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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1924
Page
3
United States Department of Agriculture outlines two low-cost seed treatments to prevent cabbage diseases. Mercury chloride immersion is simple but may not kill blackleg entirely. hot water at 122 F for 30 minutes fully controls blackleg but can reduce germination. Test small samples before large treatment.
Bridge grafting can save fruit trees injured by rabbits or mice without high cost. It uses scions to bridge bark injuries and is widely effective on apples and pears, with potential for plums and cherries. Best done early spring when scions remain dormant and stored cool to prevent bud break.
A Grant County Washington fruit grower reports a 500 percent yield increase after placing bouquets of blossoms in tree tops. Starting two years ago with Black Tartarian cherry blossoms, pollenization by insects led to record fruition in tested and nearby trees. Last spring apples peaches pears plums and cherries in the canopy yielded unusually fine fruit, potentially revolutionizing the northwest fruit industry.
The U S Department of Agriculture finds man and horse labor are the largest costs at about 30 percent, with seed fertilizer and other items totaling around 40 percent, and interest on land and machinery about 29 percent. Study covers 1920 wheat on 467 farms in Missouri Nebraska Kansas and Oklahoma, noting wide cost variation driven mainly by yield per acre. Owners averaged $1.80 per bushel and tenants $1.83, with yields from 3 to 31 bushels per acre. most farmers produced 7 to 19 bushels. Results issued in Bulletin 1998 and available free while supplies last.
Dewberries mature ahead of blackberries with a distinct sweet flavor. They yield larger fruit, and while somewhat fickle, productive by companion blackberry blooms or multiple dewberry varieties. They prefer rich clay soil though adaptable, and benefit from a flat poultry wire trellis to keep canes off the ground.
A collection of practical farming notes discusses seed weights and sowing orders, cloverseed origin, and fencing to protect profits. It urges rebuilding to improve farm homes, notes paint and shrubs as improvements, and highlights acid phosphate pricing. It also covers crop tips from leaf lettuce to inoculation rules, seed potato treatment, and popular garden staples like string beans.
A compact study on Christian inheritance in Jesus Christ, noting believers’ right to a heavenly, incorruptible inheritance and the Holy Spirit as the earnest of that future glory. It contrasts present spiritual blessings with future perfection, urging faith in Christ for position, power, privilege, and ultimate sanctification. The lesson ties Ezra’s temple rebuilding to themes of faith, hope, and divine promise.
A famed efficiency expert defines an executive as a person who makes decisions quickly and sometimes succeeds. The remark frames leadership as rapid judgment and occasional accuracy within corporate practice.
A concise reflection states that true courtesy adds as much pleasure to the person offering it as to the person on the receiving end, highlighting balanced social reciprocity and mutual benefit.
The phrase urges competitive effort with a focus on forcing the next competitor to surpass a record. It reflects a team oriented mindset and a mindset of persistence amid challenge, emphasizing strategic pressure and continual improvement.
A dramatic exchange emerges as a wife calls a club to check if her husband is playing poker, learning he is ahead by about two hundred, and is told to come home at once. The vignette underscores domestic ties amid gambling activity.
An advertisement touts the Cuticura Talcum Powder as an antiseptic, fragrant, economical powder for face skin baby and dusting use. Claims it renders other perfumes superfluous as part of the Cuticura Toilet Trio.
A witty LondonAnswers exchange features a housewife rebuking a tramp who admits theft after twelve months served for taking without asking. The quirky dialogue highlights social contrast and amusement from the era.
For your daughter's sake use Red Cross Ball Blue in the laundry. She will then have that dainty well groomed appearance that girls admire.
A London Tit-Bits note quotes a remark about a magistrate unable to prevent a woman from slamming a door when she is in a temper. The quip wittily contrasts perceived wisdom with a simple domestic action.
In a dialogue about Chorus star Ditte she is described as very sympathetic and says she will stay friends with Johns who go broke if they earn more. The exchange underscores her portrayal as a calculating figure who links friendship to money.
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