Climate and Agriculture in the Great Plains States
The Chamber of Commerce report surveys Great Plains farming where droughts and hot winds hit Kansas and nearby states. It credits dry farming, irrigation, silos, and forage crops like alfalfa and durum wheat for resilience, noting economic livestock gains and a shift to intelligent agriculture amid recurring droughts and high temperatures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Committee On
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Great Plains
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
New Mexico
Colorado
Wyoming
Montana
A. W. Douglas
St. Louis
Plains
Federal Department of Agriculture
State College of Agriculture
Manhattan
State Board of Agriculture
Lopeka
Great Plains States
Department of Agriculture
KC Potato Doughnut Recipe From Nevada Beige School Fare
A period recipe details a KC Potato Doughnut method using double acting baking powder and mashed potato mixed with flour and milk to form soft dough. The doughnuts are fried in fat not too hot, turned as they rise, and kept moist for days.
Fourth Annual Boys Acre Yield Corn Contest Winners Named
The Extension Department of the North Dakota Experiment Station announces prizes for the 1915 contest divided into southern and northern sections. Walter Granlund of DeLamere wins first prize and sweepstakes with 90 bushels per acre. Arthur Granlund and Henry Granlund take second and third. Northern section honors go to Clarence Knudson and Oscar Lageson for top yields. Contest highlights include early planting, home grown seed, and a total of 700 dollars in prizes to encourage boys aged 10 to 18 to grow corn. The show runs January 18–21, 1916 at Fargo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Extension Department
North Dakota Experiment Station
Walter Granlund
DeLamere
Arthur Granlund
Henry Granlund
Harper Brush
Lisbon
Clarence Knudson
Manuel
Oscar Lageson
Reynolds
North Dakota
Fargo
Walter
White Dent
N. D
Southern Ovcuun
Lisbo
Norris Cyickson
Willie Eggers
Leonard Om
Jamas Boom
Litchville
Philip Harding
Wahpeton
Forrest Cowles
Ellendale
Ambrose Murpl
Reynold
Eugene Daily
Ardoch
Clarence Ensch
Manvel
Clayton Sims
Willow City
Warde
Week In History Bits and Odds from Fredericksburg
A jumble of historical dates and trivia from 18th and 19th centuries. Mentions Washington died 1776 and the Hartford Convention of 1814. Includes nursery verse snippets new phrases about aging, coat fashions, and coin finds in Indiana. Ends with social musings and light political quips.
Fashion and virtue in a quarreling world
The author laments every fifteen minute fashion changes in women while noting inner character remains constant. She argues that fear of law or public opinion is almost as sinful as the act itself and that truly strong minds need no daily exercise. The piece closes on the idea that innocents are rare.
Street Corner Sage and Other Verses on Gossip and Wealth
A village voice critiques gossip as ruinous and ungrounded, proposing penalties for irresponsible talk. The speaker favors responsible speech and cites authority for claims. A second poem yearns to be rich yet rejects the price of perilous wealth, praising contentment and simple sustenance. The collection ends with holiday cheer and rustic humor about life on the mountain ranch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sare
B'Levin
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Farm Department
Nevada Beige
Sheups
Mary
Ruth
British Museum
London
Sullivan
Ind
Frank Bennett
Howe Brickyard
Terre Haute
Lord
John Cabot
Sebastian Cabot
Henry VII
E. Pluribus Jones
Jones
New York Evening Post
Elbert Bede
Camaign
Fearty
Dee
Trouscha
Broadway
Northwestern Fuel Co
First Avenue E
C. D. Milloy
Whole Wheat Milling CO
M. S. Williams
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