Hunter and Kentucky talk on distant roads and legends
In a Kentucky setting a visitor on a aunt Betsy’s porch converses with Tug Hunter, a former frontier figure now Justice of the Peace. The dialogue rambles through Kentucky traits, war past, and local anecdotes including Major Downey, Cull’s boy, and a tale of resilience, mixing humor with regional lore.
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Kentucky
Betsy
Justice of the Peace
Joseph Hunter
Tug
Chicago
Kaintuck
Willard House
Washinton
Model Kain
Howdy Colonel Cull Spurs a Curious Yard Scene
A horseman salutes with Howdy gentlemen as a yellow dog awakens and a game rooster drapes a plume, then a squire greets the rider and recalls a bull chase. He shifts away, noting Owah lodge meets tonight and inviting a join.
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Cull
Owah Lodge
Smoking Made Him a Better Christian, Bishop Moorehouse Says
In Melbourne a historic Bishopscourt stood near the gum tree under which Dr Moorehouse, later bishop of Manchester, studied. A lay visitor questioned tobacco’s morality. he joked that smoking kept him civil, then noted he revised his letters after a quiet smoke. The tale highlights humor and virtue tied to a pipe.
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Melbourne
Bishopscourt
Australia
Ferdinand von Mueller
Moorehouse
Manchester
Sea of
Pollination of Apples and Varieties That Act as Pollinizers
A historical note summarizes Professor F A Waugh on apple pollination. Ben Davis appears self sterile in a nineteen blossom test, while cross fertilization increased fruit set. Various varieties differ in pollen potency with Jonathan the leading pollinizer, followed by Cooper Early and Huntsman, per Greene.
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F. A. Waugh
Ben Davis
Huntsman
Cooner Early
Grimes Golden
Jonathan
Smokehouse
Missouri Pippin
Winesap
Wine
Cooper
Greene
Outbreak of Foot-and-Mouth Disease in New England
The present epidemic of contagious foot-and-mouth disease began near Boston and spread through eastern Massachusetts into Rhode Island and Vermont. Vermont’s outbreak started after sixteen Acton Mass cows shipped to Chester, with infections traced to multiple farms and routes. No cases are known outside the affected area. caution urged for stock owners due to infection potential on highways and footwear.
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New England
Boston
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Vermont
Acton
Mass
Gansett
Chester
Chester Station
Windham
Perkinsville
Weathersfield
Lime as Egg Preserver Test Results
In May 1889, twenty Leghorn eggs were washed and placed in lime and salt solution. Eggs fully surrounded by liquid showed 100 percent success while the jar’s silt bed settled. Surviving shells appeared fresh with normal whites and yolks, air cells unchanged, indicating effective preservation.
Breeder Wisdom from Dispersion Sales and Steer Feeding Trials
Observations from dispersion sales advise buyers to study herd lineages and dams to identify top breeders, noting that the best progeny may come from quiet maternal lines rather than showy dams. Separate section covers Prof. H J Waters Missouri experiments: legume hays boost steer gains, clover and cowpea hay improve finish and cost efficiency.
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Pew
John Hull
H. J. Waters
Missouri Experiment Station
Missouri State Board of Agriculture
Waters
Alfalfa for Swine Pastures in Central West Regions
Alfalfa is essential for hog pastures providing green forage, exercise, and sunshine for brood sows and young pigs. It yields more green forage per acre than other forages, with Colorado credited for 799,611 acres of this crop. Any mixed farming ranch can spare a few acres for hog pasture, as alfalfa supports nutritious, palatable feed from spring to late fall. The text notes patience as key and mentions cattle export prohibitions from Cubs la.
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Colorado
Five Practical Tips For Sugar Maple Tapping From Vermont Station
A Vermont Experiment Station bulletin outlines five tapping tips for sugar maples including use of a sharp bit for clean cuts a shallow three inch hole cleaning chips to prevent clogging selecting a spout that maximizes sap flow and minimizes wood damage and ensuring the spout is secure for bucket support. It also notes colored glass effects on plant growth with experiments showing colorless glass generally promotes larger early fruit while colored glass can bias fruit size timing and foliage health.
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Vermont Station
Vermont Experiment Station
France
Illinois Swine Breeders Meet Consolidates Poland China Records
The fifteenth annual Illinois Association of Swine Breeders and Expert Judges met January 6 and 7 in the agricultural building. A profitable session featured most speakers, several papers, and resolutions favoring Poland-China record consolidation and cash sales. The banquet at Beardsley Hotel concluded the gathering with about one hundred guests. Officers elected were President H O Minnis Edinboro Ill, President G L Miller Champaign, and executive committee A G Woodbury Danville J Kelly Sullivan J A Rosenbery Goolwine.
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Ilinois Swinebreeders
Oilinois Association of Swine Breeders
Beardsley Hotel
H.O. Minnis
Edinburo
G. L. Miller
Champaign
A. G. Woodbury
Danville
J. Kelly
Sullivan
J. A. Rosenbery
Goolwine
Results of Thinning Fruit and Pruning by Tlnning
Thinning fruit affects bearing year with indirect control. Studying a single fruit spur shows fruit demands curb development in the same year. In bearing years a leaf bed sustains next year, while barren years build fruit beds at the site if foundations are laid now.
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William Lightfoot Visscher
Daily Story Pub. Cay
New York
Downey
Downey's
Durham
Joe
Schnorrer
Marcus Samuel
M Samuel
Paris
Solon
Esse
Randy
Leeieton Journal
Buddha
Theresa
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