Big Land Openings for Fertile Red River Country
Prospectus invites settlers to Kiowa and Comanche country in Oklahoma along the Red and Pease Rivers. Describes two railroad lines, fertile crops wheat oats cotton and alfalfa, mild winters and seaboard shipping. Readers are urged to write Ros Bemian, Migration Bureau, St. Louis, for arrangements and price.
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Oblahoma
Flockshing
Mt Loulert Ae Sa
Raneas Coty
St. Louis
Naber City
Vernon
Texas
Peire
Rosbemian
Frieco System Tmigration Bureau
Gib Me Potah House Steak Story at the Shop
Two colored barbers, an old man and his younger partner, argue over serving a customer. They recall past wages while a man demands potah house steak and asks for a drink before ordering. The scene shifts to cooks and customers in a crowded shop serving baked goods and potatoes.
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Vito
Guessing Contest at Sterling Produces Tied Prizes
The event last Saturday night at Sterling drew many guesses with Lafayette Lucas winning first prize, Ray Willett second prize, and a tie for Red prize between Jeff Shelley and Glen Shelley. Other close guesses included Glen Waters and J Bowman, with various coded entries noted.
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Sterling
Lafayette Lucas
Ray Willett
Jeff Shelley
Glen Shelley
Cee Obes
Glen Waters
Bra
J. Bowman
Best Type of Ram for Quality Sheep and Swine Feeding
The article stresses choosing rams by constitutional development, eye, neck, and back quality for high mutton value. It discusses corn feeding for hogs, evolving uses of corn, and how changing diets affect pork prices, swine stamina, and fecundity, with a note on Holstein milk testing and farm livestock breeding attention.
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Geo. McKerrow
Farmers’ Institute
Chicago
Buffalo
New York
Corn Belt
Two Kinds of Humus in North Dakota Soils
Professor E F Ladd of North Dakota Agricultural College explains that humus types differ in nitrogen content and soil benefits. He notes clover and other legumes produce superior humus, improving moisture retention and unlocking plant food compared with carbonaceous humus from straw and stubble.
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E. F. Ladd
North Dakota Agricultural College
North Dakota
Cautious seed corn saving urged after poor 1963 yield
Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station Wooster warns farmers to save and dry seed corn carefully for next spring. A normal winter could restore germination, but 1902 Ireland notes show 712 societies with 66,020 members and $7,000,000 in business under Lord Monteagle’s presidency.
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Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station
Wooster
Ohio
Irish Agricultural Organization Society
Lord Monteagle
Preparing Corn Land For Fall Plowing And Manure
Edward Curts advises preparing corn ground in two plowing passes with fall and spring work. He recommends gang plowing, then refining the seedbed, and spreading 10 to 15 tons of manure per acre in winter before final plowing and harrowing.
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Edward Curts
Indiana Dairy Convention At Plymouth December 17
The fourteenth annual Indiana State Dairymen's Association convention will be held at Plymouth on December 17. Plymouth lies in the northern quarter of Indiana, home to about half of the state's creameries. A strong program is planned and a large meeting is expected. For information contact secretary H. Van Norman, Lafayette, Indiana.
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Chicago
Garle
de Kalb
Illinois
R. “I. Patterson
Glover
University of Illinois
Daily Papers
Patterson
Indiana State Dairymen’s Association
Plymouth
Indiana
van Norman
Lafayette
Origin of Orchard and Garden Fruits
A historical overview of fruit origins including grape from Asia via Egypt and Europe, hickory nut native to America, lemon and lime spread, orange introduction in Europe, and mulberry and olive cultivation timelines. Ends with a note on ethical farming practice for boys rearing farm stock and handling profits.
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Asia
Egypt
Greece
Sicily
Italy
France
Spain
Britain
America
Europe
England
Persia
Jamaican
Rome
China
Africa
Athens
B. C
B.C
California
Padres
Moore
Dutch Bulbs Offer Varying Blooms For Fall Planting
The article describes Dutch bulb varieties imported for growing in the U S including Narcissus Jonquils Tulips Hyacinths and Crocus. It notes fall planting to ensure spring blooms and recommends soil preparation such as adding sand before freezing. It also urges storing tools in a shed to prevent loss as a sign of a successful farmer’s prudent habits.
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Holland
Due von Thors
Crosby
Snow Drop
Preparing Orchard Land For Planting
An experienced orchardist explains soil preparation for orchards. Deep tilth is essential, best done in late fall for spring or fall planting. In the South, use heavy plows to open furrows for rows, back furrow between, and finish midway to grade and drain excess rainwater.
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Uidsis
Sue Laerton
Cash Kate
Cash
Onio Corn Growers
Ireland
Indiana Dairy Convention
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M. J. Wragg
New York Tribune Farmer
Invers
New-York Tribune
New-York ‘Tribune
Tribune
Hustler
Rsdvance
Tate Price
Cherlin
Ain
Ge van
Thas
Ligne
Ett
Barber
Agent Bor
Anderson Laundry
Dr. Beatle
Lebanon
DeWitt
Z.c. DeWitt & Co
Josupr
Charles Wyhec OP
Varb I
Pyesh Anu “Eit
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