towers to oil go
the bearings. If you are so and weigh ms
200 pounds. you had better let this job sci
out. ne
thu
Young men Just out of college. not VIC
Knowing just what business to take up, prt
viii please note that the bricklayers' wi
trade is not overcrowdod. The CRY TO- ed
day is More mort" not More law int
yers.'' cel
A friend writes inquirng where he ~,
can procure Il plant of the Lawson . :,
carnation. We think any up to date
greenhouse could supply him. rs this ,
variety has been quite generally in
troduced.
The time is coming when it will not on
be a question of how large shall be mt
the exportable surplus OF cereals and 1t
meats produced in this country so much I'll
as whether we can raise an abundance 81
for our own people IN
Cows often develop a depravcd liking m
for onions in the spring, just the same I'll
as folks do, and when they get hold of SO
this fruit their milk gives them away Sc
Just as quickly as will the breath of TIL
person who has eaten thereof.
The immense grain trade Of Liverpool tie
has not until recently developed the IN
use of the modern elevator. All the til
millions of bushels of grain imported dc
have been laboriously conveyed from st