Spray Ring Improves Orchard Spraying Efforts Across States
The cooperative spray rings, developed with the Iowa State College program, expand from 16 counties in 1921 to 31 in 1922. Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Missouri, Ohio and on the Atlantic coast report success with simple organization, shared equipment, and per-tree costs around a few dozen cents.
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Department of Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture
Iowa
Minnesota
Missouri
Wisconsin
Illinois
Ohio
Atlantic
Connecticut
New Jersey
Mlinois
Stark County
Poweshiek County
Tnion County
Runnells Consolidated School
Polk County
Webster County
Union County
Johnson County
Fayette County
Walworth County
Hardin County
Spraying Tactics for Controlling Pests with Arsenate Lead
Arsenate of lead at 14 pounds per 50 gallons is suggested for controlling the cooling moth and other chewing pests when combined with dry mix sulfur lime. The powder should be mixed with water before adding to the diluted spray mixture for effective pest control.
Parsley as Edging Plant for Gardens
Parsley germinates slowly and should be sown early. It makes a good edging for flower beds and can be harvested in small amounts without spoiling the ornamental effect.
Salt Effective in Killing Barberry
The U S Department of Agriculture identifies salt as a practical chemical for eradicating barberry bushes in challenging ground. Dry salt applied to the crown, ten pounds per average bush, kills the plant and can be used year round.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Deadly Turkey Disease Traced to Chickens
Research links blackhead in turkeys to exposure to chickens and their yards. Turkeys must be hatched and raised away from chickens to avoid infection as the disease spreads via eggs of a common worm found in hen intestines.
Green Feed Required for Summer Feeding
There is no feed equal to good pasture for economical milk production. Grass is essential to economy, but pasture quality falls in late summer. To maintain milk output, dairies must provide a green succulent ration beyond grass when pastures dry. The selling system has spread in many dairy districts.
Watch Young Plants Carefully for Bugs
If aphids appear on cabbage and cauliflower remove infested plants and destroy aphids. If aphids are widespread spray with nicotine solution. Dust cabbage plants with arsenate of lead to destroy the worms.
Alfalfa and Clovers Provide Nitrogen for Following Crops
Red and alsike clover, alfalfa and sweet clover supply 75 to over 100 pounds more available nitrogen for the next grain crop than a non legume. State agricultural college researchers say these legumes are the cheapest source of nitrogen.
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State Agricultural College
Quality hides bring higher prices
Quality hides bring higher prices. Exercise care removing hides and skins to avoid cuts. Use fresh clean salt on hides and skins. Spent ash has little curing strength, so use proper materials.
Making Success With Geese Goslings Month Old and Hardiest Fowls
Goslings a month old prove hardier than many fowls though early life requires warmth and dry conditions. Feed small frequent portions and start with a corn meal and shorts mix plus bread, eggs, and grass. Move goslings to fresh ground daily, then free range for rapid growth. Provide ample drinking water and grass. fattening increases with corn as grass wanes.
Geese and Chickens Clash in Yard Water Habits
Geese do not breed well with chickens and disrupt yard routines by washing in every water pail, leaving only dirty water. They drive chickens from dry mash and require ample water, best kept in a field near a pond for easy washing.
Poultry Tips for Profitable Flocks and Egg Production
The article urges frequent culling to improve flock profitability. It warns drafts in poultry houses cause colds and reduced eggs, stresses fresh milk for chicks, notes rising poultry consumption, and advises starting with a standard breed rooster. It also cites equipment limits, feeding delays after hatch, and the need to push feed into the hen’s crop for egg production.
Fragmented Prose Fragments and Ads Cited
A garbled collection features excerpts from Old Black Bass poetry by Albert Benjamin Cunningham, wartime price notes for cotton and linen, a Red Cross Ball Blue laundry ad, a recruit’s changing voice in a barber shop, advice on hiring, and a railing on ambition and tool organization. The readable items are discrete snippets rather than a single narrative.
Golfer's April Optimism Reflects Seasonal Mirth
A light exchange notes golfers' optimism as the season opens. One quips about playing a good year of golf, while another jokes that all golfers are optimists in April.
Chinch Bug Pest Spreads Across Illinois and Regions
Reports to the U S Department of Agriculture show the chinch bug overwintering successfully in most of southern and central Illinois across 65 counties, with spread into southern Nebraska and parts of Kansas. Warmer dry weather and burning of hibernating quarters aid its expansion.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Ilinois
Nebraska
Jefferson County
Furnas County
Boyd County
South Dakota
Kansas
Sugar and grapefruits: a classroom exchange
In a brief classroom interaction, a teacher asks What is sugar and a student answers that sugar is what you can't eat grapefruit without. The exchange highlights a playful miscommunication about everyday food items.
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Tommy
Jinx Struck By City Power Outage At Mill Street Plant
Joseph, a factory worker, faced a disrupted Monday as an explosion at the Indianapolis Light and Heat Mill Street Plant cut electric service citywide. He spent hours trying to start a washer before learning the outage affected his workplace, delaying his start to the week.
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Joseph
Indianapolis Light and Heat Company
Mill Street
Indianapolis News
Division Knowledge From a First School Year
A Chicago Tribune quip shows a child starting school remarking on how lessons are divided into many parts. The boy answers he does not know if the teacher teaches him much, noting they must divide up what she says with many children.
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Childers
Chicago Tribune
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