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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1901
Page
8
Field notes describe wheats grown at the Kentucky station after copper sulphate treatment to prevent sprout. No. 13 is very hard but not attractive in appearance. No. 5, G of V, Hocohiwood Hybrid, and Indian Swamp are noted for distinct seed color, head shape, and suitability, with varying degrees of hardness and vigor.
A field trial in Indiana compared thirty three wheat varieties. Kansas Mortgage Lifter yielded the most by weight while Rice Wheat showed good color and seed quality. Tindy impressed with size and coloration but ripened later. Turklady Red and Tirkiah Rediffers differed in spike shape and seed hardness.
A guide details various cabbage storage methods from bare ground to straw and snow, noting basements and bins as common sites. Key tips include sloped surfaces, watering to prevent drying, proper ventilation, and ample windows. Modern advice stresses top ventilation to vent vapors and prevent rot while stressing long rotations in crop planning.
A historical note explains applying lime to plowed land in small piles for about forty bushels per acre, plus timing relations to fertilizer. It discusses lime's effect on soil health, cautions against mixing with ammonia-containing fertilizers, and cites experiments showing modest wheat gains and corn oats boosts when lime is applied before planting, especially for clover and grasses.
A farmer’s guide to using small grain such as wheat and vetch as cattle fodder. Wheat hay is rich, easily cured, and replaces corn fodder with strong feeding value for horses, cattle, and beer cattle. Wheat seed rates of five to eight pecks per acre yield best returns in favorable seasons.
Professors and officials discuss crop prospects noting wheat yields near six hundred fifty thousand to ninety million bushels and peach spray usage. Reports mention South Africa origins of a fugue discovered and amendments to fruit and grain harvest expectations across territories, excluding Arizona where growth rises notably.
A compact notice promotes a trial subscription to the Topeka Daily Herald, Topeka's evening paper. It highlights strong Kansan tone, Republican alignment, and independent comment on political issues. Subscriptions are directed to AGHENTON in Wanetl, Kansas with pricing details mistyped in the fragment.
The Commoner reaches a circulation of 100000, highlighting a rational weekly devoted to volition, economic and civic topics. Bevan contributes events and reviews while subscription rates are advertised, including a bundled offer with the American for a year. Regular price is 1.00. bundle price 1.65.
A garbled review extols New Zealand’s system as a model for workers and wage earners to unite beyond party lines. It promotes a pamphlet promoting intelligent ballots and mass support for reform, urging readers to obtain a copy from Appeal to Reason in Girard, Kansas.
The paper markets itself as the most widely read in America with a claim of comprehensive news from politics to local home features. It touts daily reports, home and estate stories, and subscriptions priced at $41 per year with weekly and price options.
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