Humus and spraying tips for orchards and ash use
The article stresses preserving humus in orchard soils by turning under green manures or legumes, argues against mowing and leaving crop residues, and notes soil structure benefits. It advises spraying on windy days, prefers top-down spraying with proper nozzle height, and warns against double applications. It discusses wood ashes as a valuable source of potash and phosphoric acid for fruit plantations, with potash content varying by wood type and leaching reducing value.
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W. J. Green
Ohio Experiment Station
Preparing Strawberry Beds With Deep Fertilization
Advice urges thorough fertilization of strawberry ground the year before planting. Plow and heavily manure new beds now, rot manure by spring, then pulverize. If manure rots by fall, rework soil to blend fiber. Overfertilizing risks excess foliage. underfeeding worse for berries.
Tree Labels For Long Lasting Plant Tags
Instructions advise using pine strips and white lead to label trees with durable tags. Write the tree name before the lead dries and seal with copper wire. Emphasizes legibility, permanence, and avoiding untagged trees to prevent future confusion.
An Expensive Kind of Shopping Kind of Scientific Research
A humorous note from the Ohio State Journal offering home remedies for common habits and ailments. Remedies include blunt advice for toothache, insomnia, and post meal distress, with comic cautions about safety and efficacy. It mocks patent medicines and suggests quirky methods like counting gray sheep and stubborn wart filing.
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Nelle Bors
Ohio State Journal
Methods of Removing Stumps From New Land Shows Techniques
The United States Department of Agriculture bulletin outlines stump removal methods. It details blasting with dynamite cartridges, hollowing soil under stumps, horse and chain pull methods, and a stump pulling tackle using blocks and rope. The Alaska experiment station notes gradual land clearing and practical, rapid stump extraction.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Alaska Experiment Station
Georgeson
Haod
Prepare for Cold Weather in the Cow Stable
The article argues for warm, ventilated cow stables to save feed and keep dairy cows productive. It states dairy cows require about 25 percent more feed when exposed to cold and wet, versus 18 degrees warmer conditions. It explains fat placement differs between dairy cows and beef steers, with dairy cows suffering in cold without shelter. It urges keeping stable temperatures around 70 degrees for comfort and milk production.
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Stei
Ant
Milk Cooling Rules From Udder Temperature Guidelines
Milk drawn from a cow should be cooled quickly from 98 degrees to 60 degrees or below to curb rapid bacterial growth. If separator is used, milk must be separated immediately and run through a cooler to reach the target temperature. Delays in cooling lead to poor butter and inferior flavor due to bacterial growth and spoilage.
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Almor
Sunspots and romance mix in curious old verses
A dialogue narrator shares a daughter’s claim of scientific research at the seashore. Her father, amused, writes for more detail and learns of sunspot interest and a freckle faced youth. The piece unfolds in a string of whimsical moral tales about love, dancing, and Shakespearean allusions.
Chicago Milkmen Prosecution Highlights Adulteration Cases
The state dairy and food commissioner filed about ten suits against Chicago milkmen for violations of wagon signage labeling and selling milk but watered down, some containing formaldehyde allegations. Prosecutions feature published names and charges for selling adulterated milk and labeling violations. Ireland eyes South African butter market as Irish dairymen seek expansion amid English competition. Australians emerge as main rivals in London market. doubt persists Irish ability to compete abroad.
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Chicago
Finols State Dairy and Foot Commissioner
Iriah
Ireland
South Africa
England
London
Behring Links Tuberculosis In Man And Animals
Prof Behring, a noted German scientist, claims his six year Marburg studies show tuberculosis is identical in animals and humans. He argues differences arise from bacilli adapting to the host organism, and reports successful inoculation tests with earth bearing the bacillus leading to fatal cases in canines.
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Prof
Behring
Man
Marburg
A Hot One Newridhe Mere Words of Love
A brief note expresses deep affection from Newridhe Mere toward Miss Cutting Try, urging her to consider figures or terms of endearment as a playful extension of their bond.
All He Needed From Boston Transcript
A Scots Glasgow Times excerpt mocks a clever boy dodging thirty two exams while at school. The dialogue features dumbleigh fogg and a boastful boy claiming great potential, with playful banter about a “great shell” and an alling remark in a Boston Transcript context.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Page
Dumleigh
Fogg
Boston Transcript
A Gentle Hint From a Beach Side Note
A fragmentary note hints at a request for memory and affection as someone plans to visit the beach. The caller mentions a string and ring as possible gestures, with coy dialogue suggesting emotional anticipation in a casual, intimate exchange.
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Charles
Extry Prices Spark Excited Exchange At Expo Grounds
A visitor in a high priced expo restaurant reads the bill of fare and protests lack of conscience in the prices. The waiter retorts the concept is noted on the bill, otherwise it is extra by rule.
There Are Other He Went Shopping Today
A lighthearted joke item from New York Weekly about a housekeeper who keeps household account books and enjoys watching her husband sort them. A neighbor jokes that fun lies in “bucket shopping” as the couple discuss marriage and insurance quips.
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New York Weekly
An Artistic Triumph of a Peasant Girl
A dialog between an artist and a fair critic reveals a misinterpreted prop. The critic praises the painting while quizzing about the model for a picture hat. The artist explains the feature is a hay bundle carried home by the girl.
Counter Question Scene From Trial Record
A courtroom exchange features Mrs Hawkbill pressing Captain Blankblank about urging his men to fire on the enemy. The judge interjects as the captain replies that he would have ordered nothing less than decisive fire in the tense moment.
Wife Grapples With Hat Shame In London Answers
In a London Answers column a wife sobs that her husband does not believe he loves her. She insists he does, but she doubts due to her old hats. The exchange marks a public airing of domestic insecurities and fashion judgment.
Needed a Lot and Very Dull Meeting Dialogues
A fragmentary newspaper item presents quirky exchanges among couples and individuals. Mr Slimpurne laments poverty affecting marriage prospects while Miss Gallo contemplates riches. A dull club meeting yields no topics. A stray misheard line about a widish acquaintance adds to the odd collection of snippets.
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Mr. Slimpurne
Miss Gallo
Portrait of Cord Russell Exhibit Mislabel Sparks Laughs
Walter, the musician, used as relate that a Manchester art show in 1056 catalog is full of absurd errors. One piece, a madman seated naked on bare ground with arms around knees, titled Portrait of Lord John Russell, drew Halle’s remark that an old man quipped probably when he was out of office.
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Cord Russell
Walte
Manchester
England
Lord John Russell
Halle
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