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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1913
Page
6
A letter outlines fence post preservation by saturating with creosote to coagulate albumen, exclude air, and resist insects and fungi. It notes risks of brittleness and reduced strength, cost per post, and alternative methods including tar soaking, corrosive sublimate (kyanizing), and bagging holes for injection.
North Dakota regions differ in soil and rainfall affecting alfalfa as a legume. Eastern soils support clover and timothy with nurse crops, western soils risk damage from dry summers. Alfalfa can replace clover in rotations but requires long stand times. manure from alfalfa hay supports soils on fields without alfalfa, while western rotations favor more cultivated crops and corn after tenure of corn or potatoes.
Edwin Traynor explains seed selection for potatoes emphasizing vigor of vines and tuber size. He recommends medium sized seed, cut to two-bud pieces, using about fifteen bushels of seed per acre for best returns. The article discusses stem-end versus seed-end seed vigor across regions and notes northern seed often remains preferred for cooler maturation.
Asterior roosters promise steady profits for poultry farmers though some birds underperform. Farmers are urged to select quality stock and maintain flock health to maximize returns.
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