Spraying for Control of Apple Scab at Highmoor Orchards Maine
Six year experiments at Highmoor Maine tested sprays to curb apple scab on Ben Davis and Baldwin varieties. Bordeaux mixture controlled scab but damaged fruit. arsenate of lead reduced pests and, with pink bud timing, served as a fungicide. Dry powder dusting proved effective and practical.
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Highmoor Orchards
Maine
Highmoor
Ben Davis
Baldwins
Ben Davis Orchard
Experiment a Bit for the Next Crop
Advice to farmers to test new crops on small plots next season. Start with a little trial alongside standard crops, avoid overhauling the whole farm, and learn by doing to discover which new crops may prove valuable.
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Eri Breeze Boyack
Colorado Agricultural College
Fort Collins
Colo
Fermentation Cited as Cause of Bloat in Stock
Reports from the Kentucky experiment station explain that sugars in red clover alfalfa and white clover blossoms ferment in the stomachs of grazing stock, producing carbon dioxide and bloating. For acute bloating, a one percent formalin solution is recommended, with a wooden block placed in the animal’s mouth and gentle posttreatment exercise. Formalin in water is used to drench the animal.
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Kentucky
Not Perplexing To Graft Fruit Trees
A writer explains grafting fruit trees to improve apples and pears. The method uses two scions per graft on a three year old stock, with careful removal of weaker growth in subsequent springs to form a new crown without injuring the tree.
Metals Prices and Cripple Creek Mining Output
Western Mining and Oil News lists prices for Spelter Copper Lead Bar Silver and tungsten concentrates. Cripple Creek district produced 95,268 tons in August with an average value of 13.60 per ton and gross bullion value of 1,294,348, up from July. Figures from treatment plants follow.
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Cripple Creek
Potential concentrator planned in Warren district
Oatman Amalgamated shows mixed but valuable hornings material as a concentrator may rise in Warren. Cobrita property reports a major high grade black sulfide ore strike at two sites. Nellie property at Miami gains a forty horsepower hoist and new pump. True Blue mine tunnel at Kingman extends 160 feet with 15 feet more vein copper ore. United Western north drift at Oatman level 500 intermittently reveals rich ore beyond Tom Reed and United Eastern.
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Warren
Cobrita
Miami
Nellie
Chris Vogt
True Blue
Kingman
United Western
Oatman
Tom Reed
United Eastern
Unprecedented Tungsten Boom Near Alma and Gold-Silver Leases
Activity surges in the Alma tungsten field with Telluride shipments totaling 129 cars for August. Bright Keller and Vaughan lease the Jumbo near Ironton and report a carload of gold-silver-lead ore averaging about 60 dollars per ton. Despite World War I, London capital funds the Ouray district where Camp Bird mine’s tunnel aims to 10 700 feet. A raise near Georgetown yields gold-rich quartz with 250 ounces per ton in one sample and 88.50 ounces per ton in another.
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Alma
Bright, Keller and Vaughan
Ironton
Europe
London
Ouray
Camp Bird
Hanson and Walthers
Raise No. 15
Capital
Georgetown
High mine deals and Kingston ore totals reported
Word arrives that George H. Utter received a second $40 000 payment on the Carlisle mine at Steeplerook sold earlier to New York interests. Kingston mining gains pace as United Mines Co. works the Franklin group and reportedly plans a wagon road to Lake Valley. An USGS article cites Kingston camp mines at about 7 000 000 in marketable ore with Lady Franklin and Superior contributing most of the total.
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George H. Utter
Carlisle
Steeplerook
New York
Kingston
United Mines Company
Franklin Group
Lake Valley
United States Geological Survey
Virginia
Kingston Camp
Lady Franklin
Superior
Comstock
Black Colt
Caledonia
Kangaroo
Polar Star
Blair Oil Company Files Articles of Incorporation
In Converse county the Blair Oil Company with a $2,500,000 capital filed articles of incorporation. The Green Co drilled into oil sand on the Tim Kinney lease in Section 4 of the Big Muddy field near Casper, amid rising excitement from rapid new discoveries.
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Blair Oil Company
The
Green Co
Tim Kinney
Big Muddy
Casper
Dishes For Hot Days From The Kitchen Cabinet
A Kitchen Cabinet essay by David Starr Jordan advocates enjoying life, reducing heat from meat in hot weather, and using salads and salads as meat substitutes. It offers practical recipes such as Salmon Salad with salmon and eggs, a rice and sardine salad, baked bean salads, and veggie centered dishes.
Seasonal Dishes and Melon Delights From Historic Kitchen
A nostalgic culinary guide describes watermelon and cantaloupe preparations such as cantaloupe sherbet and stuffed melon halves with ice cream. Also offered are Duchess Apples With Onions, French Custard, and melon salads with nutmeg, using simple pantry ingredients for winter meals.
Peach and Pear Dishes and Simple Fruit Salads
A homey kitchen note describes cheerful daily aims and lists peach and pear based dishes. Peach Ice Cream and Peach Salad are detailed with ingredients and serving ideas. Pear Salad and Pears baked or sliced with dressing are offered as versatile accompaniments to meals.
Court doubts noncustodial spouse status in divorce case
The judge notes the man is nearly eligible, needing only a divorce from his current wife to satisfy the requirement. The exchange hints at a legal obstacle tied to marital status before proceeding with the case.
Clarise Cashley’s New Sport Skirt Draws Comment
An amused observer wonders if the loud sound is a car horn or Clarise Cashley wearing a new sport skirt. The quip captures small town humor over a fashionable novelty.
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Clarise Cashley
King George's Private Front Line Periodicals Collection
King George of England is assembling a private front line collection. The set includes trench periodicals issued for private circulation by soldiers at various fronts. Many items are described as extremely curious and potentially valuable.
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King George of
England
Trench
Neighbor Grimes Sidelined by Rheumatism
A brief note describes Mr Grimes next door laid up with rheumatism while mentioning a missing player piano and the community’s reaction to its absence.
Neighbor Thanks Police If Chicken Thief Caught
A visitor tells a sergeant that a neighbor had all his chickens stolen. He declines to file a report, asks the police to catch the thief, and, with a touch of humor, says he would thank the thief if caught.
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Steen
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