Irish Potatoes Cultivation for High Yields per Acre
Capt. T. F. Peck comments on A. L. Garrison’s early Irish potato paper noting soil, seed bed prep, and manuring practices. Key steps include deep furrows with phosphate, seed cuttings of two eyes, ridged beds, ridge harrowing, and regular cultivation with cow peas to suppress weeds, finishing with rye cover crop to unlock harvest potential of about 200 bushels per acre.
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A. L. Garrison
Department of Agriculture
Wm. Hart Harrison
Harrison
Farm operations largely ahead in county despite cold spell
Weather last week favored farming with oats and clover sowing finishing and spring ground preparation well under way. Many farmers fear clover sown mid February was damaged by cold while others expect limited impact. Potatoes are being planted with big growers starting early. overall acreage may shrink due to past season losses and washed land.
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Faa
Clawson Bros
Ashwood
Judge Upholds Webb Bill Refusal in Liquor Shipment Case
In Richmond on March 12 Judge Waddill refused the application of a wholesale liquor dealer for an injunction to stop the Southern Express Company from refusing to ship liquor to points in South Carolina under the Webb-Kenyon act.
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Richmond
Southern Express Company
South Carolina
Webb-Kenyon
Waddill
United States District Court
Fame of Maury’s Jacks Spreads Across the Land
Maury county jacks and jennets gain world wide notice as top prices and shipments rise. Watson Bros and John L. Jones led the charge with imported and home bred stock, organizing the American Jack Register Association to uphold high strains. This week two fine jacks sold to Rice and McWhirter of Mt Juliet for 1000 dollars and two yearlings fetched 1200 dollars.
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Maury County
Watson Bros
John L. Jones
A. B. Harlan
Spain
Harlan
John J. Jones
American Jack Register Association
Watson
Atlantic Ocean
Rice & McWhirter
Mt. Juliet
Wason County
Warm Weather Good for Crops Brings Growth
A gentle warm rain visits the winter town for the first time, boosting clover oats and grasses sown last week. Ground is saturated without washing, and farmers may start corn planting in some sections if the forecast fair and moderate temperatures hold.
Mothers' Favorite Cough Remedy for Children
The advertisement claims Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is harmless pleasant to take and effective making it the mothers' favorite. Sold by all dealers.
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Young Clover
Maury
Harlan, Watson
Jones
Glover
Grass
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Columbia, Tennessee
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