Up-to-Date Hints on Cultivation of Soils and Yields
R J A Baxter of Waveland Shawnee County Kansas describes methods for corn production and soil treatment. He reports 104 bushels per acre on five acres in 1895 with deep plowing, subsoiling, and careful cultivation and foresees 75 to 100 bushels per acre in favorable seasons. He notes weed and insect challenges and advises subsoiling across fields, seed costs, and recommended pea and oats varieties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. J. A. Baxter
Waveland
Shawnee County
Kansas
State Board of Agriculture
F. D. Coburn
Green Fodder From Oats And Peas For Stock Feed
Purdue bulletin No 22 notes the growing demand for green fodder as grass shortens. Indiana tests show planting Canada field peas and oats yields vigorous growth despite drought. Early spring sowing, staged plantings, and harvesting near oat head expansion maximize green feed for dairy cattle and other stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Purdue University Agricultural Experiment Station
Indiana Experiment Station
Apricots In the Southwest Bulletin Summary
The Tucson agricultural station reports apricots derive from three species with Prunus Americana most valuable for this region. Fruits need soil nutrients while average flesh is 94 percent and pit 6 percent. Kaisha has the smallest pit share, Breda the largest. Juice 13 percent, flesh 12 percent sugar, albuminoids 1.2 percent. Mean fruit weight one ounce. Breda smallest at 22 per pound, Kaisha and Moorpark largest at 12 per pound. Growth varies little by stock. apricot stock yields larger, better quality fruit this season. Pringle ripens first but lower quality. St Ambroise finest in appearance. Royal most prolific.
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Tucson
Kaisha
Breda
Moorpark
Pringle
St. Ambroise
Royal
University Extension Work and Noted Agricultural Ignorance
The article surveys the rise of university extension as a means to educate the masses, noting its harmony with American ideals. It contrasts India’s dense illiteracy and scant publications with the U.S. abundance of papers, then discusses pork quality, future potato prospects, browned turnips, old bed quilts as portieres, green tea reviving lace, and related domestic observations. It emphasizes fostering education and improving agricultural knowledge.
Hidden Ride to Potomac And the Killing of Cox’s Horses
The narrative describes Captain Cox guiding Booth and Herold into a hidden pine thicket near the Potomac screened from roads. Foster-brother Thomas A. Jones ferried food to the fugitives daily while plotting to dispose of their horses in Zekiah swamp. A colored cavalry detachment traced the route, approaching the bog and risking discovery as Cox feared exposure.
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Captain Cox
Thomas A. Jones
Potomac
Huckleberry
Cox
Booth
Herold
Jones
Pines
Franklin A. Roby
Zekiah
Clarke
Rich Hill
Tts
Dr. Mudd
Editors and Preachers Differences in Religion Debate
Rev John Griffiths notes journalists and preachers diverge on religion and social questions. He observes preachers want broad publicity while editors must be economical to keep newspapers focused on public notice and ongoing public discourse. The remark highlights the varied aims of media and pulpit voices.
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John Griffiths
Looting at Springfield millinery hints at female suspect
A Springfield Illinois millinery shop was robbed recently. Thieves took all the new stock while leaving last year’s styles intact, raising suspicion a woman may be involved in the case. Police note no older items were touched, focusing on recent fashion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ill
Hints for Household Care and Cleaning Methods
Practical tips cover removing putty with a hot iron, cleaning mirrors with alcohol on cloth, improving piano tone by moving it, using beeswax to prevent yellowing, treating sewing oil stains with oil or lard, and preserving carpet fibers with coarse brooms. Suggestions include kerosene oil for dark fabrics, ammonia for jewelry cleaning, and a regimen of daily sponge baths with optional tub baths and Turkish towels.
Irrigation Adoption Push in Dawson County Nebraska
J Hl Dannen of Cozad urges Dawson County farmers to adopt irrigation citing four crop failures in ten years and claims irrigation boosts yields by about one third. He details four large ditch systems the Farmers and Merchants Cozad Gothenburg Power and Irrigation, Lincoln and Dawson County, Orchard and Alfalfa, with capacities from 580 to 600 cubic feet per second, and outlines costs, payback, and a state irrigation convention to showcase the region's progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dasyson County
Dawson County
Cozad Irrigation Company
Gothenburg Power and Irrigation Company
Lincoln and Dawson County Irrigation Company
Cozad
Platte
Gothenburg
Barnett
S. K. Wambold
Platte River
LB. W. Varton
Ita
Home Capital
BE. H. Zany
Dreath
J. Hl
Dannen
Neb
Artesian Waters for Nebraska irrigation proposed by Pioneer
A Seward Nebraska Pioneer urges federal action to develop an artesian water system in Nebraska. He cites multiple strong flows across Lincoln Beaver Crossing Victoria Creek Ninobrara Holt Creek and the Niobrara valley. He calls for government funding for surveys level lines mapping benches and wells and boreholes up to 1400 feet to craft a state hydrographic map and establish ten artesian wells with controlled flow.
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Missouri Valley
Missouri River
Rocky Mountains
Mexico
United States
Nebraska
Lincoln
Beaver Crossing
Seward County
Victoria Creek
Custer County
Ninobrara
Knox County
Holt Creek
Wolt County
Rock County
Elkhorn Valley
Aiken
Niobrara Valley
Valentine
Nebraska State University
United States Geological Survey
Seward
Neb
The Soldier Was 2 Diplomatists Duke Wellington Story
A tale of the dukes of Wellington recalls a Spanish battle episode. A brave young officer boasted of dining with Wellington, but the duke gently corrected him, noting the avoidance of titles and the equal tone between gentlemen.
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Dukes of Wellington
Spain
Wellington
Ceasar
Alexander
Mr. Wellington
Fastidious Customer and Waiter in Texas Siftings Style
A humorous exchange from Texas Siftings features a fastidious customer complaining of a hair in the soup while a waiter admits previous findings but says none this time. The dialogue captures rustic, humorous kitchen banter and local flavor.
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Home Depot
Canada
C. S. Plumb
India
England
Delft
Cooth
Howard
C. J. Hood & Co
Lowell
Mass
Columbia
Columbias
Ugat Hartford
Department of Statiation
Pope Mfg. CO
Hartford
Cena
Lyon & CO. Tobacco Works
Barham, Il
Sioux City
Pech Mfg. Co
Iewa
Tuz
Bowen & Case Machinery CO
Eleventh Street
Kansas City
Blamart Corriage & Marmass Mfg
Elemart
Ins
B. ‘Paar
Becy
ptaoKco
Wth
Harmey * Sts
Omana
Casle Price
Westmine
Ee Sa
Panawat
Farnam
NSI
Jorin
Hag
Woolley
Atlanta, Ga
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Omaha
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