Value of Good Roads and Convict Labor in Early 1900s
A collection of items discusses the value of good roads in rural Virginia and North Carolina, the impact of road quality on farm sales, and a movement to advance road improvements led by the Good Roads Association. It also notes convict labor's role in building roads, citing cost savings and efficiency, with examples from Mecklenburg and other counties.
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Los Angeles
Glover
Uniontown
North
Garena
Mecklenburg
The Bird and the Cage Save a Pet in Flight
A San Francisco street scene ends with a woman hanging a birdcage from a lodging house window. A bird escapes, circling roofs as onlookers fear for the pet. The quick decision to turn the cage upside down prevents a fall while the bird sails away over the rooftops.
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San Francisco
Bette
Hemes A. Edison
Hadley Pioneer John Hawks Outsmarts Pocumtuck Warrior
In 1676 near Hatfield and Hadley Massachusetts John Hawks faced a hidden Pocumtuck threat. He lured the attacker from cover by feigning an attack from another direction and fired a fatal shot as the Indian surged forward. Hawks survived the encounter despite a later wound.
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John Hawks
Hadley
Mass
Deerfield
Hatfield
Pocumtuck
Hawks
Pleasing Conductor Acts Kindly on Moving Streetcar
A woman on a moving electric car forgot her purse. The conductor let her off briefly to fetch it and gave her five cents to ride home. She later learned he likely assumed she was headed for the library, and she treasured the gesture as a small joy.
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BE. H. White & Co
Boston
Boston Transcript
Straw's Value in Farm Feeding and Shelter Use
Agricultural note says straw is cheap but valuable when balanced with protein feeds such as cottonseed or linseed meal. It highlights oat straw 65 percent and wheat straw 55 percent feeding value, plus bedding uses and fertilizer benefits from rotted straw.
Curing Corn Fodder Lessons From Three Years Experience
A writer in the Agriculturist describes curing corn fodder without a silo. Drying in a large cured barn with ventilated floors produced bright, sweet fodder that stock relish, costing less than silo storage and needing no machinery. If no barn exists, a cheap shed is suggested. Also notes on boiled potatoes for pigs and feeding tips.
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Sam
Underground ile The Colorado station report on a sixty four ton tramway
The report describes a sixty four ton capacity iron ore car built on the station farm at forty three cents per ton of capacity or sixty five cents including partitions for four compartments. A dry spot twenty one feet square and eight feet deep was dug using scraper and team. Studs were two by six lumber on a two by six sill, topped by the same size plate, with rough boards lined with tar.
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Colorado
Aiso
Silo Preservation With Straw Cover Under Moist Dirt
The passage describes a silo held by perpendicular alate acting as sheathing. Dirt filled again at the aides. The silo had no root, and its silage, covered with straw and six inches of moistened dirt, remained well preserved.
The Cows to Keep and Winter Squash Tips
This article discusses evaluating dairy cows for profitability by testing milk and butter yield, with notes on the cost of upkeep and the value of slaughtering unprofitable cows. It then covers storing winter squashes, stressing ripeness, dryness, protection from frost and moisture, and careful handling to prevent rot. It also cites Prof. Galloway on seed size, arguing that large, uniform seed yields faster, more marketable crops and synchronized harvests.
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Coleman
Massachusetts
Galloway
Wide Tire Test At Ohio State Shows Performance
An experiment using a wagon loaded with 4 480 pounds and a 32 inch tire measured draft on different surfaces. Draft on an earth road was 254 pounds, grass 4608 pounds, and newly plowed land 771 pounds. Two horses could pull the load on road with ease. on grass sod the draft rose to 144 tons. Broad tires smooth and improve the road with use, while narrow tires cut ruts in soft ground.
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Ohio State University
Iron filings improve orange color and salability
Northern fruit growers note color of fruit hinges on soil potash and iron. A California grower, G W Precott, fed five pounds of iron filings around orange trees, turning pale fruit dark yellow and boosting quality. Iron may open soil and act as plant food. small amounts suffice. Milk producing rations for sows advise skim milk with shorts and mangolds to aid milk glands.
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California
G. W. Preacott
Hila
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Was
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Prof. Marks
Electric Company
Hollson
Marks
Philadelphia Ledger
Astrachan
Cleve
Piain
Agricultural News
C.J. & M. Time
Jules
Tyan
Ne-Oinetnei
All Mail
Chicago Express
Cincinnati Express
Cincinnati & Mail
Detroit
Eagr
Ue Way
Bave
Jackeon
Hilladaleono
Fremont
Angole
Pleasant Lakwil Waterloo
Fort Wayne
R’y.atebelog
W. W. Snyder
Fremont, Indiana
Bank OF Fremont
Walmort, Touara
Bossw Bart
Rawl. G. Bass
Deseeral Banking
Hilton House
Freacat
B. Heberling
Virginia
Tidewater
H. Bowes
Gen Land and Excursion
Ry Coldwater, Mich
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