Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-01-14

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A mortgaged crop hardly ever pans
put to fit the obligations against it.
1t. is worth remembering that tile
Drained land is not only made dry in a
wet time, but better holds moisture in
3 dry time.
The Indians, the lumber Jacks and
northern hunters, as well as the wealth
er prophets, who know the least OF the
lot, unite in predicting very mild
winter.
Until Russia can be rid Of its igno-
rance, its vodka or whisky, its super
stitions and accompanying poverty it
tan never be great nation, no matter
how grand its natural resources.
Nebraska produces this year 100000
900 bushels Of corn, 100000 bushels
of wheat and live stock worth $780,
: 100000, and the people there do not
care cent whether stocks go up or
/. Down on Wall street.
The magnificent balance Of trade
!. which each year shows to the credit of
This country is directly to be credited
/ to the farmers of the nation. The hun
. cry maws of foreign people must be
filled, no matter what the balance of
/; trade is.
Nine novels published during 1908
required the sacrifice of 1000 spruce
J. trees to furnish the paper upon which
the books were printed, and not book
of the lot will be heard Of or known
/ twenty years from now. Our forests
! might be used in better cause.
], "A mans view of hard times Is inf1u-
enced very much by the use he has
: made Of his credit. If he happens to
! have balance in the bank upon which
!, he is drawing per cent interest he
takes a more clipper view Of things
than if he has note due in thirty days
and has to ask an extension.
Among file hardest of jobs on the
farm isl the lifting by main force of a
heavy b yrack on and off the wagon.
A fey-lmen are wise enough to fix
g 1fHair of pulleys for this work, when
one man can shift rack off and on
with the greatest ease. Who would
grunt and strain when it might be so
easily avoided?
( The writer of these notes is always
glad to receive letters of inquiry or
criticism from those who read them.
We afe also always pleased to receive
suggestions and facts of interest in an
agricultural, horticultural or scientific
way. All letters of inquiry will re-
ceive a personal reply when return
postage is inclosed.
I. It is estimated that the coal roads,
those which, having direct connection
with the mines, move the fuel sup
ply, Of the country, are losers to the
amount Of over 10000 tons Of coal
bach year by the petty pilfering of the
coal while it is in transit, some cars
showing loss Of three or four tons
when they reach the consignee.
The DOLLARS worth of sugar Is the
bait which traps more people in the
purchase Of bills of groceries than any
Dther one thing. They will blindly and
Roolishly invest in teas, coffees, spices
soaps, condiments and shoeblacking
things about the value of which they
know little or nothing, If they can see
a chance to get an extra pound or two
Df sugar for dollar.
One of the most successful dairymer
and farmers in Minnesota was caught
tEnree years ago turning under very
heavy second crop Of clover with the
pillow by some. of his neighbors They
made fun of him, he having only re-
gently gone on to the farm from a city
business, but his corn crops raised or
land so treated have been an object les
son for his SOOTHING neighbors, and now
they are doing the same thing.
For two years past the hog raisers
bf the country have been in clover
They have been exempt from vista.
tons Of cholera and have been get.
ting almost fancy prices for their pork
from Sc to $3.50 per hundredweight. OF
course this very satisfactory condition
could not be expected to remain a per.
manent thing, and now the expected
change has come, and pork has come
down to four dollar basis to the pro.
Hucer.
Fust starved out--that's what's the
matter with that field where the corr
grows yellow and spindling, short or
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