Samuel Gaty and the Rise of St Louis Iron Works
This piece chronicles Samuel Gaty born August 10 1811 in Kentucky the father of St Louis iron and steel industry and the first west of the Mississippi casting that launched his career. It details his early poverty apprentice years in Louisville and Albany and how he melted iron for Peter McQueen leading to the formation of major firms and his role in railroads steamboats and river commerce. It notes his public service in St Louis including backing banks during the 1857 panic and his 1863 mission to Washington to confer with Lincoln before his death on June 9 1887.
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Missouri
Floyd C. Shoemaker
St. Louis
Samuel Gaty
Gary
Jubilee
Peter McQueen
McQueen
Gaty
Louisville
Mississippi
Kentucky
Getty
Samuel
John A. Norton
Albany
Indiana
New York
Lewis Newell
Gaty and Coonce
Gaty, Coonce and Morton
Gaty, Coonce
Darby
Eagle
Keokuk Packet Co
St. Louis and Illinois Bridge Co
Ohio and Mississippi Railroad
Scharf
George Collier
John Sarpy
St. Louis Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Lincoln
Steering Wheel as Family Circle Humor
A humorous reflection notes risks of drivers guiding cars through curves while arm around another. The piece critiques rural wealth, fatness displaying dignity, and the daily paper price drops. It ends with the steering wheel becoming the family circle.
Stored Machinery Urged for Winter
Growers with costly spraying and dusting gear should prep and store equipment to prevent winter damage. Drain water from pet cocks and pumps, wash and oil pumps and engines, remove nozzles, and store dusts dry. Keep liquids sealed and protected from freezing in dugouts or cellars. Preserve leftover insecticides for next year by proper winter storage.
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Leslie —D. Daniels
Colorado State Experiment Station
WNU Service
Barrel Storage For Small Vegetable Quantities Popular
The Ohio State University Department of Horticulture notes vertical barrel or box storage is growing in use. Apples root crops potatoes and even cabbage can be stored in them. The box is filled with vegetables plugged and sunk to half its depth then covered with straw six inches deep. A foot of earth is mounded over the straw as cold weather nears.
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Department of Horticulture
Ohio State University
Department
Whey as Feed for Calves Improves Protein Needs
Good fresh whey is less valuable than skim milk for calf feed because cheese making removes protein. Feeding whey requires higher protein supplementation in the grain mix. Recommended mix with legume hay: four parts coarse ground corn two parts bran one part linseed meal.
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J. B. Fitsch
Division of Dairy Husbandry
University Farm
St Paul
Value of Wood Ashes as Fertilizer Varies by Source
The Indiana Farmer's Guide notes wood ashes used as fertilizer vary by leaching, wood type, and burning method. Good ashes hold 5-7% potash and 1-2% phosphoric acid, while leached ashes may have under 1% of each. calcium typically 30-35%, sometimes 20-5%.
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Indiana Farmer's Guide
Farmers Notes on Global Agriculture Trends
Notes discuss sunflower seeds fed to cattle in Russia, South Africa's 1885 maize crop totaling 17 620 000 bags, stores for vegetables in cellars, England fridge shipping of fruit, Australian wheat drought reductions, Brazil promoting co operation in farming, teff as Ethiopia bread grain, wheat yield research in Germany, and Oklahoma A and M records showing lettuce ranks second to potatoes in public consumption.
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South Africa
Letter on poultry method and statewide relief efforts
A farmer praises the short grass method for raising 36 thousand chicks, noting improved chick health and lower loss rates. Governors Stark and state agencies urge counties to conserve surpluses, promote home gardens, and organize canning drives, with emphasis on canning clubs and community leadership. Grasshopper control plans and poison bran distribution are outlined for Linn County to protect corn crops and reduce future losses.
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Stark
Missouri
Govenor Stark
State Relief Commission
Chamber of Commerce
Kiwanis Clubs
Lions Clubs
Boy Scouts
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Linn County
Virginia Lambert
Evelyn Lyons
Verda Finney
Donna Lyons
Rosalee Gooch
Marie Matkins
Wilma Mee- Danial
Marie Makins
Welma Siegrist
Virginia Lambers
Mary Frances Woodcock
Pauline Gudgell
Mary Cokerham
Frances Foster
Edna F. Dick
Velma McMichael
Irene Rosler
Lois Burnett
Betty Ringland
Shirley Fay
Irene Hosler
Helen Brown
Alice Clinefelter
Fern Brenner
Helen Street
Mary A. Brown
Lois Remick
Kathryn Cumbo
Margaret Bagley
Lois Purdin
June Eccles
Mary C. Gilmer
Ruth Smith
Ila Eccles
Daily Papers
Russia
England
Australia
Brazil
Ethiopia
Germany
Oklahoma A. and
M. College
Farmers Store
Brook’s Pork & Beans
McPike
Isc
the Farmers Store
Ee Store
Browning
Cora
Humphreys
Harris
Poultry Raisers
Middle West
Frank Priebe
Linn
Russell
Farm Bureau
Mason Produce House
Linneus
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