Roundheaded Apple Tree Borer Pests and Control
This Farmers' Bulletin summarizes the roundheaded apple tree borer, a major orchard pest in the eastern United States. It covers identification by reddish sawdust castings, life span, and the need to remove nearby host trees. Methods include stripping bark to extract borers, using carbon bisulfide in blocked burrows, careful hand-picking, and painting trunks with white lead and raw linseed oil to deter egg laying. It warns against overreliance on insecticide sprays and notes the bulletin No. 675 for detailed control methods.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Orchard shade for chicks in poultry yards
An article advises placing coops under natural orchard shade or between sunflowers for cooling. Sunflowers offer rapid growth, shade, and seeds for winter feed. if unavailable, burlap can provide shade. Planting fruit trees requires careful ground care to protect roots and promote shade for resting chickens.
Shade for Warm Days Helps Chickens Thrive
The text notes the need for shade to prepare for warm days so chickens stay comfortable and healthier. It emphasizes providing protection from sun and heat to improve welfare and productivity.
For Better Farm Stock Sire 60 Pigs At 30 To 40 Dollars
Farmers raising sixty pigs can afford to pay thirty to forty dollars to sire them. Feeding the breed sows with wheat middlings and skim milk supports milk production. Breed only purebred sires in every class of stock to reap purebred dam stock.
Grinding Feed for Hogs and Buckwheat Mix
A New York breeder notes the Wisconsin governor believed he needed more time to grind hog feed. He uses a substantial amount of buckwheat annually and grinds it with ground corn mixed with WW.
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New York
Wis Gover
Best Results From Cow
The advice stresses uniform kindness to the cow and regular feeding and milking by the same person to obtain the best yield. It emphasizes steady routine and careful handling as key factors in productive dairy care.
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Abe
Wyoming State News and Coming Events Summary
Western Newspaper Union reports multiple county fairs across Wyoming from Sept. 6 to Oct. 2 including Carbon, Marbleton, Cody, Laramie, Evanston, Kane, Natrona, and Douglas. Also notes rail and town developments, obituaries, accidents, school builds in Lander, a new depots contract, and civic projects. Includes university costs, police, and tax matters plus a $600 reward for an attacker near Bard ranch.
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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
Lightning Kills Five In Wyoming Storms Claim Five Lives This Month
The Western Newspaper Union reports multiple lightning deaths across Wyoming as storms heighten fear. Victims include 30 year old Peter H ibert near Granger. J M Reiley, 40, near Lander. 10 year old Rodger Sutton near Cheyenne. 12 year old Edwin Ridley hurt. plus Ralph Creer and George Maxwell killed near Sunrise and Wheatland. Livestock also perished. Biddle, a 64 year old homesteader, survived after a severe strike that left his arm paralyzed.
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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 Davis Dies After Rattlesnake Bite Near Home
L A Davis 77 a Wyoming pioneer stricken by paralysis after encountering a rattlesnake while working in a field near his home died after several days of suffering He came to the territory before the Black Hills gold rush of 1877 born Fitchburg Mass October 1837 he was a Civil War veteran a Methodist minister and later served as Shindance land office receiver 1900 1909 and Wyoming House member in 1895 1897 1899 1911 including speaker in 1899 and 1911.
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Sundance
L. A
Davis
Wyoming
Territory
Black Hills
Fitchburg
Mass
Shindance Land Office
Wyoming House
Runs Amuck After Shooting Two in Jealous Rage
Rawlins James O'Leary, a contractor, fired at two people and struck an elderly woman with a revolver before a preliminary hearing. He was bound over to the District Court under $1,000 bond and remained jailed.
Two Men Killed in Wagon Wreck at Millis Crossing
In Evanston, two men died when a westbound Union Pacific Overland Limited struck their wagon at a grade crossing near Millis, five miles east of town. 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 Mountain Camp Feud
A quarrel over a dead bear cub ended in the death of Albert Pfeiffer a camp mover at a remote mountain camp northwest of here John Kiteh an a sheep herder claimed self defense saying he acted to protect himself during the dispute in Jalil here and amid the rugged terrain authorities investigated the incident
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Kemmerer
Albert Pfeiffer
John Kitehan
Here
Kitehen
Jalil
Paroled convict escapes in Kaysee country
John Ferguson, a recently paroled convict, was released to rancher James Hebbard in Kaysee country. He escaped custody and is being actively sought by county and state officials.
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Casper
John Ferguson
James Hebbard
Kaysee
Mining activity rises in Warren and Tombstone districts
Western mining news notes continued activity in Warren district and favorable tests at Bunker Hill mill in Tombstone district. County recorder records show ongoing mining deals and claim locations since August. A new strike appears in the Tom Reed Gold Road Mining district at Black Eagle workings, with Tom Reed Gold Mines Company paying a five percent monthly dividend.
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Warren
Bunker Hill
Tombstone
County Recorder’s
Tom Reed Gold Road
Black Eagle
Tom Reed Gold Mines Company
New Mexico Mining Boom Drives Colossal Action
In Grant county the oil and mining boom continues as Fierro’s Katy Mining Company pushes a 135-foot shaft toward 210 feet while Chino Copper Company keeps high metal prices driving large output. About 300 men toil in Pinos Altos and Tyrone camps, with frequent deals in mining properties. Ernestine Mining at Mogo ships 27 bars of gold silver bullion worth about 23000 dollars.
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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
Oil and mining activity boosts Wyoming fields
In Grass Creek holdings B A Orchard reports a second oil well. Cheyenne sees a potential $100 000 concentrating plant for the Silver Crown mine. Mining conditions improve across southern Wyoming with many mines running full time. A 34 mile pipeline from the tam to Grass Creek oil fields is now delivering oil. Comstock Mining at Silver Crown near Cheyenne advances in drilling a gold and silver vein.
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Wyoming
B. A. Orchard
Grass Creek
Cheyenne
Silver Crown
Tam
Grasa Creek
Comstock Mining Company
Mining prospects amid Colorado ore shipments and finds
In Cripple Creek Henry Adney lessees ship better than average ore. Park county sends $100 per ton ore to smelters from the London mine. Silverton mill tailings yield high grade concentrates. Ouray reports lease on Crescent and Star property by Beach and Long. Weston Pass zinc carbonate assays over 50 percent. Jerry Johnson mine in Cripple Creek reports deep rich ore. Tungsten prospects expanding in Boulder county beyond Neder land. Idaho Springs Edgar wingse shows 40 percent smelting ore from twelve foot chute discovery.
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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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Manderson
Lucerne
University of Wyoming
Rawlins
Sheridan County
William McAllister
Isabell Gilmore
Eddie Tracey
Boysen
Glen Newton
State Teachers’ Association
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Walcott
Rawliftts
Platte
Niobrara
G. W. Edwards
Big Piney
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State Bank of
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John O'Brien
Fort Fetterman
P. A. Rogers
Zook
United Workers of America
John Alder
Express
Public Service Commission
Bear Lodge Mountains
Simon B. Spetanagle
Union Pacific
Corlett
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
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Arizona
New Mexico
Colorado
Silverton
Meara-Wilfley
Silver Lake
Jerry Johnson
Cripble Creek
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