Providing Food for the Wild Ducks by W A McAtee
The article notes frogbit seeds as a major duck food in Louisiana waters with 18 percent of mallard stomach contents from October to March and up to 22,000 seeds in a single stomach. It details frogbit habitat, range, and how to cultivate it, plus eelgrass and musk grasses as key duck foods, their distribution, and digestion patterns in various duck species. It also highlights water elm as a valuable duck forage across a broad river system from Indiana to Florida, noting its habitat, size, and fruiting cycle.
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New York
New Jersey
Delaware
North Carolina
Missouri
Brant
North
Carolin
United States
Wabash Valley
Indiana
Texas
Tennessee
Florida
Watercress and Thalia as Wild-Duck Food Resources
The passage discusses watercress and thalia as duck foods. Watercress grows in cool, current-rich waters across the United States and can be propagated by seed or cuttings in spring or summer. Thalia, observed in a Florida slough, shows promise as wild-duck forage with large nutritious seeds maturing in August and fruits dropping into water promptly.
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United States
Western mining news in brief pivots from New Mexico and Arizona
Mining notes report Empire Zinc at Hanover near completion and White Oaks ore shipments totaling about $20,000. Global activity notes tungsten at South Homestake, a 20 stamp mill at White Oaks, and $1,800 per ton gold finds north of Magdalena. New mills tested in Wyoming with cyanide plants. several incorporations and suits in progress.
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Draft
New Mexico
Empire Zinc Company
Hanover
Homestake
White Oaks
Abocafion
Mountainair
Wild Cat Leasing Company
Mogollon
Eifego Baca No. 1
Magdalena
Baca
Owl
Pinos Altos
Wyoming
Lewister
Atlantic
Lander
Marquette of Company
Cheyenne
Weston
Interstate Oil and Refining Company
Big Muddy
Converse County
Wyoming Mines and Development Company
Rawlins
Carbon County Journal
Arizona
Globe
Walker
Santa Cruz
Tom Road
Gold Road
George W. Hull
Hull Copper Company
Great Southern Mining Company
Woodrow Group
Chaparral
Dry land farming contrasts and weed enemy noted
The essay argues dry farming relies on capillary subsoil water and deep plowing, while surface watering fails. It asserts aging soil moisture, packing limits, and a flat claim weeds are the principal enemy. Harrowing grain is recommended, though it requires courage and experience.
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Maj. J. 3. Murphy
Denver
H. W. Campbell
Coal outputs and arches in New Hampshire cemetery note
The article cites Pennsylvania coal production surpassing US output by over 20 percent from 16 years prior and accounting for about one fifth of world supply. It mentions concrete arches on bedrock in a New Hampshire cemetery supporting gravestones, plus notes on chemical detection in water, a flying fish concept, and sugar imports into the UK.
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Pennsylvania
United States
New Hampshire
Wea
Wilmington Library Claims Earlier Organized Date
A clean attic find in Wilmington reveals a book of records showing the Wilmington Social Library organized December 31 1795 with a constitution and subscribers, predating Arlington’s claim. The relic, now in the Pette Memorial Library, lists fines for tallow stains and binding damage, with revenue entries up to October 4 1812.
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Arlington
Wilmington
Pette Memorial Library
Israel Lewton
Timothy Castle
Levi Packard
Changing Ideals. When I Was a Boy I Wanted to Be the
A reflective piece quotes a thoughtful man recalling his youth and shifting ideals. He describes early ambitions and how perspectives evolve over time, hinting at personal growth and the influence of experiences on life choices.
Growing Legumes and Orchard Practices for Home Gardens
Advice on crop rotation and soil moisture conservation notes using legumes for soil health. Mentions grouping trees for better home landscape, growing lamba with grain aid for short pastures, and pushing produce to market promptly. Warns against drying stones from fruit for seed storage.
Weeds injure Melons in Moisture War
Weeds threaten melon crops as moisture-sapping competition. Frequent use of the cultivator keeps a dirt mulch and kills weeds to protect melons from damage.
Selecting Cherry Trees for A Farm Orchard
A writer offers guidance on cherry varieties and planting. Recommend 25 to 30 trees per acre, deep plowing with manure, fall work, and spring top-dressing. Advise 15 to 18 foot row spacing, avoid crowding, and consider soil type for pit digging. Recommend Montmorency Early Richmond Dyehouse sour cherries and other late or dark varieties like English Morello and Downer's Late Red.
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Central States
Montmorency
Richmond
Dyehouse
Double Deck Berry Trellis Sketch Explained
A sketch describes a two row trellix for blackberries. It uses two parallel rows of 2 by 4 posts, spaced 6 feet apart in the row and 18 inches between posts crosswise.
Trellis system for loganberries and Himalaya blackberry
Wise describes a trellis method used in California for loganberries and Himalaya blackberry. Posts four feet high support berry-gauge wires with staples while notched boards between wires form a movable swing board system. New bearing shoots are trained along underset boards and lifted to the top for the next season, allowing easy harvests across a whole field.
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Mabel I
Wharton
California
Waste Places for Trees on Farms Offer Long Term Benefit
The text notes waste corners on many farms could be planted with trees to yield bean poles, fence posts, and sticks, while nut bearing trees provide nuts. Basswood supports honey, and sugar maples offer incomparable sugar. Over years trees grow into valuable timber.
Renovating A Strawberry Bed For Another Year
If the plants are vigorous and the bed not too weedy, renew the bed for another season. Mow plants close, remove and burn foliage, plow furrow leaving about one foot, weed out diseased plants, fill furrow with rotted manure, and cultivate thoroughly.
Whimsical Bits From Newspapers and Ads
A collage of short items includes women health testimonials for Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and jokes about a military hospital visit by Willie Wheezer. The snippets mix advice, humor, and odd ads with brief remarks about local color and a Yorkshire inn name.
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Lydis E. Pinkham
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Louisiana
Sea Brant
Baya
Michigan
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Thalia
Arkansas
South Carolina
Western Mining News
Colorado
Leadville Herald Democrat
W. E. Bowden
J. Sallivan
Jeune June
East Tennessee Gulch
Bates
Shipin County
Summ
Aspen
Pitkin
Eagle
Garfield Counties
United Kingdom
Russia
Lane
Sterling
Jom Massena
N. Y
Lydia E. Pinkham
E. Pinkham
Massena, N.Y
Jenty
Willie Wheezer
Wheezer
Tommy
Willie
Judge
Yorkshire
Dean
Louis Johnson
Third Ave
Sreveresian of
Searth
Dees Ae
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