Senator Dunlaps Savoy Orchards Highlight Illinois Horticulture
A Champaign County writer tours Senator H M Dunlaps Savoy Illinois orchards. 160 acres of apples plus cherry plum pear and peach trees illuminate his progressive trials. 400 trees died after a past mishap and lessons are shared. The piece also discusses apple stems and twig flexibility affecting fruit drop and wind resilience.
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Champaign County
Ill
H. M. Dunlap
Savoy
Ilinois
Dunlap
State Horticultural Society
Tilinola
Fertilizer study finds 500 pounds per acre best for onions
Bulletin 206 from Geneva Experiment Station reports four years of tests with varying high grade fertilizer. It finds 500 pounds per acre most profitable for onions when prices are favorable, while 1,600 to 2,000 pounds per acre risk reduced profits. Some rich soil tests show even the smallest amount unprofitable. Also notes newborn chicks need no food for 34 hours after hatching.
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Geneva
Macaroni wheat gains favor as drought hardy grain
The article outlines the rise of macaroni or hard wheats in U S agriculture as a drought resistant class. It notes their strong yields in northwest drought zones and in southwest Texas, predicts a major expansion of wheat acreage and potential annual production gains. It also discusses soil health, pasture interplanting with clover or alfalfa, and the long term benefits of adopting hard red wheats for milling and breadmaking.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Europe
Northwest
Texas
Seminarid Plains
Great Plains
F. D. Coburn
Kansas
America
Russia
Black Sea
Low Headed Trees
In University of Illinois orchards after a storm the Dunlap and Savoy plots show low headed apple trees suffered far less wind damage. Senator Dunlap notes four advantages including wind protection for fruit and trunks, easier spraying and harvesting, with weed growth minimal under shaded limbs.
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University of Illinois
Savoy
Dunlap
No Poultry and Egg Trust Debate and Feeder Advice
A discussion dismisses a poultry and egg trust as unlikely, noting vast numbers of producers and possible price effects. Readers are invited to share prices received for poultry products. The piece also covers stocker feeder design for efficient growth and notes malted barley as horse feed, citing trials. A Chicago case awards Miss Frances Baverly damages after being refused admission at a theater balcony.
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Poultry and Egg Trust
Frances Baverly
Chicago
Health tips and advertisements flood a late turn-of-century page
An OCR damaged page blends medical claims and product pitches. Health cures promise relief for debility liver trouble or constipation while household goods claim whitening starch and stain remedies. Quips on wit and romance accompany notices about commodities and philanthropy rumors surrounding Russell Sage.
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Illinois
Great Lakes
P. Goodrich
H. W. Mumford
J. H. Shepperd
Lawes
Gilbert
California Fig Syrup Co
Louisville, Ky
San Francisco
Cal
New York, N. Y
Deans Starch
Fle Couipon
Sarnay i Co
Janaville
Tortres Trentaent
Fuit
Pike
Bowms
Trinity Springs
Ind
Boston
Kaninas City
Russell Sage
Charity
Boba
Sage
Peter Cooper
George Peabody
New York
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Defiance Starch CO
Omaha, Neb
Oarmen Atal
Eureka CH Mical Co
la Crosse
Wis
Thomas
Aes
Winslow
ALTON
ST. Louis
St Louis
Karona City
Chicago & Alton
Kansas City
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