War News Digest from Western Newspaper Union
Berlin reports all Russian attacks repulsed as fighting continues near Riga. British steamers Allie and Ebro sunk. 20 soldiers and 4 officers killed. Romanian towns fall to Germans and Bulgarians. 1,400 taken prisoner. Carranza forces advance in Mexico. Villa shifts to Durango. British attack Turkish trenches near Rafa. 1,600 Turks captured. Romania invaded by central powers. 5,499 prisoners taken. National Farmers' Association to meet in Kansas City Feb 21-23. California electors pledge Wilson and Marshall.
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Palos
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Cattle and Livestock Prices Activity Report
Market sheet lists cattle categories with price ranges for steers grassers heifers cows and breeding stock. Also shows hogs lambs feeders and stockers with per hundredweight values, plus buying prices for hay grain and live poultry including eggs butter and assorted produce.
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Stoorn
Mixed Market Prices Reported for Metals Grains and Livestock
The report lists metal quotations in New York and St Louis, with copper at 28.37 per 100 lbs and silver at 7.50. Boulder then shows tungsten concentrates and ores priced per unit, while Chicago grain prices include wheat at 1.92 to 2.95, corn around 0.94 to 0.95, and barley near 1.00 to 1.21. Live stock in Chicago shows hogs around 9.60 to 10.50, cattle from 4.40 to 10.00, and lambs 11.75 to 14.15 with futures for May and July at 2.90 to 2.92.
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New York
St Louis
Chicago
Pink boll worm threat to U S cotton economy grows
The pink boll worm now in Coahuila Mexico, near the Texas line, is a potent cotton pest spreading globally. Described as a greater menace than the boll weevil, it prompts quarantine rules regulating import of cotton seed and hulls and mandating fumigation at northern entry ports. United States Department of Agriculture officials warn that the pest could threaten American cotton culture’s history.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Coahuila
Mexico
Texas
U. S. Department of Agriculture
India
Egypt
United States
Hawaii
Prohibition Extends to Mexican Cotton Areas Under Quarantine
Effective November 4 the seed import ban now covers Mexican territory previously exempt except for the Imperial valley south of the California line. The exposed stretch in the Imperial valley is tied to California cotton culture and is largely American settled, so regulations remained unchanged. Valley growers, warned of risk, are expected to avoid any cotton or seed traffic across the border. Continent Mexico states Nuevo Leon Coahuila Durango Chihuahua and Tamaulipas face movement restrictions due to the pink boll worm finding in Laguna district.
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Imperial Valley
Mexico-California
Mexico
Nuevo Leon
Coahuita
Durango
Chihuahus
Tamaulipas
Laguna District
Cotton seed quarantine tightened to halt pest spread
The federal government revokes previous amendments to the cotton seed quarantine, stopping movement of seed and hulls from northern Mexico states. Pink bollworm larvae findings in full-grown, lateral view underscore the imperative to halt seed movement to protect cotton production and prevent spread.
Pink boll worm found in Laguna district of Mexico
A revision of quarantine rules targets waterborne cotton from the Laguna district near San Pedro. The insect, detected in Laguna, is linked to intense cotton production and possible introductions from foreign sources. An initial test on cotton bolls believed to carry boll weevil indicated infestation. The findings prompt heightened disinfection and port entry controls for shipments to the United States.
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United States
Laguna
Mexico
San Pedro
Egypt
Laguna District
Federal Horticultural Board
Pink boll worm pest threats and seed movement warnings
The pink boll worm, a seedborne pest of Egypt and India, hibernates as larvae in seed, spreads worldwide by seed export, and can devastate cotton yields while reducing seed oil content. The Agriculture Department urges cotton interests to aid federal authorities in enforcing new amendments preventing movement of cotton seed and byproducts from Mexico into the United States.
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Egypt
India
Department of Agriculture
Mexico
United States
Rotation and Manure Best
In Missouri College of Agriculture findings, corn grown on the same plot with heavy manure averaging seven tons annually yields less over six years than corn grown in rotations without manure. Rotation proves more beneficial long term, though rotation plus manure or commercial fertilizers can boost returns.
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M. ¥. Miller
Missouri College of Agricuture
Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station
Corm
Laying Plans for Orchard and Paper-Shell Pecans
A Progressive Farmer urge to plan orchard sites with state experiment station guidance for best varieties and timings. It promotes planting paper-shell pecan trees as a valuable investment for shade, ornament, and long term nut yield benefiting future generations.
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Omer
White grub problem and crop protection methods
White grubs in fields cause crop damage with no immediate protection. The article notes that crop rotation and other methods can greatly reduce damage in future years, offering strategies to lessen grub impact over time.
Arizona State News Roundup From 1916 mining and rail posts
Arizona stockmen seek County salary raises while Cheyenne and Globe host conventions for Women’s Clubs and Cattle Growers. Copper prices boost mines and coal shortages. Magma Chief and Ray Broken Hill operations expand. Yavapai and Jerome districts report rising production. State bureau plans mining law research and a large copper output forecast for 1917.
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Arizona
Cheyenne
Greenlee County
Chandler
Williams
Jim Garrett
Gleason
Oatman
W. 5. Goldsworthy
Phoenix
Ray Broken Hill Mining Company
Ray
Swiss Hotel Labor Split Sparks Curiosity
In a report on Swiss hotel staffing 43,000 workers are employed while only 30,000 are Swiss nationals, raising questions about the mix of local and foreign labor in the hospitality sector.
A Minister's Confession Promotes Dodd's Kidney Pills
Rev W H Warner of Myersville Massachusetts writes that sciatica back trouble neuralgia cramps and kidney distress nearly killed him. After taking Dodd's Kidney Pills he claims to have been saved and restored to health. He urges readers to use the medicine. Also notes about China teaching paper making and balsam woods.
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W. H. Warner
Myersville
Knut
Dodd
Rev. Warner
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