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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1905
Page
3
A Washington chrysanthemum show attracts society and diplomatic circles for the government hothouses display of Autumn Queen varieties. Four feet tall stems boast eighteen distinct types, including yellow, brown, and red blooms, grown from select Illusible stock. The flower’s origin traces to Sapam then China, spreading worldwide.
The Department of Agriculture chrysanthemum show in new greenhouses showcases thousands of blooms and a seedling named Mrs Roosevelt after the first Lady. Despite experiments with cross breeding, many hybrids fail to surpass parent varieties, though some blooms fetch high prices and embody commercial potential for florists.
Department of Agriculture bulletins offer short practical notes from experiment stations. Farmers bulletin No. 235 showcases corn root spread occupying rows and soil depth, with other brief studies on meld crops and field practices.
The article outlines root depths for various crops from Vlax to alfalfa and explains how deep roots affect planting distance. It notes three feet spacing for late potato hills and each potato plant occupying twenty seven cubic feet of soil. It also previews topics in a free government bulletin on asparagus culture salt use, mushroom growing, onion culture, forcing rhubarb with ether, calf rearing on skim milk, noodles, condition powders for fowls, beef and dairy cattle comparisons, duck rations, diseased milk risks, and cider vinegar production.
The Army coffee supply contract nears award with the Department of Agriculture charged to choose. Dr. Wiley heads a jury of veteran coffee drinkers who determine quality by smell from a distance, testing several samples prepared in his office by the bureau cook.
Freiburg Baden expert Consul Lie feld explains a cream churn method. A vessel with the dasher centered and butter forming within a minute is achieved by slow turns then rapid motion. Cold water is added and the handle turned to wash and salt the butter ready to eat.
French policy makers have long tested pension schemes for the elderly. Official reports from Paris show a government annuity program accepting deposits from any age, capped at 000 francs per year, with accounts possible for a child as young as three and a depositor able to claim an annuity between ages fifty and sixty five or earlier if disabled.
The article describes a government greenhouse coffee tasting where a jury of experts, including Dr Wiley, each filed separate reports on the best sample. It notes a rapid butter maker claimed to churn butter in sixty seconds and mentions a life annuity cap of 1200 francs. It also details tax deposits in rural areas, Caisse branches, and social care institutions near Issy for older married couples and widowers.
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