Treasure State Farmer Dominates Corn Field
David Stewart of Crane in Richland County emerges as Montana’s standout corn farmer. Since 1901 he has grown Dakota white Flint with no losses, averaging 60 to 70 bushels per acre and never below 50. He has bred the Stewart strain, won multiple state and county prizes, stocks seed through the Montana Seed Growers association, and ships seed to neighboring states and even Russia. He diversifies with hogs potatoes a garden and dairy cattle, crediting his success to diversification and steady work.
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David Stewart
Crane
Richland County
Montana
Stewart
Dakota
Northwest
Miles City
Montana Seed Growers’ Association
Russia
Montana Turkey Raising Gains in State Industry
The turkey raising industry is growing rapidly in Montana where low disease impact and favorable range conditions help make the state a leading turkey producer. Turkeys need minimal grain in summer, roost inside protected yards, and fatten in cooler October weather. Night skunk and coyote threats persist, so guarding roosts with bells on older birds is advised.
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Montana
Union
New Director for Extension Work in Montana Appointed
J C Taylor, longtime Montana State College extension leader, becomes assistant director in charge of extension work. He succeeds F S Cooley, with President Atkinson retaining official director duties. Taylor, a 1912 Montana State graduate, has broad ties with farmers and business communities statewide.
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J. C. Taylor
Montana State College Extension Service
F.S. Cooley
Atkinson
State College
Taylor
Montana
Montana State College
Custer
Bozeman
Farming adaptability boosts profits at fairs
The article notes farming follows business custom, farmers lagging in new methods. It emphasizes quick adaptation to soil, weather, and economic shifts as the path to profits. It advises farmers prepping for county and state fair exhibits to contact the Montana Extension Service for a bulletin on gathering and preparing show grains and grasses.
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Montana Extension Service
Corn Fails to Attain No 1 Grade in Terminal Markets
USDA report shows only 1 to 27 percent of corn receipts at terminal markets meet No 1 grade from 1917 to 1921. Lower grades reduce prices. factors include moisture texture foreign material and damaged kernels. The department offers farm handling recommendations and a mimeographed pamphlet available from the Bureau of Agricultural Economics in Washington, D. C.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Washington, D. C
Rape and Corn Boost Hog Gains in SD Tests
South Dakota experiment station reports rape seeded in corn increases hog gains. Flint corn supports best rape growth. dent varieties reduce rape yield due to shading. On average hog gains rise from 1.06 to 1.28 pounds daily with rape across corn types, with about a half-pound bump for dent varieties and one-third pound for flint corn.
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South Dakota
Banking Celery: Earth Blanching Methods and Storage
Celery blanching is best done by banking earth around rows spaced 3 to 4 feet apart. Use boards and stakes to hold earth, or paper bands and drain tile. Plants may stay in ground after frost or be lifted and stored in a dark cool cellar.
Alfalfa Seed Crops Depend on Later Cuttings in Kansas
Alfalfa seed production favors warm dry sunlit days and the third cutting. Seed yields are maximized when growers in Kansas save the final cutting for seed rather than harvesting earlier. Seedier pods are claimed to be more uniform and fertile with fewer weeds, though this reduces hay yield.
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Kansas
Sudan Grass Pasture Seeding Guidelines
Sudan grass makes good pasture and may be sown after May 15. Prepare a fine seed bed with a compact surface, sow 25 pounds per acre by drilling, then roll. Hand broadcasting is unsafe due to uncovered seed.
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Sudan
Study of the Operation of Farmers Elevators
A joint study by the United States Department of Agriculture and the University of Minnesota examines midwest farmers elevators. It reviews over 5 000 elevators, identifying causes of financial stress such as insufficient capital poor insurance bonding failure to bill accurately and losses from weighing grading and hedging. The preliminary findings appear in a mimeographed pamphlet available from the Bureau of Agricultural Economics Washington DC.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Midwest
University of Minnesota
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Washington, D. C
New High Analysis Fertilizers Cut Freight Bills Half
Agricultural chemists led by A W Blair at the New Jersey State College of Agriculture report high analysis fertilizers save freight and handling costs. Examples show 1600 lb of 9 5-10-5 equals 2000 lb of 4-8-4, 400 lb of 2 3-12-3 equals 600 lb of 2-8-2, and 1000 lb of 6-12-83 equals 2000 lb of 3-6-11 4. The higher analysis reduces freight by one fifth to one half, supporting its lasting adoption.
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A. W. Blair
New Jersey State College of Agriculture
Potash Boosts Profitability of Muck Lands for Farmers
The piece argues muck or peat lands require ample potash to grow crops profitably as ammonia often exceeds phosphoric acid or potash. It notes farmers shift to fertilizers high in phosphoric acid and potash with examples: Ohio favors 2 8 8 for onions and celery on muck land, New York 0 10 10 for onions and 4 8 10 for celery, Indiana 0 12 12 for cereals on acid soils, while non acid soils use 0 8 24 or straight potash.
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Ohio
New York
Indiana
Farm Notes: Practical Advice for Farmers in Everyday Work
Lice control, weed management and feed quality are advised to prevent losses. Train dairy stock, assess pasture and avoid scrub bulls. Seek improved looking for productivity, watch pricing of ungraded products, and check weather forecasts with the farm bureau before haying.
The Loneliest Man In The World
Holmes notes a man who is unmarried and without family or a child to greet him, revealing his loneliness. He deduces this from the discarded picture card in a cigarette package, a clue only Holmes would notice.
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Sherlock Holmes
Doctor Watson
Watson
Thousands Have Kidney Trouble and Never Suspect It
An old advertisement notes many people have kidney trouble and go undetected. It promotes Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as effective and offers a sample bottle for ten cents. It claims life insurers reject many applicants due to undetected kidney issues and urges readers to buy at drug stores.
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Kilmer
Youthful Hearts and Evergreen Love Reflections
A short poetic reflection on love as an evergreen tree in every heart. It suggests youth flourishes while love thrives, aging when it wanes, and muses about remaining young across ages. It echoes Grant’s sentiment on staying youthful at sixteen and sixty.
Woman Novelist Pioneered Purposeful Fiction with Castle Rackrent
The woman novelist Maria Edgeworth is regarded as the inventor of the novel with a purpose, notably with Castle Rackrent, published in 1800, which brought her immediate fame. Her Irish fiction also influenced Sir Walter Scott to write prose fiction.
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Maria Edgeworth
Castle Rackrent
Walter Scott
Off Their Game New Golf Club Member Quips on Failing Holes
A humorous exchange from London Punch features a new golf club member remarking on two good rounds and lamenting a six on the infernal fifth while a scratch player notes a sixteen at the cursed fifteenth.
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Golf Club
London Punch
Cuticura Soap Ad Promises Clean Skin And Efficient Shaving
An advertisement extols Cuticura Soap for shaving and daily hygiene. It claims double razor efficiency, promotes skin purity and health, and prevents irritation even with twice daily shaving. One soap for shaving bathing and shampooing across multiple uses.
Uncle Eben on voting and feeling in control
Uncle Eben laments that more voting leads to less sense of having one’s own way, reflecting on civic engagement and perceived influence in the community.
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Uncle Eben
Red Cross Ball Blue Boosts Linen Wearability
War elevates value of table linen and promotes Red Cross Ball Blue for lasting wear. Ad urges readers to try the product and buy from all grocers.
Fatal Substitute Eve, Have You Any Bananas
The Progressive Grocer humorously retells the Adam and Eve tale as a citrus and banana pun. A serpent offers apples while asking if bananas are available, reflecting a playful consumer-turned-temptation moment.
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Eve
Castoria Product Claim Vintage Ad Text
Legacy remedy Fletcher's Castoria advertised to relieve constipation flatulence wind colic and diarrhea in babies and children. The copy highlights soothing feverishness, regulating stomach and bowels, aiding food assimilation and natural sleep without opiates, with a genuine signature line.
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Fletcher
On the Wrong Track
A young woman starts a public library job. The first applicant asks her for Arabian Nights, and she searches the Ks for the book, while the superintendent questions her lack of experience. The scene highlights a humorous misstep in a new librarian's duties.
Must Not Talk at Table The Parsees Are Forbidden to Talk
A historical note records a custom of the Parsees forbidding speech during meals. The practice governed table etiquette and discipline among households, illustrating cultural norms surrounding conversation and propriety within the dining setting.
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