Oil Pots Save Orchards From Late Spring Frosts
The Rural New Yorker notes oil pots as the most successful orchard heating method to prevent crop loss from late frosts. Pots burn five to eight hours, with 20 to 100 per acre, raising temperature 2 to 4 degrees. Methods include galvanized tanks and mobile oil distribution, with various ignition devices and shelter guidance for thermometers.
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West
New Yorker
Nevadyneric Cultural Experiment Station
Samsetto
Put Them All To Work Unproductive Acres Demand Use
A National Stockman and Farmer editorial argues unproductive acres should be fenced and taxed, noting taxes, lost interest, and wasted labor render idle land a liability rather than an asset for farmers, urging prompt realization of this fact.
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National Stockman
A Dairyman's Creed and Farming Advice
A dairy farming note stresses abundant exercise and nutritious feed for cows and calves. It asserts dry cow feeding, comfortable bedding, and efficient use of liquid manure to boost fertility. It cites intensified soil feeding and manure composting as keys, arguing intensive farming can outperform large indifferent operations.
Which Kind Are You In The Old Farmer Opinion
The writer divides farmers into three types the new farmer the old farmer and the mossback. The new farmer is a progressive business agronomist the old farmer is capable yet weak at administration and the mossback is stuck in the past and hindering progress. The extension idea offers inspiration and help from the new farmers to the others as they fade away.
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Ao Cuerrent
Tools for the Farmer List of essential shop tools for repairs
A guide from H. B. White of the University of Minnesota outlines a farmer tool set to save money and time. Emphasizes building a small shop, keeping tools sharp and polished, and returning each tool to its place after use. Recommends high quality tools over cheap ones for lasting service.
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Wade
Hog catching tools and colt education from Farm and Fireside
A Kansas Farm paper shows a hog catching device with eight inch jaws and rope pulley. It explains hog handling, leg restraint, and drawing technique. It then discusses colt breaking, arguing proper education over force with brains or a hickory stick. Brushing contrasts between good animals and bad management.
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Sam
Kamsas
Keeping Calves Well Bedded
Advice on calf care stresses sensitive stomachs and avoiding wet dirty pens. Recommends frequent cleaning and dry straw bedding to raise healthy calves, noting labor but necessity. Also describes a V shaped pig trough to give weaker pigs equal access to food and that a handy man can build it quickly.
Fort Peck Indian land to open for settlement next spring
Two million acres of the Fort Peck Indian reservation in Montana will be thrown open for settlement. Experts estimate potential grain yields ranging from 19 to 38 million bushels depending on crop choices. The reservation will host the first Indian county fair, showcasing early agricultural progress and tribal modernization alongside traditional dances and ceremonies. The Great Northern Railway notes rapid development, with a shift from tepees to ranch-style living and expanded cultivation. Three thousand Sioux will gather for a grand festival near the agency town in native attire.
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Butte
Mont
Montana
Fort Peck Indian Reservation
Thomas Shaw
Shaw
Fort Peck
Great Northern Railroad
New York
Nine stitches in heart save Philadelphia man after stabbing
John Thompson, a Black resident of Philadelphia, left Pennsylvania Hospital in strong condition after doctors completed a life saving operation. Nine stitches were taken in his heart following a stabbing seventy seven days earlier. Surgeons operated within two hours and his condition improved rapidly.
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Philadelphia
John Thompson
Pennsylvania Hospital
Thompson
Wrong Man to Slain, Piedmont Asa
James Hooper, a 12 year old, shot and killed Asa King, 30, seeking vengeance for an insult to his sister. He later learned he had murdered the wrong man and was arrested.
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Piedmont
Asa
James Hooper
Asa King
Washington Irving class wears gym outfits for graduation
Twenty eight graduates from Washington Irving high school in the commercial class wore regulation gymnasium costumes for their graduation. They spent only 49 cents extra to add red scarves as part of their finery.
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New York
Washington Irving High School
Commissioners' Allowances and Public Expenditures Summary
Levy list shows county officials and staff with per diems and expenses. Items include coSupt Livengood, Cor inquests, Truant Officer, jail, jailer, court house janitor, supplies, and various care and maintenance costs. Notable entries cover county farm, asylum and orphan care payments, bridge repairs, and free turnpike allowances for district directors.
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Gea
Sehwin
Staty Clerk Vic
Same
E. Ee
Thoroton Levy Ca
State Treas
Geo
Rchwit
Stuty Weearder
Livengood
Pee Diem
Gem P
Schwin
Stats
Geo. M
Williams
Sane
Office
Sullivan
Wy, Weir
Employes Co
Northwestern Mfg. Co
Supts
Dennisssamie
Asylum
Indpls
Orph Asylim
Montgomys Ohliip Home Assn
H. Schwin
S Sum
David
Ferguson
al Highwass
Schwinn
Richard Jyvland
Sowers and Myers
Elwell
Martin
Rush Rd
van Buren
Furr Rd
Millereek and
Cain
Dora Wooden
Rush
van B
Mother Grays Sweet Powders for Children
Vintage ad claims Mother Grays Sweet Powders relieve feverish head ache teething disorders and regulate bowels while destroying worms. It promises cold relief in 24 hours and notes 22 years of use. Available at druggists for 25 cents with sample free from Allen S Olmsted Le Roy New York.
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Gray
Allen S. Olmsted
le Ruy
N. Y
Quieting Title Suit Notice in Fountain County Indiana
Plaintiffs in a Fountain County Indiana quiet title action against nonresident defendants urge appearance by April 12 1913 in Covington courthouse. Attorneys Stansbury and Billings filed the complaint and a competency affidavit noting the suit seeks to determine real estate title with defendants named and cited, dates and court terms set.
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Nelcom
Nelson
Titan
Atsatom Nelsons
Unmkavessa Heirs
Devisees
Absatowm Nelsons
Karta Nelson
Ruth Nelson
Ath Nelson
Ruth Hethel
George W. Bethel
Nelson Ciketown
Elijah Nelson
Herwakiown
Kiowa Dein
Segatees
Joh Nelson
Abbie EB. Peck
George E. Peck
Abby Peck
Sid Lesiutees
Ade
Fendaetts
Redt
Stamsbury
Billings
de Fendants
Fountain County
Dadian
Covington
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Fountain Circuit Court
Stansbury & Billings
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