Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-23
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The richer the field is the thicker may metho
be the corn planted. Barren stalks are sage
more the result of soil starvation than was
a decrepit ancestry. Il
The
Anyhow we would plan to have a round
good family garden this year even if the ug
we raised one acre less corn or one less consta
hog. Good farming includes good "Put !
garden is SAT-
= 80 name
The average monthly wages paid the
farm hand in this country during the A 81
year 1902, where he had his board, was way il
$16.4O. In 1879 1t was $10.43. This in try CHI
cludes the colored labor Of the south. took
memb
well favored ham is d rare product Of five
of modern packing house methods. The desecr
average ham is failure in all save the
sailing. There are lots of old fashioned The
farmers who could give the packing to the
houses pointers on how to cure hmm. bic ms
culturl
In setting out an orchard for COM be on
mercial purposes n common mistake ia which
TO plant too many varieties. The whole the MI
sale dealer in the large cities wants car lot Of
load lots of standard varieties. Three -.
or four kinds are enough for the COM : N s,.
loss +l,or ,,,ona no bea
who 6
A friend who read what Tho old a hors
goose did in one wear now comes and bewhi.
tells the story Of how an old hen tur- peen
kew heat The poose no having sold tho semint
nroduct of ono turkey FOR tho mast ye.r counT
for $222O; but then this has been an year.
exceptional year for turkeys they
While Tho old ooose d;d BUSINESS -, vide +
,on,nso+od hos;s been Q
year.
n,,,,,,, a. 49,. 1904 a. ry.,.z blue 6
CO. a., os,,snt.z . 20, $500 - - remove
ue of $424,347. About this time the i'm " ~
portation of the best draft sires Of Eu- au -.
1910 49, esse...,, 1oo'ooo I"ns to any
value Of over S1O,0O0,000., The best 80
horses in the world are now raised in a4.s
the United States, and the foreign de- " ISL .,s,
mand for them is constantly increasing. ..,,,,s.
This is the very latest: A farmers - ~
wife took some nice looking rolls Of a,ar ,
butter to town and sold 1t to the village 80 4.
lnaAius .ue ,oi.s sue too. ri
~ ene een,el az n,iesA ..e few y,
- 80, -, ,.s.I. s'ooeu W ), .ne nos desert.
freeze up. Such ingenuity deserved Will
De''er sup3ect. ohe lost her patron ana dence
her reputation just Tor the paltry gain whom
Of half dollar or so. newer
- critter
Inc love OF flowers Is common to ton, q
nearly all women. and it is a. natural with d
taste which men should do all iii their which
power to crafty. Flowers represent apple:
the sentimental and refined side. of our trade
lives as few other things do. They peers Il
form loves offering to the sick, a
wreath for the bride, chaplet for the Ensi
tomb. They decorate the home, and great
brighten up the home grounds, and countr
work out their delightful mission with middle
but little care and effort. terrific
- ,,..,z-w,...- The 81
,.o,o e,uo., +,,o, 80. ,,eau age Of
studying how best to change their it,
methods of farming so as to dispense p sss.
with the annoyance of hired help. Dali 70 60. .ss
rying is being abandoned, more acres ~
W. 70 nj - PC ia.1s ~ti ue Now
aD0 mN' !" -. .aA1 .no the trr
iaassaa Az - ,.., nsn the 70
la,,;ra +hn 49, ~ 49, rna ~. n 49, ~ emplo.
.,',,,.. "a. ~, -. - ,. ~ ssaoon folks
-. - -, ~ ,c y. a M hard.
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