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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1925
Page
6
A Franklin couple celebrates the birth of a baby girl after expecting a boy, with the father joking he could not have endured a noisy son. The article notes the child as beloved and sweet, reflecting small town delight in a new arrival. An advertisement promotes Cuticura products for skin care with prices listed.
A church assembly committee reports the pew rent system is dying, noting among nearly 6,000,000 seats in Great Britain only 262,638 are rented, about 5 percent.
A humorous dialogue portrays Mrs Smart No defending her husband as never harsh, while the vicar compliments him as considerate. The exchange weighs social niceties against implied fault, all in a light wry tone.
A study on hose planted orchards in sod shows nitrogen fertilization yields strong, uniform growth and higher yields. In 1922 2 pounds of sulphate of ammonia per seven year old tree produced marked recovery from nitrogen deficiency, with treated rows outgrowing untreated ones visible from a distance.
Forestal notes describe bracing fruit trees to prevent limb splitting from heavy fruit or storms. At Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station a method uses galvanized wire or thin iron rods attached with screw eyes or eye bolts to hold forks from spreading. Wires pass through rings at the center to brace multiple branches. avoid looping wires around branches.
Pruning correctly will not materially affect fruit size unless soil moisture and fertility limit growth. Improve soil fertility and water holding capacity. if not possible, thin upright branches and excess fruiting wood to fit this shortage.
Horticulture tips emphasize pruning before winter spray, saturating borers with mercuric chloride solution, and building strong trees with no weak crotches. Thinning is vital for apples peaches and plums and pruning must avoid removing too much new 1920 growth to ensure next year’s fruit.
Beekeepers seek to prevent swarming as it weakens colonies and reduces honey gain. A method called shock swarming redirects bees into a new empty hive using comb foundation and the queen, keeping one strong colony. Bees return to the old stand. saving young bees and honey is possible, and adding a super prevents new swarms.
The article warns that weed seeds in crop seed compromises fertility and yields. It cites large seed counts per plant including green fox tall lambs quarters and tumble weed. It urges farmers to test seed for weed seeds and germination to secure stand and crop value.
The Maryland station concludes manure value depends on straw moisture treatment time crop type and application. A ton of manure is worth about 5.28 for field crops and 865 for truck crops after 21 years of tests. Light applications outperform heavy, direct field spreading beats rotting piles, limed soil boosts returns and phosphorus raises efficiency.
Prevention of trouble in brood chicks is best by starting on fresh ground each year. Avoid crowding and overcrowding to prevent disease and parasite spread. Keep chicks comfortable with proper brooders to maintain vigor and reduce losses.
Potato blackleg, a destructive tuber disease, can be controlled by treating seed pieces with hot formaldehyde or corrosive sublimate if planted promptly or kept away from the injurious fly until planting. The time of potato planting attracts a seed-corn maggot that lays eggs on seed potatoes. hatched maggots spread bacteria that rot tubers and stems, with the insect carrying the blackleg bacteria at all times.
The article explains silo capacity for dairying, detailing round silos 28 feet high for about a dozen cows, standard diameters 14 to 16 feet and heights 30 to 32 feet, with daily silage estimates from 40 to 80 pounds per cow. It discusses feeding needs for 80 to 100 cows, notes a 120 ton silo as 30 feet deep and 16 feet in diameter, and recommends feeding depth to prevent molding. It also describes varied feeding practices across years and pasture availability.
Alfalfa is a highly profitable and adaptable crop, often returning equal or higher profits per acre than corn or wheat. As a hay crop it yields two to four tons per acre in good years, feeds all livestock from chicks to horses, and is essential for milk cows. Excluding alfalfa reduces a cow’s milk production immediately.
We learn weed control to prevent seeding and value spring catalogs. Farmers should share experiences, plow and drain land, and improve poor spots. Kohl rabi is an early or late vegetable, with seed planted early. About six pounds of seed corn per acre yields sixteen ears. Use oats as a nurse crop for sweet clover, or barley, at half normal rate. Perennial vegetables and small fruits respond to stable manure, cultivated in spring. Garden work is essential to lower farm living costs and should be planned early in the season.
Milwaukee workers at multiple hotels and residences are reported as too ill to work. The note cites Mag Emil C Brandenburg of 681 97th Street Milwaukee Wisconsin and references strained staffing in the city.
Ugene P Beaumont of Buffalo New York rose from near ruin by turning a kitchen shop into The Tie Art Co Inc a huge necktie empire In less than three years fourteen mills and several other factories supply his output He sold three million ties in 1924 and insists Give the people what they want at a price they will pay His belief in people and low losses under two percent powered a vast operation with hundreds employed and large Buffalo buildings waiting for new ideas.
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