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Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1914
Page
6
Birdseye Pattern in Maple From Subsurface Buds
A description notes that birdseye in hard maple may arise from buds that cannot force through the bark but linger just beneath it year after year.
Farm foreman Vernon Cooke directs 500 mile square Brazilian tract
Vernon Cooke once a noted dry farming expert in the United States is now employed by the Brazilian government. He oversees a vast farm tract said to cover about 500 miles square.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Cooke
United States
Buckwheat Crop Drops to Thirteen Year Low
Drought and an early frost halve yields in key buckwheat regions. Reports indicate the smallest production in thirteen years, with farmers urged to adjust and cooks advised to Fletcherize flapjacks to conserve ingredients this winter.
Fisherman’s Dilemma at the Lake Lingers Over Bites
A fisherman debates staying by the lake or river. If fish bite he wants one more, if not he stays until he gets a bite. The scene captures the patient patience of a devoted angler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geniali Ke Walton
Potato crop 1913 shrinks 100 million bushels from 1912
The 1913 potato crop is estimated at 319 million bushels, 100 million less than 1912. Maine stands alone among producing states by showing a larger crop than last year. Average price to producers on October 1 is 74.1 cents per bushel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Farmer's pig gift ends with boy seeking own business future
A farmer who gave his son a pig and later sold it when it weighed 350 pounds faces a moral reckoning. The boy, left without payment, plans to move to the city to become his own boss and pursue what he calls a fair deal.
Winter Fire Safety for Chimneys and Flues
As cold weather rises, check and repair flues and chimneys. Small maintenance now can prevent dangerous chimney fires and costly discomfort during the next three to four months when temperatures drop near zero.
Feeding Hens to Restore Laying in Fattened Flock
The article advises adjusting hen feeding to restart laying after the flock has become fat. It recommends removing mash and feeding whole grain instead, with hens made to scratch grain from a litter that is renewed frequently to prevent spoilage.
Oregon Hen Sets Egg-Laying Record with 291 Eggs
The hen C-543 achieved nationwide fame by laying 291 eggs in one year, eight more than any other hen in history. The record and its maker drew broad attention across the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon
Farmers Bulletin No. 518 Describes Insectivorous Birds
A reader asks for the title of a bulletin that provides descriptions and colored plates of fifty insectivorous birds. Farmers Bulletin No. 518 is available free from a congressman or senator in Washington or for a nominal fee from the Department of Agriculture. A copy should be in every school and home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Safe deposit boxes offer protection for valuable papers
Every family should have a safe place for valuable papers to guard them from fire and other damage. A safe deposit box or niche in a bank can be obtained for little or nothing, providing a secure location to keep documents together.
Starting a bank account for boys early pays off
The piece argues for opening a savings account for boys at ages eight to ten. It asserts long term financial and personal benefits, stressing discipline, future purchases, and the positive influence on happiness and success in life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank Accouiut
Apple Day Boosts Prices as Posters Promote Health
Tuesday October 28 marked Apple Day with produce papers noting a rise in apple prices. Posters in many large cities urged health by eating apples daily with the slogan Health's best way eat apples every day.
Fire safety note on gasoline fires
The text warns gasoline fires are worsened by water, which spreads the flames. It advises using beating or smothering with a sack or blanket to extinguish such fires effectively.
Unclear Era Commentary on Work and Commerce
A fragmented passage laments people who avoid work and those who buy and sell access to places or experiences for small sums, criticizing a culture of easy money and anonymous consumers.
Poultry Breeder Barron Keeps Only Hens in Pens
Thomas Barron, a breeder of champion breeding stock, markets eggs from hundreds of layers and excludes male birds, claiming unfertilized eggs stay plump and marketable based on his and others’ experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Barron
Reducing Creosote Damage With Sewer Tile Chimey Joints
A practical method to curb creosote annoyance on metal kitchen chimney extensions uses glazed sewer tile joints. Install seven to eight inch diameter sections in stack with cement to seal moisture and block creosote action.
Hard maple timber supply by state shares majority in Michigan
Hard maple, valued for flooring and tool handles, decays rapidly as post timber. Annual U S cut totals 1 150 000 000 feet with nearly half from Michigan. Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, New York and West Virginia follow in order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Michigan
Wisconsin
Pennsylvania
New York
West Virginia
Ginseng Farming Seen As Delusion For Many Seekers
Reports from across the nation indicate commercial ginseng growing has disappointed many hopefuls. Few have profited, while numerous efforts fizzled. Beginners should obtain several company quotations on root and berry prices cash fob shipping point before investing in seeds or sheds.
Rural Mail Carrier Grows Garden on Spare Time
A rural mall carrier used spare spring and summer hours to cultivate half an acre. Last year he sold produce worth 240 dollars and says the fruits and vegetables offset the garden work for his family. He combined planning and fertilizers to earn a profit.
Economic sins in fruit distribution distort market balance
The text notes hundreds of thousands of apples rotting in transit during September and October while mediocre barrel stock sells for 5 to 6 dollars per barrel in retail. It criticizes the distribution and preservation system for perishables, highlighting seasonal surpluses and shortages with high prices.
Young farmer studies college bulletins at home
Werner Kreimer, a nineteen year old farmer from Will county HL, used home study of Illinois College of Agriculture bulletins to adopt scientific farming methods. The result increased his farm’s productivity by about 40 percent and enabled him to buy a quarter section of land for $2000 as earnings grew. This story highlights efforts to encourage youth access to agricultural education through extended evening courses at the agricultural college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Werner Kreimer
Will County
College of Agriculture
University of Illinois
Thei' Teaternaltural College
Kohlrabi as Cattle Feed Boosts Milk Quality and Hardiness
Kohlrabi a hardy cultivated vegetable fed to cows is valued for milking quality and flavor, with leaves stem and root enduring severe winters. It thrives in rich soil with manure and requires early sowing and careful transplanting, yielding a solid nutritious feed similar to Swedish turnip.
Own Your Home Advice for Young Farmers
The text urges every young farmer to own a home, arguing owners provide better community service and personal comfort. It promotes purchasing when possible, renting only if necessary, and planning to own a farm home.
Why We Cultivate Corn And Its Practices
The article explains interculture tillage aims to kill weeds, preserve surface soil receptivity to rainfall, and reduce soil moisture evaporation. Cultivating corn four inches deep vs two inches can reduce yield by percent due to root pruning. Four or five cultivations are typically sufficient according to farm Progress.
Drowned Land Use Advice From Farm Journal
The Farm Journal advises treating land too wet for crops by plowing during a dry spell, thoroughly harrowing, and reseeding with redrop herd’s grass and alsike clover to improve drainage and forage viability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Journal
Hens and Their Kinfolk and Poultry Care
Advice on poultry management stresses clean dirt baths, secure coops, good roosting for young turkeys, removable nest boxes for cleaning, and keeping birds from neighbors. Emphasizes disease prevention and vermin control with proper housing and sanitation.
Home as the center of youth life and needs
The article argues for strengthening the home as the natural social center for youths. It condemns excessive time away from home and calls for a warm home atmosphere and attentive adult involvement to keep young people connected, stressing that schools churches and voting cannot replace a stable, inviting home.
Farmer Colonel Proposes Compulsory Hog Cholera Inoculation
Colonel French of Davenport Indiana advocates mandatory hog inoculation to eradicate cholera within years. He inoculated his 1000 head herd last summer with a double treatment, losing none and saving about 30000, after seeing many die in nearby pens. He calls for 250000 state funding to build serum plants and for a law enforcing inoculation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonel French
Davenport
French
Iowa
The Tuberculin Test in Cattle Detection
The tuberculin is a glycerin extract from tubercle bacilli. Temperatures are recorded before and after injection between 8 and 10 in the morning. A rise in temperature the next day indicates tuberculosis, while normal readings show no infection.
What a Virginia Boy Did
Virginia boy Hugh Gunnell produced 132 bushels of shelled corn on one acre. The crop generated 2412.40 in income, with costs totaling 20.00, leaving a net of 11.81. The tale is shared to inspire farm youths to try new methods beyond their fathers’ routines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Hugh Gunnell
Agricultural Department
Washington
Columbia
S.C
GARE OF HEIFERS AT FRESHENING TIME
Instructions for preparing heifers for freshening emphasize excellent care and feeding. Experts advise grinding oats and corn, increasing succulent foods, and using a ration of ground oats bran oilmeal and ground corn two months prior to freshening, adjusting for body condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Satys Nimball
Guernsey Dairy Cattle Admired For Milk Quality
Admirers praise the Guernsey breed for absence of weak points and steady milking. Crossing Guernsey blood with mixed breeds aims to increase milk yield and richness. The breed combines long milking qualities with farm adaptability, offering high percent milk tests and economical butter production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guernsey
Feeding Dairy Cows for Better Milk and Butter Fat
The article advises feeding strategies for dairy cows highlighting the use of silage, beet pulp, or hay such as clover or alfalfa. It recommends tapering solid foods two days before freshening, substituting bran mashes, and avoiding feeding by the quart. Weighing feeds or using measured mixtures improves efficiency and increases milk and fat production.
Feeding dry cows with roughage and supplements
Dry cows should be fed mainly roughage during eight to ten weeks before calving. Add about two pounds daily of bran or oats or a mix of bran and oats with linseed meal or corn oilmeal. Include roots or silage. avoid carbonaceous roughage like straw. Improper feeding and cold conditions can cause caked udder or gorget.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haecker
Minnesota University
Pigs Castration Age Advocated for Welfare
A notice urges castration of pigs before three weeks of age to minimize pain and bleeding. It warns that delaying this operation leads to greater suffering, higher risk of mishandling, and potential death for the animals.
Raise Live Stock Boosts Southwest Cattle prospects
Dex of Farm and Ranch notes scarce cattle in the southwest, but pastures are green and the best grazing in years. With more beeves for market, income could rise materially. experts suggest expanding breeding and cattle raising to capitalize on favorable forage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dexas
Besin
Farm Crops Sale and Soil Fertility Maximized Returns
The best sale of sour farm crops is to feed them to stock as food while keeping soil fertility for bigger returns. This approach emphasizes using crop output to sustain livestock and maintain land productivity for long term gains.
Official Directory of National Officials Listing
National roster lists Woodrow Wilson as president and Thomas R. Marshall as vice president with a full slate of cabinet members including William J. Bryan as Secretary of State and David F. Houston as Secretary of Agriculture. Also noted are William G. McAdoo, Lindley M. Garri son, James C. MacReynolds, Albert S. Burleson, Josephus Daniels, Franklin K. Lane, William G. Redfield, William B. Wilson, and Edward D. White among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodrow Wilson
New Jersey
Thomas R. Marshall
Indiana
William J. Bryan
Nebraska
Treasury
William G. McAdoo
New York
Lindley M. Garrison
James C. MacReynolds
Tennessee
Albert S. Burleson
Texas
Navy
Josephus Daniels
North Carolina
Interior
Franklin K. Lane
California
David F. Houston
Missouri
William G. Redfield
William B. Wilson
Pennsylvania
Edward D. White
Louisiana
Federal Officials Named in Helena Assignment List
Federal judge George M Bourquin sits in Helena with clerk George W Sprouls U S marshal William Lindsay U S attorney B K Wheeler and surveyor general Jerome G Locke listed as officials of the Helena area in a formal roster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George M. Bourquin
Helena
George W. Sprouls
Helens
U. S
William Lindsay
B. K. Wheeler
Jerome G. Locke
Land office registers listed in Montana entries
I W Appleton of Bozeman H J Kelly of Lewistown and Fred H Foster of Billings are named as registers of land offices in this historical notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Registers OF Land
I. W. Appleton
Bozeman
H. J. Kelly
Lewistown
Fred H. Foster
Billings
Montana State Officials and District Court Appointments
Governor Stewart of Helena Lieutenant-Governor McDowell Butte Secretary of State Alderson State Treasurer Rae Helena Attorney General Kelly Helena Auditor Keating Helena Superintendent of Public Instruction Davee Railway Commissioners Dan Boyle chairman Morley Hall St. Justice Brantly Associate Justices Holloway Lanner Clerk Athey District Court Judge Stark Livingston Stenographer McNaught Livingston
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Y. Stewart
Helena
W. W. McDowell
Butte
A. M. Alderson
W. C. Rae
D. M. Kelly
Wm. Keating
H. A. Davee
Dan Boyle
B. A. Morley
J. H. Hall
W. J. Butler
Theodore Brantly
W. H. Holloway
Sydney Lanner
John T. Athey
Local Government Officials Listed for City Administrations
A full roster of city officers and members of the school board is published, naming the mayor, council members, police leadership, treasurer, clerk, attorney, sheriff, coroner, and other key posts. Includees are the high school board and city schools officers with ex officio members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Kaiserman
Joe Michels
E. C. Hale
C. W. Campbell
J. F. Roecher
T. K. Lee
C. W. Allen
EB. R. Patterson
A. K. Wearne
Fred Webb
Cc. T. Busha
H. C. Pound
George W. Baker
T. T. Olson
W. D. Richards
George Rostad
Jessie F. Evans
J. A. Lowry
O.A. Fallang
A. L. Bray
J. F. Asbury
Reed Point Church Directory Summary
St Pauls Methodist Church Reed Point lists Rev. J J Burris pastor Sunday School Sundays 10 a m Epworth League 7 p m worship 11 30 a m on second fourth and fifth Sundays and 7 30 p m Sundays other evenings prayer meeting Thursdays 8 o clock Divine worship first and third Sundays 10 30 a m and Saturdays before these dates 3 p m
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Burris
Epworth League
St. Paul's Methodist Church
Reed Point
Parish notices for Rev. Father Bioere mass and Sunday School
Rev Father Joseph Bioere announced mass on the third Saturday of each month at 10 a.m. and Sunday School every Sunday at 9 a.m. The notices outline ongoing religious services for parishioners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father Joseph Bioere
Reverend Lucas Engelstad Pastor Announcements for January
The notice lists Norweigan services in Settlement and Big Timber with English services at Ble Timber and Living Stone. It notes 2 Norweigan services in Settlemneat at 11 a.m. and English services at Bis Timber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucas G. Engelstad
Jin
Norweelin
Settlement
Big Timber
Petats Jank
Norwerhin
Ble Timber Han
Norwesian
Livingston Sp
We Dan
Settlamneat Lla.m
Bis Timber Gs Pe WN
Rev Van Winkle Rectory Services and Sunday School
Rector Rev G W G Van Winkle schedules morning and evening services the first and third Sundays monthly at 9 a.m and 7 p.m. Sunday School meets every Sunday at 10 a.m. The notice repeats the times and locations for weekly worship and education activities.
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G. W. G. van Winkle
Dba.m.c
Rev Blackman Preaches. Sunday School and Worship Services
Rev. J. C. Blackman, pastor, leads Sunday School at 1s. mw. Morning worship and evening service at 7 30 p.m. "Come and help in your own way" urges attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evenine
Local notices terse and garbled listing service details
Fragmentary text outlines a Sunday service schedule and street corner references including Anderson and Fifth avenues, with unclear times and directions. The legible pieces suggest a church or storefront service location near South Main and an adjacent building, but specifics are uncertain.
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Long Island Agricultural Experiment Station
Official Directory
A. P. Stark
Livingston
A. C. McNaught
John T. Isp
C. M. Rein
Glen M. Parker
Robert Brownlee
W. N. Nye
O. A. Fallang
R. S. Jarrett
F. R. Hickman
D. J. Woolward
R. S. Steiner
J.A. Lowry
J. G. Ellingson
T. G. Shipton
George M. Briner
Church Directory
First Methodist Episcopal Church
St. Joseph’s Church
Lutheran Church
St. Mark’s
Piscopal
First Congregational Church
J. C. Blackman
Christian Science Society
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