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Newspaper
Hershey Press
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1910
Page
13
A Kansas farmer, R. J. Linson of Hotton, solves loading issues by using farm scrap. Wheels from an old mower and a forked iron-hook chute attach to a wagon bed to lift livestock. The portable chute is strong yet mobile, halving bulk and enabling quick placement on any part of the farm.
The article compares how Ireland England and Maine farmers maximize potato yields. It cites Ireland achieving 400 bushels per acre with barnyard manure and fertilizers, England using manure plus ammonia and phosphates, and Maine farmers mixing nitrate of soda tankage acid phosphate and potash totaling 1335 pounds per acre.
A Kansas experiment at the state station sprayed alfalfa plots with mesquite netting to exclude bees and insects. Pods formed without seeds, showing alfalfa’s flowers cannot self fertilize and require cross pollination by bees for seed production. Coburn’s The Book of Alfalfa notes the bees’ crucial role.
The Kansas City Journal recounts Alexander the Great’s warlike rise, the Persian retreat, and his rapid seizure of Asia’s cities. Damascus and Tyre are cited as key targets, with a broad note on loot and conquest across the era.
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