Legumes Key to American Agriculture and Nitrogen
An official asserts that legumes are the backbone of U S agriculture due to their unique nitrogen fixing. Clover and related plants host bacteria that enable soil enrichment, boosting yields. artificial inoculation improves poor soils, with Dr George T Moore developing a pocket starter mailed nationwide. Farmers Bulletin No 214 explains the method and demand for next season.
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Department of Agriculture
United States
George T. Moore
Department
Farmers’ Bulletin
Dr. Moore
Farm Bulletin No 227 previews nine practical farming stories
Press proofs reveal Farmers Bulletin No 227 Practical Farm Experiments includes Top Dressing Grass Land extensions of the Corn Growing Area peanuts for forage and guidance on preventing freezing of fruit trees. It covers cranberry culture San Jose scale control with lime sulfur salt wash prairie dog destruction clean milk and poultry house construction and ventilation quarantine of European milch goats and notes popular Farmers’ Bulletins available free from Senators Congressmen or the Secretary of Agriculture.
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Department of Agriculture
San Jose
Boston
Wilson
Congress
Secretary of Agriculture
Forest slang and tool nicknames among loggers explained
The Bureau of Forestry releases a short story listing peculiar terms used by foresters and loggers. It distinguishes slang like ball hooter boom rat cattyman as logger selves while inanimate tools such as alligator dog pic road donkey are described. Readers may request Bulletin No 61 from Gifford Pinchot in Washington DC.
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Bureau of Forestry
Natural History
Gifford Pinchot
Forester
Washington, D. C
Dairy Industry in Porto Rico Reveals Crude Practices
A Department of Agriculture study finds Porto Rico dairy methods crude and ignorance widespread. Milk is often boiled if not sold quickly, cows are restrained to prevent kicks, and creameries rely on shaken cream. American butter sold low compares poorly to Danish butter, with some spoiled products passed off to skim profits.
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Department of Agriculture
Porto Rico
Island
Hce
United States
New York
Farmers Enter Market Speculation In Wheat Trade
Western farmers organize and profit from wheat trading sparking notes in the Nebraska State Journal. Commentary suggests farmers join speculative activity, with terms like bulls and lambs used to describe the shifting market role.
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Nebraska State Journal
East
West
Spring Wheat County
Clews
Wall Street
Red River
Butter Trade Across Isles Sees Cold Perishables
The excerpt notes scarce ice on the island and misread “N. Y.” as Denmark. A Spanish merchant stored butter in five pound boxes on a shelf at near freezers. Butter sales relied on small ice chests, risking spoilage. It mentions American shippers giving butter a black eye amid a potential future market shift.
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United States
The Hazards of Hot Waves on Crop and Health
A historical analysis notes that extreme heat waves cause greater long term damage than many storms, with Iowa's 1914 drought cited for $50 million in crop losses. It argues heat's impact on crops, health, and yields persists beyond rainfall, shaping future harvests.
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Iowa
Napoleon's Arab Charger Returns to Paris Museum
Rumors swirl in Paris about Napoleon's famed white Arab horse. A stuffed specimen now sits in the Invalides military museum, shipped from Manchester by a 1868 disposal, with the National History Society Manchester label still on the case.
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Paris
Napoleon
Military
the Invalides
Honore
M. de Saint- Bel
Greaves
National History Society of
Manchester
Owens College
Morse
National History Society
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Arkansas
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New York Harbor
Boom-Rat
Ball-Hooter
Cattyman
San Juan
P. R
Nahas
Ec Glob
Denmark
Nuttet
Ice Trust
Wellsville
Remington Typewriter
Wyckoff, Seamans & Benedicn
Bagway, New Roa
Wassau Street
St. Louis
4Th and Olive Sts
Marlin PireArms Co
New Haven
Conn
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