Texas Coal and Education Figures in 1911 Census
Census figures show Texas coal reserves and area potential with 600 square miles of coal beds, 2 000 square miles of lignite in areas extending to the Rio Grande, and 945 tons of coal and lignite consumed in 1910. The Census Bureau notes farm property valued at over 2.2 billion and livestock at 318 million, while education data report 407 male and 9d female professors, 3 001 male and 1 470 female collegiate students in 1911.
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Timate
United States
Ihe
Red Rivers
Rio Grande
Texas
Colleges and Technology
Illinois
Iowa
Union
Identification of American wood becomes critical for buyers
An article by G B Sudworth notes the rising demand for standard wood species and the challenge of mis identification. It discusses how substitutes vary in quality, the difficulty of distinguishing oak woods, reliance on anatomical features, and the role of inspectors in commerce.
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G. B. Sudworth
United States
Abely
Root cutter design aids livestock feed prep
Anton fickish of Union county Oregon describes a simple root cutter built from inch boards three feet long with a bottom eight inches wide side boards four inches wide top boards six inches wide angled to the sides and three legs. A knife on a screw raises for large beets.
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Anton “Fickish
Union County
Ore
Livestock Advice for Hogs Sheep and Cattle Breeding
Practical tips on hog housing feeding and health including cleaning troughs and mangers, using powdered charcoal for scours, culling unwanted ewes, and weaning costs. Moving to pigs two months old can eat most grains. Emphasizes pure bred sires, castration of unattractive lambs, water access for fattening steers, pedigreed sires in horse stock, and economical feed rations using potatoes turnips and vegetables cooked in a kettle.
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England
Scotland
France
Panama Canal Opening Benefits Texas Cotton Mills
Waxahachie Texas Mr C B Dunlap member of the Texas Welfare Commission and chairman of the sub committee on cotton mills said the completion of the Panama Canal will greatly benefit the Texas cotton mill industry and the development of the country will address inequalities between Texas and other manufacturing states.
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Waxahachie
Texas
C. B. Dunlap
Texas Welfare Commission
Panama Canal
Jefferson Texas Rebuilds After Fire Century Ago
Twenty years after a 20 acre blaze that wrecked $2 million in property Jefferson Texas sees a rebirth. Eleven two story buildings costing about $250000 rise in six months and a $45000 courthouse is planned. Many old structures are repaired to first class condition as commerce returns.
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Jefferson
Texas
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United States Geological Survey
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Gov. Colquitt
Minnesota
Funess
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Pryor
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Dennison
Missouri
Ayrshire
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