Reclaiming Alkali Land Through Drainage and Leaching
Spokane expert Stephen CO. Jayne explains that alkali soils in arid districts rise due to capillary action as water evaporates. He urges deep drains and heavy irrigation to wash out salts, followed by stable manure to restore soil health, and warns prevention is best.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Washington
Stephen CO. Jayne
United States Reclamation Service
United States Department of Agriculture
Notice of Collections Ahead for Unpaid Accounts
All accounts due me and not paid by January 1 1911 will be placed in the hands of an attorney for collection. 17 t1 E. T. Brock The Examiner two dollars and ninety nine cents per year.
New Montana Weights and Measures Law Expands County Clerk Duties
Clerk and Recorder John S. Baker will gain duties under a sweeping state weights and measures act to begin August 1. Merchants must have scales and devices inspected by deputy sealers, or face fines from 25 to 500 dollars for violations. annual inspections follow for most devices, with six month checks for hay and track scales. The act treats short weight or measure as fraud, with deputy sealers empowered to arrest violators without warrants.
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John S. Baker
Httle
Montana
Secretary of State
Milman
Railroad Company
Aipvices
Taft frees land for farming and adjusts forest holdings
President Taft signed proclamations reassigning land in California Idaho Montana Nevada and South Dakota from national forests to agriculture or forestry uses. Additional transfers affect the Sioux regions and Idaho Payette area with hundreds of acres moved. Also Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul introduces lighter bedding on Southwest Limited trains replacing wool blankets with bedspreads for summer comfort.
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Washington
Taft
California
Idaho
Montana
Nevada
South Dakota
Payette
Weiser
Mono National Forest
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company
Ita
Southwest Limited
Chicago
Kansas City
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E. T. Brock
Anaconda Standard
Standard
Northwest
Butte
Anaconda, Montana
The
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Milwaukee
Dillon
Taylor & Williams
Rich Hill Whiskey
L. A. Burrows & Co
Budweiser
Anheuser-Busch Brewery
St. Louis, Mo
S. S. Patterson Distributor
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