Two thirds of world sugar now from sugar beet
The discussion touches on agricultural trends and costs from wheat to hogs, noting sugar beets now supply two-thirds of world sugar. It mentions crop prospects, drainage projects turning marsh into cropland, diversification in Texas, and concerns about imports and quality of foreign foods. A simple stone boat invention is praised for yard work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agricultural Department
Washington
Germany
sparkMnee Champagne
Farmers Praise Alfalfa Hope In Unimproved Areas
The piece notes alfalfa could grow on millions of unimproved acres in the South and West, suggesting a profitable agricultural path even where other crops fail. It mentions hog prices at five dollars, Jersey cattle shown live are preferable to slaughter, and a windstorm sometimes brings harvest benefits.
Two Crop Bonanza From Potatoes To Corn In Indian Territory
An Indian Territory farmer raised 10 000 bushels of potatoes this year earning about 75 cents per bushel. The crop stood in the ground late June and was then planted to corn. This two crop farming looks like a bonanza.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indian Territory
Wider wagons to build better roads urged
A newspaper note argues that using ten wide tired wagons in a community will advance road improvements more than a formal good roads convention. It identifies wide tired wagons and the cash road tax as the foundations of improved highways.
Dairyman Advised to Shelter Cattle During Dog Days
The dairyman should house cows in a darkened barn from 9 a m to 6 p m during extreme heat. Feed a suitable sailing crop ration and allow pasture access all night. This method promises comfort and significantly higher milk production.
Seed men unite to oppose government seed business
The seed men of the country unite to protest and stop the government seed trade, calling it a public fraud. They claim a muskmelon sold as cucumber shows poor seed quality and suggest cutting seed distribution could retire many congressmen, removing seedy representatives from Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Best Strawberry Varieties and Local Planting Tips
The piece weighs pros and cons of strawberry varieties across soils and climates. It highlights Warfield Bedder Wood and Gandy as adaptable, notes Crescent Clyde Brandywine Sample among admirers, and advises buying locally proven plants from reputable growers who yield the best fruit in one’s area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warfield
Bedter Wood
Gandy
Old Crescent
Clyde
Brandywine
Neighboring Hen Feeds Brood On Colorado Beetle Slugs
A light Brahma hen with twenty six chicks wandered into a garden and fed her brood on the half grown Colorado beetle slugs in the potato patch, a surprising behavior for poultry and wild birds which had previously avoided the pests.
Movements and visits note from Muscatine area
A long list records residents and visitors moving about Muscatine. People travel by Firefly and trains to Davenport, Marengo, St Paul, and Rock Island, with many returning home after visits and business trips.
Deed Transfers Burlington Cedar Rapids and Northern Line
The Burlington Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway transfers its property to the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railway for one dollar and other good and sufficient considerations. The deed, filed in Muscatine County, covers extensive lines across Iowa Minnesota and South Dakota, including branches to Davenport Decorah and Sioux Falls. The transfer follows a 999 year lease and involves multiple counties and stations along the B C R N network.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reesink
Muscatine County
Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway Company
Iowa
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company
C. R
Rock Island
Burlington
Cedar Rapids
Albert Lea
Minnesota
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Vinton
Iowa Falls
Watertown
South Dakota
Trosky
Jasper
Muscatine
Montezuma
Thornburg
What Cheer
Iowa Junction
Clinton
Plato
Cedar County
Quarry
Bennet
Davenport
Linn Junction
Linn County
Postville
Allamakee County
Titonia
Kossuth County
Lake Park
Dickinson County
Worthington
Nobles County
Minn
Hardwick
Rock County
Ellsworth
Sioux Falls
Minnehaha County
Germania
Freeborn County
Miners Strike in Cripple Creek Envelops City
Three thousand miners walked off the job in Cripple Creek Colorado on August 10, shutting down all operations except the Portland mine. The strike represents a mass stoppage across the mining district with closures reported citywide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cripple Creek
Colo
Portland
Muscatine Urged to Invite Fifty Fourth Regiment Encampment
Col H H Caughlin of Ottumwa urges Muscatine to invite the Fifty Fourth regiment for an encampment this year. Local businessmen express strong support, praising the potential economic and civic benefits and noting no prior encampment in twenty years. Company C may extend an invitation tonight for dates between September 11 and 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifty- Fourth Regiment
H. H. Caughlin
Ottumwa
Burlington
Muscatine
J. H. Munroe
Crocker
F. M. Witter
T. W. Cherry
Daniel Hayes
Louis Cohn
City camp plan see Old Guards pledge support
Several veteran citizens no longer members said they would work hard to ensure the camp's success and secure it for the city, pledging continued backing to the effort.
Special Summer Excursion Rates to the West
Iowa Central Railway announces summer excursion rates from Elrick Junction for June 1 to September 30 1903. Destinations include Denver Colorado Springs and Pueblo Colorado 24.25 dollars, Glenwood Springs 36.25 dollars, Salt Lake City and Ogden Utah 37.25 dollars, with low return rates to Deadwood Lead City Hot Springs and Custer South Dakota. Call on Iowa Central agents or write A B Cutts G I T A Minneapolis for folders and rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Central Railway
Elrick Junction
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Colo
Glenwood Springs
Salt Lake City
Ogden
Utah
Deadwood
Lead City
Hot Springs
Custer
S. C
Iowa Central
A. B. Cutts
Minneapolis, Minn
Moingona Agent’s Father Mr Shepherd Dies at 80
Mr. Shepherd, father of the C. N. W. agent at Moingona, is dead at that place, aged 80 years.
Belmond Grist Mill Landmark Razed in Iowa
The Belmond grist mill, among Iowa’s oldest and a local landmark, is being torn down. The dismantling marks the end of a historic milling site once central to the town’s industry and daily life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belmond
Iowa
Keokuk man hurt by falling rafter at work
C. E. Meliigan of Keokuk sustained serious injuries Saturday when a rafter fell and struck him during elevator work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E Meliigan
Keokuk
Sheriff Housing Seventy Eight Prisoners in Scott County Office
The sheriff of Scott County is boarding seventy eight prisoners at his official hostelry as part of local jail provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott County
Local departures and visits noted in Muscatine area
Rev J R Payne of Wilton M E church is in Muscatine today. Thomas Cullen of 199 West Fourth street left on the afternoon train for Wilton on business. Mr and Mrs M F Ellsworth of north of Des Moines left for home after several days visiting. Mrs R J Wiley of West Liberty left on the 3 10 o clock train for home after weeks in town at Hershey hospital where her arm is treated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert McCampbell
West Liberty
C. Hedges
Marengo
Mrs. E. K. Tyler
West Fourth Street
James and
Norman Elliott
Iowa Avenue
Atalissa
A. A. Pratt
Esther
Dora Bowersox
Davenport
Carl Dreier
Mary Dreier
West Third Street
Yarmouth
A. Allen
Sioux City
City
S. H. Parvin
East Third Street
O. D. Longstreth
Iowa City
Mr. Longstreth
State University
Julia Bradley
Margaret Fitzpatrick
Helen Sneichen
West Fifth Street
Margaret Healey
J. R. McCartney
Wilton
Bert Duncan
Jay Duncan
Rev
J. R. Payne
Wilton Methodist Episcopal Church
Muscatine
Thomas Cullen
M. F. Ellsworth
Des Moines
R. J. Wiley
Hershey Hospital
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Kansas
Chicago
Indiana
Texas
Corn Belt
Jersey
North Dakota
Igarden
M. Havercamp
Montpelier
Odetta Tyler
J. H. Cottrell
W. E. Scannell
East Sixth Street
Herman Stoltzenau
West Seventh Street
Martin Havercamp
East Seventh Street
Tri-Cities
Henry Noble
Eliza, Ill
A. L. de Camp
North
Nellie Kaut
Anna Kruchbaum
Cora Daut
North Mulberry Street
Giglinger
J. I. Grieser
H. S. Howe
Council Bluffs
Grand Lodge of the Order of the Knights of Pythias
Logan County
Cc. E. Hall
Iowa Telephone Company
Thomas Watson
Charles Bell
Watson
Justice Eversmeyer
Howe
Pratt Val
Percales
New Idea
Skinner
Jamestown
Famosa
Mascot
Toben, Malone & Company
Col. Caughlin
G. M. Titus
Gopera House
Muscatine Play House
Second
Chicago Man
J. M. Kemble
Grand Opera House
Frank Hurst
Hurst
Eller
Geneva
Mississippi
Geneva Island
Tam
Missouri
C. A. Peck & Co
P. O
McQuesten & Sawyer
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