Fe and cherry crop guidance for profit and pasture use
The author argues for planting mainly Richmond Montmorency and Morrello sour cherries for steady annual crops and higher returns, noting fertilizers like potash and dry high land aid growth. It also discusses pasture stocking rates for hogs with red clover and alfalfa, advising lighter grazing to keep forage quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Montmorency
Morrello
Bristol County
Mass
Coburn
America
Success With Sheep and Farm Management Principles
The piece emphasizes lamb survival as the foundation of sheep profitability and promotes thorough flock management. It lists ten farming practices including seed quality, soil preparation, crop rotation, increased horsepower, all feed on hand, and meticulous accounting, attributed to the Indianapolis News via G. W. H. of the Farmers' Home Journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W.H
Farmers’ Home Journal
Indianapolis News
Nitrogen Capturing Plants Boost Farm Fertilizer Value
The article explains that legumes like cowpeas soybeans and clover fix nitrogen from the air, yielding 113 to 139 pounds per acre. It notes nitrogen value at 15 to 20 cents per pound and that legume hay adds nitrogen and humus, enhancing soil texture and fertilizer potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station
Department of Agriculture
Good Roads Debate Spreads Across Southern States
The New York Sun editorial notes Southern support for convict labor reform and better roads, with Georgia ending convict leases and Alabama politics tied to penitentiary interests. It cites mixed opinions in South Carolina, fears of roadside urbanization, and Taft’s push for Virginia highway linking Washington to Richmond. Weston recalls road hardships highlighting rural transport needs.
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Georgia
Alabama
National Treasury
Herles
South
New York
Atlanta
Savannah
Jacksonville
South Carolina
Euditorial
The
New York Sun
Taft
Virginia
National Capital
Richmond
Secretary of Agriculture
Weston
Edward Payson Weston
Pacific Coast
New York Tribune
The Ten Commandments of Agriculture for Farmers
Dr Samuel A Kuapup of the United States Department of Agriculture offers ten rules toward successful farming. The Practical Farmer column notes jealousy narrow mindedness and lack of charity hinder progress. The rules urge farmers to focus on their own work and strive for success in their chosen path.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel A. Kuapup
United Males Department of Agriculture
Grain Smuts and Prevention Methods Described
The article explains smut fungi in cereals wheat oats and barley detailing stinking smut and loose smut types their plant infection stages and how they damage grain It notes hot water seed treatment as the best control method and cites Bureau of Plant Industry Bulletin 152 by the U S Department of Agriculture aimed at seed growers and scientific farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Plant Industry
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Enigmatic Exchange Sparks Wit on War Horses in Britain
A terse dialogue mocks Jack's fishing and imagination. Britain reports 606000 horses available for war effort, underscoring equine manpower for national defense.
Lucky Jumbo and the park monkey joke
In a park the monkey mocks Lucky Jumbo for a dull life spent sitting and nibbling peanuts. The elephant replies he’d rather stay content than be exhibited in Africa, turning a light regional tale into a playful moral about loneliness and showmanship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Seo
Africa
Northcliffe Warns of War Risk Between Germany and Britain
In a Chicago interview Lord Northcliffe of London warns of possible war between Germany and Great Britain. He says Germans and Britons generally dislike hostility, cites German reforms admired by Britain, notes American focus on its continent, and argues the US press educates the public.
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Chicago
Lord Northcliffe
London
Germany
Great Britain
United States
England
France
Prussia
Bussche
Bismarck
America
Roosevelt
Europe
John D. Rockefeller
J. Pierpont Morgan
French jury exonerates man in wife killing to end suffering
Edmond Baudin, a 39 year old mechanic, was acquitted by a French Court of Assizes after testifying his dying wife begged him to kill her to end her asthma linked agony. The presiding judge criticized the verdict while experts said Baudin was sane though influenced by his wife’s will.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court of Assizes
Edmond Baudin
Mme. Baudin
Baudin
Daidin
Dupre
Baylin
Body of John Davidson Taken From Sea Off Cornish Coast
The recently recovered body of poet John Davidson is taken from shore in a lifeboat ten miles from Mouzehole on the Cornish coast. The body was buried at sea and moved by vessel in a lig lifeboat, with a cultivated poet of note among mourners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Davidson
London
Mouzehole
Daridece
Submarines Reach 200 Feet Depth in Tests
Six submarines built by the Electric Boat Company completed all tests and will be turned over to naval officials at Charlestown Navy Yard. The fleet achieved a 200 foot submergence depth with one knockout excursion. The Snapper was stationed at Provincetown during performance.
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Quincy
Mase
Electric Boat Company
Charlestown Navy Yard
Provincetown
Taft Fans Enthusiasm on Western Tour in Portland and Seattle
President Taft drew 20000 schoolchildren in Portland for a living Bag spellout and tears as the chief executive watched a drill and heard cheering. He preached at East Portland First Universalist church, praised humble churches, and planned Alaska visits while noting limits on self government. The trip continued with Seattle and Tacoma greetings, a livestock show at Arctic grounds, and a Union Club dinner.
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Portland
Oregon
Multnomah Field
Mr. Taft
Taft
United States
Vancouver Barracks
Universalist
East
Southern Pacific
Sacramento
Cal
First Unitarian Churcs
W. G. Eliot, Jr
Bourne
St. Mary’s
Members Brotherhood
Alaska
Brotherhood
Seattle
Tacoma
Union Club
Arctic
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Thorcugh
Jack
G. Williams
Anapolis
Northcliffe
Britain
Australia
Canada
Argentine Republic
Cluster
Hone
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