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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1889
Page
7
A series of excerpts urges educating all farmer sons and establishing industrial schools to teach soil science, crops, soils, geology, chemistry, and math. It stresses independent thought for farming, resisting low-price arguments, and adopting new grafting methods to shorten orchard bearing time. It also cites veterinary symptoms of glanders in horses from Dr Laws.
A farmer with thirty years in the business notes that scrubs need time to develop work capacity. He suggests comparing work by scrub horses versus good draft horses on the same implement to judge relative costs and longevity. He warns scrub horses may not outlast current generations.
The report shows nurseries across southern Louisiana selling more orange trees as farmers begin to recognize the potential of citrus cultivation in the region. The trend signals growing interest from growers in expanding fruit production and diversifying crops.
The Los Angeles Herald notes a vast expansion of fruit tree planting in Southern California with Pomona area nurseries reporting season sales including 2,500 Apple trees, 20,000 Pears, 2,500 Peaches, 1,000 Nectarines, 400 Apricots, 1,500 Prunes, 1,500 Plums, 200 Figs, 800 Cherries, 300 Olives, 1,500 Oranges, 200 Lemons, over 100,000 Soft shell Walnuts, 1,000 Chestnuts, 150 Almonds, 10,000 Strawberries, 5,000 Blackberries, 5,000 Raspberries and 2,500 Grapevines. The Walnut planting boom is described as phenomenal.
A broad guide urges careful seed selection and repeated breeding, notes drilling aids yield, and warns hilly ground loses to rain. It touts field and silo methods for corn, warns on strawberries in Texas, and stresses crop rotation with liberal manure to keep soil healthy. It also offers cautions on cutting worms with kerosene and thinning fruit trees for quality.
A survey of stylish summer outfits for equestrians and seaside leisure. Describes riding habits, colors, accessories, and gear from riding boots to corset substitutes, plus bathing gowns, fishing gowns, and emerging tennis outfits worn by young women in Central and Prospect parks and coastal resorts.
A novel electrical transmission setup uses a water head of 1630 feet to drive dynamos in the Choilar mine shaft chamber. The dynamos power motors in the mill above, achieving notable energy efficiency for the Nevada Comstock mines.
A North Carolina found oxide of zirconium shows promise as a new light source. Under a glass chimney a hollow cotton wick saturated with zirconia burns away while the zirconia forms a thin white hollow column that heats white hot and glows resembling an electric light.
A description of a modern marine engine nearing flight through the air. It uses highly expansive engines, high pressure steam, steel boilers and framing, yielding 20 horsepower for each ton of weight including boiler water. The author notes the concept is extraordinary and plausible with such technology.
A new census system uses electricity powered machines to replace many clerks. The devices are stated to be more reliable than human agents and one machine can handle work of many workers. Two machines will go to New York for the 1890 census.
A new mat design uses strips of clear white hard maple joined by galvanized wire with a rubber tube between, creating a foot scraper that sheds dirt and cleans easily. The mat is durable and flexible, made from well seasoned wood.
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