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Newspaper
Garland Globe
Location
Garland, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1906
Page
8
The estate of Samuel S. Brown, a Pittsburg magnate, reveals a dispute as his young widow fights to claim millions. Proceedings spotlight family tensions and potential scandal surrounding the disposition of the fortune.
In Pittsburgh and New Orleans cases, Grace McGoodwin Brown widow of Samuel S Brown is left with bonds and limited cash while Martha E Lewis receives about 250000 plus trophies books and bonds. The will excludes Grace from major heirship, prompting a court contest and family scandal. The old mill owner died December leaving his daughter in law with a restricted share and Lewis advantaged by almost all residual estate assets.
The article warns white grubs, the May beetle larvae, injure strawberry fields. It urges prevention via fall plowing two seasons before planting, using fresh sod, and rotating crops with early cabbage crimson clover buckwheat rye to keep fields grub free. Planting should occur in spring after plowing, with ongoing short crop rotations.
The article explains a method to prepare a seed bed by twice disk harrowing after plowing six to seven inches, drying the surface, then repeatedly floating and disk harrowing until the soil is level. A fine loose seed bed retains moisture, makes nutrients available, and promotes rapid germination and easier cultivation, per Prairie Farmer.
The piece commends the farmer boy for his courage and versatility, noting his hard work and ability to fit any position. It warns about seed corn outlook for speculators and offers rural tips on maintenance and improving a farmstead’s appearance.
The Farmhouse notes advise against tub earth drains in soft run soils. In compacted ordinary soils a drain two to three feet beneath the surface will fail as stock trample it into a hard mass. Under-surface drains should run near fences or buildings with land sloping toward the drain. Surface drains are recommended near fences or barns.
A farmer reflects on storing harvesters and the risks of delay. The writer warns that postponing repairs and ordering parts can leave machines junk when needed. The Farm Journal is urged to plan ahead, ensuring timely access to necessary articles before the season.
In very dry times farmers should plow wet land that cannot be drained or used for crops. The advice notes thoroughly harrowed fields seeded to red top grass and alsike clover to improve soil and stand readiness.
Farmers urged to keep detailed accounts to determine true costs of production. A Rosendale, Wisconsin example shows dairy and poultry profits and asks readers to report balances and experiences. The piece stresses inventory, itemized costs, depreciation, rent, interest, and labor valuation.
A profitable implement to level soil and crush clods can be made at home from a split two foot diameter log. Two halves laid side by side with ends spiked by a two by four strip support an iron hoop to hook whiffletree chains. If logs are not too heavy a team of horses can pull it. The illustration shows the simple construction.
The study compares alfalfa seed from California Arizona Kansas Utah Perm saleo Turkestan and Samarkand. Winter hardiness varied with origin. southern seeds failed to withstand cold while Kansas Utah Turkestan Samarkand showed strong performance. Turkestan yielded similar to common alfalfa in wet years and better in dry years, indicating strong adaptation to drought.
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