Fruit Picking And Packing On California Ranches
A Rural New Yorker correspondent outlines the California orchard workflow. Picking pails, orchard trucks, and ventilated boxes sort fruit by quality, with wormy and bruised apples diverted to drying or cider. Almond harvesting uses canvas under trees, and shells are bleached before market. A Toronto note mentions Ontario’s new diet for the San Jose scase as fishermen oil emulsions and coal oils are tested against the pest.
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Mandy
New Yorker
California
San Jose
George E. Fisher
Ontario
Agricultural Department
Intensive tillage and humus key to potato yields
Cornell experiments with potatoes show humus-rich soil conserves moisture through drought and boosts yields. Thorough but not excessive tillage, surface mulch management, and harrowing before emergence improve results. Bordeaux mixture increases yields. pruning vines to a single stem not beneficial. Potato machinery advancing. choose locally adapted implements.
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Bordeaux
Cornell
Weevil in Beans and Buckwheat Farming Notes
An agricultural brief notes bean weevil damage in stored beans and prevention with tight storage and cold conditions. It also covers buckwheat ground preparation, sowing rates, fertilizer, expected price, and Behring's disputed cattle inoculation breakthrough with tuberculosis.
The Case for Registered Sires and Dairy Breed Improve ment
A historical column argues for the value of pedigreed animals and registered sires to boost farm stock quality. It cites breeders, the middle west, and benefits to small farmers, plus notes on calves, tansy remedies, and dairy cattle trends.
A Low Cost Silo For Dairies And Home Builders
A historic note describes a low cost wooden hoop silo using Georgia pine lining, elm hoops, and tar paper protection. It outlines construction details, lumber needs, nails, and a three cornered frame with doors, plus weatherproofing options and long term serviceability at about 1.25 dollars per hoop.
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Georgia
Dairy Profits and Calf Rearing in Mid South
Practical Farmer discusses dairy profitability with a 5000 pound annual milk yield totaling about 150 dollars in milk value after costs. It argues cowpea hay ensilage corn stover and cottonseed meal costs and outputs, plus manure returns, proving dairying can outperform cotton once stock is improved through breeding. Mary Marshall of Pan-American’s Guernsey herd produced 5611 pounds in six months and 301.13 pounds fat. she was sold for 1000 dollars to Bert Loring. The piece also covers calf handling and humane milking practices and ends with a fable about sparing an old woman’s feelings by gently guiding her to write.
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Guernsey
United States
Middle South
Mary Marshall
Mary Mseshals
Ezra Michener
Bucks County
Albert C. Loring
Minnesota
Mavitgs Bank
The Debate Over Docked Horses for Market Value
A correspondent in the Gazette reports a controversy on shaping horses for market. Docked horses fetch more in large cities but buyers fear secondhand value. exporters prefer long tailed horses. Advice to breeders is to keep horses natural in shape and in good flesh, avoid excessive docking, and present them well cared for. The piece notes Tongleur, the Percheron stallion, and discusses harness issues, care during hot weather, clipping trials, and remount buying trends for grays versus other colors.
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Hreeter's Gazette
Enoug
Akin
Scipio
Tongleur
Horac
New Yorker
Michigan Experiment Station
Smith
Georgia Ranch Becomes 210000 Acre Purchase in Lincoln County
A New York corporation bought a 210000 acre ranch in Lincoln County Georgia, fencing 1100 acres and starting the first cattle installment in the fenced area. Plans include breeding and fattening cattle for southern markets. The article notes the campaign to prepare and site the operation is now being readied.
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New York Corporation
Lincoln County
Roots far hogs prove roots boost hog growth and feed value
A report from the Ontario experiment station shows hogs fed roots along with barley and middlings achieve higher daily gains. Root-fed groups gain about four-fifths of a pound daily versus twelve-thousandths in standard feeds, with roots replacing part of heavy meals. Red roots yielded more thrifty hogs and better digestion, suggesting roots improve digestive function in confined hogs.
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Otheir
Elaine
Ontaxle
Wade
Angora goat farming cautions from a Texas breeder
A Texas breeder notes Angora goats are hardy but require attentive care, especially for kids. In Panhandle trials 300 females reduced to 160 in sixteen months. Goats need corrals at night, careful feeding, and vigilant management to be profitable. highlight on udder care and a tale of Oswald’s joke about bookish wedding attendees.
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Panhandle
Donley County
Oswald
Spanking Tale Echoes Child Wonder in Cartoon Panel
In a New York World cartoon, a father in a dog cart whips the air to urge a horse, asserting no strike is needed. His seven year old son Tommy asks why they are not spanked, and the father replies with a teaching tone about guiding behavior without punishment.
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Yommy
Tommy
New York
Did Not See It Before Miss Eastside gown remark
A brisk social exchange about a gown, with Miss Eastside praising a lovely dress and Miss Westside noting limited use at smart affairs this season. The dialogue also touches on domestic arrangements and house hot water, revealing daily life details.
Evening Reflections on God’s Provision in the Wilderness
A devotional study traces Israel’s murmuring in the wilderness, Moses’ leadership, and God’s response with manna and quail. It links the Exodus events to Christian faith, noting manna as a type of Christ and stressing faith and obedience amid trials.
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D. MM. Steorna
Elim
Congregation
Children of Israel
Binal
Egypt
Moses
Atron
Maron
God
Israel
Samuel
Untae
Aaron
Nut
Israeil
El-Shaddal
Christ
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New Jersey
Karper
Harper
Philadelphia Press
Hhe
Pennsylvania
Timothy
Michigan
Atwater
New England
Geneva
Orance
Professor Behring
Berlin
Behring
Middle West
RE. E. Levan
National Stockman
Guernseys
Jersey
Ayrshire
Basview
Tongleeur
Waterloo
Grars
Napoleon
London Live Stock Journal
Garson
Les
the Sunday School
Newspapre Faraive
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