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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1917
Page
6
Ranch spans 1500 acres with Yellowstone river on the north line and Yellowstone trail on the south. priced at 60 dollars per acre. Includes 500 acres alfalfa 500 grain 500 pasture with strong water rights ample timber shelter good buildings and electric power. Contact for viewing or to address offers.
Train schedule snippet lists times for North Coast Limited No 1 at 1 33 pm and No 2 at 2 85 am, Northern Pacific Express No 8 at 2 65 am, Puget Sound PExopress No 41 at 10 49 pm, Western Fixpress No 219 at 19 487 pm, Atlantic Express No 4, Miss Valley Express No 42, Eastern Express No 220, with lines about not stopping via Helens or Butte and garbled timing details.
A court recounts a first offense where a prisoner pleads guilty to stealing a watch while noting a prior sentence within the past year for a different crime, a diamond pin. The exchange underscores the judge's memory of prior punishment.
Minnesota Experiment Station findings show grain farms demand horses mainly in April May August September and October with average labor around three hours daily. Diversified crops distribute work better, reducing peak loads and providing activity for horses in off seasons.
A Hubbard County Minnesota farmer produced 377 bushels of beans from twenty acres, selling field price $1185. The piece notes widespread bean interest in Michigan and Colorado and outlines three weed control principles: prevent seeding, prevent seed introduction, and starve perennials by stopping top growth.
The National Crop Improvement Service warns farmers not to burn straw stacks. Spreading straw adds humus and returns fertilizing elements to the soil, offering long term value beyond immediate fuel.
The column notes twelve to fifteen ears needed per acre and urges immediate germination with weak ears discarded. A stranger asks the editor about subscription price, who replies two dollars, then questions if the paper serves a particular class of readers, with a curt reply about Bachange.
Ancient anecdote recounts Beethoven’s volatile temper during lessons tearing music apart and hurling furniture. He stormed out saying he would not play for such hogs, and insulted Prince Lobkowitz when a bassoonist was absent.
The article discusses barley use in the United States and Canada, noting most barley feeds farm animals rather than malting. It highlights barley as dairy cattle and young stock feed, its hay as a profitable option, and cautions on grinding barley kernels which can hinder digestion. Professor R A Moore is cited as a leading barley breeder.
An agricultural notice warns the corn belt faces about 200 million bushels in losses from the corn root worm. It urges rotating crops, not planting more than two successive corn crops, and switching to barley if infestations were heavy. It also advises thorough land preparation and urgent planting actions.
The piece urges humid territory to adopt dry farming methods, noting irrigation and moisture conservation are vital even in wet years. It argues that moisture is sufficient in good years if conserved and calls for clubs and farmer institutes to promote practice across the corn belt.
Farmers without adequate power like horses or tractors face delays in soil preparation. The National Crop Improvement Service urges every tractor owner to work relentlessly to plow remaining acres and highlights barley corn and potatoes as highly valuable crops to plant now.
The National Crop Improvement Service argues barley can profitably rival wheat at 60 to 130 cents per bushel and oats when barley prices stay high. It notes 1915 barley value at 122.5 million dollars, 1916 projected 234 million with a 180 million bushel crop, and yields of 40 to 50 bushels per acre. Malting barley adds further upside with strong prices and solid crop potential.
The Wisconsin Experiment Station at the University led by R. A. Moore offers pedigreed barley via telegram orders in many quantities. Seed suppliers are well stocked, enabling farmers with idle land to pursue barley raising for profit, suggesting barley as a leading crop where spring wheat grows and even further south where other crops may fail.
The piece urges mobilizing labor during seed time and harvest to prevent crop loss. It identifies three labor classes: scarce regular farm hands, workers in factories or trades who can be detached, and farmers raised men who will volunteer. It calls commercial clubs and manufacturers to compile lists and aid farmers.
The tenth annual North Dakota Demonstration Farms report shows crop rotation across farms. Results indicate rotations pay with wheat average 29 percent higher yields and follow-on corn after manure. Oats 58.14 bushels, barley 37.14, rye 21.34, alfalfa 2.54 tons per acre.
Article argues barley offers higher feeding value than corn and oats, noting barley can yield similar or greater profit than wheat at current prices. It cites barley’s profitability, limited use in brewing, and the feed-return benefits to dairy farmers via by products.
J J Garland notes barley yields depend on threshing records. Wisconsin Experiment Association members averaged 31 bushels in 1913, 33.3 in 1914, and 37.5 in 1915 with 269 members reporting. High yields include 60 67 56 55 53 and 45 bushels, suggesting larger yields may exist but unconfirmed.
The article notes barley is rarely used as bread flour in the United States, limited to blending with wheat and to special dishes in Norway and Sweden. It remarks barley’s distinct flavor, hard kernels, and limited roles in soups and breakfast foods, suggesting it remains unsuitable as a regular staple for Americans.
The piece laments a loss of everyday singing as modern life suppresses communal song. It contrasts past crowds singing at labor and leisure with today’s restricted voices, noting work noise, bosses, and paid performers replacing informal singing.
A Scotsman and an Irishman travel together with one keeping the other’s cash. The frugal man reveals he hid the funds by letting the other sleep first and stealing the purse each night, then returning it each morning before being discovered.
The piece notes ongoing hostility between farmers and crows in New England but observes the birds’ numbers decline not at all. Crows remain efficient, self-sufficient, and ready to adapt as the population grows, while other birds endure weather but keep busy.
A visitor from Manhattan compares Long Island palaces to a Warwickshire castle calling it fair in size. The guide tempers the boast noting the vast interior with numerous rooms cellars and corridors where guests often lose their way as trained hounds track them back to dinner.
Switzerland pioneered universal military service. Founders declared shirkers devoid of honor and perjured, binding them to destruction of their house. Those unable to serve could provide a capable substitute at their own expense as early military reform began.
A London Tit-Bits passage notes that the House of Commons begins each session by a first reading of the outlawry bill, symbolizing parliament’s gate to business free from crown interference, a ritual echoed in the Lords as the select vestries bill after the king’s speech.
A collection notes that many renowned figures valued brevity or silence. Napoleon and Wellington rarely spoke, Newton spoke little, Darwin wrote much, and Tolstoy and Chopin preferred solitude. Among elites, Bach and Beethoven are cited for reticence, while Tennyson and Carlyle are listed among the most silent.
A Northern Louisville hotel scene mocks Southern fondness for ranks like colonel and major. A colored attendant explains titles arise by birth, appointment, or gift, noting one man is a colonel forever if he pays for a dollah.
Many flowers can be preserved lifelike with wax using ordinary candles. Dry petals, dip blossoms briefly in melted wax, fully submerge and a short stem, then remove and air dry.
The London Chronicle notes smoking by women is widespread globally, with educated English women recently reviving the habit. It cites Japan where metal pipes with tiny bowls were common before cigarettes, and mentions Irish peasant women seen with clay pipes.
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