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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-07-01

II we were going into the dairy bust
ness to make IL the leading industry OF
the farm we would by all means keep
cows Of strictly dairy type, but II the
dairy was to be only q side line, with
the horse, hog. sheep and fat steer i'm,
portant farm products. we would then
make up the dairy herd with reference
TO the value OF their calves as beef an.
finals, in the first place expecting the
dairy type OF cows to make at least 300
hounds OF butter per year and content
AZ the last named averaged 200 pounds
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-07-01

Varieties Of apples which are late in
coming into bearing will fruit much
sooner if top worked on stocks of some
kinds which bear young.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-07-01

A man who was out hunting quail
during June In a western state was
killed by the accidental discharge OF
his gun. He was killed in season while
trying to Kill quail out Of season.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-07-01

The milk trust which controls the
milk supply of the city of New York is
politely referred to as cooperative
dairy association.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-07-01

There is q gross inconsistency here:
The robin. which Ia we'll protected by
law In nearly all the northern states
where he breeds, becomes common
game bird when he migrates to the
southern states in the fall. and these
birds are slaughtered by the thousand
by professional dago and negro pot
hunters all winter long and may be
found on sale by the dozen In the mar.
kets OF southern cities.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-07-01

We pass to the credit of the English
sparrow the fact that during the few
days after its young are hatched it is
almost exclusively insectivorous in it's
diet and 1t is the only time during
which II Is.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-07-01

It 10 probably true that az the condi-
ton Of farmers becomes improved
financially they become more careful
In buying. Under the old credit sys.
tenn. when q big account was run at
the store to be settled once year
when the wheat was sold. much was
bought and charged which now when
cash IL paid for goods 10 not purchased.
A man will always care better for his
cash than his credit.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-07-01
Investments In
SOUTHERN LANDS.
THE UPS AND DOWNS

Such investments are not speculative. The
South is not new country. Market and ship
ping faculties are adequate and first class
The climate is mild and favorable. NOtwith-
standing these and other advantages, south
ern lands are selling for prices far below their
real value, and at present prices net large re-
turns on the investment For a free set OF
Circulars Nos. TO 10, inclusive, concerning
the possibilities of lands In Kentucky, West
Tennessee, Mississippi and Louisiana, and
near the Illinois Central Railroad, for home
seekers and investors, address the under
signed.
j. +. MERRY,
Asst Gen'l Pass'r AgL G RR
LET Dubuque, Iowa.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-07-01

This man had large farm, and on
1t was pasture well seeded to white
clover. He had hired man who was
rated as not knowing any more than
the law allowed. When the man sug-
gested that the pasture be moved and
the clover saved for seed the farmer
laughed at him, but when the hired
man, having obtained permission to cut
It on his own account, sold twenty-six
bushels Of seed at So per bushel the
farmer concluded that a hired man
might know something after all.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-07-01
FLOOD LESSONS.

4 large section of the middle west
has been this season visited by foods
of greater magnitude than have been
known for sixty years. The resulting
loss Of life has been great and the de-
struction Of property almost immeas-
urable. Some facts, which in q general
way have been known, yet but little
needed. have been terribly emphasized
as a result of these foods. One OF
them Is that the settlement and i'm
prOvement Of country tend to q
quick release of excessive rainfall, the
universal system of draining. thing and
ditching incident 10 the reclamation Of
all wet lands insuring the rapid move
ment of the water TO the streams and
rivers. these augmenting the food in
the seagOing streams with cumula-
tive effect. Another fact which has
been made very plain Is that the gen.
eral effect of mans work on the coun-
try has been In the way of narrowing
the original waterways and obstruct-
ing the natural outlets for food waters.
This has been brought about by the
desire Of municipalities and railways to
curtail as much as possible the length
Of their bridges and the filling up Of
ancient ravines to secure valuable
building sites. II being shown that
western city, one of the worst sufferers
by the late food. had actually narrow.
ed the main channel of the river which
passed through 1t $50 feet In the man.
ner above indicated. besides having
filed up and obliterated numerous
gulches and bayous on the one time
river bottom which were the safety
valves for the food seasons of fifty
years ago. Another fact developed. and
one which more particularly concerns
the farmer. Is that his lowlands. the
marsh and bog Of the pioneer days.
which of late years he has broken up
and cropped and not tile drained. are
now we'll under way back to the prime
val bog conditions and will remain un-
profitable land for him until he can
either get 1t seeded down or properly
underdrained. The last lesson Is that
there is no visible or permanent change
in progress of climatic conditions.
These remain as they always have
been, cycles or periods with a marked
tendency toward extreme heat, cold.
drought or food following each other
with certain 6xity Of purpose, but
according to no regular known peri
odicity. The high water marks Of 1908
will furnish plenty Of material for fu.
ture thought and study.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-07-01

Take series Of years, and the man
who raises some kind Of stock-horses,
cattle, sheep, hogs, poultry-will make
twice as much from his farm as will
the man who raises farm products
grains, hay and roots-to sell. And not
only this. The stock raiser will be con-
stanuy adding to the fertility of his
farm, while the other man will just as
surely be impoverishing his. This Is
one Of the ten agricultural command
ments and should be learned by heart
and needed by all.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-07-01

II you let your wife raise the heifeI
calf she vii! be sure 10 get II too fat
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-07-01

The agricultural department Of the
government is advocating the use Of
goats as milk producers. The advan-
tages claimed are that milk goat may
be kept where COW cannot, that 1t
will eat food which COW will not, that
II Is immune from tuberculosis and
that its milk is richer than cows milk
and possesses certain medicinal vir-
tues. The best Of the breed will give
from two to four quarts Of milk daily.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-07-01

We noticed a man trying to prepare
q two acre patch Of land for a corn
crop recently down in the valley Of
the Potomac river in Virginia. The
land was located on steep side hill.
and we do not believe that his team
could haul the plow fifteen feet any
where on the patch without striking
either a big stump or a big rock. Ii
really must be that this man stayed
there and tried to farm because he
did not know any better. We just
wanted to get off the train and tell
him what he might do IL he would.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-07-01

If clover is put into the barn In a
green or uncured condition II will sure
ly heat. Then If the air gets at it it
will burn and spoil. If you can keep
the air from it you will have to all in
tents and purposes clover ensilage.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-07-01
BETTER WORK ON FEWER ACRES


Said a friend to us the other day.,
would you have man, when he has
got his farm paid for, just settle down
to the humdrum life Of working 1t and
not try to acquire more land and more
property Our answer to this Is that
the great problem Of living is to find
out how to get the most out Of life.
When the average farmer finds him
self the owner of 100 acres Of good
land and Is out Of debt he Is in posi-
ton to not only enjoy life. but be OF
some use to his family and the COM
munity In which he lives. His labor In
the care Of his farm need be In no
find the way open for all the enter
prise. ambition and the intelligent do
ing of better things that he could de.
sire. II Is unfortunate that SO many
men rate success in farming to consist
Of the getting and owning Of more and
more acres rather than in an intelli-
gent comprehension Of the soil and its
capacity to produce. On such a farm
q man may fnd a hundred ways for
growth in the line of his profession-in
better methods Of soil culture, in I'M
proved stock, in new crops, in lines OF
intensive agriculture whereby he may
double the crop product Of his farm.
Nothing is truer today than that the
average farmer needs not so much
more land as he does the knowledge
and ability to better care for that
which he already has.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-07-01

Glover always takes more kindly TO a
clay soil than il does to loan or sandy
soils.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-07-01

Drought in the east foods in the
west and strikes everywhere are three
agencies working TO limit the sum of
prosperity for the year 1903 Man can
not prevent the first two and is foo
enough to permit the third.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-07-01

II every family In America was as
busy from daylight until dark as the
pair of wrens which have a nest in a
box over our kitchen door there would
be something doing In this country
and no mistake. These birds raise
Rooseveltian families, anywhere from
eight to twelve at time. and II Is a
literal case of hustling for grubs from
the time the young birds are hatched
until they can take care of themselves
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-07-01

We believe that there are more old
log houses within twenty miles of the
capitol at Washington than there are
In the whole state Of Iowa.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-07-01

We are prompted to just remark that
the young man will find carving tur-
key for the first time and counting his
best girl very likely 10 result in the
same thing-he will have both OF them
In his lap before be gets through.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-07-01

The spring wheat belt extends 1000
miles northwest from Winnipeg. Man
The corn belt is all settled and fenced
up.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-07-01

~NN\NN&NNUN hodox elief nd practice
old rn i enoh difference
az washington than there are doing you do and doing
div 70 In the whole state OF Iowa of enterprise
sandy We are prompted to just meet. 80
ohe ii s mas
hes % very v 20 result in the has
Man yes. s, h ~ I'M , oh =, hon
teneo in his lap before he gets through us m e ~
tho put The pimev~i and the mod
re- three condition will INTO pretty close
y heat Thenf the a
sum of will burn and spoil If you can keep
they this
tents and purposes clover enslage ., go, -,
late in Fifty years ago
much OF the 16 farm to
Mis of $500 from
SOME spp and many of present poultry
o been keep on such farm
the few iaboring
ed it is talking the told u
the Lord had given the eastern his his garde
during pigs he usually
had the west to
the mountains hills and stone heaps daily the matter
IN ROB Of the there would have
and in been much crapping with the abogi
Ing art dipossess them of their land
o"eia's the west rows and do
cn,tuaor This n,an make
quail Measure a. caring for the
the water out will not There
,n while some curious h , S under perfect control
hold perfectly n..,,v q. ,,s So,
searH an .ne t SCI
n Penn coming outside go 90 1850 ~.
Virginia fancy brands OF foreign ma
the left a. We'll sold as II would be from the
@ s as wen sou as ~ mou se e p that
cannot be found in europe
sold would be at so cents the -, .
able to write his name
fu the diff learning now shod o
and ference. not to write it on any any doeu
scented to him by stranger
tough looking old signature
white the like enough good Tor ~
fall depends queer happen
the thrifty and plenty OF water avaa well as in the wild and
BILE would them otherwise In small not
We think it is good policy set ball given the
closely
probably that the cond The biggest Of
Gods de- financially
buying
now he the year
md the wheat was sold much was received $500 prize money
Carolina board Of agr
A will always better for his reward
Ing era - is nota right
noun every family
s u ns ozark a.. the the rSa n n
nans would
something doing this country during the billiards. of
families neighbo their
,sur.nce eight a and chances
@ % the ou1s dor are as much
rom the until they can take care of themselves
a We noticed trying prepare government is ADVOCATING
q a
crop taos claimed arc that milk
the Potomac river in Virginia The The be
land located on steep side hill
and we 90 not believe hat MS team immune
could haul the pillow heen feet any It's milk richer
tn tues The best Of the breed
nd really must be that this man stayed
not know any better D w sn ast
The oA VIC "n ~
Ai"' """' NC "'eN - " ~ cattle, hogs, poultry
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treated a. ~ .S
of 'Ahe VI
nanuaue VI uN!ee ues
me " A"o" Aa VIC
o @ Us, ~ ments and should be learned
u. Vi ouineu i.us "neu pep Wy needed by
'N0 oN of perks and
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-11-12
WASHINGTON PARAGRAPHS.
Sen. Proctor Planning to Build n House
soou-Things Congress VIII Do.

1t is stated that senator Proctor CON
templates building soon upon the large
unoccupied lot owned by him at the cor
nor of Vermont avenue and Is streets and
across from the department of justice.
The lot has n frontage of - feet on Yer
mont avenue and IS feet on Vermont
aveude. The prrchase Price some years
go was given al g. per square foot and i
has since commanded an offer of $40 Fer
foot which was refused
In spite of the small raik of some Of
those opposed TO the policy of the admin
iStratlOl there seems to he very well
defined Understanding as to what the
extra session of Congress will do. The
Cuban reciprocity measure has been talk
ed about for the last eight months and
while there have been rumOrs OF opposition
which might prove obstinate this seems to
be rapidly fading away. The New Eng
land idea that the extra session will he
one OF no great stir. but that 1t will move
along with very general smoothncss
seems To he gaining strength with the
opening OF Congress. Some of the South
crn neWspo pers and a EO0dv number Of
legislators suggest uprislugs but on the
whole the members Of the House look tor
p reasonably quiet time from row until
the close OF the extra session. There has
ben a good deal Of discussion as to the
probable length OF the extra session. Es
Inmates range from two weeks to a date
close to the opening Of the regular ses
sion on the first Monday in December.
Members have been busy getting ready
for the winters work and renewing their
acquaintance with some warm chasing OF
the new speaker in order that he may be
impressed with the ncei Of their services
upon the different committees. Tho COM
mittees. it is expected, will be made mp
in much tho same way as during the pre-
vious session. Mr.. Cannon coutemplates
no extensive changes his policy being un-
dcrstood as rather IN favor the continu-
ancc of members upon tho committees to
which they are now appointed. Probably
the most speculation surrounds the dp-
pointmeut of new chairman for tho
committee on poStoliCeS and post roads.
Among those who have been spoken OF
for the place is CongrcSsal j. &. SibleY
of Penusy sylvania. whose summer home i
at Nalcour. y Y. Mr.. Siblcy is not under
stood as making any tight for the place.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-11-12
EAST MIDDLEBURY.

George Iiclden who has been with rea-
tiVes ard friends in this village and vici-
nifty, Will return to his home in st.
Joseph, Mich, this week.-Mr. and Mrs
james *. Lee Of Willsboro. n. Y. have
been visiting their cousin. W. ]. Lee
Nj ISIS Emma Lafarier is on the sick list
Mr.. and Mrs. irwin Denton of Lewis,
y. y, have been at Charles Herbert --
Charles Brush is soon to close his meat
market here and open one in the west
Village. He will occupy the basement in
Edward Browns tenement.-Mrs. NJ. #.
Day. Mrs. Enos, Mrs. Partridge and Mrs
Parker were very pleasantly entertain
bridge last Tuesday.-William Dano Is
n New Haven with relatives. s.-Presiding
elder Brown preached to a large con-
;rega,ion at the Methodist Episcopal
hurch last Sunday afterno0n.-At the
lmmage sale beginning Wednesday
wening, November is in Good Templars
hll, there will be ice cream, cake, candy
sld popcorn for sale. The proceeds Of
te sale will be used for repairs on the
hr.-Arthur Douglass OF Proctor passed
Snday in town-The following of1cers
wre installed by r. NJ. Day, l.. D.,
at the regular meeting last Saturday
evuing of Cold Spring Lodge, |. o. of
g. T.: Robbie Hunt c. T.; Sadie Wat
sor V. T.: Jessie Turner. s. Edna Peck,
A, s.; George Watson, f, s.; James
Nancy. r.. Royce Boardman, c.; Ern-
est Allen, M: Sadie Rock, A. M; Matte
Tisale, y; Austin Peck. S. The meet
ing, are we'll attended!Sand much inter-
est NANTES ted,-Frank Piper visited II.
f. Ills at Ticondsroga last Week.-Mrs.
Partridge spent a few days last week in
Protor with her son, the Hon. Frank
c. hrtridge, The Glass Blowers begin
a syies of enterta inments in Good
Temlars' hail on Tuesday evening, to
| cOntiue through the week.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-11-12
BRIDPORT.

Mr.. and Mrs Edmund Rice OF New
York city arrived at j. r Rices Satur-
day with the remains OF their father. Joel
Ritc. Tile funeral was held Saturday
afternoon. ana tho burial was beside his
wife in Evergreen cemetery Mrs. Frank
Mpsos and little sou of Ticonderoga We're
guests of Mr. and Mrs. George St. John
Sunday and MondaY.-Miss ArVilla
Spauldng Of Crown Point is spending
a few days at W, d. Spauldng' s.-Little
Stanley Converse is under the doctors
carc.--The Rev. +. II. Smith has return
ed to Chicago,-Mrs. L. A Goff recently
visited at G. f. Pamer's in Shoreham.-
liatus @ Rice. Miss Louise Converse and
Miss Harriet Wheeler have gone to Bur
lilglnu TO nnrSun their stMlieS.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-11-12
ADDISON.

Mr.. and Mrs. Horton Bostwck are to
spend the winter in Bridport with Mrs.
Bustwicks father, George Bruice. Esther
Taylor will accompany her niece to Brid-
port,-lda and Eugene Bodette have re-
turned from an extended visit to relatives
in Worcester, Mass.-Mrs. Edyth Stagg
and Miss elsie Bristol have resigned their
positions as teachers at the Corners and
II will he hard to find teachers that Will
MI their places-Mrs. Gregory is at
James Lacy -Sabn Rogers will soon
move to the east part of the State. he
having sold his farm to Mr.. Sheldon
Mrs. Marshall has returned to her daugh-
ters, Mrs. Ezra Smiths. She has been
on an extended visit to friends in Sara
tosa and vicinity.-Fred owen has not
rented lis farm as reported but Will re
main on 1t himself.--There was a pleas
ant little dance at the hall on Friday
evening by about 20 couples.-Mrs. Sarah
Decker has returned to her home in
Saratoga, n. Y,-May Tracy is on the
sick list Ethel Cherbeno was home over
Sunday.-Fred owen and wife have re-
turned to their home in fTnesburgh -
Henry Tracy and niece. Miss Nancy
Tracy, Of Shelburne, have been visiting
l.. l.. and j. c. Tracy, and have returned
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-11-12

the Rev. ]. w Illsley of Worcester de-
livered an excellent address upon the
topic, How to Make Our Epworth
League Moro Evangeistic."
At 1880 in the afternoon the services
were opened by a devotional servioe led
by a. c. S. Beeman OF st. Albans. after
which the Rev. l. r. Yerks Of Rochester
delivered the convention sermon. At 23)
the Rev. W. T. Miller of Grand Isle gave
an address upon Helps to Bible Study"
which was followed by a solo by Stephen
Guptl of Waterbury. In tho afternoon
session an excellent paper was read by
Miss Bertha c. Learned of St. Adams
upon the subject "What DO owe My
Brother and Why" An excellent paper
was also read by James wallace, rs Gem
uine Conservation Increasing or Decreas-
ing Among Our Young Epwortl,ians," and
a very helpful talk by Miss LYDIA Gilman
Of Waterbury upon the subject "A Higher
Spiritual Life and How to Attain It"
After q violin solo by e. L. Houston Of
Waterbury, an interesting and helpful
paper was read by Miss Sarah NJ. Elrick
Of Swanton.
In the evening the services were opened
by n praise service, led by the Rev. j. a.
Smith pastor Of the Methodist Church
at Waterbury, after which an address
was delivered by the Rev. E. NJ. Fuller,
field worker and secretary of tho Yer
mont State Sunday School association OF
Burlington, taking for his subject our
Marching orders and What They Mean
The convention closed with the bene-
dlction by the Rev. c. s. Nutter, p. D.,
presiding elder Of St. Albans district Yer
mont conference.
About 30 delegates were present among
whom were the following: Miss Ada King
and Miss Bertha Learned of 81. Albans.
l.. H. Palmer of Morrisvile. Mrs. II. a.
Puifer and Miss Nellie NJ. Martin of
Ips ~ IN
Miss Bertha Wilder and Miss Elsie Pease
of Swanton, Mr.. and Mrs. Allen of Waits
field, Mrs. Mills and Miss Nentield of
Stowe, Mrs. G. r.. Batchelder and Mrs.
Cora Morse OF Waterbury Center. II. NJ.
! Crawford of South Hero.
Among the pastors who were present
were: Rev. 4. c. bennett Of St Albans,
district secretary, Rev. J. Finger of Bak-
orslield. Rev. f.. NJ. Fuller of Burlington,
| Rev. G. s. Nutter Of st. Adams, Rev. |.
s Yorks, Rev Mr.. Evans of stowe, Rev.
j. w. lllsley OF Worcester.