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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1909
Page
6
Professor Milo Hasines of the Agriculture Department argues poultry products are a major agricultural wealth source. He notes rising egg and coop prices over a decade, with quality determined by storage and freshness, and cites eggs as a key investment in farm economics.
An illustration showcases a poultry shed with a curtain front for air and protection of laying hens. The curtains are long enough to prevent scratching. A Plymouth Rock hen is featured as a prime example of a good layer among breeds.
Properly cooled cream lasts longer than milk due to less milk serum for bacteria. Store in a clean atmosphere to prevent odor absorption. Whitewash cellar walls periodically, keep vegetables out of the cream room, ventilate at night, and seal the cellar during the day.
Swiss chard grows like beets and is ready for use within weeks of seeding. It serves as a substitute for asparagus while the asparagus crop matures. Long stalks can be served as asparagus or creamed celery. leaves cook like spinach. Lucullus is noted as the choicest variety.
Government forestry report urges landowners to delay cutting and suggests profits from unused lands. Red cedar plantations twenty five years old can fetch several hundred dollars per acre, white pine at forty years can reach six hundred dollars per acre, and other woods over seventy years yield strong values. The report notes chances of future value, offering hope to individual owners.
The text outlines how young timber from six to fifteen years old is heavily utilized across multiple industries. It notes the lumber trade’s extensive reach from Maine to California, with wood from small trees powering barrels, gunpowder production, veneers, and furniture, plus pulp, charcoal, and accordant crafts. It contrasts this with Cordova in Argentina where virgin soil is converted into prime pasture using plows drawn by oxen, highlighting vast agricultural potential in a developing region.
A garden tip recommends destroying plant lice on roses and shrubs with a tobacco stem solution. Boil one pound of tobacco stems in a gallon of water, let stand twelve to fifteen hours, add four more gallons of water, and apply with a sprayer or sprinkling pot.
An obituary tribute to Rev. Dr. William R. Huntington rector of Grace Church New York who died in Nahant Massachusetts praising his humanitarian spirit and noting his tolling of Grace Church bells during the Kishineff massacre funeral procession in solidarity with Jewish suffering and unity among faiths.
Practical garden guidance on keeping flower beds neat and healthy through summer. Tips cover annual pruning and pinching to maintain color harmony, mulching with well rotted stable manure, watering strategies by soil type, and best times for irrigation. Includes note on avoiding watering geranium heads and the value of evening watering.
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