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Newspaper
The Progress
Location
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1896
Page
11
A highly corrupted OCR fragment mixes political, military and economic items from several dates and places. It mentions Naples telegraph references, German royalty, Senate debates, naval appointments, and relief funds, interleaved with scattered names, places and events, making core facts unclear and attributing multiple unrelated happenings to disparate dates and locales.
The article discusses soil nitrogen depletion risks and the value of barnyard manure, wood ashes, and other fertilizers. It cites nitrification, humus, and the need to keep crops on land to prevent nitrogen loss, with examples from a Mariners' Review report on Michigan farmers institutes. It also covers irrigation experiments, costs of storing corn, and a historical note on a cabbage field in Illinois.
In Washington March 25 Congressman Little of Arkansas introduced a bill to create a district court for the Indian Territory at Duncan. He cited a petition from Duncan residents urging the court as highly convenient and said Kilbourne's court would preside over it.
Mr. Williams of Douglas described land along the river in Rougl4, totaling 60 acres with 4 to 45 feet elevation. He noted sandy soil makes windmills impractical, planned a reservoir, and mentioned purchasing a 10 horsepower engine and 600 feet of iron pipe for irrigation.
Readers with peach orchards are urged to begin work in fair winter weather. Remove and burn mummified fruit to prevent disease, then spray if needed for the new crop. Prof Emery notes water timing depends on season and soil. on clay lands, delay watering until grain is shaded to prevent surface soil baking.
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