Asa Darwin for convenience's sake in a rural tale
Abner teases that the long suffering Asa Darwin will be called Jasper for convenience. The narrator reveals Rose is the wife and Asa’s kin, and the twist ends with the realization that Rose is the wife in disguise and Asa’s tale centers on loneliness and practical marriage.
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Mwell
Asa
Ridgefield
Rufe Barclay
Rufe
Rufe’s
Rafe
Hissel
Hisself
Rose
Oo J
Abner
Jasper
Asa Darwin
Agricultural Outlook and Farming Tips From 1937 Report
The Bureau of Agricultural Economics projects hog slaughter in late 1937 may sell above market price if hogs move before prices drop. Cattle feeding will rise as new corn becomes ready, improving most cattle markets into December 1938. Poultry prospects look strongest six months ahead. farmers advised expanding laying flocks. Electrical refrigeration and shade for poultry houses improve efficiency. alfalfa seeding timing matters for weed control. Early lamb breeding boosts prices. risk of stomach worm is lower with January to February lambing. Black stem rust appears widespread in Kansas, with Kaw Valley wheat showing resistance.
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Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Bureau
Alpalfa
Kansas
Removing water sprouts lowers next spring pruning costs
Farm notes say removing water sprouts from apple trees in June reduces pruning costs next year. Water sprouts can be snapped off by hand before they become woody, without shears. Hot weather delays poultry development, delaying egg production and reducing body size and egg weights.
Incomplete Kansas Oddities Inventor in Oskaloosa
Samuel Peppard of Oskaloosa startled townspeople when he announced work on a new invention a contraption he called a sail. The item appears in a Know Your Kansas feature drawing from American Guide and WPA materials.
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Kansas
The
American Guide
Federal Writers’ Projects
Work Progress , Administration
Oskaloosa
Samuel Peppard
Untitled Historical Fragments on Travel and Local Places
Fragmentary notes describe a voyage from Oskaloosa to Pike's Peak and a wreck west of Denver injuring the crew. Additional passages discuss turkeys in Yandi Elvidere, gas street lights in Kansas City Kansas, Arkansas City settlement in 1889 and 1893, Scott County springs on Frank Seward ranch, a caravan near Attica, and Weskan known for windmills and a small population.
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Oskaloosa
Peppard
Denver
Turkey
Yandi
Elvidere
United States
Kansas
Kansas City
Arkansas City
Oklahoma Indians‘Territory
Scott
Frank Seward
Scott County
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Ironing Board
Scandia
Attica
Weskan
Colorado
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Derby Grain Co
Peoples National Bank
Belleville, Kansas
BANK
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U.S
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
George E. Fulcomer
Annabelle
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