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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1920
Page
3
The article urges farm families to harvest ice at no cost, noting nature freezes ice as before the war and that labor costs remain unchanged. It explains ice-house needs, storage, water quality, and field size, and lists essential tools for small scale harvesting.
United States butter remains predominantly domestic with over 89 percent of trade local. In recent years small exports and imports still move prices, as Europe relies on foreign supplies and nations like the United Kingdom and Germany import most butter.
Shippers should heed market demands to profit from potatoes. Dealers and consumers reject badly cut or decayed tubers damaged by sunburn frost blight dry rot or excess scale or second growth. Overloaded markets drive price drops and losses for growers due to unsatisfactory stock.
The article urges farmers to live at home to succeed, thinning timber wisely, composting garden waste, and managing livestock manure. It warns against garden trash spreading insects and disease, notes fuel and soil care, and suggests poisoning pocket gophers with strychnine in carrot or potato bait.
Bridge grafting uses scions or small limbs to reconnect cambium across wounds aiding fruit trees in cases of girdling, bark loss, or mechanical damage. It stresses spring timing, proper wound cleaning, cambium contact, securing with wax and nails, and may employ ground bridging for large wounds.
A government appeal by the United States Department of Agriculture urges farmers to eradicate the common barberry to prevent stem rust on wheat and other grains. It compares barberry to an anarchist threat and cites Denmark's success in eradicating the plant. Readers are invited to contact Washington for information.
Iowa loses soil annually from every county as six inches of topsoil wash away in rain water. Experts from the U S Department of Agriculture estimate the loss across 170000 acres with each of 100 counties affected. High farm prices prompt farmers to protect this valuable dirt from erosion.
A hog in medium condition gains weight and yields best quality meat. Do not kill a hog losing flesh. A moderate amount of fat provides juiciness and flavor, while excessive fat is not essential.
Farmers should hold crops until prices justify sale and avoid rushing the market. Rushing crops and begging speculators leads to the farmers getting the worst of the market.
United States Department of Agriculture and local agents report cooperative poultry shipments by farm women in Poinsett County during early summer. Sixty to 280 mile express shipments to Memphis and St Louis moved 1573 pounds in July with 1411 pounds received and 162 pounds shrinkage. Net gain through cooperative marketing totaled 50.47 dollars or 34 percent from a 421.07 gross sale. Twenty one shippers participated.
A U S Department experiment reports that culling hens in Barihensen county reduced flock size but increased egg production. After removal, hens laid 36.8 percent of a week compared with 27.6 percent before culling, while many weaker birds had earlier produced 54 eggs.
The text directs selecting market fowls by culling those appearing weak slow or dull with droop rough plumage or crow shaped heads. It excludes scrubs except laying hens and requires keeping laying hens that molt. all males are culled except those strong vigorous and suitable for breeding.
An old fashioned mustard plaster style remedy promises quick pain relief in five minutes. It is sold in a yellow box by S C Wells & Co, claiming to ease headaches, toothache, earache, cramps, backache, and sore muscles.
A brief London dispatch describes a sentry challenge with a weary voice. One friend and two amules respond, detailing a tense roadside encounter. The fragment hints at a wartime or patrol scene and a cautious exchange.
An advertisement highlights Bayer as the true world famous aspirin brand introduced in 1900. It notes the Bayer Cross on tablets and packaging and claims protection against imitators. The ad lists common uses from colds to rheumatism and mentions 12 tablet tins and larger packages sold by druggists.
A fragment discusses British road building from old shoes and condemns extravagance. It notes Red Cross Ball Blue keeps cloths white until worn out, with a brief 5c price mention. The tone mixes satire and practical tip about laundry whitening.
A kettle designed in Japan boils water producing bubbles that sound like music, with non metal bars visible as the bubbles rise. The invention highlights acoustic effects from boiling water in a novelty kettle.
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