Farmers push back to the soil amid crop worries and political chatter
The article notes rising concern over cost of living as Taft and Roosevelt dominate headlines while crop prospects dip in the central west. It highlights farmer institutes, dry farming congresses, and calls for volunteer writers on successful farming methods, plus local talk of a Sundance fair and two gubernatorial hopefuls, Carey and Mullen.
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Taft
Roosevelts
Roosevelt
Central West
Soil Tillage Guide for Western Nebraska Cropping
An Illinois reader argues that western Nebraska can profit from deep soil cultivation and moisture conservation rather than summer fallowing. He outlines deep plowing eight to ten inches, subsoiling, thorough dragging, and continuous cultivation to build moisture and support yearly crops in loam or clay soils.
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Cambridge
Ill
South Dakota
Black Hills
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