Turpentine Industry Adopts Conservative Methods to Save Forests
United States forest service trials in Georgia and Florida verify that conservative turpentine methods protect vast pine forests and boost yields. Data from naval stores operators show higher resin and turpentine output with cup and gutter or cup and apron systems, with Texas and Louisiana leading in adoption.
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United States Forest Service
Ocilla
Green Cove Springs
Fla
Texas
Louisiana
Georgia
Florida
Tvan
South
Unite States
Work for More Kindergartens
Mrs. Kate Douglass Wiggin Riggs led a meeting of kindergarten enthusiasts in New York at Mrs. J Greenoughs home to establish kindergartens in small towns. Speakers included Richard Watson Gilder Mme Maria Kraus-Bostie and Rev Dr David G Wylie urging a national society focused on near New York City.
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Kate Douglass Wiggin Riggs
New York
J. Greenough
New York City
Richard Watson Gilder
Maria Kraus- Bostie
David G. Wylie
Wright Aeroplane Bluff Makes Good
Howard S. Colter recounts how the Wright brothers faced suspicion in France over their flying machine. Their persistence, study of birds and air currents, and experiments at Kitty Hawk convinced hundreds that their aeroplane could fly and spurred interest despite early skepticism.
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Isbur Wright
France
Wright Brothers
Schikin Ternveen
Dayton Bicycle
Mississippi
Lillienthal
Pilcher
Langley
Chanute
Wrights
Ohio
Wright
North Carolina
Negro Town
Kittyhawk
Successful Growing of Alfalfa in United States
Article argues alfalfa can be grown across the United States with lime drainage and inoculation key. It cites B. Wing and Farmers' Review noting widespread trials, soil lime content, and rail line observations showing alfalfa thrives where limestone gravel and drainage exist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Missouri
B. Wing
Farmers” Review
Jones
Smith
Mississippi River
Ohio
Clip Your Horses Every Year
The text argues horses should be clipped at least once, sometimes twice annually, noting European practice in spring and fall with blankets for fall clipping and open-air exposure if used for work. Benefits include a lighter coat aiding grooming and skin pore function.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Combining Dairying with Poultry Fruit and Pigs
Combining dairying with poultry fruit and pigs offers profitable year round employment and two substantial incomes. Using waste products efficiently, farmers can boost profits by selling whole milk to urban traders while alfalfa supports horse work and growth in colts.
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Alabama
South Carolina
Wright Aeroplane “Bluff
BY Howard S. Colter
Charlies B. Wing
R. H. Pratt
Oklahoma
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Essatoyed
Essatoyet
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