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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1906
Page
7
A Farm and Fireside writer advocates double rows for early celery to double blanching output with the same boards. Commercial celery growers report excellent results and reduced losses, noting double rows can also apply to late celery with minor extra labor for billing.
Oklahoma experiment station recommends a trap crop such as millet Kaffir or sorghum planted on the wheat side. When bugs move to the trap plow under the crop and surrounding ten feet with dust. Harrow and drag to create dust in dry weather to block immature bugs and discourage flight. Later pile cut corn to attract and kill bugs with disease in heat and moisture. Avoid spraying and clean up winter hiding places to protect the wheat.
The final estimate by Willett and Gray assigns national output figures for the 1905-06 sugar beet crop. Details provide projected yields and total production across states, reflecting agricultural outlook and market implications for the period.
The article advises farmers to learn lumbering to profit from a gasoline engine driven hardwood sawmill. It suggests using standing trees for framing and selling surplus lumber to neighbors at lower prices while still earning a good profit as advised by an exchange.
The Prussian chamber of agriculture and chamber of commerce leaders met in Posen and adopted resolutions opposing United States meats. They reference Roosevelt's message to Congress on American meat conditions and urge the federal council to ban foreign pickled meats and pork and to require wholesomeness verification. The report notes the American meat scandal highlights dangerous foreign practices.
About thirty tee handlers and drivers of the Schuller Tee company remain out. The strike has not spread to other firms and they refuse to deliver ice to Schuller customers. The workers had demanded higher wages after the tee combine formed last spring and after managers were convicted the company reduced wages triggering the strike.
In Marshalltown Iowa on June 27 Robert Showalter and Abbie Shumway both 11 were struck by lightning. The girl Abbie Shumway died from injuries while Robert Showalter's condition remained doubtful as he recovers.
The forecast covers Hingis and Indiana with generally fair conditions and little temperature change. Lower Michigan expects possible showers with light variable winds. Wisconsin and Iowa anticipate showers with light variable winds and minimal temperature variation.
Chicago Board of Trade quotations for Wheat Corn Oats Pork Lard and Short Ribs listed with open high low and close. Cash market values for winter spring and feed wheat corn oats and cattle hogs sheep and poultry provided along with East Buffalo prices from Dunning Stevens.
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