Daylight and Dede Mason Love and Schemes Across the Klondike
Iem Harnish known as Burning Daylight courts Dede Mason while recalling Ophir projects and gold rush exploits. He debates wealth crime and legitimacy with her, admitting his drive to build and help others, and she pushes for a steadier life and true partnership.
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Harnish
Alaska
Circle City Tivol
Yukon
Tivoli
Dawson
Klondike
New York
Hamish
San Francisco
Dede Mazon
Daylight
Dede Mason
Dede
United States Steel Corporation
Carnegie
Homestead
Mason
Ophir
Rinkabilly
Protection for Trees by Staking or Wire Fencing
In horticulture guidance, bark damage to fruit trees during cultivation is common. Three or four stout stakes around a tree with top supports prevents injury, and wrapping with woven wire fencing also protects trees from animals including pigs.
Effect of Water on Plants in a Backyard Garden
A Florist writer recalls summer experiments with a canvas bed made from wagon tire and eight Kentucky wonder beans grown in a four foot circle. Tall sunflowers served as supports, a center manured water-filled container boosted growth, and frost end the crop.
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Kentucky
Daylight plots vast Oakland land grab and ferry plan
Daylight reveals a grand scheme to buy hills and quarries around Oakland, Piedmont, Berkeley and San Leandro. He envisions consolidating street railways, building a Goat Island ferry pier, and greatly cutting San Francisco commute times to boost land value and lure growth. The plan unfolds as a multi-step move to control land and transit.
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Bay
Oakland
San Francisco
Berkeley
San Leandro
Piedmont
Alameda
Goat Island
Peace Revealed as Strongest Force by Few Discoverers
A fragment notes that peace is the strongest force, but only a few individuals have made the discovery. The line hints at a philosophical or moral insight rather than a specific event or person.
Singletree for an Orchard
Edwin Haight describes a whiffletree used for young trees in orchards with a flat back edge and rounded ends. A heavy strap or trace is bolted along the back and around the end leaving an 18 inch to two foot tab for an iron ring to hook the trace. The design is shown by a rough end sketch and aims for a long strap to hook directly on the handle, minimizing contact with the trees.
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Edwin Haight
New Yorker
Young Trees in Orchards Need Different Care
Young trees planted in an old orchard seldom give satisfaction. The main reasons are that young trees require different care from old trees and they receive less sunlight due to shade from mature trees.
Watering Plants Advice for Thorough Soil Soak
Do not merely sprinkle water on plants. Remove the watering spout once a week and give the ground a thorough soaking.
Good Soil Practices for Orchard Fertility Management
The article outlines soil preparation and nutrient management for orchards. It stresses deep drainage and soil depth, frequent surface cultivation, and crop rotation with cover crops to supply plant nutrients. It notes mineral fertilizers can help when needed and warns against over-reliance on manures. It discusses varying approaches like sod mulch versus cultivation and fertilizer use, and the challenge of differing soil needs.
Device for Pulling Trees
A simple tool for removing shrubs and small trees uses a five to six foot round hickory stick with a tree at one end and a trace chain at the other. The chain loops around the sapling and is hooked to the pole while a horse pulls, and an ax cuts roots on the opposite side for a quick uproot.
Life of Peach Trees in New York Orange County
A peach census from Orange County New York suggests thorough cultivation matters more for peach trees than pruning or spraying and that the most profitable life period spans four to several years. The study emphasizes cultivation as key to profitability.
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Orange County
N. Y
Fruit Tree Care and Orchard Advice From Horticultural Notes
Harvest costs halve with low headed trees and fall planting is best for deciduous plantings. Cherries prefer well drained soils. apples look promising. Lime sulfur with arsenate of lead boosts fungicidal action. avoid overbearing grapes and ensure foliage late-season growth for next crop. San Jose scale problem rivals currant in orchards. avoid underpowered sprayers and use barrel pumps. Bordeaux mixture 4-4-40 for scab and blight. spray at bloom or before leaves/flowers open. An alphabetical approach to annuals seeds starts with A and proceeds through the alphabet.
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White Fang
Martin Eden
New York Herald Company
The
MacMillan Company
Mr. Harnish
United States
New York State
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