Wonders of California and the West Told at Phippsburg Pomona Meeting
Mrs. Rebecca Bowker shares her California trip for Pomona Grange at Phippsburg detailing a 9000 mile journey through 20 states and Mexico and Canada. She highlights missions, San Gabriel plays, Berkeley parking, Colorado canyons, Los Angeles water systems, and a Chicago stock yard visit, with notes on the National Grange session and Maine ties.
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California
West
Phippsburg Pomona
Rebecca Bowker
Pomona Grange
Phippsburg
National Grange
Pomona
Adams
Oakland
Cal
Boston
Mexico
Canada
Detroit River
Califoria
San Gabriel Mission
City of
Berkeley
Los Angeles
City of Angels
Pasadena
State Orange of
Santa Clara Valley
New England
Grand Canyon
Garden of the Gods
Cave of the Winds
Royal Gorge
Feather River Canyon
Colorado Springs
Crystal Par
Red Rock
Chrystal Park
Gypsum
Chrystal Palace
Lover’s Lane
Salt Lake City
Mormon Tabernacle
Temple
Great Salt Lake
Swifts
Maine
Stetson
San Francisco
Private Sale of 100 War Horses at Stock Yards Yarmouth Junction
100 head of rejected war horses to be sold at private sale. Weigh 1000 to 1400 pounds each, acclimated and ready for immediate use. Reprices its everybody. For Patri Ward, Manager, Stock Yards, Yarmouth Junction, Me mittt.
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Patri Ward
Yarmouth Junction
Fertility on the Dairy Farm Emphasizes Soil Care
The article argues soil fertility as the key farm problem, noting strong dairy farming links. It highlights the value of decaying vegetable matter, proper soil moisture, and good mechanical condition, with dairy herd waste and careful manure management as central to soil health and farm profitability.
Farmers urged to plant all land and save seed
A 1917 farm advisory column urges Maine farmers to maximize acreage where possible, sow only top quality seed treated with formaldehyde, and consider a few extra acres of wheat. It notes a flour mill to open in Waterville and invites questions to the State Department of Agriculture, signed by Commissioner J. A. Roberts.
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State Department of Agriculture
Waterville
Maine Dept. of Agriculture
J. A. Roberts
New Brunswick Uses Films to Lure Settlers to Abandoned Farms
Announcement states motion pictures will be employed to attract settlers to abandoned farms in New Brunswick, aiming to showcase opportunities and inspire migration to rural areas. The plan highlights promotional films as a tool for regional development and population growth.
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New Brunswick
Poultry care tips for hens and chicks in limited spaces
The article advises green feed like lettuce or clover for confined chickens and stresses range as best. It covers nest conditions for bitting hens, slow hatching, nest hygiene, use of charcoal grit oyster shell and bone, grease for chooks and lard, cleanliness in henhouses, and the need for green food when range is limited.
Homebook table deemed an item not to be overlooked
A local homebook table is highlighted as an important feature not to be overlooked, underscoring its value and potential utility for readers.
Poultry Profit Record From Lisbon Falls Maine 1915 1917
GEO M JESSEMAN lists a 15 month poultry ledger from December 6 1915 to April 1 1917 at Lisbon Falls Maine. It records pullets a cockerel and three hens plus 36 hens on hand valued 36.00 and a total stock value of 222.26 with eggs sold 125.39 and feed 117.98 totaling 104.28 in adjustments.
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S. C. Rhode Island
ADT Silol Tees Ees
Geo. M. Jesseman
Lisbon Falls
Maine
Onions Spread Through Various Soils and Planting Methods
Onions thrive in a wide range of soils with a rich sandy loam high in humus. They need light cultivation, close weeding, and can be planted by seeding in rows, seedlings in beds, or wintered plants. Seed is sown thickly in drills 12 to 14 inches apart, thinned to 2 to 3 inches, tops cleared to hasten bulb maturity, bulbs cured, stored, and onion leaves used for flavoring.
Backyard Garden Spurs City Dwellers To Grow Fresh Food
The U S Department of Agriculture promotes home gardens for urban residents to offset high living costs. Many city workers find produce from their own plots grows faster and cheaper than store purchases, though some seed and garden supply firms stand to profit from the trend.
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U. S. Department of Ature
Speculating Nebraskan Buys Wool as Prices Rise
A Nebraskan buyer speculates on large wool purchases as prices climb. Reported figures cite wool around 50 to 75 cents per pound, with prices reaching about 15.26 dollars per hundred pounds, sparking farmer interest though recovery remains slow.
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A Granger
Monterey
Carmel-by-the-Sea
Carmel Bay
Carmel
Lebanon
Holy Land
Japan
Hotel del Monte
Minnesota Experiment Station
Maine College of Agriculture
B. Walker McKeen
Fryeburg
Mittt
The
Independent
Whene
Joseph
Egypt
Jacob
Benjamin
Maine Department of Agriculture
Kimball Bros.Co
Back Yard
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