Who Gets the Money in Beef From Farm to Table
Chicago readers examine a Chicago Tribune analysis of a steer sold for 19.25 and yielding 188.71 at retail. The breakdown traces receipts to producer feeder packer retailer and railroads, highlighting how much money disappears between farm and consumer and noting the impact of delivery service and cheaper cuts.
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Chicago
Elliott Flower
Chicago Tribune
Red Rock
Armour & Co
Armour
Ibmer
Colorado marble to be used for Lincoln Memorial
The white Denver marble from Sopris national forest Colorado will be used for the Lincoln Memorial temple on the Potomac. The quarry lands lie on private land within the forest, with prospectors able to claim mineral deposits as with the public domain. The Marble company near Marble Colorado has invested heavily, around $1.2 million by 1907 to develop the property and overcome transportation hurdles.
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Lincoln Memorial Temple
Potomac
Washington
Sopris National Forest
Colorado
Denver
Federal
National Forest
Marble Company
Marble
Colo
Forester oversupply in Germany shifts job market
Germany faces a surplus of foresters with well educated men accepting even inferior posts. The report notes a broad mismatch between training and available forestry positions, highlighting tension in career expectations and labor market structure.
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Germany
Ten Thousand Yearling Steers Bound for Montana Pasture
The Ameri can Livestock and Loan company of Denver ships ten thousand yearling steers from Texas to Montana to winter in the Missouri river and Prickly Pear valleys, with another two to five thousand head wintered in northern Montana. A. K. DeRiques analyzes cattle market shifts noting Australia and Mexico influence, and Pacific coast demand drawing Chicago cattle supplies toward Portland and Seattle markets.
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Montana
Texas
Missouri River
Prickly Pear
American Livestock and Loan’ Company of
Denver
Lewis and Clark
Broadwater
Gallatin
K E. DeRisques
American Livestock and Loan Company
Breeders’ Gazette
DeRicques
Mexico
United States
Australia
Puget Sound
Chicago
Pacific Coast
Wyoming
Spear Brothers
Holt
Portland
Tacoma
Seattle
Colorado
San Francisco
China
Japan
Australis
Alaska
Butte
China’s agent studies our forest methods
David Z. T. Yui former secretary to the vice president of the Chinese Republic travels in the United States to learn modern forestry and citizenship education methods. He leads the Chinese Y M C A lecture board aiding China’s new agriculture and forestry department. He toured the forest service in Washington to evaluate U S practices for potential adoption in China.
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David Z. T. Yui
Chinese Republic
China
Republic
Washington
Yui
Forest Service
Department of Agriculture and Forestry
United States
Dry farming congress to reveal next year’s crops success
Report outlines how speakers from South Africa Nebraska and Colorado claim high yields with minimal rainfall. Tulsa meeting October 27 to November 1 will feature tests on moisture retention and practical farm results.
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Tulsa
Tulsa Congress
South Africa
Stratton
Neb
Peyton
Colorado
Southwest
Federal Cooperation for Many Good Roads
Secretary Hougton of the Agriculture Department advocates state federal cooperation to improve highways and reduce waste of road funds. The ten percent of gross receipts from national forests funds road work under Secretary oversight, with $234,638.68 for the current year and $134,831.10 available from 1912 receipts. Forest officers coordinate plans and expenditures with local communities to maximize support.
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Wyoming National Forest
Arizona
Grand Canyon
Colorado
Apache National Forest
Forest Service
Florida National Foresta
Florida
Hougton
Department of Agriculture
Office of Public Roads
Secretary of Agriculture
Soldiers Will Leave National Parks
Washington reports that the secretary of war plans to withdraw soldiers from patrol duties in national parks. A civilian patrol under the interior department would replace them, freeing over 1,000 government positions and reducing military civilian friction while allowing soldiers to assist in trails and road work.
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Washington
Secretary of War
Secretary of the Interior
Garrison
Interior Department
Real estate ad for Lakeview Montana ranches and land
M. W. Bucy the real estate man of Lakeview Montana offers to locate homesteads and desert land entries in the Centennial valley. He advertises free government land with water and buys and sells farms and ranches and invites listing of ranches.
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Centennial Valley
W. Bucy
Lakeview
Mont
Pine species distribution in the United States
A summary notes about 37 pine species native to the United States with 25 western and 12 eastern varieties.
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The
United States
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Saan NT Oil, Company
Salt Lake City
Examiner
From
Anaconda
Peoria
Davenport
Rock Island
Springfield
St. Louis
Cedar Rapids
Marshalltown
Waterloo
Fort Dodge
Milwaukee
Memphis
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Duluth
Sioux City
Omaha
Leavenworth
Atchison
St. Joseph
Kansas City
Pueblo
Doctor Wiley
Northern Pacific Railway Company
America
W. H. Merriman
M. K. Baysour
D. F. and
Real Estate, Loans and Insurance
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