Addressing America’s arid lands through irrigation policy
Delegates at the fourth National Irrigation Congress in Abiquiu New Mexico urge federal action to settle arid land issues. They call for a national irrigation commission, international cooperation with Canada and Mexico, and continued funding for the irrigation survey to expand western settlement and industrial growth.
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National Irrigation Congress
United States
Abuniverque N. M
Rio Terande
Mississippi
Ilinois
Wisconsin
New Jersey
Minnesota
Canada
Mexico
Massachusetts
Utah
California
Western
America
West
Congress
Ilarson
Cleveland
Sargent
Harvard University
West Point Academy
New York Chamber of Commerce
Neiw
Ari
Gona
National Irrigation Commission
Department of the Interior
Agriculture
Right Time to Turn Water on Lani
Advice on irrigation timing in western Kansas emphasizes avoiding southwest winds and dry spells. Presley I Lancaster warns that high winds dry soils, scorch tender plants, and ruin crops if watered at wrong times, citing 1893 potato losses and urging watering after showers and after weather shifts.
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Kansas
Presley I. Lancaster
Hour irrigation method praised by Gila Bend farmer in the west
The piece argues for the hour based water distribution system, saying it charges only for water used and reduces conflict. It highlights Elkhorn Irrigation of O'Neill Nebraska planning 10 000 acres of alfalfa, led by Edwin C Luce returning from Fort Morgan Colorado to oversee the project, and ends with a rhetorical question about what will be done with all that alfalfa.
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Jas. McMillan
Gila Bend
Ariz
Elkhorn Irrigation Company
O'Neill
Neb
United States
Edwin’ C. Luce
Toy.o'neill
Tort Morgan, Col
California Fig Syrup Co
Dairy and Poultry Guidance for Farm Household Care
Practical notes on managing dairy and poultry at home. Covers feeding patterns for chicks and cows, rotation to curb corn root worm, and reasons girls should milk. Emphasizes stable cleanliness, humane handling, and measuring milk yields to boost interest.
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Belo
Illinois
Mr. Monrad
Michigan
Discussion on the modern dairy cow selection and care
Michigan dairymen discuss shifting from total milk yield to butter fat percentage as key profitability. They note maturity signs, stable design, feeding strategies, and cow comfort impact milk yield, with anecdotes on stable layout using 2x4 bedding to keep cows clean and productive.
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Farmers’ Review
Michigan Dairymen’s Meeting
C. D. Smith
Gehier
Tuntve
Mr. Helm
Natural starters in cream making by Prof Down
In an Ayrshire Breeders' talk Prof Down describes natural starters for butter. Sour cream from a reliable source is kept warm to sour and cultivate desired bacteria that speed ripening and improve butter quality.
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Ayrshire
Clever Young French Woman Prodigy in Philosophy
Jeanne Benaben, a 16 year old with a bachelor of arts, taught philosophy at a Lyons women’s college. She ranked third among 200 candidates at the Sorbonne licentiate exam and now lectures on the science of the mind at Rouen College.
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France
Jeanne Benaben
Lyons
Sorbonne
Descartes
Kant
Comte
College of
Rouen
Costly London slum cleansing sets example for cities
London spends nearly 2,500,000 to cleanse and rebuild a slum. The piece argues American cities face the same peril from slum construction and could learn from London's costly experience, urging stronger tenement laws in New York and beyond.
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London
New York
Two Sides to the Question in a Hallway Scene
A dialogue excerpt shows Arabella and her mother clashing over scandalous behavior. Arabella defends herself against maternal disapproval while accusing Mrs. Dookins of insincere affections. The Chicago Tribune framing gives a vivid family confrontation.
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Arabella
Peduncle
Mrs. Dookins
Chicago Tribune
The Hare and the Tortoise Illustrates a Candid Race Tale
A hare ridicules a tortoise who challenges him to a speed race. The hare delays from neglect and indulgence, while the steady tortoise nears the finish line. The crowd is diverted by the hare’s actions as the race ends with an ironic moral about pace and perseverance.
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Lani
Dairy and Poultry
Mr. Morse
Faris
Great Britain
Continent
Germany
H.C. Arix
Ith St
Omaha
Hood
Anna Peterson
Latimer
Kameas
Co Sks
Emma M. Hooper
Ladies’ Home Journal
N.Y
Charles B. Hires Co
Philadelphia
LYON &@. TOBACCO WORKS
Derkax
Ness
Slecmart
B. Paar
Secy
Sioux City
B. WH. Woolley
Atlanta
Gi. W.N.Y
Owaha
Sears
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