03 Feb 1905
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Newspaper
The Bowbells Tribune
Location
Bowbells, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1905
Page
1
Farmers should treat spring wheat seed before sowing to prevent smut. Soak seed twelve hours in copper sulphate solution then ten minutes in lime water, then dry promptly. Protect seed from poultry as sulphate is toxic. cold weather aids in killing spores and reduces future smut risk.
New York reports Mike Donovan, dean of boxers, boxed daily with President Roosevelt for four days in the White House study. Roosevelt enjoyed the rounds, joking and taking blows. Donovan calls him a veteran fighter and strong opponent.
The Implement Journal notes the catalogue house evil is not limited to America. British and South African export gazettes complain of mail order firms undercutting dealers with low profits, cheap labor, and rapid turnover. Country traders warn customers buy from advertisers, while storekeepers seek remedies to protect fair profits and retail interests against direct selling by English manufacturers via parcels post.
Country Life in America profiles a daughter of Dr. Webb who manages a Lake Champlain piggery. She invests twenty dollars, earns ninety, two hundred, then three hundred annually, grows her stock, and is eventually bought out by her father. The Shelbourne Piggery becomes a profitable, model operation with two hundred or more pigs sold yearly. The piece highlights a girl’s new rural opportunity and practical farming innovation.
Elevator superintendent J M O Neale says most rust damaged wheat is still safe for seed and that Red River Valley grain can yield well. He notes careful cleaning may reduce seed weight by 10 to 15 pounds per bushel but promises sound kernels will grow into good crops. He warns against needless fear and cites native American wheat as superior to Canadian seed.
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