Department of Agriculture Seeks Easter Lily Breakthrough
The Department of Agriculture reports progress in domestic Easter lily production. Seeds rather than scales yield larger bulbs faster, with hybrids shortening time to bloom. California and Oregon plots test profitability versus Bermuda and Japan, aiming to reduce costs and boost seedling quality.
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Department of Agriculture
United States
Bermuda
Bermudas
Japan
George W. Oliver
California
Oregon
London
Bureau of Plant Industry
Philippines
Indian Millionaires in Un dian Territory and Oklahoma
Indian capitalists emerge in Un dian Territory and Oklahoma with notable fortunes and business ventures shaping regional markets. Local reports highlight their investments in oil lands rail ventures and banking as communities adapt to new economic actors.
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Undian Territory
Oklahoma
Orchard Notes on Controlling Apple Borers in May
Orchard notes warn of the apple borer emerging from trunk will lay eggs in crevices. Diligent hoeing six inches up trunks helps expose eggs. May is good for rubbing off water sprouts on trunks and removing sprouts below grafts to boost graft vigor.
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America
Cultivating Fruit Trees in Spring for Strong Wood
Early spring and early summer cultivation boosts growth as fruit forms. Small fruit stages have ample sap for vigorous wood, but wood growth declines as fruit nears maturity.
Caring for Transplanted Trees in Early Garden Practice
The piece advises first year care for transplanted trees, including placing a tile or square box at the base for upright support and sub-irrigation by soap suds or water, minimal evaporation, occasional digging around for rapid growth, and using manure and cultivation to speed growth. It notes sod planting as a common option for busy owners.
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Islands
Bermuda
Little
Jai Ape
Pomseatt
Morris
Rhubarb Forcing In Old Barrel Beds With Green Manure
A spring tip suggests placing two rhubarb stools under an inverted old half barrel and surrounding with green manure to force rapid growth and quicker harvest.
Green Manuring on Sandy Soils
Sandy soils show more benefit from green manuring than heavy soils when compared with fertilizers or manures. The humus from green crops remains longer, adding to soil body, while sandy soils lack vegetable mold and green manure cheaply supplies it.
Planting Overgrown Nursery Stock Warned as Mistake
A critic argues against planting overgrown nursery stock as cheaper to secure. He notes higher handling costs and weaker, less vigorous trees compared with younger stock, urging better economic choices.
Eskimo Pays Doctor Regardless of Patient Outcome
A traditional tale states the Eskimo pays a doctor up front. If the patient recovers the fee is kept, if not it is returned.
Gates of Pekin Close Each Evening in Formal Ceremony
The gates of Pekin shut each night with elaborate ritual drawing visitors from afar to witness the ceremony and the city’s quiet closing.
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Pekin
Begonla Leaves Inspire Cashmere Shawl Patterns
Readable text notes that cashmere shawls imitate patterns derived from the leaf of the begonla plant. The observations highlight the aesthetic influence of natural motifs on textile design.
The Coming Farmboy Educated Farmer in State and Nation
A call for the educated farmer to rise in prominence as farms become centers of innovation and public life. It stresses disciplined study in agriculture, practical knowledge of soils and stock, and preparation equal to other professions to ensure a thriving farming future.
Joke at homelike party stirs old tale talk
Moss Grown joke provokes laughter and a time worn story at a quiet social gathering. Jonathan Happlegood interrupts with a sonorous rebuke as the three Hill sisters exit stiffly, their faces set in a hard, automobile-like expression.
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Gabby
Jonathan Happlegood
Hello Pipe and Black Cigar In Smokers Parade
A poetic scene shows the Pipe greeting the Black Cigar in a Smokers parade. The Black Cigar admits joining the ranks with a bowed head as the Cigarettes march on their own brigade.
Courtesy to the Cloth Trial Sermon Prank
A young Scots clergyman to preach a trial sermon in a strange church asks for a glass. Beadle John returns with a whisky bottle hidden under his coat, claiming it was for the minister's use and secured as a special favor.
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John
The Quiet Hour Delays a Labor Strike Foretold
In a dim hallway at midnight a man halted the clock with a careful touch. He ascended quietly and declared himself a hero of labor for averting a disastrous strike that night.
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