Beekeepers Face Serious Problem In Washington State
Beekeepers in Washington face heavy losses due to diseases sweeping through colonies as described by exten sion bee specialist B A Slocum of the State College. American foul brood spores contaminate old combs and honey causing larval death and odor in infected hives while European foul brood, lacking spores, still devastates larvae but is easier to control.
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Washington
B. A. Slocum
State College
Beekeeping Disease Spurs Call for Cooperation
A local beekeeping expert warns a spreading disease will devastate apiaries if unchecked. Mr Slocum urges small beekeepers to contact the extension service or local inspector so early action can save colonies.
Flies Travel Long Distances According to USDA Tests
Experiments by the U S Department of Agriculture show house flies can migrate several miles in 24 hours with some reaching up to 13 miles. Studies conducted in northern Texas used chalk traps to map flight directions and distances, revealing migratory behavior and the need for sanitation to destroy breeding sites.
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Bureau of Entomology
United States Department of Agriculture
Texas
Rebecca Light
Florida
Cuba
Marquesas Keys
Key West
Fla
Chips and Splinters from Farm Planning Notes
Legumes build soil and bees need a good queen for winter. Trap nesting boosts poultry breeding. Improvements in feed, poison bait risks, and stock value highlighted. Farms emphasize business accounts, culling, and boarder animals. Bees require ~30,000 in each colony for winter. many lines urge balanced rations and careful budgeting.
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Paing
Battery care by correspondence study at Washington college
Garage employees and car owners can learn storage battery maintenance by correspondence. The extension Division of the State College of Washington completed a short 10 lesson course under Prof. George Hoadley of the Electrical Engineering department. The course is practical and aimed at everyday motorist needs.
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Extension Division
State College of Washington
George Hoadley
Electrical Engineering Department
Hoadley
Pig Club Boy Outdoes Breeders at Interstate Fair
Harold Shuey, a Moran youth aged twelve, won six prizes in the open class Poland China contest at the Spokane Interstate Fair. He took first, second and third on sows and first on breed pen, totaling 25 dollars in cash, plus a sweep of first, second and third in the pig club contest. He started with six week old stock two years ago and built a prize group of seven pigs from eight raised, with six becoming award winners in the open class.
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Poland
China
Spokan
Harold Shuey
Moran
Harold
Pig Club
Haro
Huge Mastodon Unearthed Near Lewiston Idaho Skeleton Found
In Spokane a vast fossil find near Lewiston Idaho yields a near complete mastodon skeleton. Workmen uncovered a foreleg and bone splinters while drilling for a pole, with estimates of the extinct animal reaching 80 feet in length and 30 feet tall. Paleontologist Patrick Gibbons notes the creature lived millions of years ago and may be among the largest beasts known. He plans no further excavation at present.
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Spokane
Lewiston-Clarkston Gas Company
Lewiston
Idaho
Patrick Gibbons
Snake River Country
The Horse Returns at Fairs Says Extension Specialist
State College livestock expert C. M. Hubbard notes the comeback of draft horses at fairs. He urges buyers to seek large horses with heavy flat bones and rugged build and warns against scrubs or vices in sires. Two key factors drive success: an outstanding sire and capable care.
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C. M. Hubbard
State College
Mr. Hubbard
Thirty Years Ago in the Country Newspaper
A brisk retrospective notes life from three decades past with lines on bustles, rare surgeries, firs, silos, appendicitis, white shoes, orchard sprays, 5 cent milk, livery bills, muskmelons, tin Lizzie, tongue checks, milkshakes, and gas prices. It recalls rural staples like mail, hired girls earning fifty, liver chunks, pneumatic tires jokes, and straw stacks burning, ending with publishing a country newspaper.
Not a Business Birds and a Submarine Trust
A Pike County Illinois Republican excerpt notes that English sparrows were seen as birds, Jules Verne alone embraced the submarine concept, and novelty devices required ear tubes to hear a phonograph for a dime.
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Jules Verne
Pike County
Ill
Notorious Pryor Creek Wolf Trapped Near Billings
A famed rogue wolf that for six years terrorized ranches around Billings Montana was captured by U S Department of Agriculture trappers. The beast measured about 5 feet 10 inches and weighed 2 pounds, though the latter figure seems erroneous. It was caught on the last day of the county fair and displayed to crowds.
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Montana
Billings
United States Department of Agriculture
Ar J
Notice of Assessment Roll in Treasurers Office for Collection
The supplemental assessment roll for Local Improvement District No. 11 covers Evans Street Sherburne Street and Price Avenue sidewalk projects with an established 7 percent interest rate. Payments may be made within thirty days from first publication dated October 14 1921, or in ten equal annual installments thereafter. R F Taylor city treasurer notes the first publication date and installment terms.
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Evans Street
Cascade Street
Sherburne Street
Summit Avenue
Price Avenue
Ash Street
Orchard Street
Central Avenue
R. F. Taylor
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Virginia Burley
Leavenworth
Choice Meats and Poultry Telephone
Leavenworth, WN
Tween
Pryor Creek
Herriman’s New & Second Hand Store
Sendee Acress
Saheerthe Ion
APPLE
Great Northern Lumber CO
Wenatchee
Leavenworth, Wash
Herman Howe
L. J. Nelson
Nelson & Howe Law Offices
Elliott Building
J. T. Lindley
J. W. Elliott
Bert Williams
G. W. Hoxley
A. Lessing
M. D. Mer. Community Hospital
Hospital
W. W. Elmer, M. D
Myrtle Snyder
Barclay Hotel
Leavenworth A
Hennesny
Sam R. Sumner
Columbia Valley Bank Bldg
Wenatchee wlDe
Burt J. Williams
Chelan Co
N. M. Sorenson
Blue Wenatchee
E. Porter
Columbia Valley Bank
E. J. Widbey
Nat'l Bank Bla Wenatche
HB. Baer
Earle D. Sawyer
M. D
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