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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1913
Page
4
Alma Michigan, a bustling town, runs a new tennis tournament at the Presbyterian court. Organizer Rev W Mason drives the effort with active local business support. Matches occur daily from morning to late afternoon, drawing steady interest as players compete through the week.
Estella J Lemen born September 4 1834 at Highland Oakland County Michigan lived in Hartland Dansville Fenton Alma Shepherd and Detroit before passing away August 10 at 3 a m after seven years of illness. She married RD Lemen in 1873 and had son Major Lemen born July 1877. Survived by husband daughter granddaughter Dorothy father John Dunham elder brother M L Dunham and elder sister Mrs Frances Hyde. Her faith and hope in salvation framed her final days.
In Ithaca County the Probate Court hears a petition to admit as last will and testament a purported will of Reed C. Latimer. The court orders administration to a suitable executor and sets a hearing for the next term with publication of notice in Alma Record.
The county Young Men's Christian Association reports on the Lake Geneva Institute and Training School held each summer to train County Secretaries. The article details the program across thirteen departments, the schedule from 7:40 a.m. to 4 p.m., and the value of exchanging ideas with secretaries from multiple states. Michigan sent thirteen men, about one-sixth of U S county workers, with Geneva enrollment around five hundred across all schools.
A Chicago district farmer with forty acres shares a diversified dairy plan. Ten cows produce about four gallons daily, delivering $100-$125 monthly profit after wages and living costs. He favors selling milk cream privately, raises poultry, eggs, vegetables, and fruits, and emphasizes careful cow selection and seasonal diversification to keep labor evenly distributed.
The Kansas Farmer notes that idle lowland acres cost taxes and breed mosquitoes. Undrained they drain capital. drained they can support mortgage payments or grow savings for the farm.
In German experiments on loose smut of barley and wheat, barley and wheat seeds were soaked in tepid water then immersed in 50 to 85 degrees Celsius water for five to ten minutes. Results showed consistently lower infection rates and retained germination compared with untreated seed.
A Farm and Fireside comment laments that a manure heap used for leaching becomes a breeding ground for fires, draining resources and reducing soil rejuvenation. The article warns that this misallocation harms crop production despite the heap’s expected agricultural benefits.
A New Yorker correspondent praises a poultry house setup by George Congreve, highlighting a new grain-bin unloading platform that saves labor. Cosgrove explains the arrangement, calling it a novel and efficient system in use.
A study compares loose smut development in wheat and barley. Winter wheat showed germination of 98 to 90 percent after four hours at 25 degrees and ten minutes at 52 degrees with low infection. Summer wheat produced 97 percent germination and 0.88 percent infection. barley 99 percent germination and 0.27 percent infection. Treatment had little effect on yield overall.
A farmer describes a grain unloading platform built inside a henhouse to avoid lifting bags. A horizontal door dumps wagon loads into a bin, with a weatherproof setup. The excerpt also covers sheep gadsfly caused staggers, Alsike clover as wet land feed, and a note on hogging off corn to fatten bogs.
A fragmented bee keepers tip sheet discusses saving on supplies by bulk purchases, ammonia to ease stings, carrying a light bar in the apiary, clearing vegetation around hives, and a note on window frame grade in furniture making with bee related context.
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