Northwest Notes Spark Regional Tales from Gas Strike to Trials
Natural gas is reported struck near Weise. Litigation over a $20 mule title in Churchill county Nevada costs $100 and continues. In Silver City Idaho Cornelius B Murphy is convicted of second degree murder for killing Joseph Shields on Oct 11. Northern Pacific plans a $500000 Seattle depot and terminal. Jessie Norris Hicks, a CSU student, dies from football injuries. Six Big Timber soldiers get a gold watch upon return from the Philippines. Gonanza miners in Baker City demand nine-hour nights, one worker walking out. San Francisco to cease Pacific Coast Steamship ties Jan 1 1900. Seattle to absorb operations. Reno rail improvements cited for Modoc traffic. Ellensburg jewelry store robbed of watches and diamonds worth $3000. Idaho judge Stockslager refused money over a sheep deal. kept sheep. Fairhaven creamery fire causes $150000 loss. nearby salmon canning damages $40000. Mixed wrestling title fights in Butte conclude with McMillan winning two falls. Wyoming sawmill blast injures four. one killed in Powder River. Butte miner Harry Eads killed by rock fall. Wyoming National Guard muster in Lander with officers elected.
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Weise
Churchill County
Nevada
Silver City
Idaho
Cornelius B. Murphy
Joseph Shields
Northern Pacific
Seattle
Jessie Norris Hicks
California State University
Big Timber Mont
Philippines
Gonanza
Baker City
San Francisco
Pacific Coast Steamship Company
Reno
Orth
Modoc County
California
R. Rebuke & Bro
Ellensburg
Wash
Stockslager
Aberdeen Facking Company
Fairhaven
Fairhaven Canning Company
Horticultural News on Grapes Apples and Onions
Observations urge development of a seedless black grape to widen markets and avoid seed removal. The year brings a large grape crop amid overall fruit shortages, boosting demand through fall. Critics warn Michigan apples arrive in undersized barrels harming reputation and prices, while proper barrel standards and legal recourse are urged. Guidance on storing onions stresses ventilation, air flow, and keeping near freezing temperatures to prevent sprouting and spoilage.
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Chicago
Michigan
Sorghum Acreage Surges in State Agriculture Returns
The state board of agriculture reports Kafir corn acreage at 47,152 acres, up sharply from last year, with total sorghums showing strong gains. Saccharine sorghum rises to 448,791 acres, up about 60,582 acres or 15.59 percent, while leading counties include Finney and Butler with top plantings. MIlomatze and Jerusalem varieties decline.
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Kneis Storkmets
Board of Agriculture
State Board of Agriculture
Jerusalem
Ihe
Finney
Butler
Barber
Cowley
Sumner
Marion
Dickinson
Fall manuring keys to early spring crops
The article urges autumn groundwork for early vegetables noting that manure should be incorporated and partially rotted in fall. Early peas need spring planting in March with prior fall preparation of soil and nutrients to ensure rapid growth and bountiful harvests. It warns against using green manure too late and stresses planning ground preparation for cabbage lettuce radishes and other vegetables.
South Australia Butter Production Outlook
South Australia’s butter industry shows signs of revival after drought and withdrawal of government support. Since 1893 the bonus act boosted output, with exports reaching 167 tons in 1894 and 598 tons the next year. Factories grew from 25 to 57 with 23 creameries, and 1897 1898 output reached 4,616,075 pounds of butter and 907,123 pounds of cheese amid drought-related declines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Australia
Sydney
London
The Profit in Hoe Raising and Castor Beans
The article discusses profit in hog farming through prompt market readiness, early maturity, and selective breeding to boost growth and value. It notes castor bean shipping from Perry Oklahoma, with 75,000 bushels in 1897 and steady but lower output since, influenced by foreign bean competition and cultivation regions along the Cimarron river. A weed is a plant out of place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Haines
Perry
Noble County
Oklahoma
United States
Kansas City Journal
Payne
Pawnee
Cimarron River
Testing Cream by Weight in Dairy Creamery Methods
Farmers and dairy workers learn a rule for testing fat content in cream by weight. The piece explains fat reading, bottle measurements, and a calculation to convert fat in the neck space into percent cream, with practical tips from Wisconsin Dairy School. It also warns against overwork for hens and suggests oats as a steady feed to prevent underfeeding.
Poultry Notes on Fowl Care and Profits in Poultry
The article warns against lazy hens and suggests culling fat nonlaying birds. It advises feeding late-season chicks with ground beef meal and meat plus bone, warns about corn cockle seeds in wheat screenings, and discusses expected profit margins and business realism in poultry farming.
Inexpensive stave silo design from Virginia Experiment Farm
A correspondent describes a simple circle sixteen feet in diameter for a dairy farm silo. Four sixteen foot planks form upright staves with internal braces. Iron bands are replaced by riveted improvised bands made from salvaged iron, tightened in stages. The method promises stronger cheaper construction with easy assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers’ Review
Virginia Experiment Farm
Our Horses In Germany Exports Stir German Market
American horses in Germany draw attention as Hamburg papers note Holstein breeders suffer from imports. A Berlin stock company aims to import U S horses to compete with Holsteins, supplying Saxony, Thuringia and Brunswick markets. A shipment of eighty heads went to Milan for tramways. Despite freight costs and a seven dollar tariff per horse, American horses now supply Berlin and other regions, building strong competition.
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Germany
Hamburger Nachtrichten
America
Berlin
United States
Saxony
Thuringia
Brunswick
Hamburg
Milan
Italy
Berliner Bahnhof
The Poultry Crop and Price Outlook for 1899
The supply of poultry for 1899 is expected to be below average, likely lifting prices after winter. Late chickens stored for winter will be scarce, and next spring early broilers may command higher prices. Moulding laying hens should be kept along with pullets for continued production.
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Northwest Notes
D. McMillan
Louis Canton
Kansas City
Butte
Canton
McMillan
Cannon
McMilan
Red Fork
Powder River
Wyoming
George Garland
North Fork
William A. Sonnamaker
Harry Smith
Frank Webber
Harry Eads
West Gray
Eads
J. Boardman Cann
Richards
Wyoming National Guard
Lander
George W. Scott
W. BE. Coutant
Ed I. Seaith
Bow
Fursa
Eff
Farrington
Wisconsin Dairy School
Madison, Wis
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