Wheat rotation use of corn ground urged in Kansas fields
An Emporia Gazette piece notes dry weather in western Kansas harms wheat sowing this fall and suggests using corn fields for wheat to save seedbed work and fuel, with rotation boosting yields and grasshopper control via poisoned bran mash. It also urges caution against fires, argues from the new state road law about passing, and mentions a local agent N Wink in Baker's office.
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Kansas
Agricultural College
Mars Way 16
Tee New Kansas
Emporia Gazette
Weather Report at Wa Keeney Week Summary
Government thermometer data for Wa Keeney shows a very hot and dry week with maximum temperatures reaching 104 degrees on Thursday and high readings through Saturday. The minimum often stays below 70 degrees, even during extreme heat, with Friday night marked as the warmest in seven years. Local notice includes a loan offer from O A Cortright, 21.
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Wa-Keeney
Chac Tauqua Notes and Everyday Gripes at Summer Talk
The fragment reflects humor and complaints from a Chautauqua crowd. It blends casual musings on life extension jokes about butterailti, heat making horseshoes touchy, and the lure of sea imagery with a critique of lectures and charity lists. Names mentioned include Dick Tsquarn and references to Mandelay.
Market Report From Kansas City Stock Yards 1913
A detailed market summary notes heavy cattle receipts of about 15 000 head with strong demand from Missouri Illinois Iowa and other states. Farmers holding back stock amid bankers pressure keep prices firm with prime steers around 88 50 and hogs down slightly. sheep and lambs show strength while feeding supplies rise and a notable mortgage story frames a farm reclamation tale of Jonas Good and his approach to soil fertility stock integration and debt payoff.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Illinois
Iowa
Kansas
Jonas
Illiam Good
Jonas Good
Aié
Lae
Anefe Cultural College
Hiram Good
Hiram Good & Son
Hoge Wanted. Will Buy Your Bags Monday
An ad seeks buyers for bags sold by J. G. Hixson offering a purchase event on Monday August 10 with sense of urgency for collectors and vendors seeking hoge items.
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Hoge
J. G. Hixson
Vacation for the farmer in the open season
A rural essay urges farmers to take a vacation, noting the demanding hours and mental load of farm life. It suggests August as a suitable time when crops are stored and harvests completed, with hired help to manage duties if needed, while highlighting rural isolation.
Farmers Seek Vacation for Rest and Fresh Ideas
A Kansas City Star excerpt urges farmers to take annual vacations with their families to gain rest and new perspectives. It argues travel to mountains, seashore, or lakes is affordable and strengthens mind and body for better farm profits. The piece links leisure to renewed enterprise and cites Burdock Blood Bitters as a blood purifier ad.
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Kansas City Star
County High School Opening in Wa Keeney 1913
The Wa Keeney County High School opens September 1 1913 with admissions tests on August 2 and makeup work on August 24. The principal welcomes inquiries about rooms boards and supervised housing, with plans for student housing arrangements to reduce costs and provide supervision for both girls and boys.
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Trega County High School
AOD al
Wa-Keeney
Princial
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Wa-Keeney State Bank
S.treger Jeweler
Baker
N. Winkinser
W.H. Swiggett
Rosere Danger Prom
O. A. Cortright
Mandelay
Dick Tsquarn
Market Report
Great Eastern University
Ansas State Apritultural College Ordinakity
Jefferson County
Hiram Goott
County High School
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