Farm Tactics on an Eighty acre Island Estate
The Detroit Journal profiles George W. Hallock and his 80 acre Long Island farm whose owner spends heavily on manure and labor to boost yields. Potatoes onions cabbage and carrots bring high returns after innovating with dock steamer transport and market trips.
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Detroit Journal
Long Island
Greenport
Shelter Island
George W. Hallock
New York
New London
Boston
Bridgeport
G. W. Hallock & Son
It May Be Added Than The Average Year
The line suggests a comparison where the year could be considered above or below average. It hints at a broader trend but provides no concrete data or named entities to specify context or outcome.
Tarred paper strip guards young trees from gnawing
Baltimore notes advise wrapping a strip of tarred paper eighteen inches wide and one foot long around a young tree trunk to protect against rabbits and mice. Paper should cover from ground level to prevent undercutting, secured with tacks for quick placement.
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Baltimore
Farming by Steam: the great California traction engine
D A Willey surveys the giant steam tractors pushing modern farming. California machines are noted for three enormous wheels with five to six foot tires and steel links tested to 250 ton pulls, whose grip prevents wheel slip under heavy loads.
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Pearson
D. A. Willey
California
Corn prices rise and farming tips from Fairfax Forum
The Fairfax Forum declares the era of cheap corn is gone as demand grows domestically and abroad. It urges farmers to improve soil with red clover, prune damaged tree roots, and notes butter texture from overworking. Dairy tips stress cleanliness, rapid cooling, and odor avoidance in milk handling.
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Philadelphia
Kansas City Journal
Fairfax Forum
Atchison County
Forum
Middle West
Michigan
Russian Agricultural High School for Women
The article notes Russia has established an agricultural high school for women offering general agriculture and specialized training in dairy farming, gardening, bee culture, poultry, cattle and sheep raising. The three year program requires grammar school level entrance and prepares graduates for ministry posts and crown domain administration.
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Philadelphia
America
Russia
Ministry of Agriculture
Cattle Welfare Questioned Over Long Tie Up Periods
A farm article argues cattle are a sensitive living organization not machines and that detaining a cow for six months without exercise harms health and comfort, opposing the view that such confinement is acceptable for welfare reasons.
A mule versus horse wisdom in New York notes
Victor Smith in the New York Press remarks on mules and horses. He contrasts patience and restraint in mules with the temper and memory of horses, noting a mule’s quiet guard role, poor familiarity, and steadiness compared to a horse’s tendency to forget or seek familiarity.
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Victor Smith
New York Press
Fair Exchange and Remedies Endorsement
An Elk Hart area fireman Richard Gardner, Sr. credits Dean's Kidney Pills for back and kidney relief after doctors and other remedies failed. The ad urges exchange of a weak back for a stronger one and notes a 60 cent price from Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo. Also announced is the death of Elwood William Pery at seventy three after a long illness and a beauty tea claim for 35 cents.
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Elkhart
Richard Gardner
Garfield Avenue
Lake Shore
Dean
Bright
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
United States
Dean’s
Revival Meetings Underway Across Four Lebanon Churches
Revival meetings are in progress at four Lebanon churches with large, largely attended gatherings.
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Lebanon
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Grand Rapids
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E. O. Dewitt & CO
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Great Blood Purifier
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Main St
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J. D. Osborne
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