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Newspaper
Kennewick Courier
Location
Kennewick, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1912
Page
5
An excerpt outlines economical goose rearing for breeding and market. It covers management, breeding ratios, winter feeds, incubation, gosling care, and fattening schedules with detailed ration percentages and age milestones. It stresses selecting breeding stock from top cows and heifer calves to improve the herd.
The article notes calf costs of 18 to 25 dollars until age two, plus feed influence. It emphasizes building a dairy herd by producing one's own cows, selecting foundation stock, and may justify spending more to raise quality cows. It advises purchasing high grade or thoroughbred cows to start if calves underperform.
Entomologist A L Melander from Washington State urges orchard growers to spray above ground woolly aphis on branches with tobacco or kerosene emulsions or a sulfur lime mix using Bordeaux nozzles for thorough wetting. Root forms resist treatment, so burying or banding with tree Tanglefoot helps prevent migration. untreated, the pest stalls tree growth and weakens or kills the tree over years.
Bulletin No. 104 outlines the Pullman station’s work for year ending June 30, 1911. It lists investigations, bulletins, dissemination methods, and a full financial statement. Free copies available from the Experiment Station Director in Pullman, Washington.
A Michigan Farmer essay extols bees as essential to nature and crop yields. It urges farmers to harvest and store nectar for home use, notes bees aid pollination more reliably than wind, and treats beekeeping as accessible without competing with experts.
Hoard's Dairyman argues that 40 percent of dairymen lack the desire and knowledge to improve cows and profits. It urges farmers to pursue better education, smarter breeding, and clearer aims to close the gap between effort and business results.
Legal publication announces Ordinance No 135 establishing Local Improvement District No 5 to fund and oversee sidewalk cement construction on property within the district. The measure details district boundaries and the assessment plan for property owners to finance the project through local funds.
Kennewick City Council creates Local Improvement District No 5 covering Blocks 2 3 First Addition and Blocks 1 2 4 5 6 and south half of Block 3 Amon's Addition for cement sidewalks A 14 foot sidewalk around several blocks and 6 foot sidewalks in others Plans maps and specs to be prepared with copies for $1 Assessments set to pay costs via cash or five annual installments at 7 percent Bonds to be issued up to district costs Special Local Improvement Fund to cover bonds and costs City to issue bonds payable within 50 years and interest 7 percent Five day period for assessment payment precedes bond issuance Effective March 21 1912.
Notice shows Local Improvement District No 2 for Kennewick Avenue grading and graveling from Seventh Street to Pacific Street and McKinley Street on Second Street side, covering blocks in Amon's Addition. Assessments may be paid within 30 days without penalty. unpaid portions may be settled in five annual installments at 7 percent interest. Johnson City Treasurer signs. first publication March 15 1912. second March 22 1912.
Sealed proposals addressed to City Clerk T J Wright in Kennewick are due by 5 PM April 2 1912 for furnishing and installing pipe lines in Local Improvement District No 4. Bids must include a 5 percent certified check. payment will be in Local Street Bonds with seven percent interest. The City may reject any bid. First publication March 15 1912 Last publication March 22 1912.
Department of the Interior notice to Floyd Spaur of Spokane regarding Alfred Hendricksen’s December 5 1911 filing to contest Homestead Entry No 04948 for Lot 4 Section 2 Township 6 North Range 29 East W M Kennewick Wash. Contesta nt alleged abandoned residence no improvements or cultivation and land in native state. Failure to answer within twenty days after fourth publication will cancel entry. Publication dates March 1 8 15 and 22 1912.
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