Barbed Wire Fence Method and Corn Cost Study
Illustration shows a simple barbed wire fence method with a reel and stakes. The Illinois study reports average corn costs in 1896 at 8.72 dollars per acre, 16.1 cents per bushel, with total farm costs from ground breaking to elevator at 19.5 cents per bushel and potential profit of 5.40 dollars per acre if price hits 29.5 cents per bushel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utstone
Riaus Heights
Les
University of Illinois
Iois
Comfortable Fruit Ladder and Orchard Tips
Readable farming notes cover building a light fruit ladder with a narrow top option, care for apples to enlarge fruit, keeping fowls out of the garden, improving milk cleanliness with a pail cover, barn cistern construction, and autumn budding on peach and plum stocks. Also includes fertilizing orchards, crop experiments, summer pruning, and general poultry guidance.
A Watch Is a Wonder and Its Hidden Details
A detailed overview of watches explains that a typical timepiece contains about 98 pieces and 2000 separate operations. It describes the balance wheel, hairspring, and tiny screws, including measurements and the value of hair springs, illustrating the craft and precision behind watches. It also touches on Norwegian Alpine Club huts that aid hunters and a humorous biblical misquote anecdote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norway
Tourstforening
Alpine Club
Jotunheim
Vigdal
Lake Tyin
Skogstad
Harper's Magazine
Authorities crack down on rhino shooting in Zululand
The Natal authorities sentenced two Europeans to £120 or a year in prison for shooting two white rhinoceroses in Zululand. The African Review hopes this signals a broader crackdown on reckless big game shooting across South Africa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Natal
Zululand
South Africa
African Review
Ruth's steadfast vow wins love beyond loss
Ruth Trevor vows to marry Rodney Dare, a one-armed war veteran, despite her Aunt Martha's warning that wealth and cousins could change her future. Ruth refuses money or social pressure, insisting she will keep her promise and face life with Rodney by her side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodney Dare
Ruth Trevor
Ruth
Martha
Rodney
Hugh
Aunt Martha
Trevors
Trevor
Ruth Freeman Wins Love Over Aunt's Fortune
Ruth refuses Aunt Martha's fortune for Rodney Dare who has one arm. Aunt's will then frees Ruth from the burden and she receives her legacy while choosing to value love and loyalty over wealth. Rodney supports Ruth as they celebrate her decision and future happiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth
Martha
Rodney
New York Ledger
Origin of Lace Invented by a European Woman in Renaissance
The article traces handmade lace origins to Europe in the Renaissance era. It notes lace likely evolved from punto in aria and punto fagliato and explains needle and bobbin methods as principal techniques. It discusses attribution to Venice and Flanders and describes early practices and materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Womans Home Companion
Orlena L. Shackleford
Egypt
Punto
Venice
Flanders
France
Laels
Ania
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Hop
Tehell
Via
Practical Farmer
Isle of
Jersey
Baltimore American
London
Standard and Times
Judas
Rel
Om Gond
Hiram
Mandy
Rodney al
Hugh Trevor
Mrs. Trevor
Bobby
Harlem
Maine
Henge
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