Farm and Pardon Government Directions For Use of Water In Fruit Tree Tracts
Water management guidance for orchard land in farmers bulletin No. 401 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Discusses site selection, ditch design, grading, water flow, and irrigation methods for orchards with practical device examples and cautions on uniform distribution and soil erosion. Mentions San Diego county practices and various ditching techniques.
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Federal
Department of Agriculture
San Diego County
Cal
Commercial Fertilizers Guide for South Atlantic Farms
The U S Department of Agriculture issues bulletin 398 urging farmers to study their own soils and crop needs before using commercial fertilizers. It stresses soil type, rotation, deep tillage, green manures, and cover crops to reduce fertilizer use while boosting yields, noting success varies by soil and crop.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Congress
Understanding fertilizer use in varied farm methods
The text stresses that no fixed quantity of fertilizer suits all crops. It cites crop rotation legumes green manuring barnyard manure soil type and cultivation methods as essential factors shaping fertilizer needs.
Changes in the soil Nebraska study on farming effects
The Nebraska experiment station reports that soil depletion under long use of current farming methods primarily affects surface nitrogen and organic matter. Losses rise downward with depth, driven by wind and water erosion. Remedies include returning straw to land, avoiding burning, and using legumes like clover or alfalfa to boost nitrogen and organic content while sustaining crops. A device for carrying barrels using a pipe hinge is described from Popular Mechanics with end lifting handles.
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Nebraska
Nebraska Experiment Station
Northwest
Beekeeping Tips From Early Instructions
An old text advises beekeepers on hygiene and honey handling. It warns washing hands with vinegar before robbing bees, recommends leaving dark comb for bees, and describes methods to deter moths with salt. It explains why extracted honey is cheaper than comb honey and notes the ratio of honey to comb. It also covers swarm control techniques using water and limb management.
Fall pruning for currant and gooseberry bushes
Wyman Elliott of Minnesota advises fall pruning to strengthen roots. Remove drooping branches dead wood and most sprouts except two or three for renewal, then mound soil around exposed roots. Pull sprouts when possible and mulch to ease fall maintenance versus spring pruning.
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Wyman Elliott
Minnesota
Canvas Caps For Hay Protects During Curing
The article advises using canvas hay caps when curing hay to keep it in perfect condition for barn storage. It claims the caps will save more than they cost and help preserve the hay during handling and drying.
Red Dabs on Skyscraper Steel Mark Unsung Workers
A New York Press article describes the peril faced by ironworkers on high girders. Each crimson dab on a beam signals a fatality, with workers forced to hazard death as they mend, move, and secure structures 300 feet above the street.
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Wong
Ile
New York Press
A Way to Woo Sleep with a Wall Spot Method
A reader describes a simple sleep aid from O Addington Bruce, using a dim wall spot as a visual focus. After choosing a patch larger than a silver dollar, relax the eye muscles and steadily gaze, think of nothing but sleep, then repeat when blinking. The friend reports improved sleep and falling asleep quickly.
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O. Addington Bruce
Jim
Memory in Fish Shows Color and Hunger Memory
The Chicago Tribune reports experiments with gray perch showing memory and color differentiation. Perch eat red sardines first when hungry, then distinguish blue from red, and avoid sea nettles attached to blue sardines, indicating learned recognition of color and danger.
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Memoury
Chicago Tribune
Sinking Spells and a Heart Remedy Claim
Mrs Lizzie Painter of Evansville Indiana credits Dr Miles Heart Remedy with ending sinking spells that left her breathing hard and near fainting. She reports rapid improvement after taking the remedy and says heart trouble vanished in weeks. The ad notes long standing customer letters nationwide and promises refund if the first bottle fails.
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Miles
Lizzie Painter
3D Ave
Evansville
Ind
United States
Miles Medical CO
Elkhart
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Popular Mechanics
Thompson
London Graphic
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Murderhill River
Philadelphia
Nathan H. Maxlor
Frederica
Webb's
Bowers
Lederica & Wrer
Iiret
Pier 3
Chestnut Street
Bowla
Llam
Ilam
Consumera’ Ice Co
Chester
Philadlephone
Keystone
Faro
Frederica & Philadelphia Navigation Co
Irrdehrica
Del
T. S. Holt
Denton, Maryland
Denton National Bank
Harvey L. Cooper
Charles W. Hobbs
T. G. West
Jas, A. Trazzare
William J, Norris
Charles L. Hobbs
P. Baynard
Thos
B. Sparklin
Hillsboro
Denton
WM. H. Deen
Fowling Creek
M. Bates Stephers
Harry §. Dailey
Marydel
J. Dukes Downes
Thos. W. Jones
Ridgely
A. R. Wright
Chas. W. Hobbs
T. C. West
John L. Everngam
James H. Nichols
Savings Department
The
National Treasury
H. M. Thompson
Hillsboro, Md
Pirie
Denton Steam Laundry
Ice
Rairigh & Son
Proprietors
Diamond Telephone
J. W. Wright & CO
Hobbs
Va, Ry
Scuzpur
Errectiva Jury
Baltimore
Rehoboth
IV Rehoboth
Daltimore
Lound
T. Murdoch
Willard Thomson
I. EK. Jones
Frantz Bros
Produce Commission
Reading Terminal
J. M. Haymaker
Ridgely, Maryland
T. B. Ee
Agnes Dnd Conserd
WM. A. Smith
Sheidentiste Dantox
Maryann
Perry Davis
Caroline County Bank
Greensboro
Maryland
D. J. Zacharias, Sr
N. Horsey of
S. H
T. C. Horsey
Tite Savings Department OF
the Peoples , National Bank of
Albert G. Townns
Kenry T. Nuttye
Tnos
F. Jonson
Tennessee
G. M. Bentley
Nurierymen
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Winchester
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KING
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