Bermuda Grass and Soil Moisture in Great Plains Agriculture
The article discusses moisture’s role in crop production and how fall versus spring plowing affects weed control and snow retention. It notes Bermuda grass as both forage and weed, its propagation, uses in pastures and erosion control, and methods to manage it through smother crops and careful cultivation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Plains
United States Department of Agriculture
Bermuda
Doctor Jekyll
Mr. Hyde
Virginia
Kentucky
Vetch
Snug-Fitting Collars And Proper Adjustment
The collar should fit a horse snugly and not be moved between animals. Use affects shape and requires careful fitting. Hames influence fit, and collars are often worn too wide rather than too tight. Soak and tighten collars as needed to ensure proper neck contact.
Open-Front Henhouse Conversion Guide
Practical advice to convert a henhouse to an open-front design using the south side and a muslin curtain on a frame. The curtain can be lowered on cold nights to protect poultry, reducing risks of soup or other diseases.
Shelter for Sow and Litter Abulter Rules Quoted
The note outlines that each sow and litter must have a separate abulter and warns against crowding for profit. It sets breeding age limits: ewes to be bred only from one year to eight een months old, and young animals should not be bred before reaching the age.
Water for Chicks in Pure Water Systems
Chicks require the purest water and a constant free drip from a faucet. A lard tub keg or candy bucket can be fitted with a valve from a gasoline stove or a gimlet hole to ensure water overflows and keeps the vessel continuously full. Five gallons can water a large flock for 48 hours or more.
Profitable Fruit Growing Trend Realized
Realization grows that fruit growing yields higher profits when paired with other farming forms such as stock raising and dairying, suggesting diversified operations enhance returns for fruit producers.
Learned Hie Lesson about Building a Silo
A reflective note on cautious builders who take longer first steps. The speaker asserts patience with the initial delay yields a keener grasp of the silo’s value, leading to a bolder approach to subsequent projects.
Pigs for Early Market Pushed in Even Lot Selection
Farmers are advised to select an even number of early pigs for the market and push them promptly toward the early trading blocks. The guidance emphasizes uniform size and readiness to meet early demand and price opportunities.
Ganal Project Abandoned to Reclaim 80000 Acres
Ex Governor B B Brooks of Casper J A Delfelder P J O Connor and James Morton met at the State Capitol with the land board to abandon plans for a Wyoming canal project that would reclaim about 80000 acres in the Riverton district. They cited federal restrictions expected costs and questioned the undertaking while praising state administration and cooperation.
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Union News Service
Cheyenne
B. B. Brooks
Casper
J. A. Delfelder
Riverton
P. J. O'Connor
James Morton
State Capitol
Land Board
Wyoming Canal
Wyoming WCTU elects officers at state convention
The Wyoming Woman's Christian Temperance Union held a large state convention in which officers were chosen. President is Mrs. Anna Allison of Cheyenne, corresponding secretary Mrs. Olive Weightman of Laramie, recording secretary Miss Daisy Streed of Wheatland, treasurer Mrs. W. Wagner of Casper, with Dr. Ellen J. Werlaufer of Cheyenne named honorary president by acclamation.
Red Cross Christmas Seals Campaign Drives Tuberculosis Fight
The American Red Cross and the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis announce printing two hundred million Red Cross Christmas seals to fund tuberculosis work. The nationwide sale includes all states plus Hawaii Porto Rico and the Canal Zone with over 500000 workers involved by December 1. In 1914 seals totaled over 55 million, up 22 percent from 1913, yielding about $500000 for TB efforts after expenses. Over 2000 agencies benefited with gifts from $100 to over $25000 while the Red Cross keeps 10 percent of gross to support state associations.
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Red Cross
American Red Cross
National Association For the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis
United States
Hawaii
Porto Rico
Canal Zone
Cuticura Soap Baths Advertises Child Comfort
Cuticura Soap Baths promise infants and children great comfort aiding sleep and speedy treatment for eczema rashes itchings chafings and other sleep disrupting skin troubles. Declares nothing better for nursery and toilet with free sample by mail via Cuticura Dept XY Boston. Sold everywhere.
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Cuticura
Dept. XY
Boston
Engineer conducts Platte river irrigation survey near Casper
Casper area survey by civil engineer Casper-Henry L. Lloyd of Suffield Alta arrives with a crew to study land irrigable from the Platte River by raising water 100 feet using a pumped system powered by Pathfinder dam about fifty miles southwest.
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Casper
Henry L. Lloyd
Suffield
Alta
Reclamation Service
Alcora
Douglas
Platte River
Pathfinder
Reckoning by Rule in a Wise Remark
Miss Arabella Bonehill quips about age with Jimpson as he notes she was born in 1870 making her 45 in 1915. He claims in reckoning a woman's age, arithmetic is not the rule. The passage ends with a wry line about lovers eloping changing common sense.
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Mr. Jimpson
Arabella
Jimpson
One Species and the Orange Question in 1762
A quip about evolution of fruits raises navel orange as an example. A man who won’t speak for himself often uses a newspaper to voice it. The remark notes there were 354 days in the year 1762.
Wyoming Banks Flourishing Report to Governor
I C Newlin presents annual banks condition report to Governor Kendrick showing steady growth in Wyoming wealth. Comparative statement covers Sept 12 1914 to Sept 2 1915 with resources $11,624,114.03 up from $10,747,073.57, an increase of $877,040.46 in one year.
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Wyoming
Cheyenne
I. C. Newlin
Kendrick
Engineer Inspects Land Near Pitchfork Ranch
True state engineer from Cheyenne returns from a two week survey across Park and Hot Springs counties with his brother, H A True, chief engineer of the Carey Act department, to locate potential reservoir sites along Owl and Venus creeks and the Greybull river near Kirwin.
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Cheyenne
James BK. True
Park and Hot Springs
H. A. True
Carey Act Department
State Land Office
Pitchfork Ranch
Kirwip
Owl and
Venus Creeks
Greybull River
Sale of State Lands in Sheridan Largest Land Sale
The State Land Commissioner announces a November land sale totaling 32 827.14 acres, the largest in Wyoming history. Sheridan county accounts for 1 345.04 acres to be sold on November 17, with other tracts to be offered on dates between November 17 and the end of November.
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Cheyenne
Sheridan
Sheridan County
National Rifle Shoot Team Heads to Jacksonville
National Rifle Shoot in Jacksonville, Mila, will feature Wyoming National Guard Adjutant General Colonel Birney Major Anderson chief quartermaster and the Wyoming militia rifle team. The squad is regarded as one of the best state has sent, and they will be gone about three weeks.
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Cheyenne
Birney
Wyoming National Guard
Anderson
Wyoming
Jacksonville
Mila
Woman credits Lydia E. Pinkham remedy for relief
Mrs Jane D Duncan of West Boston writes that after long organic troubles and ineffective doctoring she used Lydia K Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and found relief. She reports becoming strong again and earning her own living, with address at Forest Avenue, West Boston.
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Jane D. Duncan
W. Quincy
Mass
Soura Quincy
Lydia K. Pinkham
Duncan
Forest Avenue
Wapicn Convi perAds
Ani
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