Onions Thrive in Pleasant Valley Scott County District
Rich river bottom lands in Pleasant Valley have transformed Scott County into a bustling onion district. Growers report yields near 300 bushels per acre this season with prices around 85 to 90 cents per bushel. W W Myera leads with sixteen acres and 450 bushels, earning about 5280 in profit after costs, illustrating substantial wealth from onion farming and associated community growth.
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Atate
St. Ealth
Mississippi
State Agricultural College
Ames
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Beans Net $60 Per Acre to Cerro Gordo County Man
Cerro Gordo County farmer harvested 600 bushels of beans at $3 per bushel from 30 acres, netting $60 an acre. He also grew onions worth $783, and is digging potatoes averaging 90 bushels per acre at 80 cents per bushel to show high yields on small acreage.
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Cerro Uordo County
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Train Disaster and Aged Official Resigns Over Missing Package
A former United States Railway Mail Service official forced a department head to suspend an agent after a missing 85,000 package. The package was later found and the agent rehired, but weeks later a train derailment injured the suspended agent. He resigned, claiming he faced a penitentary and grave danger. the note hangs in the office. The item blends with ads for medicines and tonics of the era.
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W. W. Myera
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Henry Reed
Leroy Schutter
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New Orleans
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Owa Falls, Iowa
Hardin Coun Abstract
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