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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1898
Page
4
The article argues for heavy manure use to replenish soil fertility and sustain crops. It details nutrient drains from wheat straw and grain, noting a typical crop removes nitrogen, potash, and phosphoric acid amounts totaling about 42, 31.4, and 22.4 pounds respectively. Restoring these elements would require roughly three tons of barnyard manure to return soil to vigor.
The English walnut thrives in Europe and in the Eastern United States. Wood is valued for gunstocks and furniture while nuts supply demand for both timber and fruit. In Philadelphia area and beyond, trees bear yearly though pollen timing affects fruit set. planting in groups improves yields.
Roy Stone explains in Farm and Home that broad-tired wagons require less force uphill and on soft ground. A broad wheel avoids sinking and cutting into the road, making navigation easier than narrow wheels, especially during road-building and harvest seasons.
The text argues cheap foods offer no farmer advantage unless produced on farm with low labor costs. Purchasing food favors meat yield, as ten quarts of milk cost nearly the same labor as five quarts, making each extra quart profit. It stresses maintaining cows at peak production year round, noting a constant cost offset by higher output and that spending more to increase efficiency pays off.
The Agricultural Department releases the second number of Experimental Station Work under Director A C True. It reports on forage value of common crops and analyzes farm fertiliser mixing economics. It notes mixing crude materials on the farm is practicable and economical under certain conditions and praises using ashes as a valuable fertiliser with proper care.
There is considerable danger that ash use is overestimated by farmers and money is spent on ashes that could be better used buying other forms of fertilizer.
A bull calf running with hornless steers causes nine cattle to develop jaw lumps filled with pus. An incision drains the infections, iodine and bine vitriol are used, and creosote in turpentine nightly applications finish the cure. No bone or cancer is involved. In separate notes, lime benefits clover and timothy, boosting hay value and suggesting wood ash or lime soil treatments.
The article extols a novel Coral Berry with a stout bush form reaching 4 to 6 feet, silver foliage, abundant fruit inside a burr, and a fiery red ripe color. It also discusses oats as an early spring crop, seed amounts, and a drilling method. A remedy for caked udder is shared by B. Van Allen, using turpentine, cider vinegar, and egg white.
Farmers once rested land by skipping a crop every few years allowing weeds to grow. Rest is best achieved by rotating crops so soil nutrients remain balanced and not depleted by one plant.
Farmers’ Voice cautions readers against selecting fruit varieties blindly and overreliance on seedling or grafted stock. It notes local performance matters, patience in year one, and warns that new varieties rarely pay off. success favors those who observe, prepare, and invest wisely.
The market letter cites Mr. Armour predicting wheat could hit 1.50 if Leiter’s party does nothing, with shorts trapped by long positions and a supply squeeze. Leiter and lieutenants believe wheat will rise on merit, despite broad trader doubt and Leiter’s strong current grip. Northwest receipts fall 165 cars vs last week as May and December deals show erratic movement.
Readable lists show prices for wheat, flour, oats, barley, hay, butter, cheese, poultry, potatoes, onions, hops, wool, mutton, beef, veal, eggs, fresh fish, fruit, and general farm commodities. Many entries cite regional grades and per unit costs such as dollars per ton or per sack, with multiple regional varieties and years implied.
The hydrographic government program maps arid lands across Oregon Washington and Idaho for irrigation based reclamation. Stations on the Dungeness Elwha Soldeck Spokane Natchess Wenatchee Palouse Yakima and more assess summer water supply and reservoir sites. Idaho Oregon and Washington could host millions of residents if arid domains become productive.
An Alaska miner shares simple bread and biscuit recipes using baking powder and water or milk, plus a note on a Klondike circular offering a 400 recipe cookbook. The article mentions a new wire frame pocket closure and an aerial bicycle by a Wisconsin inventor with aeroplane-capable lift.
A trader extols St Jacobs Oil as a remedy for lumbago and weak muscles, likening a timber’s weak spot to a person’s body and promising rapid restoration to health and ability. The piece compares Icelandic geysers to Yellowstone, noting height differences as a side remark.
The League of American Wheelmen membership nears 100000 with a noted drop. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters touted for digestion kidney health and malaria relief. New fire suppression method with a bore nozzle insert. Allen's Foot-Kase advertised as a cure for various foot ailments with testimonials. Connecticut pardon powers debated. Wales billed as Britain's mineral wealth leader with farm yields and per acre values.
The Russian cruiser Svetlana built at Havre exceeded its contract speed by one and a fraction knots in six hours of trials. Begun December 7, 1895, she is an armor decked cruiser yacht for Grand Duke Alexis with 16 guns and 10 quick firing 47 mm guns. Cost 6.6 million francs about 81.3 million. The grand duke visited and praised the vessel.
A woman describes severe heart pains, fainting spells, blindness episodes, and pelvic disorders including womb inflammation and ulcers. After doctors failed, she found relief and was cured by Lydia E Pinkham's remedy following her husband's suggestion.
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