Bees Yield Good Profits for Gardeners and Fruit Growers
A Missouri reader argues that beekeeping pays when using movable frame hives and proper management, even if honey is limited. Bees assist fruit fertilization, stimulate brood early spring, and loot of nectar later. Also notes on walnut timber value, a Chinese corn variety with erect leaves, and alfalfa varieties chosen for drought and cold tolerance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Rouse
Audrain County
Hwllnots
Small Fortunes in Trees Hints for Prudent Farm Fuel
Farmers who cut fine logs for fuel should consider the commercial value of their timber and reduce waste. The article notes winter logging habits and recalls a Missouri village hotel with a large open fireplace as an example of using big log cuts for heat and comfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Potato Importations and New England Garden Advice
The article discusses British potato exports to the United States and the high duties paid at New York port, noting the 201 bushels per acre average yield in Great Britain. It offers farming tips on seed potato handling, planting, cultivation, and spraying, plus orchard and strawberry guidance for cleared land and stumps, emphasizing soil condition and weed control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
United States Department of Agriculture
Shanghai
America
Columbus
Great Britain
Maine
New York
Squaring the Circle and the Ancient Challenge
The piece surveys the long, futile quest to square the circle dating back 500 years before the Exodus, noting ancient texts from 2000 B C and Euclid’s avoidance. It recounts attempts including a Zurich professor’s needle-throwing method and quoting that even 600 decimal places do not settle the precise ratio, ending with a quip about gray hairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ahimes
British Museum
Euclid
Que
Zurich
Londop
Humiliated Monkey Outwitted by Faithful Wife
An excerpt from J. L. Kipling's Man and Beast In India recounts a defeated monkey chieftain crippled by battle finding bread and raisins, then his loyal wife seizing the moment to steal the treat. The scene ends with the wife calmly eating in safety while the male endures impotent rage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Kipling
India
Lfe
Never Missed The Fiery Job That Wore Him Out
Ernest Poole portrays a steelworks man who risked decades for a perilous night shift guarding vast tanks. An Irish immigrant who rose from peasant roots to wealth among Chicago’s mills, he reflects on a life spent chasing danger for $280 weekly, preferring the inferno of the tanks to political power. He notes a homestead Scot who lasted seventeen years before quitting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Ireland
Pam
Homestead
Darin
Ernest Poole
Everybody
Flags by colors and naval insignia across nations
The article surveys flag colors with red dominating globally and blue next, noting exceptions in eastern and western hemispheres. It lists countries and U S examples where red is absent or limited, including Greece Austria-Hungary Egypt Morocco Japan and several U S services and vessels. It also mentions a separate dairy note on selecting cows via cheese yield and reforming breeding toward higher casein ratios.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greece
Argentine Republic
Brazil
Nicaragua
Guatemala
Uruguay
Honduras
Secretary of the Navy
Revenue Marine
United States Mail
Lighthouse Service
Secretary of War
Austria-Hungary
Egypt
Morocco
Japan
Turkey
Harper’s Weekly
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Denton
JRNAS
Ano Dy Arden
United States
Persia
Siberia
Europe
Belives
Ilbminois Farm
Columbus Buccy CO
Cortland Cart & Carriage, and
Cortland Wacon CO
Peninsula
Daytons
Dearborns
Centreville
Maryland
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