Reminiscent of Early Days Fort Sidney’s rise from traders village to modern town
The piece looks back at Fort Sidney in the 1870s and 1880s as a military hub with aristocratic garrison society. It contrasts rough pioneer life and outlaws with modern Sidney’s comforts, business boom, and civic generosity, noting 85 businesses, transport, utilities, and ample housing alongside strong communal support.
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Fort Sidney
Black Hills
Sidney
Holy of Holies
Haskell Hill
Lawrence Fork
Bird Cage Gap
Redington
U. P
Omaha
Denver
To Affluence in Five Years in North Divide County
Henry Blome, aged 23, arrives in 1908 with a bride, four horses, a cow, a half section, and $4000 debt. He breaks 100 acres in 1908, grows wheat and corn, and gradually expands under hardship. By 1913 he owns livestock, implements, an auto, and near debt freedom, with a $20,000 to $25,000 assessor value, praising his wife and daughters as steady support.
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Henry Blome
North Divide
Ife
Ite
Nebraska
Dalton
Definition of Dry Farming Accumulation of Moisture in Soil
E R Parsons outlines dry farming by moisture accumulation and conservation. He discusses mulch depth, crust formation, wind effects, deep plowing as a response to crust, and dust mulch for California like six to eight inches deep. He notes topsoil as mulch to subsoil and favors fallowing before planting for better soil condition.
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E. R. Parsons
California
Drouth
Alfalfa as Pork Maker at Midwestern Experiments
Experimental results from Kansas Nebraska and Iowa show alfalfa feeding boosts pork yield and reduces costs. Kansas: 800 pounds pork from one ton alfalfa hay and 770 pounds from an acre of alfalfa pasture. Nebraska: hay rations one fourth alfalfa hay equal value to corn meal and superior to bran. Iowa: with alfalfa and corn, pork costs $2.88 per 100 pounds while corn returns 6.6 cents per bushel. alfalfa favors pork by about 33 1/3 percent.
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Kansas Experiment Station
Nebraska Station
Iowa Station
Protection for Grapes Bagging Practice for Grapes
A two pound paper bag placed over each grape bunch when the fruit is the size of small shot protects the grapes from insects and birds and ensures extra choice clusters. Fasten the bag mouth around each stem with a pin wire or string to secure it.
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Cheyenne County
Adam
J. Quinn
Quinn
Sidney Homes
Alfalfa
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