Rotation of Crops and Farm Challenges Across Regions
A survey of farmers' rotation practices outlines reasons for single cropping, including new land, perceived land richness, credit, tenancy, and market forces. It notes progress in the South with cowpeas, the influence of experiment stations, the rise of dairying, and the demand for leguminous seeds. Irrigated arid lands hinder rotation, but overall prospects appear hopeful as rotations spread, aided by institutes and improved pasture crops like brome grass.
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Kentucky
Ohio
Michigan
Kansas
Northwest
Pacific Coast
East
Rocky Mountain
Pacific
Farmers’ Institute
South
Oregon
North Central
Missouri
Department of Agriculture
Brome Grass Well Liked by Pasture Study
Professor Shepperd notes brome grass is highly palatable to livestock. He cites trials showing cattle and sheep prefer the forage, promising improved grazing efficiency and forage utilization in pasture systems.
Chemicals Kill Wild Mustard Seed Revival Warns Farmers
A historical note explains how mustard seeds buried long can sprout after many years. Mr B Fraser of Cornell reports ploughing an English pasture with eighty years of grass, mustard reappeared, likely from long dormant seeds. Copper sulfate at four percent, fifty gallons per acre, applied to small plants on a calm day, proved most effective with careful timing.
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Fraser
Cornell University
England
The Good Brood Law on Breeding Hogs and Quality Stock
The article cites Fred H. Rankin of the Illinois station on broad sow traits and breeding merit. It stresses that good animals stem from good parents, noting features like a strong arched back, well sprung ribs, deep heart girth, broad shoulders, deep ham, and sturdy feet as essential for a useful herd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred H. Rankin
Illinois Station
Clean the Roadsides and Start a Grass Border
The article urges farmers to keep roadsides weed free to prevent future seed spread and promote grass stands. It recommends early mowing, frequent cuts, and sowing grass seed, with spudding for stubborn species like murdock. once well sodded, weeds struggle to reestablish.
Races of Bees in Colman's Rural World Reprint
The article outlines common honey bee races in the United States. It describes German bees as hardy but cross, Cyprian bees for high honey yield but highly sensitive, Carniolan bees as gentle and prolific yet prone to swarming, and Italian bees as best overall for honey, defense, and wintering, with notes on color and temperament.
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United States
Farm Journal
Colman
Farm equipment and rail car distribution boost wheat crop support
Twenty thousand box cars are being distributed across the North west to handle the wheat crop. About 9,000 cars are already in Minnesota and the Dakotas ready for loading. The movement runs at about 300 cars per day. A new Farm Mechanics chair is established at Ames Iowa with C J Zintheo as head to instruct in farm machinery, motive power, drainage, electricity use and related farm practices.
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Northwest
Minnesota
Dakotas
Ames
Iowa
C. J. Zintheo
Farmers at Risk of Falling to Lowest Class of Laborers
The text argues that if farmers fail to act they will sink to the lowest labor class. It claims union laborers earn more than the average farmer, work less, and have better prospects for improvement and enjoyment, unlike the typical farmer who lacks such gains.
Melon Day proposed for world fair in Colorado
Colorado plans a special Melon Day at the world’s fair. A train of thirty refrigerator cars will carry nearly 500 thousand cantaloupes from Rocky Ford. Each crate holds forty five melons and crates per car total three hundred. Visitors will receive the melons on a day chosen by Senator Swink and agriculture chief W Taylor.
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Colorado
Rocky Ford
Senator Swink
Lorederic W. Taylor
The Pocketpledge Loan at the Lawyer’s Office
A 12 year old boy seeks a 15 cent loan to buy out a crying papers boy. He offers as security a signed pledge against alcohol and tobacco, which the lawyer accepts, praising the boy’s earnest effort and character as security.
Texas Finds a Remedy For Kidney Trouble
Henry Vaughan of Fate Texas reports a remarkable cure from kidney trouble after using Dodd s Kidney Pills. He says the remedy brought rapid improvement and complete relief following over a year of illness. Rochester New York s Henry Likly Co. also endorses the product as a proven cure for kidney disease based on multiple cases.
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Texas
Tate
Tex
Henry Vaughan
Fate
Dodd
Henry Likly Co
Rochester
N. Y
Household Debt and Money Allowances
A Washington Star essay asserts that household debt stems from unsuitable money control by the male head. It argues wives deserve a fixed allowance to cover household and personal needs, tied to income, while noting wives who manage funds avoid the issue. Men cling to habits formed in the honeymoon period.
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Washington Star
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertisement affidavit 1888 Toledo
Frank J Cheney sworn as senior partner of F J Cheney & Co in Toledo Ohio to pay one hundred dollars for each case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary A W Gleason witnessed December 6 1888. Cure taken internally and affects blood and mucous surfaces. Testimonials available free. Dr J Cheney & Co Toledo said by all druggists. Hall's Family Pills recommended.
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State of Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Hall
A. D
A. W. Gleason
Dr. J. Cheney & CO
Th. Hal
Costs Money to Live: Sultan of Turkey's Expenses Revealed
The sultan's annual outlay is estimated at 30 million dollars with 7.5 million for women's clothing and 400 thousand for the sultan's wardrobe. About 7.5 million goes to presents, 6 million to personal allowance, and 5 million to table costs, aided by roughly 1,500 palace residents living luxuriously within walls.
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Turkey
New York
Teething Aid Praised For Mothers Mrs Winslow Syrup
A promotional note states Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as the best remedy for teething children, touted as safe and effective for easing discomfort during early tooth eruption.
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Mrs. Winslow
How It Might Be Done Dinner Invite Joke
A weary speaker laments inviting persistent cousins the Blanks to dinner. He quips that she could prepare the meal herself next time to avoid their constant attendance, as quoted in the Chicago Evening Post.
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Blanks
Chicago Evening Post
Maggie I Think I Could Eat Just One More Glass
A brief comic exchange shows Maggie declaring a craving for cream while Chimmie responds with humorous overstatement about being a walking delegate. The light dialogue captures regional dialect and playful tone.
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Maggie
Puck
Farmers' direct shipments move grain to Chicago
H R S direct shipments argue for farmers shipping grain themselves to Chicago to gain higher profits. The piece notes the railroad as a common carrier, outlines four main financial benefits, contrasts old methods with direct selling, and urges farmers to learn rates and ship to Chicago through a reputable firm.
Food Laws In Chile Prof. Latham On Dietetic Indifference
The New York Mail and Express reports Prof. Latham’s ethnological theory linking degeneration to dietetic scruples. In Chile fastidious food standards impress Castilian immigrants as the Spanish race regains prestige. Valparaiso inspectors raid adulteration, pickle vendors risk punishment for verdigris, and slaughterhouse stock is highly curated, reflecting sanitary rigorism among workers and fears of brewery-swine fed cattle.
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Latham
Chile
Valparaiso
America
New York Mail and Express
Platonic Love Question From Buffalo Debating Club
Reverend Charlies M. Sheldon of Topeka answers a Buffalo debating club inquiry on platonic love. He notes platonic love is akin to other tones in its excitement and offers a humorous epigrammatic reply echoed by the Boston Post.
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Charlies M. Sheldon
Topeka
Boston Post
I Don’t Think Much Of Your Reference
Quote from the Cleveland Plain Dealer about a reply to a letter where a mistress was unable to write and her maid, who has attended one winter of night school, drafted it with a poor pen. The exchange reflects social class and literacy limitations of the time.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Heaviest Train Haul By One Locomotive Reported
The heaviest train ever hauled by a single locomotive consisted of eighty four loaded cars. The train was moved sixty three miles at a speed of thirteen miles per hour, marking a notable efficiency achievement in rail operations.
Interesting Melange Of Happenings Near Month End
Lucius J. Phelps of Stoneham Maas climbed Mount Washington in a motor carriage in one hour forty six minutes setting a record. Major General Ian Hamilton plans to visit the United States, inspect West Point, and tour nearby battlefields. he will arrive in New York around the 19th. A doctor treated a patient’s family, noting tablets in use since Manila. Rear Admiral Lamberton will command the South Atlantic station in December after Sumner’s retirement. King Alfonso travels through his realm to meet the people. sarcophagi for Alexander II and Maria Alexandrovna near completion. Wireless experiments move from Cherbourg to the Canary Islands with Spanish approval. X-ray readings at Guy’s Hospital attribute accidents to ultra violet exposure. The Prince of Wales presented the Albert Medal to Sir Charles Hartley for long service on the Danube commission. Rumor that Root may resign is circulating. Taft unlikely to replace soon. France’s wine crop for 1902 is estimated at 41.29 million hectoliters, above average in some regions, below in others. The National Library’s Paris building nears completion with Barrias carving a six foot clock. Dundee cancer mortality study suggests aging deaths inflate cancer rate, with a real but moderate rise in cancer mortality.
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Lucius J. Phelps
Stoneham
Maas
Mount Washington
Ian Hamilton
Military
West Point
Washington
New York
Manila
Dewey
Lamberton
George W. Sumner
South Atlantic
M. Popp
Cherbourg
Canary Islands
Guy’s Hospital
London
Mr. Edison
Prince of Wales
British Society of Arts
Albert
Charles Hartley
Root
Taft
Secretary Root
Honneur Vinicole
Paris
Aude
Pyrenees-Orientales
Rhone
Chartente-Inferieure
Gironde
Herault
Saroneet-Loire
Var
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Ane
Fargo
Williams County
Timothy
Prof. Shepperd
H. H. Carr
Chicago
Chili
Magelssen
Beirut
Beiroot
Beyrut
Beyroot
Atlantic
Equator
Alfonso
of the
Asturias
Alexander II
Maria Alexandrovna
Siberia
Ural Mountains
M. Barrias
Minerva
Academie Des Inscriptions Et Belleslettres
Dundee
Templeman
British Medical Association
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