Rejuvenating an Old Apple Orchard
Dr J H Merrill outlines pruning first in winter or spraying in spring to revive an old apple orchard. He stresses individual tree variation, removing dead diseased limbs, heading high limbs, and cutting slanting just above lateral branches to promote healing and sunlight reaching fruit. Continuous year by year steps build bearing wood lower in the canopy.
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J. H. Merrill
The
Agricultural College
Kansas State Horticultural Society
Topeka
Merrill
Cultivating Trees to Kill Infection
Dr. R. H. Forbes explains fruit tree deaths stem from root rot. Over irrigation and poor soil aeration allow the disease to attack roots. thorough cultivation after each irrigation and careful watering are best preventive steps. No cure exists. focus on reducing soil infection and improving aeration.
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R. H. Forbes
The
Arizona Agricultural Experiment Station
Clean water at pastures with oil barrel method
Farmers can provide clean water by sinking a large oil barrel halfway into the ground and paving around it with stones or brick to create a durable watering point. This method highlights a simple rural infrastructure solution and emphasizes the importance of clean water access for livestock.
Clover Leaf Weevil Pest Control Report
The Pennsylvania department of agriculture reports clover leaf weevil larvae causing damage in eastern counties. No effective control exists yet. light pasturing and light clipping with a mowing machine may reduce pest numbers, though worms can survive in clippings until new growth.
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Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
Keeping Up the Milk Flow in Dairy Herds
The article advises feeding silage grain and hay to dairy cows as pasture feed declines. It notes corn is a cheap efficient supplement when pastures are dry during green corn. It warns once milk flow drops it is hard to restore before the next freshening. It suggests a good barn reduces feed needs and improves results.
Political views divide Washington families over Wilson re election
Meredith Nicholson and wife split on the presidential race with Nicholson backing Wilson while Mrs. Nicholson supports Hughes. The divide spans several prominent couples over women’s suffrage and party leaders, reflecting a broad public split in the campaign era.
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Washington
Fremont Older
California
George Middleton
Fela la Follette
Senator la Follette
Wisconsin
J. A. H. Hopkins
New Jersey
Richard Lloyd Jones
Madison
Wis
Rapid Lincoln Memorial work advances with new terrace contracts
Potomac park projects speed up with contracts for terrace walls and masonry approaches funded at 309 500 dollars. Officials expect the Lincoln memorial to near completion by late 1917 with the columned interior mostly in place and exterior walls finished, while ground shaping and riverfront grading extend the park 200 feet into the Potomac.
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Potomac Park
Lincoln
Uncle Sam Opens Large Post Office Laundry
The Post Office Department is expanding its in house laundry to wash about 4000 towels daily for federal offices in Washington. It will iron and wash towels at roughly 18 cents per 100, far cheaper than outside bids near 50 cents, saving about $500 yearly and ensuring towels are always on hand and thoroughly cleaned.
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Sam
Post Office Department
Washington
Post Office
Washington City
Rat Proves Prediction on Fashions is Correct
A large rat fleeing two bulldogs ran toward a crowd of women on Thirteenth Street near Pennsylvania Avenue NW. The dogs released the rat after a brief struggle, and the crowd watched as skirts rose higher in reaction, before the rat was captured.
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Thirteenth Street
Pennsylvania Avenue
Animal Kingdom
Mr. Rat
Kipling
More Horses Than Ever Before In The Nation
Census data show horses remain plentiful in the United States despite wartime upheaval. Chicago figures reveal motor vehicles rose from 11 000 to 43 000 in five years while horse-drawn vehicles fell only from 58 000 to 49 000, indicating horses will not quickly disappear from streets.
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France
Great Britain
Chicago
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