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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1901
Page
6
Studies from Rhode Island College of Agriculture test lime on acid soils across crops. Barley and oats show varied responses with limed plots generally outperforming unlimed, while nitrate of soda proves superior to sulphate of ammonia. Cow pea proves adaptable but lime harms some legume results in the data.
The secretary of agriculture reports efforts to raise purity and germination in free seed distribution and to avoid inferior stock. The department plans to introduce new varieties from its trial grounds and foreign sources, tested by state stations and qualified experiments.
The department explains two years of seed trials on Potomac Flats testing grounds and proposes introducing new high quality varieties into congressional seed distribution for one or more years. The aim is to boost agricultural output by millions annually while avoiding direct competition with the regular seed trade and guiding demand through commercial channels.
The Agriculture Department reports possible additions to crops including a drought resistant cabbage from Australia and New Zealand, an orange spiny African cucumber mainly grown as ornament, and the Java padded radish with long crisp pods. Cranberry farming exceeds 2,000 growers nationwide with major activity in Maine Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut New York New Jersey Michigan Wisconsin Minnesota Oregon.
The illustration depicts squash bug eggs with coppery sheens. First laid eggs are whitish then darken in color. Eggs lie on the lower tea surface or on stems, flattened on three sides and triangular from ends. The nymph exits by a hole at one end as shown in the diagram.
A California Agricultural Experiment Station report finds eastern vegetables and flours richer in protein and starch respectively than California exports. California apples from high elevations show 4–5 percent more sugar than eastern or European fruit, with Amador county Pippins boasting the highest sugar and acid in juice among tested varieties. Pine nuts show albuminoid content higher than walnuts and almonds, with lower fat than walnuts or almonds and retailing at 30 cents per pound, widely used by candy makers.
Potatoes grow best in warm loams or peaty soils while heavy clays and sandy soils are less suited. With ample manure the poor soils may yield good crops. Drains can shift due to ground subsidence causing damp conditions if neglected.
An article from Forage and Fodders by Prof Geo L Clothier and F D Coburn outlines alfalfa soil prep methods in Kansas. It covers subsoiling, fallowing, manuring, and moisture management to improve seedbeds and stand establishment across varying soils.
Tests at the Vermont Experiment Station show seed potatoes treated with corrosive sublimate yielded less than 4 percent scabby crops, and formalin-treated seed resulted in 9 percent scab. Untreated potatoes showed 41 percent scab. An increase in first-class potatoes of 37 percent is anticipated.
The article notes grapes packed in sawdust stay better in cold storage than those packed in other materials except cut corks used by European growers for shipments to the United States. Red grapes keep longest, white second, black third. best results come from slow maturation and moderately cool, regular temperatures.
An English authority notes kale can be cultivated as cabbage and adapts to many soils. It tolerates chalky land and potatoes need rich, clean, well drained, non acidic soil. Wax requires fertile land or good filth and cleanliness. it dislikes heavy clays or gravels. Butter remains the most steady farm income.
The piece explains the origin of the saying not worth a tinker's dam, tracing it to itinerant tinsmiths who used dough to dam solder on tin wares. Melted lead was confined by a baked dough dam, later discarded as useless, giving rise to the expression still used today. The origin is attributed to a New York Herald account.
The Red Cross is a universal society aiding the sick and wounded in war with recognized privileges under the Geneva Convention. Canada’s representative in Canada is Dr. George Ansel Stirling Ryerson of Toronto, back from South Africa. Clara Barton heads the American Red Cross in Washington, D. C.
James Thompson aged 28 has been in a prolonged trance for eight months at the Royal Infirmary Newcastle. He lies immobile nourished by liquids, with only two faint moments of possible consciousness. The case, unprecedented in English medical history, rejects sham explanations after extensive testing.
The note lists capacities of St Peters church in Rome at 64000 Milan cathedral at 37000 and St Paula in London at 25000. It highlights large interiors and potential crowd accommodating ability in these famed religious sites.
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