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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1933
Page
10
The article outlines garden tasks for spring such as pruning roses and grafting fruit trees, preparing seed flats in various sizes, and storing bulbs after blooming. It instructs on seed flat construction, drainage, and transplant flats for seedlings and spring perennials, plus general care like weed removal and plant staking.
Agricultural researchers with state stations and the USDA report two fumigation options for storing glisdintus corms infested by thrips. Calcium cyanide is effective but seen as hazardous for home gardeners, while napthalene flakes are inexpensive, easy to use, and safer. Apply one ounce per container, seal three weeks, then remove remaining flakes and shake out.
Garden guidance on pruning roses after winter weather. For April pruning, prune monthly roses high in spring to encourage tall growth and many flowers. Wet hybrids should be cut back to stumps with four eyes per stem to promote new root and healthy wood.
Gardners commonly use three sizes of seed starting boxes for germination. Authorities advise selecting appropriate dimensions to suit plant type, space, and spacing needs for successful sprouting.
The article notes rising backyard vegetable garden interest over the last two years, driven by decreased earnings and wartime garden habits. It recommends starting perennial crops like rhubarb, asparagus, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, and artichokes, which yield annual returns with proper care, and suggests celery as a dual perennial flavor.
Gardeners and farmers sowing seeds in flats risk dampening off caused by soilborne pathogens. Experts from the Ohio Experiment Station advise heating soil to 140 degrees Fahrenheit for 30 minutes or using formaldehyde dust treatment to sterilize soil before planting. The formaldehyde dust, sold by seedsmen or hardware dealers, costs about five to six cents per pound.
Millions embrace home vegetable growing for tastier fresher produce and better vitamin content. Gardeners diversify menus by trying new varieties, aided by modern seed catalogs and breedings, ensuring season long salads and greens beyond ordinary market offerings.
Thoroughly mix the soil with the treatment at 8 cm per bushel, place in the receptacle for seedlings, and plant seeds at once. If planting lettuce cabbage or cauliflower delay one day after soil treatment. Water well after planting and avoid contaminating treated flats with untreated soil. This ensures high seedling emergence and reduces loss after sprouting.
A study by Ohio State University officials finds about two thirds of former vocational agriculture students in Ohio now farm. Research across nine rural schools shows three fourths of 1928 32 graduates pursue farming, with college preparatory and commercial track alumni also largely farming. Home economics graduates and New Marshfield figures show related outcomes.
The Allen Bill to prohibit killing quail while placing them on the game bird list for propagation was tabled by the Fish and Game Committee in Columbus. Rep. M. J. Allen of Cincinnati led the measure, backed by Southern Ohio sportsmen, while opponents said it would remove quail from the protected list.
Three years of soil erosion research will be outlined for radio audiences by H. H. Bennett and L. A. Jones from the Department of Agriculture. They will discuss farm practices to control erosion across sections during the National Farm and Home Hour on March 20 with further reports by John R. Mohler on animal science and related topics through March 24.
An agricultural note explains that low egg prices can still yield profit through careful feeding and spring culling. It advises three pounds of egg mash and three pounds of scratch per hen per month, emphasizes high production, and recommends culling non-layers and maintaining moist and dry laying mash with eight pounds of scratch per hundred hens daily.
Transfers show multiple warranty deeds and affidavits across Athens Town ship Canaan Chauncey Albany Waterloo and Nelsonville with parcels in The Plains Hastings Addition and various inlets and lots. Notable transfers include Baxter Ervin to Gladys and Charles Ervin and Iva Hawk to Kathryn Hawk with several inlets and lots specified.
This 1st of a series urges planning and care for home gardens. It stresses using good land, fertilizer, fresh seeds, weed control, and irrigation where needed. Encourages early planting and multiple sowings to extend the season, with insect and disease protection starting at planting. NEXT: Preparation of soil.
Washington experts say a nicely kept lawn frames a house and flower plots and that seeding in late fall in the north or spring in the south can succeed with proper soil preparation. They advise spading, raking, granular plant food, broadcast seeding in two directions, rolling, and regular watering to ensure even coverage and healthy turf.
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