Easter Lily Growing Moves From Seed To Market
The Department of Agriculture reports progress in domestic Easter lily production. Seed propagation offers faster yields than bulb cultivation, with trials in California and Oregon supporting profitable climates. Experiments show blooming plants in 7 to 9 months from seed, and up to twelve blossoms from a single plant within fourteen months.
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George W. Oliver
Department of Agriculture
California
Oregon
Bermuda
Japan
London
New Hybrid Easter Lily Promises Faster Flowering Timelines
Historical growers debate shifting from scale propagation to seed for Bermuda lilies to combat disease and boost yields. Department of Agriculture tests seedling methods, importing Philippines lilies to create hybrids with earlier bloom, potentially cutting growth from six to eight months to four or five. The effort aims to shorten cultivation time and increase profits despite current high acre values and resistant traditional practices.
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Islands
Bermuda
Bureau’ of Plant Industry
Department of Agriculture
Philippines
Men's Trials Pin and Pick Up Bet Reference
A playful line warns that if you see a pin and pick it up your wife will likely ask where it came from before you even have a chance to use it. The quip captures domestic humor tied to a small item prize.
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America
Indian Missionaries in Indian Territory and Oklahoma
Indian missionaries operate across Indian Territory and Oklahoma presenting religious outreach and schooling efforts. Their activities include travels, sermons, and support for indigenous communities through church networks and chartered missions.
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Indian Territory
Oklahoma
Orchard Notes on Apple Tree Pests and Preventive Steps
Orchard notes warn that the codling moth will emerge soon and lay eggs in tree crevices. Suggest inspecting trunks, lifting soil six inches around each tree, and destroying eggs. Recommend walking orchards in May to rub off new green shoots and water sprouts, then removing soft shoots by pulling at the roots to prevent future sprouting.
Grafting Instructions for Seedlings and Sprouts
If top grafting has been done and the grafts have taken, rub off all sprouts below the grafts cleanly. This concentrates the plant’s vigor into the graft for a stronger union and better growth.
Early spring care boosts fruit tree wood growth
For best results fruit and other trees should be cultivated early and often during the spring and early summer, as that is the time when most growth is made. When fruit is small there is ample sap for vigorous wood growth, but as the fruit matures wood growth declines.
Caring for Transplanted Trees
The article advises placing a tile or small box at the base of a transplanted tree during its first year to create sub irrigation by pouring soapy water. It suggests occasional digging around the root zone, using sod vs cultivation and manure to control growth rates, noting sod is common for busy owners.
Rhubarb For Spring Growth Under Sheltered Barrel
A spring gardening tip suggests placing two rhubarb stools under an inverted old half barrel and surrounding with green manure. This shelter accelerates growth and vigor for the early season crop.
Green Manuring for Sandy Soils
Very sandy soils show a beneficial effect from green crops over fertilizers or manures because leaching is rapid with the former inputs and the humus from the green crop is retained. Sandy soils lack vegetable mold, making green manure the easiest cheapest way to supply this factor.
The Philippine Lily on Planting Nursery Stock
The article argues against planting overgrown nursery stock as cheaper than young stock. It notes higher handling costs and the likelihood that older trees will not develop the sturdy growth of younger stock, deeming such a practice poor economy.
Eskimo Pays Doctor Earnest Fee Upon Visit
The Eskimo pays his doctor a fee up front. If the patient recovers the fee is retained, if not the fee is returned.
Gates of Pekin Close Each Evening With Formal Ceremony
The gates of Pekin are closed each night in an elaborate ceremony that attracts visitors from distant places, making the sight a notable local attraction and travel draw.
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Pekin
Begonia Leaf Patterns Inspire Cashmere Shawl Motifs
The article notes that many Cashmere shawl patterns imitate the delicate leaf motifs found on begonia leaves, a popular inspiration in textile design.
The Coming Farmboy and the Educated Farmer
A lengthy essay argues the farmboy of rugged stock will lead in state and national affairs as farming evolves into an intelligent industry. It stresses rigorous study of agriculture, understanding soil and animal care, and the need for preparation comparable to medicine or law to sustain farming success and public regard.
Tie Joke was Moss Grown at a homelike party
At a quiet gathering, Moss Grown recounted a joke in innocence while Gabby shared an old tale. Jonathan Happlegood hushed the room with a deep, sonorous interjection as the three stiff Hill sisters, aging but certain, rose and departed with a stern, automobile-like expression.
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Gabby
Jonathan Happlegood
One of the Ranks in the Smokers Parade
A verse depicts a Pipe greeting a Black Cigar in a Smokers parade. The Pipe notes the Cigar’s march with cigarettes rather than its own brigade. The Black Cigar, ashamed, replies that Pye joined the ranks.
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Pye
Courtesy to the Cloth Trial Sermon Prank
A young Scots clergyman preparing a trial sermon asks for a glass to check his appearance. Beadle John returns with a whisky bottle hidden under his coat, claiming the drink was for the minister as a favor and that he would not have obtained it otherwise.
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John
The Man of the Hour
In a hall at midnight a man stops time with a careful touch, halting a clock as Ero the storm lowers. Ifo ascends stairs softly and proclaims himself a hero of labor for averting a disastrous strike this night.
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Ifo
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