Experiments in Wheat and Oats Yield in Iowa Fields
J A Rousseau of Em Grove Iowa describes paired field trials from July 1549 showing that frost protection and soil cover from oats benefited wheat. In one field wheat thrived where oats were shielded. the adjacent strip with oats died back, while a separate corn harvest suffered dust damage. The letter argues for continued experimentation to develop a reliable wheat crop.
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J. A. Rousseau
Em Grove
Iowa
Anecdote of Stephen Girard and the generous clerk
A New Bedford Mercury tale recounts Stephen Girard’s kindness to a favored clerk who sought career guidance at twenty one. Girard advised learning the cooper’s trade and, after the apprentice proved his craft, surprised him with a twenty thousand dollar check to invest in a future.
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