Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-08-10

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The best place to put the wood ashes
Is either round the plum trees or on
the strawberry bed.
Irrigation presupposes the use of wa
ter, but very successful irrigation can
be done with hoe or a cultivator.
From a money point of view the
young man will do better to turn his
attention to agriculture rather than
theology.
1t has been cherry year all through
the west this year, plenty for the birds
as well as the good wife who wants
the cherries to can.
Lightning struck the great Agricul-
tural building at the worlds fair lately,
and for time there was another state
exhibit-a state of excitement.
They are trying to see if they can
make profitable beef and pork way
up in the north country outside of the
corn belt out Of millet seed, barley and
roots.
Twenty good cows well cared for, ten
brood sows and 200 hens is a combina-
ton which will make any ordinary
mortgage look sick in a very few
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The Japs are taking lots of Ameri
can canned beef. If they get hold Of
some Of the critters which were last
seen headed for the cannery it is no
wonder they do not fear death.
There are about 200 business fail
ures each week in the United States,
not per cent Of which are farmers
Farmers do not often fail unless they
get to monkeying with whisky or op-
tons or land speculations.
Australia is slowly recovering from
the effects Of the terrible drought which
hung like a pail over the country for
seven years. The sadly decimated
f1ocks and herds are being restored,
and fair measure of prosperity has
returned to the people.
The sheep owner is in luck this year
80 far as his wool crop is concerned.
The range prices in Montana and Wy
oming are close to 20 cents, nearly 8
cents higher than they have been for
a long time. 1t means about dollar
head income from the wool product.
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The rose breasted grosbeak, or pea
bird, as he Is sometimes known, can
have his daily fill of peas from our
garden tcpay him for his good work
inieating the potato bug, he being the
only bird, so far as we have been able
to observe, which will ever touch this
pest.
The discussion over the question of
tuberculosis in the dairy herd and its
communicating danger to the human
race is dying out. AS we understand
It, the question was not settled wheth-
er such contamination was possible or
not, the burden of proof being that it
was not.
Pedigree is a good thing in a sire,
but unless 1t is coupled with individual
excellence it is almost always a disap-
pointment. Like will beget like, pedi-
gree or no pedigree Good quality with
out pedigree makes lottery of breed
ing, while pedigree without quality is
playing a shell game. -.
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The plant breeding experts of the
agricultural department have develop
ed a new hybrid fruit-the tangelo-a
cross between the tangerine orange and
the pomelo or grape fruit. This hybrid
is said to combine the best qualities Of
its parents and is likely to become Of
great value to growers of citrus fruits.
The wife should be entitled to the
undisputed use of the egg money on
the farm. Some get it, and many don't.
The sensible man will encourage his
wife and daughters in the poultry
business and assist them to make it
reliable source of income for the wo-
men folks. An income of 5000 year
is entirely possible from this source.
Most men can only spend a limited
amount of money judiciously. No end
of men with only 500 will fool half
of it away. 1t is of mighty little use
to give men money which they have
not earned and learned TO know the
value of. Poverty is unpleasant, tits
true, but il is great blessing to the
world, for it keeps more men decent
than any other thing.
We know a man who twenty years
ago was just a section hand on the
railroad, and his pay was only S1.15
nor 6ov He had a wife and four chill