Wheat on Dry Farm Harvester Does Not Affect Flour Quality
Utah Experiment Station tests compare Turkey and Kofod wheats cut with a harvester to binder cuts, showing similar flour yields and baking qualities. Findings indicate harvester use does not influence milling or bread quality, though storage in large lots may affect outcomes.
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Utah Experiment Station
Robert Stewart
Chemical Laboratory
Chemical Department
Inter Mountain West
Utah
Turkey
Egypt
Kofed
New Turkey
Increase Yield Per Acre by Deep Tillage and Fertility
The article argues that soil fertility and moisture efficiency drive grain yields. Deep plowing and thorough tillage, plus early land preparation, increase available plant food and moisture use, reducing water needed per bushel. Intensive tillage and soil amendments like manure or fertilizers double rainfall usefulness and can triple yields.
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Kansas
Europe
America
Double Wheel Hoes Offer Labor Saving at Polls
Double wheel hoes prove efficient tools in sandy polls as work is completed rapidly and with ease by the operator.
Poultry Notes and Breeding Advice for Poultry Farmers
Practical tips on poultry care including housing, sunlight, shade, dust baths, cleanliness and feeding. Emphasizes fresh food, oyster shell, grit, and avoiding excessive condiments. Warns against muck yards and improper social mixing with older fowls. Recommends proper flock selection and market timing for roosters and hens.
Electrified Water Aims to Boost Crops and Fight Drought
The article reviews Italian inventor Emil Olsson's claim that electrified water used in irrigation can raise crop yields and destroy pests. Installed near Buenos Aires, six sprinklers at five meters reportedly treated 600 acres, with benefits also cited for drinking-water purification and drought resilience.
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Scientific American
Oliver Lodge
Planta
Emiio Olason
Buenos Aires
Argentine Republi
Prescut
United States
Olsson
Oleaon
Buenos Airea
Republic
Training Young Tress in Orchard Form and Balance
The article discusses training young trees to shape and balance growth, noting wind-driven weight on one side requires heading back and removing some branches. It covers pruning decisions to keep trees balanced and contain rampant shoots as part of early orchard management.
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Hent
Ted
Sprinkling Apparatus for Drought Relief Explored
The Olsson system promises moderate cost with high benefits. Installation runs 50 to 100 dollars per acre with simple operation using a motor driven raise and circular spray nozzles. Water sources vary from rivers to artesian wells and two tall towers support the pipes for even land coverage.
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Tually
Olsson
Poultry Notes on Care and Breeding Practices
Poultry notes advise on pricing roosters, bloodlines, and important care actions. It covers feeding waste, molting preparation, breed selection, yard placement, and timing for pullet and egg production, emphasizing patience and selective breeding for success.
Two Forms of Power for Water and Milling
A writer notes wind mill as the cheapest water pump option and a gas engine best for grinding feed. In a ten year windmill use the author spent 69 dollars with repairs under five. The farm runs about 60 horses and cattle and 50 hogs year round with a 240 foot well and a 4 barrel supply tank.
Coal Ashes and Wood Ashes for Garden Use
Coal ashes have little fertilizing value but improve stiff clay soil by making it steadier and easier to work. Wood ashes are an excellent general fertilizer for both vegetables and flowers, as is soot from stoves and pipes.
Green Lawn Feed For Poultry In Summer
A farmer outlines a method to feed poultry with fresh green food from a lawn. Cut daily strips to match the birds' consumption, using a mower to provide fresh greenery in the morning and again later, even if the lawn looks uneven.
TRA STRIKES MERRY MAKERS AT FARM WEDDING
A Chicago Northwestern train struck a hayrack carrying about thirty people near Neenah Wisconsin early Sunday killing twelve instantly and causing multiple injuries. The party returning from a wedding anniversary at Pete Hanson’s farm was largely made up of workers from a Menasha woodenware company.
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Neenah
Wis
Peraong
Chicago & Northwestern
Pete Hanson
Menasha
Hanson
Langson
Higher prices forecast for winter 1911 12
Officials of the department of agriculture predict food prices will rise again for the coming winter surpassing the 1909 10 level. Corn shortages total at least 400 million bushels while the potato crop may fall from 339 million to about 262 million bushels.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Department
Uncle Sam
Earthquakes in Ecuador Damage Rinamba and Guaranda
Four earthquakes Sunday caused severe damage in Rinamba, capital of Chimbanzo province, eighty five miles from Guayaquil. Panic spread as buildings shook and collapsed. occupants fled to streets. In Guaranda, capital of Dotvar province, walls fell in several homes. Shocks linked to Tungurahua volcano.
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Guayaquil
Deuador
Rinbamba
Chimbanzo
Guaranda
Dotvar
Tiob
Sale of Burned Timber From National Forests
The forestry bureau offers about one billion feet of burned timber for sale at $125 to $225 per thousand feet. This inventory, drawn from western and northwestern national forests after a major fire, shows the exterior of the logs charred while the interior remains usable for commercial purposes.
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Washington
Forestry Bureau
Northwest
Balloon Trip Over Atlantic Planned From Atlantic City
Melvin Yaniman and crew aim to cross the ocean in the dirigible Akron within ten days. The craft carries four engines totaling 417 horsepower and is expected to reach at least thirty miles per hour with an unnamed attachment acting as the equilibrator substitute.
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Atlantic
Atlantic City
N. J
Melvin Yaniman
Ocean
Akron
Fortifying Hawaiian Islands Advances in Coast Defenses
The army reports substantial progress toward completing fortifications of the Hawaiian islands. A comprehensive plan developed by the War Department will require sending many more artillery troops to man the coastal defenses. In other news from St Petersburg, V N Kokovsoff is appointed premier and retains the finance ministry.
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Hawaiian Islands
Washington
War Department
Protest Rally Draws 15000 Against War Effort
A mass gathering organized by Socialist and Labour groups attracted about 15 000 people in Rundsy to protest against the war with Germany.
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Parla
Socialiste and
Laborites
Germany
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