Double America's cotton crop via new seed strains
The U S Department of Agriculture has bred several longer staple cotton strains from old upland varieties. These new fixed types, tested across thousands of plants, promise to roughly double the value of the American cotton crop in a few years without expanding acreage. Farmers must adopt the improved seeds for regional soil and climate conditions to realize the gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tural
Department of Agriculture
United States
Africa
Department
Cream Separator on the Farm
A Farmer's Wife editorial extols band machines for cream separation, noting rapid adoption and broad approval. It argues hand separators lose ground as creamery separators revolutionize the dairy business and few critics remain, with dissent arising mainly from those who are harmed by their use.
Irrigation Drive Opens Vast Plain for Farmers and Industry
United States Reclamation reports a plan to add a million acres to cultivable land in three years through federal irrigation. New settlers will clear, level, and plow raw sagebrush country, sparking demand for farming machinery and horses. Hand separators cut milk handling, boost creamery efficiency, and centralize butter production, while larger traction engines enable large scale custom plowing. A Michigan entrepreneur gears to plow 33 acres daily on 2700 acres at $3 per acre, signaling rapid expansion.
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Northwest Territories
Michigan
Planters urged cooperation could boost U S cotton value
The planters and the department could increase the value of the entire U S cotton crop with cooperation to a reasonable degree and without planting more land. There remains ample land in the cotton belt to preserve U S supremacy in cotton for years.
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Department
United States
How to Hold a Position In Business Courtesy Promptness And Loyalty
Hapgood argues that true business success comes from promptness courtesy loyalty and hard work. He cites Armour as a parable of unpunctuality versus persistence and stresses immediate reliability as essential to advancing responsibility and employer satisfaction.
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H. J. Hapgood
Hapgoods
Philip D. Armour
Mr. Armour
Ealmly
Hend
Hard work the key to success says business leaders
President Jaimes Hill of the Great Northern Railway and William E. Corey of United States Steel Corp credit success to hard work. Hill asserts loyalty and steadfast effort as essential, while Corey recalls earning advancement by taking on more work for less pay. The emphasis is on hard capacity over talent alone.
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Jaimes J. Hill
Great Northern Railroad Company
William E. Corey
United States Steel Corporation
Help Wanted Classified Ad Fragments and Addresses
A garbled list of terms, contact lines, and addresses for job ads, products, and services. Contains scattered names and places like Van Buren St, Chicago, Lawrence Ave, and New York, with mentions of agents, typewriters, and posters. The legible items hint at a broad, mixed classified page.
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Broadway
van Buren St
Bilge Br
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