Tax Board reports show sharp corporate valuation rise in Indiana
Indianapolis June 12 a six year summary by the State Board of Tax Commissioners shows Indiana corporate property valuation rising by 40 502 678 a record not equaled Railroads lead gains with total railroad property values growing from 162 797 978 in 1902 to 192 271 059 in 1907 The board resumes July 14 to hear protests and fix last month s assessments
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Indianapolis
Ind
State Board of Tax Commissioners
Billheimer
Indiana
Tax Board
State Board Plans for Rural Schools in Indiana
The Indiana State Board of Education backs practical rural education with nature subjects manual training and basics of agricultural and domestic science. Cotton says farmers now demand thorough home school education equal to city schooling, aided by farmers institutes and county cooperation. The Farmers Institute Act enables county institutes to receive up to 100 dollars, fund contests and cooperative projects to broaden agricultural and domestic science education for youth.
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Indianapolis
Ind
State Board of Education
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Indiana
Farmers’ Institutes
Farmers’ Clubs
State Grange
Farmers’ Institute
Farmers’ Institute Associations
Farmers’ Institute Act
Cotton
General Assembly
State of
Farmers’ County
State Department of Public Instruction
Farmers' Institute
Hints for Farmers How to Make Corncob Charcoal
Instructions to dig a five foot deep pit two to five feet wide at the top, start a wood fire, fill with dry corncobs, seal air out with a cover and dirt, let coals rest twenty four hours, then feed with salt. Recommends mixing one pound of common salt per bushel of cob charcoal for hogs.
Manure Degradation Rates and Russian Clover Tested
Experiments at Cornell show outdoor manure piles from April to September lose value as weight declines from 4000 to 1730 pounds and plant food drops. six month tests reveal 56 percent dry matter loss and 43 percent plant food loss. The department of agriculture reports promising new Russian clover variety yields strongly and may prove superior to red clover for hay and feed.
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Cornell University
Department of Agriculture
Congressional
Simple stock food recipe for cattle horses and hogs
A Chicago Inter Ocean note outlines a cheap stock food recipe using pulverized nux vomica iron sulphate pulverized capsicum fenugreek sulfur common salt glycyrrhiza root and old process oilmeal. The dose is a tablespoonful twice daily per 1000 pounds of live weight and is advised for animals not improving despite feeding.
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Chicago Inter Ocean
Late fall pigs preferred for spring litter progress
Robert L. Dean discusses optimal pig arrival times to ensure good conditions. He favors December pigs over October or November to allow weaning and March furrowing, noting December stock has fared well. He warns October pigs face early-spring stress and lower profitability.
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Robert L. Dean
National Stockman
Women Suffer Kidney Trouble Says Swamp Root Remedy
An updated ad asserts kidney trouble harms women and men, claims Swamp Root cures, and urges readers to buy 50 cent and one dollar bottles or request a free pamphlet and sample by mail from Dr Kilmer and Co of Binghamton New York.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Miss Woolley Values College Education for Women
Miss Woolley, six years president of Mount Holyoke, argues that college bred women make the best housekeepers and that higher education serves girls well for future professional work or domestic life. She notes many pursue general culture over a fixed mission and end up in domestic roles, affirming college as beneficial for broad life preparation.
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Miss Woolley
Mount Holyoke
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