12 Dec 1903
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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1903
Page
1
A long tucked gray broadcloth coat stands with Parisian lamb drald styling, smart sleeves, and adaptable neck wear. Also features an easy to sew one piece apron, lace trimmed dresses, turban hats, and evolving fashion tips on gowns, collars, and fabrics with a sour milk pie recipe closing the item.
The article notes France’s chestnut industry with marron and chatatgnes varieties, cultivation methods, uses in food and industry, and wood value. It also describes an Austrian quarantine nursery testing American hybrids to prevent pests and diseases, including phylloxera, with 20,000 vines planted and found free of black rot after a year.
North Dakota farmer D C Smith argues for sowing clover for a single year to improve soil. He suggests seeding clover with timothy, plowing down after a year, and using the hay or pasture value in the interim. Alsike clover is favored for sheep feed and resilience, with mixed timothy and clover as a practical approach.
A brief fashion note highlights frocks for dances featuring fine accordion plaiting, Belo and wide berthe lace, ribbon details, and a delicate vioux rose crystal frock as popular styles.
The Hungarian agriculture minister estimates global grain output for 1903. Wheat leads at 3.023 billion bushels, corn 2.836 billion, total grain 12.103 billion. Leading wheat producers: United States, Russia, France, India. Argentina shows 91 million bushels. US corn production dominates, with 2.077 billion. Russia excels in rye and barley. US tops oats. Panama note contrasts social remarks with a remark on female status in society.
The Whitney Crab is an Illinois origin tree, moderate grower, upright with slender trunk and limbs. First bloom in 1892, full fruit in 1895, heavy crops in 1899 and 1901. Large red fruit, tender flesh, crisp, rich flavor, excellent for dessert and culinary use, ripening late August. Susceptible to blight and canker, a notable drawback.
The Northwest Territories agriculture report covers Saskatchewan Alberta and Manitoba. It records rising grain crops due to settler influx with wheat yields from 5 542 578 bushels to 13 956 550 and oat yields from 3 040 307 to 10 661 295 buses per five year averages 19 5 bushels and 35 30 respectively. It notes increasing acreage and improved productivity across the period.
The author argues horses should be kept busy year round to stay fit for summer work. By employing them in tasks like drawing wood moving manure and transporting feed, they gain flesh and constitution while reducing accidents. Extra feed is charged to profit, ensuring wages and board are covered.
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