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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1916
Page
5
A farmer's slogan promotes regular lubrication to prevent wear and ensure bearings stay well oiled. Modern engines use more compression grease cups to keep parts protected, especially in dusty environments, reducing open air exposure.
Farm adviser Sheldon W. Funk urges constant cultivation for potatoes, stressing weekly or ten day cycles, thorough soil preparation, and maintaining a dust mulch to hold moisture. He warns against deep midseason cultivation and explains a level cultivation system, plus how to stretch window screens on frames.
Practical guidance for farmers on improving land use. Noting high ground to keep water away from corncribs and hay stacks, draining swamps into ponds, and converting stony ground into a hickory grove. Recommends dry paths to outbuildings and oiling hog ponds to reduce lice.
A warning about pale dull and irritable children suggests worms as the cause and promotes Kicka poo Worm Killer lozenges as a quick remedy. Priced at 25 cents at all druggists.
A city woman and farm housekeepers are urged to add butter making to diversify farming income. Butter can bring 25 to 50 cents a pound seasonally, with premium buyers paying higher. A fair dairy herd on 30 to 50 acres can yield $150 to $300 yearly, and possibly more with good cows and proper marketing.
The banana has gained wide favor in England over the past twenty years though it was known earlier. E. L. Blanchard the dramatist recorded in his 1864 autobiography a Covent Garden market stroll tasting bananas for the first time, likened to a vegetable sausage tasting of marrow and pineapple.
Particular Printers and Aberdeen Printing Co located at 309 East Wislikah Street are featured in a local business brief highlighting their services and community role.
A short excerpt promotes keeping bees on the farm as a profitable practice. It argues honey production for family use and surplus profit, estimates twenty dollars per hive annually with proper methods and care, and notes bees aid orchard pollination and offer broad lessons for farmers.
F S Merrill from Kansas State College advocates intercropping in young orchards to boost productivity while preserving tree health. Connecticut Experiment Station guidance urges soybeans as fodder, detailing varieties, sowing ratios with corn, lime use, and inoculation needs for first-time soy cultivation.
An ordinary clothes boiler with a fitted false bottom can serve as a fruit and vegetable canning cooker. The project suggests elevating the false bottom on hard wood, using strong steel netting, and ensuring a tight fitting lid for safe operation Cauliflower needs moist, well drained fertile soil to thrive.
The text advises that farm ownership requires businesslike scrutiny. It lists six rules: ensure congenial neighbors, locate near a school and church, verify health and clean water, assess transportation and rates, identify markets, and buy good land. If followed in suitable U.S. locations and backed by hard work, farming brings health and happiness.
An old advertisement touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as a gentle laxative that cleanses the system, purifies blood, and overcomes constipation. It claims health benefits and a tonic effect, pricing at 25 cents at druggists.
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