Blackberry cultivation on varied soils and profitable yields
The column explains that blackberries can grow on many soils but profit depends on market access and care. It details varieties, winter hardiness, soil and drainage, site selection on a southern slope, irrigation, manuring, row spacing, pruning, and yearly cultivation practices to maximize yields of 2500 to 3000 quarts per acre at or above 10 cents per quart.
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Snyder, Taylor and Minnewaskam
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Euielvas
Many Diseases of Fruit and Ornamental Trees
Ohio experiment station botanists urge pruning dead branches and stubs to stop winter canker spread. Diseased pruning must be burnt to avoid spore release. remove heavily infested trees if unchecked spread risks neighbors. Lime sulfur and Bordeaux mix used for sanitation and control of pests.
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Ohio Experiment Station
Fragmented OCR Note With Unreadable Text
A garbled OCR segment contains unclear phrases and multiple misspellings. The readable parts mention names and times, but no coherent event or context emerges to identify a specific person place or action. The record preserves the damaged text as a placeholder.
Iowa law on cattle tuberculosis testing and eradication
United States Department of Agriculture officials praise state legislatures for broad testing of cattle. Iowa's new law allows county eradication measures with petitions from breeding cattle owners or voters, funds from levies and state and federal sources, and penalties for noncompliance. It also authorizes tax provisions to cover indemnities if funds are insufficient.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Iowa
Ways to Cure Newly Placed Concrete on Highways
A survey of highway projects shows contractors use earth dykes flooding, hay, or sprinklers to cure fresh concrete. All methods keep moisture for about ten days to two weeks, preserving strength as curing is a chemical process requiring ongoing moisture.
University Farm Tests Rations for Baby Beef
About two hundred Minnesota cattle at the University farm viewed six lots of pure bred Shorthorn steer calves fed different rations for 217 days. Lot 4 showed a profit of 7302 per head, Lot 2 earned 1597, and Lot 4 again 1830 with other lots ranging 1800.
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University Farm
Minnesota
Musee All
Curt Bridge
Silnon
Fis
No Difference Between Lard and Bacon Types
A Manitoba Agricultural College test in Canada compared Pond Chinas and Yorkshires for game and production cost. Pigs of both breeds fed equal parts barley, oats, and shorts for 140 days with corn substituting part of the period. Poland Chinas gained 100 pounds on 415 pounds feed while Forkshires gained 100 pounds on 44 pounds feed. On the Canwooding market Yorkshires sold for 9 dollars per hundred pounds and Edmund Chinas brought 2.
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Manitoba Agricultural College
Canada
Poland
Live Stock Notes and Local Notices Summary
Fragmentary OCR notes mention live stock movements and local financial handling. The text references Mebane, trucking, funds, and wall a flier. Readable elements are sparse, with no clear events, dates, or named entities beyond generic locations.
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Mebane Og Trucking
Wall Wee
Louisiana Parish Cuts Costs With Tron Ore Road Binder
Louisiana highway engineers report large savings using Tron Ore from northwestern Louisiana as a road binder replacing sand or clay. In some areas, cost reductions reach 2 000 to 8 000 dollars per mile. In 1922 the state completed 350 miles of new roads, mainly gravel, with 1924 project plans expanding asphalt use. Ore first used in De Soto parish in 1917 and is now coursed on major highways including Homer AMin-Hen, Aremitta-Narditinehos, Rust a-Ark enss, and Pershing. State price is about 10 cents per vendon royaltion vs 1 W yard in sand clay gravel, yielding substantial per-yard savings.
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Louisiana Parish
Louisiana
Louisiana State Highway Department
de Soto Parish
Acuity
How Much Grain to Feed Hens of Various Breeds
Hens should be fed to appetite not by measure with oats as morning feed to stimulate activity. Experiments from federal poultry authorities show daily grain and mash needs vary by breed. General purpose fowls need about 1 to 1.5 quarts grain and mash per day per 13 hens, with Leghorns consuming roughly 5.5 pounds annual grain plus green food.
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Federal
Table Scraps as an Important Item for Small Flocks
The piece argues that table scraps can support small flocks by saving waste materials and offsetting costs. It advises keeping a modest number of hens, especially for suburban families with space, and notes that the main challenge is coordinating feeding and care.
Turkeys in Confinement Require Careful Guarding
Turkeys raised in confinement need guarding to prevent overeating during summer. At Purdue, dry mash feeding in equal parts bran and shorts kept before the birds proved safe for turkeys raised to twelve weeks or more, with no infection from adult birds observed.
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Tully
Tris
Purdue
Roosts on Same Level Safer for Poultry Houses
The article argues that long low level roosts on a single plane prevent many ailments. Birds prefer high roosts, forcing fowls to jump from tall perches can injure them. A uniform low roost arrangement is cheaper and avoids costly leg or foot issues in hens.
Many Women Avoid Operation Says Lydia Pinkham Remedy
Letters from women claim Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound relieved distress and prevented surgery. Testimonies describe relief from side pains and bearing down, enabling daily tasks and even allowing motherhood after prior operation advice.
Substitute for Flax Found in New Zealand Linen Alternative Described
A flax substitute using the flax lily is reported, growing abundantly in New Zealand. The plant supposedly thrives in Europe and America, is easier to cultivate than flax, and yields about 2,240 pounds per acre.
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New Zealand
Europe
America
Why Homes Benefit from Locks Across the House
Architects question the need for locks on many doors and urge practical choices. A bolt or thumb turn can replace complex key locks, and mortised latches cost more. If a small child is present a pantry lock may be wise, while a locked closet could store a family skeleton in emergencies.
They called him a bonelead then now a man of had sold sense
A fragmentary line from Toston Transcript notes a shifting sobriquet for an individual, referencing prior insults and a later claim to wiser judgment, indicating a change in perception without detailed context.
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Toston
Incomprehensible OCR note from Gook Store entry
Fragmentary text shows unclear phrases about a store and a young man plan but lacks coherent facts. No identifiable names dates places or events. The readable portions do not yield a clear news item or actionable detail for a proper summary.
Detroit Police Probe Nightie Ring tied to seminary back yard
Detroit detectives describe a chain of silk nighties found in a back room near a seminary yard. Joseph Labedz, a Chicago man, claims to have acquired ninety nighties from yards north of the city during four months. He admits to wearing three nighties as underwear and pled guilty to multiple counts, receiving a sentence of days in the house of correction for each item.
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Detroit
Joigh Labedz
Hugine
Castorn Children Cry For Healing Sleep Aid
An aged ad copy touts Fletcher's Caster as a remedy for gables and children of Cometipaliot Platulency, Wind Colle and Diarrhety, claiming it calms feverishness, regulates bowels, aids assimilation of food, and promotes natural sleep with a plate bearing a genuine signature.
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Fletcher
London Answers: A Cryptic Chess of Questions
Fragmentary dialogue hints at a riddle or test about learning to swim and knowledge. Characters Madge-Yow and Aeyy, with a guard, toss terms like Twisted and Hthel-Has, while a line suggests a non question guiding to the answer. The passage reads as surreal exchange with unclear context.
Janus and Mrs Vow over Ti ward tr meth oo
In a terse, unclear fragment, a brief item references Janus and Mrs Vowing over a ward issue linked to meth. Names and context are partly garbled, leaving an incomplete snapshot of local political or social concern.
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Mtn Econ Janus
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