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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1909
Page
7
Government experts and renowned writers discuss agriculture and allied topics, sharing insights on policy, farming methods, and rural development. The analysis covers crop science, market trends, and nutrition, highlighting challenges and potential reforms relevant to producers and consumers.
A detailed guide to building a long lasting concrete trough with a 9 by 8 by 2.5 foot exterior, 8 by 2 feet top opening, and 7 by 1 foot bottom interior. It covers foundation, mold construction, reinforcement, concrete mix, curing, and a 60 gallon capacity with a drainage outlet using a lead pipe and drain tile.
European crop reports show slow spring plowing and sowing with winter survival mixed. Western countries saw unusually good wintering, Britain expects strong wheat, while central Europe faces poor prospects due to severe March weather and heavy snow. Re sowing may be needed in France.
Spinach is a top fall or spring crop best grown in cool weather. It is easy to cultivate with a fine seed bed and rich soil. Seedbed quality, ample rampart growth, and one hoeing suffice to reach about two hundred barrels per acre. Plant in rows about one foot apart starting August 1 and continue through September.
The article advises leaving rye rough on harrowed ground for wind protection and to shield newly seeded grass. Plant about a peck of oats per acre when seeding grass. oats sprout quickly, add top growth, and serve as a spring mulch protecting tender roots against freezing.
The article explains why Chicago and Omaha became key sheep markets as 75 percent of U S sheep lie west of the Mississippi and 57 percent west of the Rockies. It notes rising western mutton production and feeding operations, shifts to graded lots, and feeding stations that smooth price fluctuations.
The article muses on staging plays with local color and the tension between historical accuracy and convention. It notes actors look pale and thin from constant work with a single hour of rest, and that the schedule begins tomorrow.
The North China Daily News notes strict enforcement of poppy cultivation suppression in Kiangsu with reports that no poppy is sown this year while Shantung continues planting in smaller quantities. Farmers favor wheat due to comparable income, though officials push eradication of poppy amid lax opium dens.
The article notes nitrate of soda as a quick acting nitrogen top dressing for deficient soils. Apply 100 to 200 pounds per acre in three to four applications, washed in by the first rain. For gardeners, cheaper permanent nitrogen comes from plowing under cow peas, clover, and well rotted barnyard manure.
An importation of Irish mules arrived in New York recently the first brought here from Ireland. Ten years ago Britain imported Spanish jacks for breeding and the experiment is said to be successful. Irish horses are noted for quality and beauty.
The New Haven railroad assigns older workers to key fast freights. Conductor James H. Rourke has 35 years in service, brakeman H. J. Manahan long employed on the system, and flagman J. W. Costine has over 25 years. Their nine years as a regular Boston to Midway crew underline clocklike reliability on BH-1, the railroad’s fastest freight.
A veteran railroader recalls a Michigan incident near Monroe where a passenger train derailed at an open switch. Baggageman Tommy Grady was found crushed under debris with head wounds, later revealed the “brains” were oyster contents splattered from his dive into a smashed oyster basket.
Two girls recount a night train journey in Japan the country of the chrysanthemum. The crowded car splits into bunks as upper berths are pulled down. Men and women share spaces while the cheerful conductor assists and a Japanese neighbor remains unfazed by the scene.
Mr. Nevil Maskelyne says a wireless telegraph office on trains is a real possibility. He argues it would be easier to apply to trains than ships due to rail continuity and estimates installation costs at 2000 to 2500 dollars per train.
The Canadian Pacific Railway boosts ordinary capital stock by $50 million, raising total to $200 million. Existing shareholders receive new shares at par, worth an estimated $25 million more in the open market.
Belgium offers reduced rates on passenger trains under specific conditions and the measure has led to a sharp rise in passenger numbers and railway revenue.
Canada anticipates a record influx of settlers this year with 70 000 to 100 000 from the United States and a strong flow from Ontario and overseas. Extra immigration officers have been stationed at North Portal and Emerson as lands ready for seeding attractfully high wheat prices and steady development. Citizens are urged to contact a Canadian Government Agent for transport rates and illustrated pamphlets.
The cocoanut rises on new coral reefs and spreads across tropical islands by sea. Its hard shell protects the embryo, the fibrous husk cushions falls, and the outer layer repels water. Native use gathers sugar milk butter wine vinegar oil candles soap cups ladles cordage matting thatch and fabric, making wastelands habitable.
London dressmakers require manikins to reach a uniform twenty four inch waist as the new season standard. Older eighteen to nineteen inch waists vanish in better shops and are replaced by fuller figures. Managers say stock waists are twenty four inches to display gowns properly.
A light exchange shows a neighbor praising a boy who runs errands for the adjacent lady. The other woman explains the boy is her neighbor and her own son won’t help, while the child hurries off on another errand for the neighbor.
A playful line asks what a pretzel is, defining it as a cracker with cramps and folding humor into a domestic quip about a wife’s joke.
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