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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1904
Page
1
W A Toole argues at the Wisconsin Horticultural Convention that long selection and breeding can elevate the native crabapple Pyrua speciosa into a desirable culinary fruit. He notes wide variation in size acidity flavor texture and aroma, and suggests selecting for larger fruit better flavor mellow flesh and ornamental value while pursuing hybrids with care to preserve native qualities.
A Mountain Grove Fruit Station study tests fruit tree hardiness after a severe Missouri winter. Among 118 peach varieties 92 lost all buds in January, only a few retained substantial bud survival. Plum results show just three of 18 varieties unharmed. Apple plum hybrids fared poorly, while cherry varieties Baldwin Early, Monarch, and others survived without bud loss, indicating regional suitability for cherries.
The article notes the olive has become a notable crop in California, thriving in the state’s climates with long living, slow growing trees. Old-world trees reach remarkable sizes, while California growers work with soil and temperature constraints to establish commercial olive production.
Reports from Idaho indicate pear blight is spreading rapidly in the state. Growers consider quitting pear production as ravages grow. the only remedy is cutting back to healthy wood and painting wounds to prevent infection.
The New York Experiment Station reports phosphorus percentages for feeding stuffs across items such as wheat bran malt meal brewers grain clover alfalfa oat straw wheat blood meat meal and organ meat meal. Notable high values appear in meat meals due to ground bone content.
A brief notice reports a man escaping trouble after a confrontation with Jetting and BrOW, details unspecified but noting the avoidance of a scrape.
The Burnham commission's study outlines a grand redesign of the capital from L'Enfant's lines. It envisions a vast mall with terraces, fountains, and a central pool, extending toward the Washington Monument and White House, plus new public buildings and memorial spaces.
Fragmented text describes rough OCR of a market and land sale notice. Mentions Union Pacific land agency, per acre prices, ranch lands, and wheat belt areas. Includes garbled phrases about groceries, banking, matrimony, and loan difficulty.
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