Valley of the Giants chapter scenes ignite Sequoia power play
Bryce Cardigan pursues a bold logging railroad amid opposing interests. Buck Ogilvy launches a plan to win a city franchise by courting Sequoia officials, while Colonel Pennington weighs Humboldt county stakes and Shirley confronts Bryce about trust and rivalry. Ogilvy probes Moira McTavish, and Bryce plots a jump crossing to link with his own road. The town brims with speculation as plans move toward a council dinner to seal or scuttle the railroad venture.
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Bryce Curdiigen
Son Frasereen
Buck Gutlivy
Ogilvy
Bryce
Buck Ogilivy
Biryee
Law
Berry
Bill Ker Mek
Bryer
Tinited & Taxtead
San Francisco
Prive Talutes
Buck Ogilvy
Badele
Ann Iver
Tutu
Sequoia
Hin Wolf
Mr. Ogilvy
California & Oregon
Bryce Contigaa
Grewery
Siaree Redwood Company
Cuied
Sequoia Sentinel
California
The
Sentinel
United Press
Requola Aa
Seth Pennington
Mick Ogivy
Shirley Sumner
Shirley
Hale
Mr. Cardigan
Hue Frink
Laguna Grandy Lumber Company
Sequoia Te
Northern California & Oregon Railroad
Dan
Bradstreet
Seth
N.C. O
Trinidad Redword Timber Company
Bryce Cardigan
Mad River
Colonel Pennington
Bryce Carigan
Pennington
Shirler
Laguna Grande Lumber Company
Une
Water Street
Poundstone
Mrs. Poundstone
Jim
Moira McTavish
Buck
Moira
Northern
Oregon Railroad
Mofra
Seatiola
Tye
Township Nine
Front Street
B Street
Dennington
Connell
Heaven and Earth
Old City
Arbor Day origins and early observances noted
The passage traces Arbor Day to J Sterling Motten in Nebraska on January 4, 1872, and mentions Missouri observing the day first in 1859 after a law fixing the planting date. It notes many schools in the country observe the day.
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J. Sterling Motten
Nebraska
Missouri
In Case of Fainting a Student Suggests Water Help
A school exercise on fainting prompts a pupil to answer with a quick remedy. The student suggests throwing water on oneself as a rapid cooling and revival measure.
Horticultural Notes on Apple Storage and Disease
Horticultural Notes explain how storage diseases reduce the apple crop and raise marketing costs. It outlines parasite and physiological diseases, their preventable causes, and the importance of proper storage, ventilation, and handling to slow rots and maintain quality.
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Bureau of Plant Industry
United States Department of Agriculture
Strainer Design Improves Lime Sulphur Filtration
A method for straining lime sulfur after preparation is described. Use a brass or tinned iron wire sieve at 20 to 50 meshes per inch, avoiding copper. A novel upward-straining design prevents clogging by letting coarse particles settle bottomward, improving flow through the screen.
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Michigan
Dormant Sprays Favored for Orchard Health
Dormant spraying is advised as part of orchard care with pruning. The plan calls for four sprays per season starting with dormant spray using lime sulfur, then post bloom sprays with arsenate of lead, sulfur and nicotine sulfate, and a final spray a month after thinning using similar materials.
Great damage by curculio to peach crop in 1920
The article notes Curculio caused about 2,000,000 dollars in crop loss to peaches in a southern state during 1920. The insect overwinters in foliage beyond fruit season and the USDA is testing a new eradication method.
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United States Department of Agriculture
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Walt
Omie
Javia
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Humboldt County
Laguna
Buttinsky
Aed
Booxinee
Nick Bimeele
Mr. Oger
BY Peter B. Kyne
Curculio