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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1923
Page
9
A tropical Americas tree called the rain tree allegedly holds water in its leaves and inspired a Canary Island legend while an Irish steward on a liner explains to the captain that the silver teapot is at the bottom of the Atlantic after a spill.
A fragmented meditation links jazz to democratic ideals, suggesting love and family as defining elements. The text hints at knowledge of love tied to parenthood and the social fabric without clear narrative or events.
A reflective maxim notes that idleness is not limited to those who act but also to those who could work more productively. It emphasizes choosing purposeful effort over wasted time.
A remark notes how a woman frequently changes her stated age, unable to fix a single number after deciding. The observation highlights the humor and vanity in aging disputes common in social chatter.
Color grading of honey in a joint USDA effort examined over 450 samples for light transmission to standardize color grades. Developments include durable color holders, planned duplicate graders for trade offices, and aims to reduce buyer seller disputes. Five plant pigments were isolated to relate color to winter stores suitability and hone y dextrins are being studied.
First National Bank of Petersburg North Dakota supports the Better Lives Better Stock campaign and helps finance it. The bank reports over 60 pure bred sires nearby shipped in by the bank and plans to ship 13 carloads of breeding ewes with pure bred rams of four breeds to customers.
The article argues soy bean hay removes nutrients from soil and adds little fertility. It recommends using 2-12-6 fertilizer for wheat after soy bean hay and notes only turning under beans adds appreciable nitrogen, with wheat responding to some nitrogen.
The United States Department of Agriculture reports Mexican bean beetle infestations expanding into Ross Jackson and Gallia counties in south central Ohio, with foliage damage noted in beans. In Georgia, Thomas county now records beetle coverage of about 250 square miles, up from 16 last year, as a field agent in Mexico arranges frequent insect shipments.
The tachinid parasite of Mexican bean beetle immature stages has been shipped to the Birmingham and Estancia laboratories with several hundred specimens received at each site. Field tests using magnesium arsenate spraying achieved good control over more than a hundred acres of beans in Newport, Tennessee, while truck growers near Chattanooga, Tennessee, working with the Mexican bean beetle laboratory report effective results.
A national census reports 56,974.58 miles of paved streets in 200 American cities with populations of 10,000 or more. The survey covers 65.8 percent of the urban population and totals 601,653,547 square yards of pavement, implying a highway 18 feet wide could encircle the globe more than twice.
A self-feeder alone does not ensure mash consumption. Hens prefer grain, so limit grain to force mash intake. For hot weather eggs hens should eat as much mash by weight as grain. Minimize grain, skip noon feed, make morning grain light, and add extra mash in daytime troughs under trees with water nearby.
The Horse Association of America surveys show improving quality in commercial horses. Dealers note a shortage of good heavy draft horses while trucking competition proves a quality horse provides better service, longer life and higher turnover. Good horses also carry strong advertising value.
Winter feeding for laying flocks proves difficult. farmers use sprouted oats or other green foods to supplement insufficient green feed. Fresh buttermilk or skim milk helps, but does not fully replace green feed for setting hens and heavy egg production.
A USDA report notes a considerable rise in European corn borer infestation across Ohio during the past month. One field showed up to 17 percent stalks infested, while no clear sign yet that the insect will have two generations this season under Ohio conditions.
Don’t wait until the last minute to buy males for your poultry breeding pens. A breeder sells by process of elimination, disposing of the best first. The earlier you buy, the better stock you get.
Over 652000 acres of legumes were plowed under for green manure in 1922 as farmers followed agricultural extension advice to build soil fertility. Reports to the USDA detail the widespread adoption of this soil-building practice across farming regions.
An advertisement touts Cuticura Talcum Powder as antiseptic and charmingly scented, suitable for face skin babies and dusting. It claims it surpasses other perfumes and highlights Cuticura Toilet Trio including Soap Ointment and Talcum.
The dyeing of wool for Persian rugs is held as a fine art and the tribal dyer is viewed as a person of notable standing within the craft community.
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