Peach Belt Disease Control Gains in Georgia
A Georgia expert discusses managing brown rot in stone fruit crops, detailing evolving methods and the shifting range of peach production. He notes progress against the pest and emphasizes applying up to date practices to protect orchards, with attention to late frost and regional conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diliz
Leval New Yorker
Georgia
T Worent
Csaba
Rola
Scatt
Ing . T J
Roy
Georgii
Orchard plague hits peach crops in fungal outbreak
An agricultural note details widespread damage to peach orchards caused by a fungal outbreak. It notes damp conditions, lime distribution, and the hardest hit areas with losses reaching a third of crops in some spots and twenty carloads of fruit lost in a local region. The account cites a named orchardist in Waynesburg and references the fungus affecting mature trees and early fruit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waynesbev
Fragmented OCR Note on Soil Quality and Prices
A damaged OCR fragment discusses soil fertility and value with vague references to yields and waiting for better conditions. It mentions mastery, familiarity with perch over land, and a question about priced land and care requirements. The legible portions provide no clear individuals or organizations.
Mangels Feeding Advice From English Farm Letter
An English farm letter discusses feeding mangel beets and warns against storing water soaked mangel fodder. It notes that improper storage near dairy facilities can lead to issues at Sagar-Toard's Dairy and emphasizes careful handling to prevent spoilage and disease in cattle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hobart
Deaunda
Paulo
Sagar
Toard
Manure Use and Weed Control in Cropping
The Rural New Yorker discusses using manure and chemical sprays to manage weeds and fertilizer effects. It notes applying 30 to 40 pounds of the chemical per load and emphasizes even distribution for effective control, while warning that neglecting initial suppression requires far more effort later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Yorker
Orchard care tips for pruning, transplanting and soil care
Fertile yet aging orchards require pitting and protective root balls during transplanting. White periods suit tree relocation, followed by firm staking and wire tightening. Burn brush, prune chrysanthemums, destroy dead or diseased trees, and enrich soil with well rotted manure before resetting new plantings.
Evening family meeting to discuss year plans
The passage urges gathering the family and hired hands after the evening meal to discuss plans for the year, emphasizing a communal decision session and organization for upcoming responsibilities.
The Profitable Cow Says 4K Milk Test and Facts
Professor W. J. Fraser from the University of Illinois compares dairy profitability. A cow yielding 4000 pounds of milk plus 160 pounds of butterfat covers feed and labor. A cow giving 5000 pounds milk yields $10 profit, and 8000 pounds milk yields $40 profit. Ten cows giving 8000 pounds are as profitable as forty cows at 5000 pounds. Keeping costs rise modestly per cow, and income climbs with milk output. a 2000 to 10000 pound range shows income increasing sharply beyond three times as fast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Fraser
University of Iinois
Ant Traps Aim to Curb Persistent Argentine Ants
Department of Agriculture experts monitor a new ant trapping method to control Argentine ants. The ants, spread in Louisiana and California, damage orchards by moving scale insects between trees, defying previous anti-ant campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Louisiana
California
Farm partnership ethic in hard times guidance
A brief moral note urges farmers to prioritize their wife as a partner when investing in new farm implements. It emphasizes doing as much for her and her work as for the farming labor itself, stressing that you cannot equally attend to both.
Farm Operations Plan for the Coming Year
Develop a structured yearly plan focusing on crop cycles, livestock needs, and resource management. Outline quarterly goals, budgets, input sourcing, and risk controls. Establish milestones, monitor progress weekly, adjust tactics based on weather, market trends, and soil data to optimize yields and profitability.
A Welsh Jawbreaker Name Llanfairpwllgwyngyll
The New York World recounts the long Welsh village name Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrn drobwitllandysiifogoguch as a charm for visitors. It notes locals shorten it to Llanfair P. G. and rail lines use Llanfair, highlighting the village in Anglesey, Wales with a playful pronunciation guide.
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Llanfaftr
Llandysiljso
Llanfair
P. G
New York World
Legend of the Founding of a Persian College at Meshed
A Persian founder in Meshed gains wealth by burying treasure in a hidden cat, which leads to inheriting a house and funding a college. A second note offers practical tips on rolling a umbrella to keep it lasting. The piece is from the Houston Herald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meshed
Kermant
Hoston Herald
Bobbitt Chemical Co
Baltimore
Duffey's Pharmacy
Denton
Hillsboro
Finest Bible collection at General Theological Seminary
The General Theological Seminary in Chelsea Square New York houses a fireproof Bible room with over 1,200 editions totaling about 2,500 volumes. Latin editions number 555 making 1,053 volumes, and polyglot editions total 93 in 600 volumes. The Gutenberg Bible, printed at Moguntia between 1450 and 1465 by Johannes Gutenberg, is highlighted as the most remarkable item.
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General Theological Seminary
Chelsea Square
New York
Moguntia
Johannes Gutenberg
Tower Hill Legends Rise on London’s Great Tower Street
Tower Hill stands as a famed London landmark in Great Tower Street noted for its associations with Rochester Penn Otway Betterton and Peter the Great. The piece recalls how figures from literature, royalty, and theatre frequented the area and how notable deaths near the Bull tavern marked its storied past.
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London
Tower Ell
Tower Street
Rochester
Buckingham
Felton
William Penn
London Wall
Bull Tavern
Otway
Betterton
Venice
Great
Peter the Great
Lord Cuarmarthen
London Stritford
Through Armenia on Horseback Gymnastics in Kurdish Village
In a Kurdish inn George J. Kepworth recalls practicing gymnastics to an audience that gradually left as Kurds misread his drills as devotional exercises. He notes Indians’ unseen walking and ancient hunting skills as instinctive, reflecting on cultural perceptions shared in John Muir’s Atlantic piece.
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George J. Kepworth
Armenia
John Muir
Atlantic
Elusive Water Lily of the Amazon
A vivid note describes the water lily in the Amazon, detailing its elusive opening: buds appear at dawn with a hint of care, later petals unfold rapidly while the white bud remains still until around four in the morning. The bloom then closes within an hour, and the flower is pulled beneath the water as the stalk coils.
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Amazon
A Feving Sermon And A Laughing Anecdote
A feving sermon on charity changes a miser's view though he jokes of gluing alms. John Tay relates a 1805 anecdote about a Chicago bar exam where May would bill a retaining fee to handle any case. Dublin river smell and well played jokes punctuate the piece with brief quips from Punch and exchanges about marriage and flat space.
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Doun
John Tay
Alliantic
Paets
Legation
Uaeis
Chicago
May
Hay
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Red Cave
Tower Hill
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Aw.short's Marble & Granite
Vermont
New England
Solo Moh
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Concord Bargain House
W. W. Dukes
Concord, Maryland
Che Hetistic Hn Printing
Very Farner
Denton Journal
Denton, Maryland
C. (. Deen
Fowling Creek
Dublin
Shea
Edward Faggieston
Astern Ssera
Ceres
R. TL
Miles
Harrisonburg,va
Caroline County Bank
Greensboro
Maryland
Fred. P. Roe
Horsey of
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Y. C. Horsey
Wia
Del
Va. Ry
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Dalinemore
Gar
Rehoboth
Attace
Diamond Telephone
J. W. Wright & CO
Hobbs
Holt: Construction Co
Trail
Suuday
Idally
Sund
T. Murdoch
St. Gen
Boca Willard Thomson
Chesapeake Steamship Company
Chesapeake Line
Balth Baltimone
Norfolk
Norfolk, Va
Old Point Comfort
Pier 59 Light Street
Cor. Lee
Pier Jackson & Fayette Sis
York River Line
Cr Porn
West Point
Rich Lmond
Pier 18
Light Street
Cor. See
Southern By
Baltimore Leavie
Richmond
Heme
Light and Lee Streets
Mid
J. Chism
N. Chapman
Paws
Gen
Ogen
Chas. H. Redden
A. E. Cooper
Ridgely
James Temple
Ladia
Adelaide Schmitt
Jmécm
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Hisny T. Nuatee
Fiios
F. Joyinxsax
Tennessee
G. M. Bentley
Tennessee Wholesale Nurseries (Incorporated
Winchester
James T. Cooper
J. Virgil Moorh
Coophe & Door
Undertakers
Cooper
Heckle
Philadelphia
F.j.wrigilit
T. H. Evans & Company, Fruit and Produce Commission
Mencaante
Baltimose
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