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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1911
Page
2
The article argues that dairying remains a thriving global industry driven by indirect profits from cow manure and soil fertility. It notes many farmers dislike the work, but successful dairymen study problems, keep good cows, and see growth as the dairy sector expands alongside corn farming and hog production on alfalfa.
R W Thatcher notes from the Washington Experiment Stations describe corn profitability in northwestern regions with 15 inches or more of annual rainfall. He warns rainfall above 18 inches supports crop rotation with wheat, while drier years reduce wheat yield. He mentions summer fallowing as a possible practice for 15 inches or less.
The passage explains growing Canada field peas across eastern Washington where rainfall exceeds 15 inches. Peas yield up to three tons per acre of air dry material, usable as green manure when plowed under after about 100 days. Seeding rate is 1.5 bushels per acre on dry land, with shallow plowing or drill sowing three to four inches deep.
The millionaire Gunner Bigwood began a banquet trip but was arrested for speeding. He faced a fine and mock roasting instead of wine and toasts.
Miss Catherine Colvin and Madison Brinkley bridge years of distance through a shared harvest. A shy meeting at the fence leads to a note, a dawn gift, a prank bonfire, and a public false wedding toast, ending with a quiet embrace as they confirm mutual affection.
Des Moines Iowa George Weems once on death row for the murder of L B Ridpath will be released after new testimony and a dream recounted by his father led Governor Drake to commute the sentence from death to life. The alibi witness vanished, later reappearing to support the case.
In Westfield New Jersey a cat rescued by two boys survived attempts to drown and poison it. Patrolman John Roscrans then gas exploded a tank, burning his clothing and whiskers, before bystanders freed him. The cat was unharmed and active at the police station.
Miss Hannah Lundden lacking a hammer used a loaded shotgun cartridge as a hammer to drive tacks. A blast split her thumb and finger, wounding her right hand. She was taken to Seattle General Hospital where doctors feared possible loss of the hand.
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