San Jose scale appears in North Carolina fruit trees
Correspondence from the Progressive Farmer reports the San Jose scale, native to California, now found on pear, peach, plum and apple trees in two North Carolina localities. It urges inspecting six year old trees from New Jersey nurseries, sending twig specimens to the station, and notes an upcoming bulletin on treatment after October. It also cites Michigan studies showing winter pruning injures seed fruit trees, with January and December the worst months.
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California
Atlantic States
New Jersey
Gerald McCarty
H. B. Barris
D.rector
Slayton
Michigan Horticultural Society
Farmers Club
Grand Rapids
Scotch England Sheep and Corn and Grass Pigs
The article discusses the Scotch England sheep’s adaptability, size, wool, meat quality, and potential for acclimation in new climates, noting its black face, short tail, and large ram horns. It then examines corn and grass pig feeding, stressing pasture value, mixed rations, and cheaper pork through clover and grass, contrasting with wage and wealth concerns.
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London
L. N. Bonham
Breeders’ Gazette
Scrub hens warned to replace with thoroughbred poultry
Farmers urged to remove scrub hens and adopt thoroughbred stock to increase egg production revenue. Bureau bulletin No. 12 on poultry tapeworms outlined, detailing history, infection, prevention, and a 88 page guide with figures and bibliography. Watch subscription expiry.
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Bureau of Animal Industry
Democrats Endorse Tom Watson for Vice President
Prominent Georgia Democrat Hon John Temple Graves urges southern voters to back Tom Watson as VP, praising his southern roots and reform stance while condemning Sewall and Bryan for platform misalignment. The letter argues Watson embodies a new era of national fellowship and party courage amid Populist allies.
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John Temple Graves
Georgia
Atlanta Constitution
South
Tom Watson
United States
Watson
New Republic
Democratic Party
Jones
Bland
St. Louis
Sewall
Chicago
Bryan
Farmville Alliance Urges Support for Shoe Factory
The Farmville Alliance urges success of a shoe factory in North Carolina. They reject returning money as Due Bills, report $145 invested, and urge other alliances to raise funds, hoping to prevent the factory's failure and bolster the farmers' organization. They criticize early lecturer outreach before finalizing the scrip.
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Farmville N. C
Farmville Alliance
W.S Barnes
North Carolina
Hawaii Thumb Print Registration Law Attracts Debate
A new Hawaii law requires every registered man to ink his thumb and leave a clear impression on registration certificates and stubs. Proponents argue unique fingerprints aid future identification while opponents liken it to convict profiling. Some see the measure as a tool to regulate Asian immigration amid crowding concerns.
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