Essential Points In Successful Potatoes From The Alma Record
The Alma Record outlines soil, seed, and rotation best practices for potatoes. It covers soil preparation, drainage, seed quality, disease control with formalin and Bordeaux mixtures, seed selection from high-yield hills, generous use of high grade fertilizer, careful manure and lime use, and a three year rotation with clover to fix nitrogen and conserve moisture. It notes spraying as potato insurance, timing, mixture prep, and thoroughness, citing Maine’s Aroostook district as an example of a three year cycle: potatoes, grain with clover, clover, with plow under in year three.
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WM. D
Wisconsin
Aroostook
Maine
Changing a bee hive from eight to ten frames makes sense
G W Jolee of Montpelier argues that an eight frame hive can be adapted to hold ten or twelve frame equipment. He outlines a simple method with a square, saw, plane, and a tongue and groove board to extend the hive ends and install a ten frame rabbeted section, suggesting manufacturers may produce ready kits.
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G. W. Jolee
Montpelier
Obie
A Proud Man And A Gentle Spirit In Trial
A fragment describing strength and spirit with mention of Marvels Con dition powder and fiery flesh imagery. The barely legible text notes a sale at Wheaton & Son with price 93 cents and relates to a brass or general goods firm.
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Wheaton & Son
Proper potato crop protection timing and rotation tips
Start spraying when potatoes reach four inches, keep plants covered to kill insects and spores before damage occurs. Failures stem from missing essentials, spraying too late, or neglecting rotation. Begin before diseases appear and maintain coverage until frost or harvest.
Horses in Global Demand Surges Ahead of Supply
Demand for American horses and mules remains high as European buyers from Belgium to Great Britain seek imports. Canada and Mexico have been strong purchasers, with 25 000 horses exported in 1910 versus 21 616 in 1909. A farmer’s turnip giveaway demonstrates the gap between producer price and retail value.
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France
England
America
PA Islands
Europe
Belgium
Denmark
Germany
Italy
Norway
Russia
Great Britain
South America
Central America
Asia
Pacific
West Indies
Australia
Canada
Mexico
Five-Horse Hitch for Plow and Pole Cat Rearing Note
The article describes a direct draught plow with five horses where two lead and four are balanced by the fifth. It details a pulley evener at the final controller and stresses precise measurements, noting small fractions affect load. It also mentions a Maine farmer raising a colony of 20 pole cats for fur.
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Maine
Forest Hill Social Roundup and Local Visits
Mrs Fred Creech and children are staying at Lake View. Mrs Ellen Moody remains ill. Elder Noffsinger takes a 30 day vacation visiting Obie and Indiana. E Sias and family visited Bay City and Fisherville last week. F M Brewer visited Sunday. KW Post returned from Lansing and his family went to Jackson. Tilden Bailor in Saginaw over Sunday. Mrs Pembroke and Alma relatives visiting. Grading work on the Parkinson carrier road toward the county line continues.
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Fred Creech
Lake View
Ellen Moody
Noffsinger
Obie
Indiana
E. Sias
Bay City
Fisherville
F. M. Brewer
KW. Post
Lansing
Jackson
Tilden Bailor
Saginaw
Accused of Stealing. Clinton man touts Arnica Salve
Fe Chamberlain of Clinton Maine cites Preklet Arnica Salve as a remedy for burns sores cuts and injuries claiming it relieves pain and distress. He says it heals quickly and is available at The Drug Co Wheaton and Lon.
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Chamberlain
Clinton
She Drug CO
Wheaton & Lon
Elwell Happenings and Local Sightings
The town reports rapid bank construction and ongoing work on W. C. Pogsley’s store. Local residents include Ellis Coburn, Ralph Goggin of Alma, Mabel Tivans, Ethel Davis, Glen Langworthy, Ray Ker, M. Slingliaff and daughter, Mary Johnson en route to Grand Rapids, and Mrs. Pugsley visiting her mother. Mrs. Fullerton’s illness noted. Dickes and neighbors in Alma.
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W. C. Pogsley
Masena
Ellis Coburn
Miller
Setonien Labankh
Taylor
Ralph Goggin
Alma
Mabel Tivans
Ethel Davis
Elay
Glen Langworthy
Rayker
Elm Hall
M. Slingliaff
C. Slinglaff
Mary Johnson
Grand Rapids
Pugsley
S W Pine River Social News Notes
A local birth, visits, and family travel populate the week in S W Pine River society. Mr and Mrs William Hammel welcomed a daughter. Pearl Thomas and children stayed with Miss Flora Wald. Mrs Walter Vliet of Chicago visited her parents H J Hyde. John Snyder traveled to Buffalo for two weeks. Dell Wright and wife hosted their Detroit daughter and grandchildren. Mr and Mrs John Sullivan drove to Jackson. Charles Jennings of Tonia and Lillian DeYoungs of Crystal visited Will Rogers and family, returning by overland trip with Harry Rogers. C R Moulton badly burned her left foot but is recovering. Mr and Mrs J Adams and daughter moved from Thawley. Mre Mart Jitsu visited neighbors for yard work. Miss Fheral Wald cared for family. The Magpy family and spouses enjoyed a weekend at Mr Piftler's cottage near Hass Lake with about thirty attendees. contagious virus noted.
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William Hammel
Pearl Thomas
Flora Wald
Walter Vliet
Chicago
H. J. Hyde
John Snyder
Buffalo
New York
Dell Wright
Edd Wood
Aml
Hm J. Adams
Thawley
Ant
Kenerich
Piftller
Attack Like Tigers Blood Purifier Claim Ad
An old advertisement extols Electric Bitters as a blood purifier. It likens white blood cells to tigers fighting germs and claims benefits for skin infections and overall health. Mentions Badan of Calif and Rhodes Drug Co Wheaton & Son as sellers.
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CT. Badan
Calif
Rhodes Drug CO
Wheaton & Son
Pagal Balm fle... list of drugs?
Unable to determine readable facts from supplied fragment.
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Alma Record Company
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Forest Hill
Elwell
S. W. Pine River
G. Smith
Union
Woodworth Ave
Bell
Alma Sheet Metal Works
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Brown and
Dunkle
E. L. Clark
W. Atter Burpee
Burpee
Philadelphia
K. P. Peet
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