Handy Combination Corn Crib and Wagon Shed
A detailed description of a combined corn crib and wagon shed built as a single structure. The main 20 by 30 foot building includes an 11 foot driveway, two-story space for grain and workshop use, and 1,100 bushels capacity. A 10 by 30 wagon shed attaches on one side with a cistern, roll doors, and track for the wagon. Construction features include oak floors, timber framing, slate roof, stone pillars or sewer pipe foundations, and air‑circulating lath siding for the crib areas. The author notes costs vary with local timber prices and advises readers to estimate themselves.
Indian Running Duck: A Practical Layer and Market Duck
Walter E. Delano praises the Indian running duck for its attractive plumage, high egg production up to 192 eggs per year, and rapid growth as a market duck. He notes a breeding plan with one drake per five ducks, a pond and dry, airy housing, and winter care with lawn clippings and clover hay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter E. Delano
American Poultry Journal
Tree age and timber facts from Farm Garder and Poultry
The piece notes many tree facts including chestnut living to 860 years, oak to 1600, yew to 2880, and an oak with 700000 leaves lifting about 123 tons of water in leaf. It also gives Western Washington firs reaching 150 to 300 feet and five to 35 feet diameters, plus details on sneezewood from South Africa and its durability and polish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Atlantic
South Africa
Profit in Pigeons and Squab Raising Tips
An article on profitable pigeon farming explains pigeons require little care and squabs are a remunerative crop. It recommends a loft 15 by 30 feet at minimum, elevated to deter rats and cats, with nest boxes and grounding, minimal handling, fresh water, and occasional sulphur dusting and whitewash. Homers are ideal for squab production. bigger hens yield better returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orange Judd
Farm Journal Correspondent Manages Fruit Poultry and Dairy
A Farm Journal correspondent describes a diversified business in fruit poultry truck and dairying. The note praises the combination as efficient since poultry can convert waste from the other lines into meat and eggs while the farmer stays constantly busy with work.
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Farm Journal
Mississippi Flood Submerges Greenville Citywide
The La Grange crevasse backwater rises two inches daily, submerging nearly all of Greenville Mississippi. Relief boats rescue refugees while traffic on main lines is suspended and surrounding counties face extensive inundation. In Vicksburg Yazoo City begins to flood. one fatality, a black resident Stephens, reported in Yazoo City.
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Greenville
Miss
la Grange Crevesse
Wilmot
la Grange
Vicksburg
Washington
Sharkey Counties
Issaquena County
Yazoo
Warren
Hymelia Plantation
New Orleans
Albemarle
Vicksburg-Greenville
Riverside
Mississippi Valley Road
Yazoo City
LaGrange
Stephens
Germans Displease Over Dewey Remarks On Kaiser
Berlin reports German displeasure at Admiral Dewey remarks that Caribbean maneuvers served as an object lesson to the Kaiser. In Washington the president is told Dewey explained he did not mean to reflect on Germany or the emperor and warned the interviewer against misquotation.
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Berlin
Dewey
West Indies
Washington
Admiral Dewey
White House
Caribbean Sea
Germany
Athlete Killed in Accident at Louisville High Grounds
R D Lachridge of the University of Indiana track team was accidentally killed in Louisville after noon Saturday when a 12 pound hammer thrown by J R Horn struck him in the forehead. Lachridge coached the Louisville high school athletics team and Horn came from Bloomington to assist. He died an hour later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
R. D. Lachridge
University of Indiana
J. R. Horn
Lachridge
Mr. Horn
Bloomington
Horn
Shelter for Brood Coops From Spring Winds Advised
Guidance urges placing young broods in sheds or protected coops. Use open sheds, buildings, fences, or wind breaks of corn fodder to shield poultry from spring gusts.
Tariff to Be The Issue In Next National Campaign
Senator William B. Allison predicts tariffs will dominate the next national campaign. He maintains the Republican stance on tariffs and the Philippine question, while conceding some tariff reductions may be needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
William B. Allison
Republican Party
Peruna Receives Endorsements From Public Figures
Letters from officials and citizens praise Peruna as an effective catarrh remedy and tonic. Endorsers include Hon. Dan A. Grosvenor and Hon. John Williams, with other lawmakers and residents from Texas to Ohio attesting to relief and improved health.
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John Williams
West Second Street
Duluth, Minn
Peruna
H. W. Ogden
W. E. Griffith
Concan
Texas
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Gstern
CITY
Admirnal Dewey
Louisville, Ky
Dan. A. Grosvenor
War Department
Washington, D. C
Dan
A. Grosvenor
Louisiana
H. Bowen
Ruskin
Tazewell County
Fred. D. Scott
Larue
Ohio
Hiram
Perunz
Ira C. Abbott
M Street
N. W
Tvra C. Abbott
Elmer Fleming
Reservoir Council No
Northwestern Legion of Honor
Minneapolis, Minn
Polk Street
N. E
Hartman
Dr. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Colomabvus
R. H. Fritzler
Cook Ave
St. Louis
Pepsin Syrup CO
Monticello, Ill
Manitoba
Wawanesa
Souris Valley Land Company
Anakesis
Dougas
Douglas
Goodyear West
W. L. Douglas
W. L. Douglas Shoes
Heyl
Dilius
Broce Ton
Mass
Paxtine
Chaka
Repn CO
Columbus Av
Boston
Virginia
Norfolk and Western Railway Company
Bevill
Paul Scherer
Agt
Ge Pa Acs Lands and Immigration
Roanoke
P. H. Foley
Princeton
Western Canada
Canada
Ottawa
C.J. Broughton
Quincy Blday
Chicago
M. V. McInner
Avenue
Detroit
Jammes Grieve
Sault
J. C. Duncan
Big Four
Indianapolis
Ind
J. DM. Maclachlan
Third Street
Wausau
Wis
Ouruarantee
Tower
A. Tower
USA
Tower Canadian CO. Limited
Toronto
Can
America
New Yorker
Salzer
Echo
Wisconsin
Mammoth
John A. Salzerseed CO
la Crosse
Wie
Bess
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