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The Progress in Shreveport, Louisiana

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Newspaper

The Progress

Location

Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

May 07, 1898

Page

20

Arsenite of Soda as Cheap Paris Green Substitute

A bulletin from the Ohio station outlines arsenite of soda as a cheaper, effective substitute for Paris green in Bordeaux mixture for fungi and insects. It details preparation, mixing rates per barrel, safety labeling, and notes on toxicity and color coding to avoid misuse. Also covers tobacco and strawberry notes from American Gardening.

Ohio Sta Doug Lovett Beverly Parker Earle Warfield Thaverland Bubach Princeton

Home Butter Trade Plans to Sell Direct to Customers

A Rural New Yorker correspondent outlines a plan for selling butter directly to home customers. Emphasizing learning customer requirements, offering the best product, and prompt delivery, the strategy includes printing business cards to establish credibility and disposing of poor churns rather than selling them.

Eisewdere

Northa Tobacco Industry Insight From Customs Chief

J M Comstock, chief of the customs division, describes his extended visit to the state and outlines his views on the Northa tobacco industry. He notes significant progress while outlining challenges and potential policy implications.

Northa Tobacco United States Tobacco Joural J. M. Comstock Tha Treaming Department Himedi Fs

Sweet Cory Grain For Money Crop Says Grange Judge

The Grange judge notes sweet corn as a money crop when marketed in roasting stage. Corn leaves receipts as net profit, while other grain not sold this way. They discuss stalks cut or stored in shocks or silos and emphasis on top sweetness varieties in doubt.

Grange Judd

Topping Raspberry and Plant Berry Canes for Stocky Growth

Meehan's Monthly notes a common practice in commercial fruit growing to top raspberry and plant canes to encourage stocky self supporting shoots. Tops are pinched to about two feet, enabling stronger bearing and easier support. Stocky side shoots are clipped to promote larger berries. Growers cut canes to teen or four feet in early spring and divide between large stems for self supporting growth.

Meehan

Fragmentary Note on Bordeaux Mixture Formula

A damaged OCR fragment outlines Bordeaux mixture components copper sulfate and lime with rough measurements and procedural steps. It mentions mixing in water, transferring to vessels, and diluting to a large volume. The text is garbled but indicates agricultural chemical preparation practices.

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Dubai Plovdiv Ture Hicss Drolet Lors Gustin Mtree Whaley Hag DL Seotell J.C. Drew Chase the Hicks Company Halesare Drayis Cominerae Sweet Cory MC Stasus Farmers Bank Tenas Street L. M. Canter I. B. Rand Victoria Lumber Co., Emith Andrew Querbes Grocer Rer Ander Goldstein, Mabry & CO Woholesii Limuri Froeers Gotton Texas Street
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