Meadowlark a Pest or Benefactor in Fields
A Wisconsin to Mexico distribution of the western meadowlark is detailed, noting its habitat in pastures and meadows, varying damage by soil, depth of planting, and proximity to marsh grasslands. It cites oats as most damaged among grains and argues for protection due to insect control and limited sprout damage with deep planting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Bryant
West
Wisconsin
Illinois
Iowa
Texas
Pacific Coast
Canada
Mexico
California
Great Central
Spray Machine Aids Farm Work In New Apparatus
Two Missouri men patent a farming spraying device that coats plants with insecticide or seeds more quickly and evenly than hand methods. The cart carries a front tank and rear spray cross pipe with multiple nozzles, enabling seven to eight rows to be treated at once. The passage also includes miscellaneous food preservation and recipe notes, concluding with a quote from Emerson and a signature line.
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Missouri
New Orleans
Tillage Proves Cultivation Increases Potato Yields
Cornell farm experiments show eight cultivation passes for potatoes yield higher than fewerCultivated plots stayed level all season producing 384 and 357 bushels per acre. Five cultivation passes yielded 349 325 and 288 bushels per acre with one plot killed at final cultivation.
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Cornell University
Fruits and Vegetables Boost Health and Farm Appeal
Fruits and vegetables increase healthful meals and cut costs while outshining canned goods. A farmer who provides abundant produce makes a strong bid to attract and retain good farm help.
Busy Bees at Golden Rod and Clover
A concise note describes bees at work on the golden rod and sweet clover. The scene highlights industrious insects gathering nectar and pollinating plants in a garden or field setting. The account emphasizes natural activity and the bees' steady labor.
Care for Stacked Alfalfa Weather Affects Curing
A. H. Leidigh of Kansas Agricultural College explains how cool dry days help alfalfa cure and how heat and moisture cause heating and spoilage. He recommends stacking on poles or under sheds to prevent loss, noting 5 to 10 dollars of hay per 25 foot stack can be saved and that heating may lower feeding value though taste can improve.
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A. H. Leidligh
Kansas Agricultural College
Leidligh
Secret of Pruning
A concise saying explains pruning as preventing any useless limb from growing. It frames pruning as essential discipline to maintain a healthy plant structure and vitality.
Stevenson on happiness as a journey not a final goal
The quote presents happiness as a transient waypoint rather than a final state, asserting that mankind seeks reward along the path and that the soul remains characterized by its ongoing journey rather than arrival at a fixed destination.
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Robert Louis Stevenson
Practical Household Hints From an Era Guide
Helpful tips on keeping quiet time pieces, packing shoes by color coded stockings, slicing with a saw tooth knife, bottling corks, using paper toweling for spills, and simple kitchen recipes for icing and rice waffles. Practical domestic advice presented in a period voice with specific steps and quantities.
Vacation wisdom from Taft on vacations
Ex president Taft at Yale ends a late spring lecture with a parable about vacations. A judge laments July heat and vacation nuisances, but Taft quips that those who enjoy themselves simply take the good time along.
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Taft
Yale
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Emerson
Gall Hamilton
Coca-Cola Company
Atlanta, GA
Arrow
Coca-Cola
Libby
Seville
Uncle Sam
Fort Peck Indian Reservation
Montana
Great Northern Railway
Fort Peck
Missouri River
Glasgow
Havre
Great Falls
Mali
E.C. Lsedy
Seneral Immigration Agt. Dept
Great Northern Ry
Red River Valley
Minnesota
Union
Minneapolis
Great Northern
W. F. Andrews
Ada
Minn
Defiance
Defiance Starch CO
Omaha
Nebraska
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