Storage of Corn and Agriculture Growth Highlight 1907
A 1907 Chicago Journal summary notes corn storage methods affect germination power with best results from barn rack storage and dry room storage, while crib storage lowers vigor. It also cites Department of Agriculture observations on milking frequency, cow comfort, and the broad surge in farm crop value driven by irrigation and Mediterranean durum wheats under Secretary Wilson, forecasting extensive future cultivation.
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Department of Agriculture
Secretary of Agriculture
Wilson
Chicago Journal
Bandy Sack Holder Construction For Farm Use
A simple farm device uses two upright 2x2s with a 2 inch by two foot plank fastened between. Holes near the top take a long bolt to secure a cut board forming a half circle for the sack. Nails fasten the curved board, and an iron rod on the uprights locks the height.
Getting Rid of White Grubs
Recommendations from the Missouri Experiment Station advise thorough soil cultivation and patch replacement to suppress white grubs, larvae of May beetles or June bugs. Grubs live three years feeding on roots. varying sizes appear simultaneously, requiring patchwork and aerated soil to prevent suffocation of plant roots.
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Missouri Experiment Station
Irrational Climb for Man After Hay Work Described
A sketch notes how many basket hay racks are built at the rear to make climbing into them a particularly irksome task for a man after lifting hay or pitching bundles all day.
Climb Aid Proposed for Rear End of Four Rack
The article shows how to ease entering a four rack rear end with minimal extra work and material. It notes that the rack contents stay nearly as secure as if end pieces ran across the entire width.
Fertilizer Formula for Onions and Cabbage Maggots
A bulletin by Professor John B. Smith of the New Jersey Experiment Station urges a quick-acting fertilizer at planting and outlines a mix: 700 lb nitrate of soda, 1000 lb acid phosphate, 800 lb muriate of potash. The formula, costing about $82 to $35 per ton, aims to boost onion and radish yields with 5 percent nitrogen, 7 percent phosphoric acid, and 14 percent potash.
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John B. Smith
New Jersey Experiment Station
Proper Fruit Packing and Transportation Skills
A large number of farmers neglect the journey fruit must take before reaching consumers. Transportation methods, trade customs, and packaging styles, sizes, and forms must be understood as essential as crop growing.
Farmers likely to curb crops when prices fall
The writer argues many farmers will abandon crops if current prices stay low, noting that one farmer quitting encourages others to quit, leading to a scarcer market and higher prices next year.
Preventing Sore Shoulders in Working Horses
Advice on preventing shoulder sores in horses through nightly salt water baths. Emphasizes bathing to toughen skin, avoiding galls, and selecting proper collars to reduce discomfort and distress during work.
Pumpkin Pie With Crust and Rich Filling
A historic recipe for a large pumpkin pie. It describes making a crust from pastry flour lard and cold water, chilling and lining a pan, then filling with stewed pumpkin ginger cinnamon salt sugar eggs milk and baking until firm. It suggests whipped cream or grapes as topping.
Two Egg Sponge Cake From Old Recipe
Beat two eggs separately until foamy. Add half cup sugar to yolks, beat. Stir in three eighths cup boiling water, then another half cup sugar and a quarter teaspoon salt. Beat. Add juice and grated rind of one quarter lemon. Fold in whites of eggs and one level cup flour with one and a half teaspoons baking powder. Bake twenty five minutes in greased paper lined shallow pan in moderate oven.
Chicken Wiggle and Pie Tips From Old Dishes
The article describes warming chicken with butter and cream to create chicken wiggle with peas. It also notes adding cooked peas, seasoning, and optional nut meats for richness. For chicken pie from old hens, ensure plenty of gravy and boil until tender.
Macaroni Salad With Cream Dressings And Cold Meats
A recipe directs cutting macaroni into 2 inch pieces and boiling until tender. Whip cream and mix with half as rich salad dressing, season with vinegar or lemon juice, then combine with macaroni in a round dish. Garnish with hot boiled fish border or overlapping cold meat slices.
Grape Sweet Meat and Potato Soup Recipe Fragments
The fragment describes making Grape Sweet Meat using Concord grapes raisins oranges pulp and boil steps, plus a potato soup recipe with butter onions potatoes water salt pepper and cream. It notes the jam need not be sealed and to serve hot.
Pickled Relish Recipe With No Cooking
One peck of tomatoes peeled without scalding and drained overnight two cups chopped onion two cups chopped celery one half cup salt two cups mustard seed one teaspoon red pepper three teaspoons cloves one teaspoon allspice two quarts vinegar and one cup sugar bottle cold this is not to be cooked.
Household Tips From An Old Newspaper Fragment
Practical kitchen and laundry hints. Fry scraps with butter and onion for a warm over dish. Borax helps fabrics cling free and ironing tips warn against heat. Soap storage advice. Mauve prints resist fading with soda. Suggest baking cookies on pan edge to reduce burning.
Fable of the Two Fleas Moral: Contentment Lost
Two fleas on a dog dream of better life amid luxury as a carriage passes. They land on a terrier and are carried to a rich home but the dog’s mistress enlists a physician. The fleas drown in a radical treatment and realization ends in death. The tale ends with a moral about not overreaching.
Caring for captive fishes at the city Aquarium
The New York Sun notes seasonal changes at the Aquarium as tanks are adjusted for winter and summer. Warm salted water is prepared for tropical species while springtime cooling protects salmon and trout. A late spring start delayed refrigeration, and a protective screen for the sea cow is deployed to guard against cold drafts.
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Sean
Aquarium
New York Sun
Croton
Florida
Chivalry of Red Men Ends Bravely in Close Match
In a tense finish between the oldest university and the Carlisle Indians, a Carlisle back nearly broke free for a winning run but was tackled just shy of the goal. As the players collapsed, a surprising moment occurred when the New England athlete realized his hand was being squeezed in a sign of sportsmanship.
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Carlisle Indians
New England
Why He Enjoys Freedom in English Village Life
The chronicle of an English village notes Dr. Besom’s return for a brief season. He acts true to his beliefs, disregarding external opinion. His wife is not with him.
Stoessel on Trial Pleads Not Guilty to Port Arthur Loss
In St Petersburg Lieut Gen Stoessel faces trial for the Port Arthur surrender on January 1 1905. Surrounded by former Port Arthur veterans the general pleads not guilty amid a cross section of Russo-Japanese war leaders and officers. The courtroom resembles a social gathering of high rank as wounded veterans display their injuries and decorations.
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Stoessel
St. Petersburg
Port Arthur
Army and Navy Clu
Gen. Kuropatkin
Linevitch
Rennenkampf
Wiren
Order of St. George
George III
Chicago Wins 1908 Republican National Convention
The Republican National Committee selects Chicago to host the 1908 convention on June 16, with Chicago receiving 31 first ballot votes over Kansas City and Denver. Chicago guarantees convention expenses and will not pledge to raise a national campaign fund. The meeting notes a major crowd and the city’s facilities to handle reporters and transmission to 90 million people.
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Chicago
Republican National Committee
Washington
Kansas City
Denver
National Committee
Foreign News Notes Wrap Up Turbulent Events
Reports from Formosa describe Chinese troops mutinying and killing sixty three Japanese. Horace McKinley of Portland escaped from Mukden jail. Kiev sees about two hundred students arrested to quell a riot. Richard Croker plans spending winter in Egypt. The Pope delays a December consistory until January. Admiral McClintock dies in London. The King of Spain attends a ball in the Duke of Portland’s subterranean palace. A stone injures the Austrian ambassador in St. Petersburg. not seriously. The Earl of Yarmouth may seek divorce from his Thaw linked wife. Druce case witness Miss Mary Robinson fainted in London court. Russian duma session opens without extraordinary scenes.
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Formosa
Horace McKinley
Portland
Ore
Mukden
Kiev
Russia
Richard Croker
Ireland
Egypt
Francis Leopold McClintock
London
Spain
Business activity hints at partial recovery amid easing defaults
Dun's Review of Trade reports softer declines in payments and rising bank deposits. Currency shipments to the interior increase for corn marketing while December settlements ease. Quiet industry tones persist though holiday demand boosts distributive sectors and advance wholesale buying. failures in Chicago district total 23 with five over 8500 liabilities.
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Chicago
Dun
Review of Trade
Trade and Finance Report Shows Mixed Weekly Conditions
New York notes mixed signals with easing financial conditions and lively holiday distribution while wholesale trade stays quiet and manufacturing softens. Collections slow and failures rise. buyers limit activity and jobbers rebalance stock. U S failures dec 12 total 254. Canadian failures 50. Isradstreet's Commercial Report.
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United States
Isradstreet
Grain and live stock price roundup across major markets
Commodity prices from Chicago to Toledo show cattle trading around 4.00 to 6.50 per hundredweight, hogs 3.50 to 5.20, and sheep 2.50 to 5.50. Grains move with wheat near 97c to $1.06, corn 51c to 67c, oats 49c to 59c, rye up to 80c, with notable regional variations in Michigan, New York, and Milwaukee markets.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Milwaukee
Northern
New York
Toledo
Cotton Warehouse Fire in Taylor Texas
The Farmers Union warehouse in Taylor Texas with 2000 bales of cotton burned. Loss is less than $125000 and fully covered by insurance. Five hundred people will depart New York City on January 15 1908 to form an industrial colony on a Southern Pacific island. At the Stanford White estate sale in New York Miss Elsie De Wolf bought a Damascus carpet 21 by 10 feet for $4100.
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Farmers’ Union
Taylor
Texas
New York City
Pacific Ocean
Stanford White
New York
Elsie de Wolf
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