Government farm experts urge deep fall plowing and cover crops
Officials advise southern farmers to prepare well drained seed beds, plow in fall, and use cover crops like oats and crimson clover. Emphasizes intensive tillage, high soil humus, crop rotation, and increased farm stock to meet food needs. Cautions on subsoil depth and timing of fall work depending on soil moisture.
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Department of Agriculture
Farmers’ Co-Operative Demonstration Division
Bureau of Plant Industry
Flue Cured Tobacco Industry Growth
Tobacco experts from the United States Department of Agriculture estimate total annual flue cured tobacco production at about 215 million pounds with 120 million from the old belt and 95 million from the new belt. South Carolina contributes roughly one third of the new belt crop. The U S average annual tobacco production is near 1 billion pounds, with flue cured making about one fifth. White Burley shows the fastest expansion in both production and popularity.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Old Belt
New Belt
South Carolina
United States
Sources of vegetable matter for tobacco soils in the flue cured district
The article discusses how fresh cleared fields and spontaneous weed growth provide suitable organic matter for tobacco soils. Rye fallow and herd's grass sod are especially satisfactory sources, though rye has drawbacks as it requires spring plowing and careful timing. When used, rye should be cut and disked into the soil before it grows too tall to ensure even mixing.
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Burley
Tobacco Production Estimates Fall Slightly From 1912
Preliminary estimates by the department of agriculture place total tobacco production at 903,875,000 pounds, down 59,010,000 pounds or 6.1 percent from 1912. With Georgia and Florida excluded, most cigar tobacco states show lower yield and total output, while early frosts hurt Ohio New York and sparsely populated Pennsylvania counties.
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Department of Agriculture
Georgia
Florida
Ohio
New York
Hortness
Pennsylvania
Chewing tobacco states show mixed yields amid drought relief
Maryland Virginia North Carolina South Carolina and Tennessee posted higher yields per acre while others declined. The overall crop averaged SO units per acre versus SS in 1912 and a ten year average of ST, with quality lagging behind 1912 in several states. Weather in the New England and mid Atlantic regions reduced yields though some states improved later. Maryland faced early drought but recovered, Wisconsin suffered early dry conditions and did not fully recover.
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Kentuck
Petessee
Wisconsin
Rear Admiral Beatty Leads Third Division Atlantic Fleet
Rear Admiral Frank E. Beatty commands the Third division of the Atlantic fleet. The unit includes five line battleships: Virginia flagship, and Georgia Nebraska New Jersey Rhode Island.
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Virginia
Georgia
Nebraska
New Jersey
Rhode Island
Moral in a child's question about heaven and reform
A Louisville Courier Journal item recalls Freddie asking if heaven is real and his mother replying with hope. The child worries his father will not go due to business, and a joke warns against reforming a smoker, drinker, and gambler as a fiancé.
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Freddie
Louisville Courier Journal
Government tests oil fuel piping at Fort Baker and Presidio
The War Department reports a new field of oifel use with oil piped through streets at thirty pounds pressure to homes and buildings for heating cooking and power. A system of supply pipes storage reservoirs pumps motors air lines and burners is under construction at Fort Baker and San Francisco Presidio, believed first large scale attempt.
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O. W. Degen
War Department
Presidio
San Francisco
Redwood sawdust eyed as cork dust replacement for Malaga grapes
Spanish shippers of Malaga fruit consider redwood sawdust in California packing as a better preservative than cork dust and may adopt it despite higher costs. The key issue is whether added freight duties allow price parity with traditional cork dust, which Spain has used for years.
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Malaga
California
Spain
Lifeboat Exhibit Claims Unsinkable Cylinder Design
An English inventor on the Thames unveils a cylindrical lifeboat painted at both ends with sliding doors. It claims to be unsinkable and to carry eighty people, launching in seconds and remaining buoyant in heavy seas. Air is supplied by a small interior pump.
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Removing Rust by Boiling in Caustic Soda and Pickling Solution
A method for removing rust from iron or steel involves boiling the metal in hot caustic soda or caustic potash to soften the rust. The best pickle for castings uses 5 to 10 percent sulfuric acid, which is more effective than mixtures with higher silver content.
Lakewood team poised for title with big four lineup
LO team candidates at Lakewood near championship form with Milburn and Hal Phipps as likely final choices. The frame shows Rumsey pressing Hal Phipps from behind to block his swing as he guards with his mallet.
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Fletcher Emerges as League’s Sporting Jewel Says McGraw
Manager McGraw praised Fletcher as the best shortstop in the league, highlighting his elite fielding and rare hitting ability. Barrow’s new umpire rules require daily game reports and strict conduct, aiming to curb chatter, profanity, and late hours.
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Wagner
Boston
Barrie Satirizes Himself in Burns Celebration
The National Observer next week published a humorous piece titled Mr. Barrie In the Chair in which J M Barrie mocks his own lack of social tact from a Burns celebration in Scotland. Readers protested, accusing the writer of overreach, while Barrie was the author.
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The
National Observer
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Turning Lead Into Gold Says Soddy in Spectator Quote
Professor F Soddy asserts that converting lead into gold is a matter of application not theory. He notes current electricity at 100.08 volts could be scaled tenfold with improved method to transmute baser metals. He argues electricity, when used with maximum efficiency, is the philosopher's stone sought by alchemists.
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Loudon Spectator
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