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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1901
Page
3
Up-to-date notes on cultivating soil and crops, with practical guidance for horticulture and viticulture. Includes tips on soil prep, planting, maintenance, and improving yields for home gardens and small farms.
The harrow dominates farm work by destroying clods that impede root growth and moisture retention. A single tool now expands into multiple harrows for varied soils and conditions, while weed control and soil aeration are boosted. Weeders, used in orchards like Mr. Morrill’s Benton Harbor peach trees, show how harrows reduce weed competition and preserve plant food for crops.
R M Kellogg argues in Great Crops of Small Fruits that blackberries yield best profits with minimal effort. He advocates a new plantation method that simplifies starting a blackberry crop for farmers seeking high returns.
The article describes doubling the old method to boost blackberry yield, noting sour, seedy fruit remains. It explains selecting ideal canes under 2 years, digging in fall, cutting roots to three inches, packing in sand in a 35 degree cellar, and forming calluses before spring planting.
The Omaha World-Herald notes dealers expect higher beef cattle prices as short fed steers move to market. Cattle feeders avoid high priced corn and hay amid a tight feed supply, while winter grazing shortages push cattle and sheep onto markets. Fat cattle will be scarce and demand high, with cheap stock cattle likely to fetch higher prices next spring. Sheep feeding looks profitable as prices ease.
The Fameuse apple can perpetuate itself by seeds with fair success, unlike most varieties that require grafts. This was especially valuable in early colonial times before established commerce and nurseries. There is no independence without an assured income.
The New York Produce Review details two fraud schemes by unscrupulous traders. Old gambits posed as commission merchants with costly stationery, while new tactics offer “no commission” cash buys at tracks or in cities. Shysters lure shippers with high prices, pay promptly at first, then default as debt grows. Many victims lack redress, since proof of fraud is hard. The piece warns buyers to distrust tempting offers and seek reputable merchants.
A New York horse buyer says a 15.2 hand horse with sturdy bone and good substance is capable of all carriage work. In most cases such a horse will outwork and outwear a 16 hand or taller horse and tires less on pavements. Larger horses are needed for appearance, but a 15.2 hand horse can perform the work as well as a taller one.
Horticultural notes explain onions thrive with rich pulverized soil and thorough seed-free upkeep. Sow in rows eighteen inches apart, cover half an inch, then thin seedlings to three to five inches. Some experts replant only the strongest onions for best vigor.
Instructions for washing wooden utensils with hot then boiling water or steam and air drying to prevent warping. A proverb notes balance between smartness and wisdom. Rice production in eastern Texas reaches at least 30,000 tons this season.
In Indianapolis on March 19 Benjamin Harrison was laid to rest in Crown Hill cemetery in a ceremony attended by President McKinley and many dignitaries. A vast crowd lined the area beyond guarded ropes while expressions of respect came from all social strata, with simple services both at church and grave reflecting orderly tributes to a renowned statesman.
Mrs Nation vows to start a smashing tour next week in Kansas. She names Atchison and Leavenworth as first targets then plans a state wide trek. She taunts saloonkeepers and predicts little trouble from local authorities.
Paris reports Boni de Castellane and M. de Rodays in a duel at Parc des Princes. De Rodays was hit in the right thigh at the first exchange. Castellane was uninjured and the duel halted. Rodays bled but the injury was not serious. Count de Dionne directed the affair.
Pretoria reports peace prospects remain hopeful as Boer losses last month reach 160 killed 400 wounded and 1000 captured or surrendered. Heavy rains worsen Gen French transport difficulties. Cape Town notes Dewet's commando broken up at Senekal Orange River Colony.
Charles Friedmann aged 23 was arrested in Brooklyn for the murder of his infant daughter Jessie, sixteen months old, and the probable fatal wounding of a second daughter aged three. Authorities say, while temporarily insane, he struck Jessie with a clock and then hurled the clock at the other child.
In Tiptonville Tennessee a mob hanged Ike Fitzgerald to a tree near the courthouse after a trial jury failed to reach a verdict on charges he assaulted a white girl.
Mr and Mrs Josiah McFarland both over seventy were struck and killed at a crossing near the Columbus Nebraska city west limits as an incoming passenger train hit their buggy.
A March Pittsburg fire started in the French company's felt factory poller room and spread to the exposition main building. One man was killed and three others seriously injured. total loss estimated at 250000 dollars, with Gallagher & Banker and Henry Henk lumber yards destroyed. Firefighters saved machinery hall and adjacent woodpiles.
Gen. MacArthur reports Lieutenant General Mariano Trias and nine officers surrendered March 15 at San Francisco de Malabon with 199 well armed men. Trias took oath of allegiance as insurrection enters final phase. Bates, Baldwin, and others credited for steady effort in Southern Luzon. MacArthur stays in command until civil government begins.
London reports say Lord Herries, a Catholic peer, will move in the house of lords to question the wording of the accession oath. The king is to meet Herries next Thursday and a government grant of the inquiry is anticipated, signaling the monarchs view on appeasing Catholic subjects without compromising Protestant affirmation.
Girl strikers at Bramford Bros silk mills in Wikebarre Pa will return to work after settlements. They secure wage increases from 5 to 20 percent depending on class of work. Leaders believe this move will push mills in Pittston Scranton Patterson NJ and Hess Goldsmith to settle as well. Central labor union committees in those towns are actively seeking settlements.
The German emperor heals slowly from facial wounds as doctors aim to close the injuries. A distressing sequel follows in Schneidmuhr where Geinrich Welland, 81, grandfather of the assailant, shoots himself after saying he could not bear the disgrace of his grandson's act.
Six persons perished when a coal oil stove exploded on the stairs landing in the home of Joseph Gauthier at Little Cascapade Quebec. Gauthier leaped from an upper window, breaking a leg, while unable to move the burning stove and save his wife and five children.
The jury found Dr. Michael N. Regent Nora O'Brien and her son James O'Brien guilty in the insurance conspiracy case. Regent faces penitentiary time and a fine while the O'Briens receive fines. The trio allegedly substituted false bodies for Knights of Ladies of Security members to collect insurance.
Moving Shops. Blue Earth Minnesota March 19 The Omaha is moving its railway shops from Elmore to Mankato. Several families have already relocated. The companys round house will be removed to the new site.
Richard Henry was found guilty of second degree murder in Cleveland after a failed robbery attempt ended in a fatal quarrel with Frank Johnston. Henry used a coupling pin during the confrontation.
George Barnett and William Marshall were among twenty men charged with selling votes in the county. Both pleaded guilty and получили ten year disfranchisement in Frankfort Indiana on March 19.
Washington March 20. Secretary of War orders the early departure of over 4 500 regulars to Manila to replace volunteers returning home. The plan aims to keep MacArthur’s force above 60 000 while volunteers head back by June.
Supreme Court in effect confirms C N Brundage's Minneapolis conviction for selling oleo margarine. Brundage fined 30 dollars and costs, sent to workhouse on default. Court reverses habeas corpus ruling but declines to rule on constitutionality, citing need to exhaust state remedies.
The state department presses settlement of Moroccan claims, noting the Marius Ezeigal murder case paid 5000 dollars. The armored cruiser New York with Admiral Rodger aboard moves toward Gibraltar and Tangier to pick up Minister Gummere and reach Mazagan for overland travel to Fez.
The Rev. Simon P. Drew of St. Stephen's colored Baptist church in Astoria reports from the South that at least 20,000 African Americans plan to migrate north next month seeking jobs offering $20 to $200 a month, misled by flashy ads.
Manila March 20 Gen Trias who recently surrendered through federal leaders will dispatch a top lieutenant to the lake country to persuade Gen Cailles forces to lay down arms. In Ilocos Sur two thousand Filipinos pledged allegiance at Lapog yesterday.
In Pontiac Illinois on March 20 John Kirk or Dietz who was arrested at Lexington charged with assault on a girl at Fairbury pleaded guilty to horse stealing. The assault detail was not pursued and public calm is restored.
Cairo dispatch reports a new dervish movement in the southern Sudan region. The development is described as a rising religious movement affecting local governance and security.
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