Fertility Up in Northeast Despite Farm Abandonment
A forthcoming circular by the agricultural department refutes the view that national soil fertility declines. It reports overall crop volume and average yield per acre rising due to soil restoration and targeted nutrient supply. Modern inoculation using bacteria fixes atmospheric nitrogen, boosting plant food efficiency at a few cents per acre for higher returns.
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Agricultural Department
Mobile Register
Pennsylvania’s Forestry Drive Boosts Tree Planting Goals
The state reports about 1,000,000 acres under reserve with expanding replanting. Officials cite a strong tree farming system, aiming to add at least 9,000,000 new trees this year and reach 20,000,000 annually. A state forestry academy trains young foresters as supervision grows. Hills and valleys seen as source of erosion and flood damage from treeless crests, notably causing Ohio river freshets.
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Pennsylvania
Forestry
Ohio
Will Restricts Smoking To Inherit Grandfather Funds
Acker of Atlantic Highlands New Jersey inherits 25600 dollars from his grandfather on condition he abstains from cigarettes and dissipation for 24 years. At stated periods Acker must affidavit adherence to the terms to receive the regular allowance. The setup presents a test of a young man’s preferences with a sizable sum as compensation for deprivation.
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Acker
Atlantic Highlands
Boston plan to educate immigrants faces difficulty
The Boston announcement proposing to educate and employ illiterate and impecunious immigrants is praised as good in principle by the New York Tribune, but the paper notes the massive challenge of implementing such work for the hundreds of thousands arriving.
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Boston
The
New York Tribune
New York
Quirky Propaganda and Patents From An Old Time Paper
The clipping mixes satirical notes on roads with no speed limits, old swindles, winter preserves, and playful quips. It mentions Taft names in Seattle births, polar dog crusades, a Chicago man shot for biting ears, a Chinese aviator on the Pacific coast, and a jab about hens and patent rights.
Competition in World Corn Supply Shifts South to Europe
The article notes growing maize production in South America and Natal plans to ship about 240000 tons to Europe by December. It links pellagra, once common in southern Europe, to musty corn but says the United States has seen this disease less, suggesting handling and other causes may affect pellagra risk in Europe.
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United States
South America
Natal
Europe
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Oystermen Predict Record Season Amid Shipping Reforms
Oystermen report heavy early shipments and westward demand rising as confidence returns via cleaner shipping methods. The industry faces past two season losses and urges fair treatment of traders to restore hunger for seafood after a period of poor business.
Intensive agriculture raises farm fertility and yields
The Denver Republic notes conservation minded farmers learn that soil fertility increases output on smaller tracts, with 40 acres as valuable as 80 if productive power rises. Old methods yield to better ones, dividing larger farms into smaller parcels while overall national production grows with soil improvement.
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Denver Republican
Canal progress reported toward 1915 completion
Col Goethals, chief engineer, says progress is good as excavated material falls off by eighty percent. Four sections completed, reducing digging work. Other tasks continue satisfactorily. Finish appears in sight and canal completion by 1915 seems likely.
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Col Goethals
Panama Canal
Is Britain supreme at sea amid changing times
A collection of opinions from a Toronto speech reported by the Los Angeles ExPress ranges from British naval supremacy to aviation's rise and global marriages. It questions maritime dominance, husband and wife disputes, tuberculosis work, swordfish coast defense, desiccated eggs, polar conquest, hazing, and coal concerns in chilly mornings.
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Lord Charles Beresford
Toronto
Los Angeles’ Express
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