Tobacco Breeding Advances At U.S. Department Station
Visitors to the United States department of agriculture station in Connecticut observed uniform strains in tobacco breeding. The process aims to prevent accidental cross fertilization by insects, yielding seed saved under bags that are larger, heavier, and more disease resistant. The method shows notable results and will be expanded, per New England Homestead.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Comnecticut
Notabla
New England
Timely Donts for Farm Life From the Farm Journal
A compact set of cautions warns against careless roof and fork handling on farms and urges meticulous vehicle lubrication to protect livestock and crops. It also cautions against risky distant investments, stresses measured speech at the Thanksgiving table, and advises gentle tones to children to avoid stressing animals and affect milk production.
Farmers Health and Farm Upkeep Tips The Fall Plow and Trees
Farmers are urged to plow in fall to kill white grubs and aerate soil. Gather dry wood for stables, stock firewood, and keep it dry. Replace old unproductive fruit trees with vigorous nursery stock. Read Bulletins from Colorado and Missouri Experiment Stations on cottony maple scale and fruit tree leaf-rot. Emphasizes steady effort and humus-rich soil for best yields.
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Colorado Experiment Station
Fort Collins
Cal
Missouri Experiment Station
Columbia
Agricultur
Lst
Ap to Soil Potash Nitrogen and Phosphoric Acid
The article notes soil fertility depends on specific amounts of potash nitrogen and phosphoric acid for tall crops. It states less plant food is needed when there is a large proportion of lime in the soil.
Air in the Soil Needs Drainage for Plant Growth
The article explains soil air as vital, comparable to ocean air, and argues water in soil drains away air, affecting plant respiration. It notes soil air warms quickly when well drained and stresses that excessive moisture reduces root oxygen, hindering growth and possibly delaying crops like corn through frost risks.
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Earth
Ocean
Sol Tx
Hanging seed corn in barns for drying
Prairie Farmer describes a method of hanging seed corn from barn joists using nails and gar strings or husks. Gar skins are spaced three to four inches apart to ensure ventilation. When corn is selected early and dried in fall weather this method is reported very satisfactory.
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Gays
Place For Long Ladder Puzzle Solved By Board Spikes
The Farm Journal notes a method to store a long ladder by driving two solid one foot boards into the back barn posts high enough to clear cattle and hanging the ladder on them. The boards keep the ladder off the ground and out of the way.
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Geats Farm Journal
Warning on dynamite use for stump removal
Be careful handling dynamite or its compounds when blowing out stumps. It is a dangerous method. have someone knowledgeable with explosives present. If a fuse seems out, wait a day or two before checking the matter. This precaution may save you a lot of trouble.
Costs of the White House and world leaders per capita
Nation's Capital notes that the president costs Americans little per person. It compares per capita costs with rulers of England, Germany, Russia, Hayti, Paraguay, France, Argentina, Mexico, Chile, Brazil, Ecuador and others. It lists White House budgets totaling about 270000 dollars for the current year, with repairs swelling the figure.
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Washington
United States
Roya
England
Germany
Russia
Hayt
Paraguay
France
Argentina
Republic
Mexico
Chill
Rellio
Ecuador
White House
Executive Mansion
White House Salaries Paid by Various Agencies
The article details how White House staff salaries are split among departments and the District of Columbia. It notes about 30 police officers and 18 privates plus two sergeants are funded from local or treasury sources, totaling around 35 000 yearly, and suggests direct congressional funding would raise White House appropriations beyond 300 000 for the year. It mentions Treasury guards, traveling expenses, and domestic staff paid under public buildings funds, with President Roosevelt taking limited trips to Oyster Bay Pinehurst Panama and potential future travel after March adjournment.
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White House
Secret Service
Treasury
Congress
Army
Navy
Ince
Oyster Bay
Pine ‘Nah Wa
Panama
United States
Monster Battleship Plans Spark Navy Debate
Plans for a new U S battleship aim to outgun Britain's Dreadnought with either 20 000 or 20 500 tons displacement. Featuring fleets of 12 inch guns and a torpedo defense battery, the designs favor broadside power but face criticism for limited stern fire and forward vulnerability.
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Bureau of Construction and Repair
United States
Secretary of the Navy
Bonaparte
Elephants Bonded To Face Auction After Duty Case
Treasury officials solved a feed cost problem by allowing Thompson to bond the return of four elephants seized over underpaid import duty. The herd valued at 6000 earlier faced sale after revaluation dropped to 2500, with officials hoping exhibition profits would cover penalties and restore the animals.
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Thompson
James B. Reynolds
the Treasury
New York
United States
America
Canada
Bu Thompson
Port of
Buffalo
Des Moines Letter on Public Funds and State Finances
Iowa notes progress toward a law to require municipal funds to be deposited at interest. Auditor Carroll reports finances for 1905-06 with receipts rising to 3,466,150 and a year-end balance of 911,822.24. Railroads show rising gross earnings and wages, while savings banks report deposits near 124.3 million, up 19.7 million year to date.
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Dowell
Alderman Wateraury
Boards of Supervisors
Jasper County
Folk County
B. F. Carroll
Iowa
Carroll
Treasury
State Railroad Commission
Owl
Qially
State Commission
Towa
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