Northwest Notes highlights from Montana and Colorado events
The Butte city council freezes the Rocky Mountain Bell franchise while a gold discovery is reported near the federal building site. Cheyenne completes telephone links with Thermopolis. Elk Temple cornerstone ceremony draws visiting Elks. A Pueblo Steel Works accident injures Thomas Garrity as Deer Lodge suspends James Martin’s execution. Reports of gold reefs near Butte and rising ore values, plus unrest in copper fields.
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Pueblo
James Martin
Deer Lodge
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Golden
John Ebenback
Charles Betts
Boulder
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Meeker
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How to Circumvent the Hessian Fly at Oslo Station
Agricultural note advises farmers to test for Hessian fly by sowing a small parallel wheat strip two weeks before the main crop. Daily magnifier checks reveal tiny reddish eggs in leaf creases. If eggs are found, farmers delay planting until eggs hatch, ensuring main crop faces fewer pests.
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Oslo
Chas. E. Thorne
Obio Experiment Station
Figs Show Cold-Hardy Promise for U.S. Orchards
A Missouri Experiment Station visit notes fig trees bearing on second year wood and surviving cold with cover. Covered trees reach eight feet and heavy foliage while uncropped, exposed trees freeze back and miss fruit. Authors suggest figs could expand in warmer regions from Arizona to California, with Fresno shipments growing to Chicago and New York markets.
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Mixsouri Experiment Station
Howard
Missouri Station
Africa
Asia
Columbia
Missouri
Arizona
New Mexico
California
Fresno
Chicago
New York
Giant Spurry on Sandy Soils Explored as Cover Crop
Giant Spurry is tested on sandy soils as a low growing annual that forms a tangled mass. Under fair conditions it yields good growth on sand, but elsewhere holds little value. Its role in the nation's agricultural system remains to be determined.
Canada Thistle: A Storied Weed of American Farms
Canada thistle has long vexed American farmers since New England days and spread west with settlers. It grows vigorously forms dense patches and has sharp spines making handling unpleasant. Though widely disliked it causes less aggregate damage than bull thistle ragweed or pigeon grass and remains limited in distribution. The piece notes farm life, gardens, and social prejudice themes interwoven with the weed topic.
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America
New England
United
Building Fruit Houses for Temperature Control
Cornell bulletin outlines two types of storage houses for fruit: those that modify extremes of temperature and those that provide definite low temperatures. It describes insulated, rame buildings with air-space walls, two-door designs, and strategies to manage moisture and airflow to prevent fungi and dehydration.
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Cornell
Prune Vinegar Experiment at Corvallis College
At Oregon State Agricultural College in Corvallis prune culls were converted to juice with 10,482 pounds yielding 660 gallons of liquid. Professor Pernot expects the process to reach 4 percent acetic acid for standard vinegar, selling at 20 cents a gallon. One bushel of prunes could produce three gallons of prime vinegar.
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Agricultural College
Corvallis
Ore
Pernot
Turkey and Chicken Crop Outlook in Slows City
W L Ogden notes a likely turkey shortage this year due to heavy rains and a late season start in October. He cites last year’s 78 percent crop and predicts a smaller fall in production. Chicken numbers likely steady though prices rise about two cents from last year. Meat prices drive higher hens cost, and growers may keep more birds for their own use.
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W. L. Ogden
Tribune
Feeding Cattle Pigs in Rotating Yard System
Feeding cattle should follow the fattening stage with at least one pig per two steers. Scatter corn fodder in yard 1 for half day, then move cattle to yard 2 for the second half day. Return pigs, cattle and horses to yard 1 to pick up waste. After two to three months confine fattened cattle in a separate yard and feed shelled corn with oats and oil cake. For roughage use clover or timothy hay or straw if scarce. Provide ample water and salt mixed with sulfur.
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A M
Stewart
World wheat crop estimate shows rise over 1901 total
Beerbohm estimates the current world wheat crop at 2.3612 billion bushels, up from 2.3012 billion in 1901. The Southern hemisphere crops, including Argentina and Australasia, show varied gains and a notably smaller Australasia yield of 32 million bushels, reflecting a decade of generally short harvests.
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Beerbohm
Argentina
Uruguay
Chile
Australasia
Roots In Hog Feed Value and Usage
Roots provide bulk and digestion aid for hogs, supplying nourishment beyond grain. Feeding roots costs six to ten pounds of roots per one pound of grain value, yet keeps hogs in good condition and helps maximize grain efficiency. Hogs dig for roots, reflecting their natural foraging behavior and nutritional importance. Americans underuse roots in hog rations.
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America
Sugar Beets Growers Face Costs and Factory Demand
Farmers entering sugar beet cultivation must manage high growing costs because the beet crop requires a profitable outlet. The sugar factory is the only place to dispose of grown beets at a profit, shaping grower decisions and practices.
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