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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1913
Page
5
A jumble of names and places notes visits, travel, and employment seeks across North Dakota Indiana Ohio and Cincinnati. Residents like Mrs Orlando Graves and Mr and Mrs Cre are mentioned with fleeting schedules including returns and short trips.
The piece discusses beet cultivation impacts on farms, noting increased labor, population shifts, and rising land values due to beet factories. It cites Paulding County and Indiana in relation to sugar beets, oats, and wheat yields, plus broader economic and social effects on rural communities.
An article discusses the beet plant Suske Beet as soil improver and its role in increasing crop yields when used in rotation with other crops. It emphasizes deep soil stirring, autumn plowing, and storing nutrients to support following seasons.
Christopher Bhartt of Washington has filed for divorce from Mary Ehart in Knox County court. He alleges they married in 1905 and that she left him in September 1910 after repeated quarrels. he says she refused contact and violated marital duties.
The Elreution public library notes 1 540 readers in December and 2 Books issued total. Monthly periodicals list includes philosophy religion sociology philology and fine arts among others while total periodicals count reaches 1 427. Readers renewing cards total 30 0.
Mrs. William Hewitt and daughter Mrs. Joe on a Sunday outing to Oakland City with Mrs. Todfis and Mrs. Ross. Rev Coppage spoke Thursday night with Miss.
Guidance on stacking oats to shed water and prevent moisture damage. Emphasizes elevating stacks from the ground using rails, arranging bundles with exposed butts, and shaping stacks round to shed water. Recommends covering top with straw or hay if a long rick is built to keep out moisture.
A brief list of oat varieties recommended for improvement efforts. Spring sowing tips note Rust proof strains for the south and central states. Northern and Pacific regions suggest Swedish Select Early Champion Siberiana Lincoln Sixty Day White Russia Big Four.
The crop improvement committee seeks seed centers in each county to grow a single grain type suited to local soil and climate. A limited supply of fully improved seed will be offered by carriage, with meetings planned for farmers and business people to evaluate new varieties on small plots and compare yields with home types.
The article lists three great enemies of oats Bimpit rust and heat. It notes smuts can be prevented by thermalhyde treatment rust reduced by land choice sowing early varieties and avoiding sowing on newly limed or humus rich land. Emphasizes rich mineral soil and proper air drainage for oat fields.
The National Crop Improvement Service notes oats production in 1912 exceeded 1.426 billion bushels, with about 37 percent of 1,000 acres planted and an average yield of nearly 38 bushels per acre, marking the largest oat crop on record.
February 1922 reports describe Commissioner J fromul leading a ceremony near St Marys as engineers Ridgeway and others prepare the Indiana canal line. A parade formed a procession to the site, speeches by Charles W. Ewing and others followed by a groundbreaking with shovels and cheers.
A weather observer reports February meteorological data. The mean maximum was 40 degrees, minimum 21.8, with a month high of 66 on the 9th and a low of 18.3 below. Precipitation totaled 1.01 inches, snow reached about 2.0 inches, and there were twelve clear days and several partly cloudy to overcast days.
Fragmentary OCR describes a violent event at an old building involving an attacker restraining a man by the arms and a fatal shooting or attack. The text is garbled, but indicates a deadly outcome and a confrontation near a derelict structure.
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