Long Washington day tests prayers as Williams protests
Washington May 1 Special Congress endured the longest day in its history from April 6 to 13 as Republicans blocked roll calls to push funding bills. Minority Leader Williams denounces the move, calling daily prayer essential while the House shows a shift away from prayer. The civil service panel debates pensions for aged clerks amid superannuated staff in federal departments. A joint Senate memorial honors Alabama Senators Morgan and Pettus. Government lobster culture expands while terrapin scarcity and prices persist. Senator Penrose recovers from illness, delaying post office measures.
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Charles W. Arthur
Washington
Congress
House
Joe Cannon
Williams
Roosevelt
House Committee On the Civil Service
United States
Senate
Morgan and
Pettus
Alabama
Morgan
Tested Vegetables Good Varieties of Sweet Corn and Lettuce
Hal B. Fullerton of Long Island New York recommends several sweet corn varieties including Golden Bantam as the sweetest and earliest, with Veep o Day and Crosby among earlier options. He notes cucumbers English Long Green and White Spine as excellent for sitting, and lettuce varieties Golden Queen and Way ahead stand out for flavor and tenderness while Cosmos and Empire style greens are also discussed. He also mentions cucumbers and eggplant varieties and comments on field corn names like Adams First of All Cory and Howling Mohsome.
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Cory
Crosby
Simpson
Express
Hal B. Fullerton
Long Island
New York
Woods for Implements in Vehicle and Implement Trades
The article notes ash maple or oak are common for framework in wheat and corn drills and similar implements. Panel work uses cotton wood gum poplar Douglas fir spruce and western pine. Spokes and rims use ash rock elm and oak with a metal hub. Poles favor long leaf pine and Douglas fir. There is a growing shift toward western coniferous woods across industries.
The White Pine In Vermont For Planting
The best kind of tree for forest planting in Vermont is the white pine. Other conifers worthy of note are Scotch pine, red pine, Norway spruce, European larch. The locust shows promise as a grower of posts.
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Vermont
Care and maintenance tips for berries and fruit vines
Guidance on spraying grapevines with Bordeaux mixture after leaf expansion and thorough treatment on dormant wood. Describes Elma and Virginia strawberries as late and prolific with firm flesh and good flavor. Advises weed control, currant worm remedies, tobacco dust or white hellebore applications, pruning gooseberries to remove old or diseased canes, and grounding considerations for better air circulation and fruiting. Gooseberries bear early, often by the second year.
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Virginia
The Lord's Supper Discourse on Way Truth and Life
Commentary on John fourteen from a Sunday school lesson notes Jesus speaks of love unity and the Father as He prepares disciples for His departure. He claims to be the way to the Father and promises guidance power in prayer and authority in His name for service.
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American Pross Association
Judas Iscariot
Péter
God
Gethsemane
Calvary
Martha
Father
Peter
John
Thomas
Jesus
Moses
Israel
Philip
Controlling Potato Scab With Soil Tactics and Seed Disinfection
Agricultural notice explains potato scab caused by a soil fungus, favoring alkaline soils. Recommends cautious lime and manure use, fall green manuring, and disinfection of seed potatoes when scab is present. Describes corrosive sublimate and formalin methods, their risks, and notes formaldehyde gas used in Vermont as an alternative.
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New York
Vermont
Fertilizer Tests Raise Pea Yields in Mississippi
Three trials in Mississippi measured fertilizer effects on cow peas and hay. A top yield of 1,530 pounds of peas in the hull and 820 pounds of hay per acre came with a mix of 200 pounds each of acid phosphate and kainit. Fertilizers boosted pea yield more than hay. Leading hay varieties and yields per acre included Wonderful 4,200 pounds Red Ripper 3,504 pounds Lion 3,329 pounds and Clay 3,043 pounds.
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Mississippi
Hull
Lion
Beets Bred For Seed Require Careful Planting
The process of selecting mother beets for seed shows that many beets fail to produce seed stock. Uniform seed depends on proper soil and correct planting. Mature, well shaped beets are chosen, leaves removed carefully, then layered in dry soil in deep narrow pits, protected from frost and planted early in April for seed production.
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P. K. Blinn
The Self Sustaining Turkey Foraging Insight
Turkeys from six weeks old to winter rely largely on bugs grasshoppers and waste grain gathered on pasture range. This self sustaining foraging behavior sustains them with little or no cost to the grower when ample range is available.
Soil and fertilizer notes for celery and corn crops
Fertilizer tests show nitrogenous blends, especially nitrate of soda, boost yields. Best celery from sandy loam. any fertile, well drained soil works. Manure darkens soil, warms it, reduces erosion, but green manures cut income. Corn should be limited on a hill. crop rotation with manure or green manuring advised to maintain soil fertility.
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