Orchard Gleanings on Leaf Area and Apple Size
A USDA study by Maller and Magness shows leaf area per apple affects size and quality. At Arlington, Grimes and Ben Davis need 0 to 40 leaves per fruit for good size, Delicious up to 50. fewer leaves yield smaller fruit with lower sugar and dessert quality. Ringing and thinning leaves near fruit alter nutrient flow, enabling apples to draw sustenance from leaves 2 to 4 feet away.
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United States
Department of Agriculture
M. M W. Maller
J. J. Magness
United States Department of Agriculture
Arlington Farm
Washington
Grimes
Ben Davis
Conference Pear Makes Favorable Impression in Michigan Trials
Among many pear varieties tested by the Michigan experiment station the Conference Pear shows unusually favorable results. A standard English variety, it nears late November storage, bears large fruit, greenish russet color, and high eating quality when ripened. The tree is productive with good pollination and resistance to blight, and is being distributed for trial to gardeners and commercial growers.
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Michigan Experiment Station
Conference
England
Thia
Orchard Pruning Tips For Winter Care In Home Gardens
Orchard trees should be pruned on mild days and after leaf fall remove old fruit and dead wood. Pruning eliminates dangerous crotches and crowding to prevent breakage as trees age. Early shaping reduces shock and peach trees should be pruned as soon as cold weather ends per horticulture guidance. Dormant spray should be planned now to combat scale insects.
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Benson
Pennsylvania State College
Increase Potatoes Yield Per Acre From Certified Seed
The U S Department of Agriculture notes wide potato yield gaps across the United States. California growers averaged 1000 bushels per acre on nine acres while national yields near 118, with Britain at around 260. Certified seed markedly boosts output, Michigan pilots 256 bushels vs 122 with common seed. Tennessee tests show 183 vs 102 bushels.
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United States Department of Agriculture
California
Warners
Great Britain
William Stuart
United States
Stuart
Michigan
Tennessee State Experiment Station
Soy Beans: An Easy Crop To Grow On Any Farm
Soy beans thrive on many soils and produce nutritious hay, rivaling alfalfa and surpassing cottonseed hay. They feed well with little harvesting cost, aid future yields, and improve soil when grown with cowpeas. Plant more Boy beans.
Spring Cut Out and Bury Raspberry Canes
Early fall shoots bend and root to form new plants. Cut the parent canes a few inches above the new stock in spring to renew bushes. Old fruiting canes do not sucker. remove those that have borne fruit after harvest or in spring to prevent dead brush. Some growers leave canes to support new growth in heavy snow.
Agricultural Facts TOPO nur summary
Agricultural primer discusses legumes and lime as key soil aids and stresses that farm relief comes from intelligence, energy, and thrift. It warns seed treatment does not cure corn rot and emphasizes hard work, while noting waste stems from unbalanced farming plans.
Garibaldi the People’s Hero of Italian Unification
Giuseppe Garibaldi, famed as a daring liberator, rose from modest roots to lead campaigns across Italy and South America. He joined Young Italy, fought Austrians, freed Sicily, and helped unite Italy under Victor Emmanuel. Though offered honors, he died in 1882 after a life marked by resistance and patriotism.
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Garibaldi
Giuseppe Garibaldi
Faherman
Young Italy
Jattor
Italy
South America
Montevideo
Buenos Ayres
Ténty
Austria
Mazzini
Carbonari
Rome
Gaeta
Maizzin
Napoleon III
Nome
Agata Garibaldi
New York
Staten Island
Caprero
Novara
Victor Emmanueal
Duke of
Savoy
Victor Emmanuel
Papal States
Sardinia
Sicily
Naples
Fee
Venetia
Papal
Prussia
Tyrol
Taland
Tallonberry
Skis Came to Canada Late and Faced Mockery
A Kansas City Star note recounts that skis spread slowly in Canada after Lord Frederic Hamilton claimed to bring the first pair to America in January 1887. He recalled coasting Ottawa slides amid derision, with skeptics doubting skis would suit Canadian conditions compared to raquettes.
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Scandinavia
Xenophon
America
Lord Frederic Aamilton
American
Canada
Ottawa
Auasta
Icansas City Star
Oldest Protestant Church Claim Questioned in Pattonville
J Kirby Brown writes to the Church Forum challenging whether Fee Dee Baptist church of Pattonville established 1807 in St Louis county should be regarded as the oldest Protestant church west of the Mississippi. He notes First Presbyterian is cited as older due to continuous services, while Pattonville’s church may have closed during the Civil War. The debate centers on continuous existence.
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J. Kirby Brown
Church Forum
Pattonville
St.Louis County
Mississippi River
First Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Bell-Ans Sure Relief for indigestion advert
Advertisement promoting Bell-Ans as a non laxative digestive aid. Claims relief from belching gas sick headache heartburn nausea and biliousness with thirty years of proven value. Offers free samples from Bell Co Inc Orangeburg N Y. Adv.
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Bell-Ans
Bell & Co., Inc
Orangeburg
Incident at a night venue sparks uneasy reflections
A middle aged man collapsed beside a dance floor in a dim venue as a lively performer pulled his tie and mussed his hair. The incident, described with a wry tone, hints at the hollowness of nightlife and the spontaneity of mischief in a so called lively scene.
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London
A Clever Financier Dialogue About a Car Purchase
In a clipped exchange the speaker jokes about borrowing to buy a car and questions a salesman’s claim. The back and forth highlights skepticism over financing and the humor of a sly financial element.
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Terry
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