Understanding the dairy cow's type and essential features
The article defines a high quality dairy cow by distinct dairy type, breed purity, and large milk and butter fat production. It details the Holstein to Dutch Belted breeds, grade versus purebred, and emphasizes a three-part body conformation, a large well developed udder, and a strong circulatory system as key to efficient milk yield.
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Guernsey
Jersey
Ayrshire
Lost Mines and Legends of Death Valley Treasures
The article recounts famed lost mines in Death Valley including the Breyfogle mine and the Lost Gun-sight tale. It details James Breyfogle’s search in the Funeral Mountains and Bennett’s Hole where a silver ore led to the Flying Gun-sight legend, and notes Peg-leg Smith’s doomed quest for a mysterious mount with hidden gold.
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Great American Desert
Death Valley
Breyfogle
Alvord
Panamints
Desert Mountains
James Breyfogle
Funeral Mountains
Valley
Funeral Range
Bennett
Panamint Mountains
California
Desert
Smith
Dynamiting Orchard Ground for Deeper Roots and Drought Resistance
A missive on preparing orchard soil argues digging deep plow work and dynamiting each planting hole to three to four feet to break hardpan. It cites a Missouri case where blown stumps boosted nearby trees, improving moisture access and fruit vigor. The author notes low dynamite costs and potential large returns.
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F Walden
Denver
Missouri
Tankless Water Works by Kansas City Inventor
William R. Chamberland introduces a tankless water pump using two cylinders and a rocker valve. An experimental unit at Land Ice Company in Kansas City operated for three months, delivering a continuous flow controlled by an air tank and various power sources. Patents were recently obtained.
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William R. Chamberland
Kansas City
Newland Ice Company
Kangas'City
Kan
Rosebery Phrase History Relapsing Into Barbarism Debate
A report on Lord Rosebery and the editors at the White City in 1900 notes disputed misquotation. Newspapers credited him with saying Europe was rattling into barbarism, though the official report cites relapsing into militarism or barbarism.
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Lord Rosebery
Empire
White City
Europe
London Chronicle
An Exception and a Busy Telephone Conversation
A clipped remark notes a twenty minute talk with a turtle dove during a busy telephone moment. The fragment hints at a humorous or ironic aside within a larger scenario. The source focuses on a witty aside rather than a formal event.
Promiscuous Blessing of Babies Questioned
A fragment quotes a debate on blessings for babies and a curiously odd term cited as a possible justification. The text lacks clear context or attribution, rendering a definitive summary difficult.
Cover Crops in Orchard Cultivation Improve Water Use
Advocates cite Sojaynes experiments in Washington showing higher water use and stunted growth in young orchards. The article argues long term cultivation with cover crops, without addedbumus, yields poor condition, while orchards like Canon City now thrive thanks to water holding soil and easier cultivation.
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Sojaynes
Washington
Canon City
Much Damage Done By Lice In Poultry Yards
Emma Stacy explains how lice threaten chick growth and outlines preventive measures. She warns that dirty yards invite lice and recommends cleaning, painting brood cods and nest boxes, and applying a lard based mixture to birds.
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Emma Stacy
Making Profit With Pigs
Farmers could profit by buying a few pigs and finishing them for market using inexpensive grain. Success hinges on skill to grow and fatten them on 60 cent corn and achieve a reasonable profit.
Orchard grafting and pest protection guidance for fruit trees
Root grafting may be done any time until April 1. Rabbits mice and borers injure young orchards. protect trees from sunscald and pests. Spray peach trees with Bordeaux before leaf-out. prepare spraying supplies now. Examine young apples for rodent damage. tramp snow to guard against mice. poison or shoot rabbits as needed.
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G. C. Humphrey
Wisconsin College of Agriculture
Death Valle