What a Girl Can Do With a Small Garden
Miss Katie Gunter of Samaria shows a one acre garden can yield profits through tomatoes and canning as Farmers Bulletin 521 notes. The piece urges careful planning seed choice and marketing with practical tips for planting beds seed trays and transplanting celery and other crops.
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Farmers
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Katie Gunter
Samaria
United States Bulletin
Ohio
Putama
Quail as a Chinch Bug Insurance Policy
The article discusses chinch bug control methods and argues natural predators, especially quail, meadowlarks, and the English sparrow, are key to reducing losses. It urges protecting quail nests and highlights a new chinch bug parasite, noting spring protection is crucial while it matures.
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United States
Colleges Not Turning Young Men From Farm
Ohio State University census of 200 graduates from the Ohio Agricultural College shows 76 men or 38 percent remain on the farm, 89 expect to return someday, and only 35 do not. Inducements in experiment stations and salaries of 1200 to 1500 dollars start careers, yet lack of capital, a father’s resistance to new methods, and high demand for agricultural training push graduates away from farming.
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Ohio State University
Ohio Agricultural College
United States Department of Agriculture and
Hope For Beginners in Poultry Raising
A New York Sun excerpt advises beginners on poultry farming prioritizing experience, proper location, suitable stock, and simple reliable equipment. It warns against overexpansion, costly facilities, and unproven methods, stressing meticulous care, cleanliness, and proper flock management for success.
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N. Y
Harvest by hogs boosts corn yield across the belt
Corn Belt farmers use hogs to harvest seed corn, claiming hogging down improves returns. Experiments show hogs can fatten on standing corn with comparable or better results than husking and cribbing, while rapid radish growth reduces maggot injuries.
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Corn Belt
Wide Awake Rascal Swindles Warn Public on Irrigation Schemes
Editorial warns that professional swindlers target new government irrigation projects to profit from gullible settlers. They tout fake maps and “inside” information offering $50 to $200 to locate land, but genuine plans withhold entry until official Interior Department publication. Prospective buyers risk losing money to these false representations.
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Government Land Office
Secretary of the Interior
Impatient idealists and Morley’s Indian policy
John Morley, once a radical sceptic, became Viscount Morley and secretary of Indian affairs. He warns against the impatient idealist who demands immediate action, noting such haste has caused many tragic miscarriages in history. He seeks measured justice in India under parliamentary responsibility.
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John Morley
Viscount Morley
Indian Affairs
Christian Register
India
Dwarfs in All Forms of Life Across Species
The text states that dwarf forms exist in all life forms from animals to plants and even humans. It notes that dwarfs outnumber giants, with examples including dwarf men, dwarf whales, and diminutive trees and plants across the natural world.
Creating Values From Tiny Wire
A correspondent notes steel dies draw wire as small as 0.010 inch, with diamond dies for finer sizes. Roe Bling works in New Jersey makes a steel wire one thousandth inch wide, 70 miles per pound, costing $50 a ton while finished wire sells for over $59 000 per ton, illustrating value creation.
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The
Electric Review
Roebling Works
New Jersey
Desertions From the Navy Reach Unprecedented Levels
The article notes a rising desertion rate in the U S Navy with a battleship losing about a quarter of its crew to desertion while in port. It argues pay and promotion prospects influence desertion and suggests tougher penalties and better traceability, though it doubts complete eradication, proposing improved shipboard conditions to curb desertion.
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United States Navy
Navy Department
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