Roundheaded Apple Tree Borer Control Methods
A Farmers' Bulletin outlines the roundheaded apple tree borer as a major pest in eastern U S orchards. It details detection via reddish sawdust castings, careful removal of borers, and treatments including fraying bark, carbon disulphide injections, and painting trunks to deter egg laying, plus guidance to prevent spread within 200 to 300 feet of orchards. It notes limitations of insecticide sprays during borer feeding stages and references bulletin 675 for full methods.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Orchard Shade for Chicks
An article advising on shade for chick coops in orchards or yards. It recommends using natural shade from fruit trees or sunflowers between rows, or improvised shade like burlap on high poles. Ground should be kept dug around trees to protect roots and sustain poultry comfort in heat.
Shade for Chickens Boosts Comfort and Growth
The text suggests providing shade to help chickens endure warm days. Proper shade improves welfare and can lead to better thriving and productivity.
For Better Farm Stock Sires and purebred stock urged
Advice to farmers with sixty pigs to invest thirty to forty dollars for sires. Feed sows with a wheat middlings and skim milk diet to boost milk production. Promote purebred sires across all stock classes to secure purebred dames.
Grinding Feed for Hogs in New York Breeding Practice
A New York breeder notes the Wisconsin governor believed he needed more time for grinding hog feed. He uses buckwheat annually and grinds it with ground corn mixed with WW.
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New York
Wis Gover
Cow Care Advice From Early Guide
Best results from a cow rely on uniform kindness and regular feeding and milking by the same person whenever possible, ensuring steady routine and humane treatment.
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Abe
Wyoming State News Highlights and Local Postings
Wyoming readers get a roundup of county fairs in Carbon, Park, Laramie, Uinta, Fremont, Natrona, Big Horn, and Platte regions plus the Eleventh Annual Wyoming State Fair at Douglas. Also noted are Gillette’s electric plant in operation, bridge washouts on the Burlington near Lysite, notable deaths and marriages, new depots, school buildings, alfalfa mills, and a state fish hatchery planned near Hyattville along with bank openings and temple expansions in Cheyenne.
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Western Newspaper Union News Service
Carbon County
Saoraoga
Marbleton
Park County
Cody
Laramie
Kevernne
Ulmta
Beariver
Evanston
Kane
Nalrona
Asper
Som
Big Horn
Asin
Wyoming
Douglas
Gillette
Burlington
Lysite
Jay H. Neff
Kansas City
Greybull
St. Andrews’ Episcopal Church
Meeteetse
Lander
Charlotte Dunne
Casper
David Dickie
University of Wyoming
Rawlins
Sheridan County
William McAllister
Isabell Gilmore
Kemmerer
Eddie Tracey
Boysen
Glen Newton
State Teachers’ Association
Thermopolis
Campbell
Walcott
Rawliftts
Platte
Niobrara
G. W. Edwards
Big Piney
Hyattville
State Bank of
Lyman
John O'Brien
Fort Fetterman
P. A. Rogers
Zook
Cheyenne
Lightning Kills Five In Wyoming Storms Across State
Western Newspaper Union reports three deaths by lightning in Wyoming this week and five in the past month with a dozen killed or injured since the year began. Victims include Peter Hibert near Granger, J M Reiley near Lander, and Roger Sutton near Cheyenne, among others. Livestock losses accompany human fatalities as storms persist across the Highlands and Moorcroft areas.
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Union News Service
Cheyenne
Wyo
Wyoming
Peter Bhibert
Granger
Elbert
J. M. Reiley
Lander
Rodger Sutton
Edwin Ridley
Ralph Creer
Sunrise
George Maxwell
Wheatland
B. W. Whitcomb
Moorcroft
G. L. Biddle
Highlands
Amiles
Patrick Fox
Biddle
Ridley School
Roger Sutter
Pioneer L A Davis Dies After Rattlesnake Incident
L A Davis 77 a Wyoming pioneer died at his home following paralysis from a rattlesnake bite in a field near his residence He came to the Black Hills era before 1877 and held public roles including receiver of the Shindance land office 1900 to 1909 and multiple terms in the Wyoming House including speaker in 1899 1911 Born Fitchburg Mass October 1837 he served in the Civil War as a Methodist minister 1865 to 1871.
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United Workers of America
Cheyenne
Evanston
John Alder
Express
Wyoming
Public Service Commission
Davis
Black Hills
Bear Lodge Mountains
Simon B. Spetanagle
Union Pacific
Corlett
Sundance
L. A
Territory
Fitchburg
Mass
Shindance Land Office
Wyoming House
Contractor James O'Leary Bound Over After Shootings
Rawlins James O Leary a contractor in a jealous rage fired a gun wounding two people and striking an elderly woman with a revolver. He was given a preliminary hearing and bound over to the District Court under a one thousand dollar bond and jailed.
Two Men Killed as Wagon Hit by Train at Millis Crossing
Two men died when their wagon was struck by the westbound Union Pacific Overland Limited at a grade crossing near Millis, five miles east of Evanston. One victim was identified as John Aldes, 35, a lumberman.
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Evanston
Millis
Here
Union Pacific Overland Limited
John Aldes
Camp Mover Killed in Sheep Herder Self-Defense Claim
A quarrel over a dead bear cub culminated in the killing of Albert Pfeiffer a camp mover by John Kitehan a sheep herder at a remote mountain camp northwest of here Kitehan claims self defense and was detained for questioning while Jalil authorities investigate the incident and location details remain unclear
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Kemmerer
Albert Pfeiffer
John Kitehan
Here
Kitehen
Jalil
Paroled convict escapes in Kaysee country chase
John Ferguson, recently paroled to rancher James Hebbard in Kaysee country, fled and is now sought by county and state officials in Natrona and Casper.
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Casper
John Ferguson
James Hebbard
Kaysee
Mining activity surges in Tombstone district and Tom Reed claims
Western mining notes from the Warren district report ongoing exploration and development. Bunker Hill test mill work in Tombstone district yields favorable signals. County records show rising mining deals and new claims in Tombstone and the Tom Reed Gold Road, including Black Eagle workings of the Tom Reed Gold Mines Company paying five percent monthly dividends.
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Warren
Bunker Hill
Tombstone
County Recorder’s
Tom Reed Gold Road
Black Eagle
Tom Reed Gold Mines Company
Oil and mining boom grips New Mexico towns
In Columbus the oil excitement continues as mining camps in Grant county bustle. Fierro’s Katy Mining expands a 135 foot shaft toward 210 feet while Chino Copper reports strong copper output. About 300 work in Pinos Altos and Tyrone camps with frequent property sales. Ernestine Mining ships 27 bars of gold silver bullion from Mogo valued near 23000.
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Columbus
Grant County
Fierro
Katy Mining Company
Chino Copper Company
Pinos Altos
Tyrone
Purro Mountains
Silver City
Ernestine Mining Company
Mogo
Second oil well found on B A Orchard holdings in Grass Creek
In Wyoming a second oil well has been completed on B A Orchard's Grass Creek holdings. A Cheyenne deal may bring a 100000 dollar concentrating plant to the Silver Crown mine. Southern mining conditions improve with many mines running full time. A 34 mile pipeline from tam to Grass Creek oil fields is now pumping oil. Comstock Mining at Silver Crown near Cheyenne advances in driving its gold and silver vein.
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Wyoming
B. A. Orchard
Grass Creek
Cheyenne
Silver Crown
Tam
Grasa Creek
Comstock Mining Company
Colorado Mining Prospects Across Districts Highlight Strong Ores
In Cripple Creek the Henry Adney lessees ship higher than average ore. Park County reports $100 per ton gold ore from the London mine shipped to smelters. Meara Wilfley mill in Silverton treats tailings of the old Silver Lake mill for high grade concentrates. Ouray notes Beach and Long lease Crescent and Star. Weston Pass in Leadville shows zinc carbonate above fifty percent. Jerry Johnson mine in Cripple Creek reports a rich ore strike at depth. Tungsten prospects expand beyond Neder land as Boulder county shows new deposits. Idaho Springs sees Edgar wingse sunk by Boston Leasing, yielding 15 tons of smelting ore at 40 per cent return and 40 tons of untreated mill dirt.
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Cripple Creek
Henry Adney
Park County
London
Ouray
Frank 8. Beach
Robert Long
Crescent and Star
Leadville
Weston Pase
Idaho Springs
Boston Leasing Company
Edgar
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State News
Manderson
Lucerne
Don Woolsey
Misgdith Twitchell
Mia
Stephen Tobin
Denver
Dugald Whittaker
W. L. Quayle
State Experiment Farma
Uinta
Lincoln
Sweetwater
Natronia
Western Mining News
Satern Newspaper Union News Service
N. Y
St. Louis
Arizona
New Mexico
Colorado
Silverton
Meara-Wilfley
Silver Lake
Jerry Johnson
Cripble Creek
Boulder County
Nederland
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