Encouraging Insect-Eating Birds in Gardens and Orchards
The article urges protecting and sheltering birds that eat pests, such as bluebirds and wrens, to safeguard crops. It recommends building simple bird homes from cans, coffee pots, or wooden boxes and placing them on fences or poles for roosting and nesting.
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Harper's ‘Weekly
Machine for Crushing Oats and Feeding Horses
The oat crusher claims to cut feed costs for owners with multiple horses. It can clean and crush up to 2,260 pounds of oats per hour, allowing better flesh on animals by improving their fare.
Exceptional alfalfa seed plant wide seed yield observed
At Rocky Ford experiment station a single Baltic alfalfa plant in a 1911 seed field yielded an extraordinary amount of seed under non irrigated, favorable conditions. Seeds were distributed across Colorado via rail and road, aiding future selection to improve alfalfa type and forage. Further tests were sent to Fort Collins.
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Rocky Ford
Fort Collins
Penanee Gop Ten Potatoes Endbage Sweet
A fragmentary note mentions potatoes and sweet endbage with unclear context. The text references a dish or harvest item, but lacks full details on people places or events.
State House News and Elections Notes
Governor Morehead hints at a second term and a Clay county audience. The state board of equalization works toward a new annual levy as it reviews county property valuations. Fred Beckmann promotes E B Fairfield to chief clerk and assigns his daughter Amanda Beckmann as bookkeeper. County telephone ownership in Lancaster county is under review amid a Lincoln Telephone fight. The first suffrage petition arrives with twenty Buffalo county voters named.
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Morehead
Clay County
State Board of Equalization
Fred Beckmann
E. B. Fairfield
Amanda Beckmann
Lancaster County
Lincoln Telephone & Telegraph Company
Secretary of State
Buffalo County
State Booster Editions Grow Fast in September Plans
The list of Nebraska newspapers printing booster editions in mid September expands nationwide with over 200000 copies projected. The state railway commission condemns fuel shippers consolidating carloads at junctions. Since August 1 1912 13358 new automobile and motorcycle licenses have been issued, signaling widespread prosperity. Visitors to the state fair on September 16 can view the display Old Mexico depicting Winfield Scott and the Mexican situation of 1847 including Mt Popocatepetl eruptions and a fireworks showcase.
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Mt. Popocatapet
Nebraska
Key County Votes Counted In Local Election
Auwditer Sowars reports the people of Keye County cast ballots in a local election. The tally totals reflect community choices on the measure and candidates, with officials noting preliminary figures as counting continues.
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Keye County
Farmers Giaic Sank of Mar watts heard by state
Fragmentary OCR indicates a report involving farmers and a state hearing. Specific names, places, and dates are unreadable, but the item references farmers seeking action or relief and a state body considering the matter.
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Broody Hen Coops Compared With Old Barrel Method
A discussion on broody hens favors new coop solutions over the old barrel method. Hens kept warm and allowed to nest persist, while modern coops are less harmful and provide more air and care for the birds.
Wealth and Worldview From One Fortunate Mouth
A quoted exchange shows Mr. Custis Stax defending his wealth on personal knowledge. He argues that amassing a fortune has made the world seem better to him than before, suggesting wealth shapes perception.
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Mr. Custis Stax
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