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Newspaper
Anita Tribune
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1929
Page
6
Hort iculturist Richard Wellington of the Geneva experiment station speaking at Cornell farm and home week reports summer pruning delays maturity and reduces sugar content in grapes. He notes late maturing varieties show larger sugar decreases, with Delaware unique in sugar gain from pruning, while most varieties become more immature and poorer in sugar.
Young fruit trees damaged by rabbits or mice may be saved by covering barked areas with grafting wax or lead paint. If injuries are extensive, bridge grafting in spring may be needed using longer claws and well ripened sprouts. Clons are prepared while trees are dormant and stored in moist sand or moss until grafting.
The article notes that no two orchards react the same to common orchard diseases and insects. It says experienced growers who have sprayed for years can adjust intervals and mix of chemicals based on local conditions to improve control while reducing costs.
The article discusses codling moth as a major threat to apples and notes raspberry varieties red black and purpurea. It stresses vigorous trees leaf-spot control and bees for pollination for cherry yields plus fertilization practices with nitrate of soda or ammonium sulphate. It covers thinning after the June drop, spacing, soil quality effects, and hints that nurseries and experts can offer better plant propagation at lower cost.
In 1929 France marks the accordion’s anniversary yet the saxophone gains prestige among the elite and urban crowds. Jazz fuels the shift away from the street instrument once centered in Montmartre and coastal towns as accordion history fades. Crabs four feet long captivate Alaskan waters with six and a half pounds meat per crab, driving U S demand as larger Japanese crabs recede.
Adv encourages mothers to use Red Cross Ball Blue in laundry for a dainty well groomed look. The ad suggests light tinkering, warns against hasty work, and touts wisdom in measured effort.
A fragmented quotation set features playful misreads about boys, buckets, and salvation. The lines echo stray letters and puns, inviting readers to interpret the hints and wonder at the missing context in this quirky verse fragment.
An advertisement touts Bayer Aspirin as swift reliable relief for neu ritis neuralgia headaches colds rheumatism sciatica lumbago and sore throat. It notes 28 years of medical endorsement heart safety and clear Bayer branding on every tablet.
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