Illinois Briefs Highlight Bar Pass Rates and Local Events
Illinois bar examinees earning passing grades numbered 300 of 1000 as announced in Chicago. The American Legion tristate celebration in Sterling drew about 25 000 attendees from Illinois Wisconsin and neighboring towns. Police medals were awarded to 18 Chicago officers who aided in stopping a bandit gang at the Prake hotel. October events include state spelling contests in Springfield and Illinois Products exposition displays in Chicago with 65 downstate counties represented. Major notices cover water conservation warnings, highway project updates, mine operations resumes, and the closing of Ewing college after 50 years.
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Chicago
American Legion
Sterling
Illnois
Wisconsin
Chicagny
Prake Hotel
Springfield
Danville
Washington
Texas
South Dakota
George C Amerson
Illinois
Washington Boulevard
Matteson
C W
West Frankfort
Industrial Coal Company
Ewing College
Cora Stallman
Cincinnati
Twelve Links in Clean Milk Chain
Dairy experts Farrington and Thompson of the Wisconsin College of Agriculture urge simple steps for clean milk not requiring costly gear. A clean herd, dry barnyard, proper ventilation, pure water, sunlight, and careful feeding curb bacteria. Prompt cooling and delivery to customers maintain freshness, reduce complaints, and support a stable market.
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E. H. Farrington
L. C. Thompson
Wisconsin College of Agriculture
Farrington
Thompson
Crops Injured by Tiny White Maggots In Europe Pest Found
Tiny white maggots bore into roots of carrots parsnips and celery injuring crops. European insect recently reached the United States. Tips include kerosene ashes along carrot rows, onion planting, and tobacco dust applications to deter the pest.
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Glenn W Herrick
New Yorker
England
Holland
Alsike Clover Pastures Hazard to White Stock
Farmers know white skinned animals on alsike clover often develop sores on nose ears and legs. Science offers a type of poisoning explanation, worse after heavy dew and hot sun. Purdue weed expert advises removing animals at first sores and feeding grain. Use care in pasturing this valuable crop for white skinned stock.
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Indiana Farmers’ Guide
Hansen
Purdue
Sweet Clover Hay Compared With Alfalfa For Dairy Cattle
Well cured sweet clover hay equals alfalfa hay as dairy cow feed and is deemed superior to red clover hay. First year growth cutting is most satisfactory, but hay must be well cured and not too coarse.
Storing Vegetables for Winter from Home to Pit
Simple methods to keep potatoes beets carrots cabbage and other root crops fresh all winter. Store in moist sand in a cellar or build an outdoor pit with conical piles, straw soil cover, and optional manure layer for frost protection to preserve quality into spring.
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J. J. Gardner
Colorado Agricultural College
Fort Collins
Colorado
Fall Plowing Best Plan for Eradicating Garlic
A Purdue extension summary reports fall plowing and cultivation effectively destroy wild garlic in Knox County Indiana when done carefully. J B McCarty began the 22 acre effort three years ago with weather interruptions yet garlic largely disappeared after fall 1921 and spring 1922 plowing followed by a cultivated crop. Nolan McClure achieved exceptional eradication in two years using fall and spring plowing with summer cowpeas and a rye cover, noting three years is typical without these steps. The method uses fall plowing to invert garlic plants, then spring plowing and a cultivated crop such as corn cowpeas or soy beans, in rows or broadcast.
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Knox County
Indiana
A. A. Hansen
Purdue University Agricultural Extension Staff
J. B. McCarty
McCarty
Nolan McClure
Rowa
Feed Liberally to Get Profitable Milk Flow
A Colorado Agricultural College expert urges liberal feeding for dairy cows to maximize milk. He notes 50 to 75 percent of a cow’s intake goes to maintenance, with the rest for milk production. A mixed diet improves digestion and appetite, while insufficient nutrients can drive cows to chew inedible materials.
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R. W Clark
Colorado Agricultural College
Farm notes on poultry, grain, beekeeping and pests
Farmers should track poultry and dairy yields, guard bees from robbing, store grain seed for fall planting, and provide grit for hens. Harvest lima beans promptly for winter use, avoid cutting corn roots, and cultivate lightly. Cows need ample water, dust for beetles with calcium arsenate and lime, and manage broody hens to avoid feeder loss.
The Ways of Cupid and a Misplaced Car
A fast driving doctor Delavan courts a beautiful shopper after a car mix up leads to a sergeant and a young woman at the station. The swapped vehicles reveal a budding romance sparked by mistaken identity and a folded bundle of intimate garments.
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Delavan
Old Indies
Murray Hill
Sellwell
Doc
Budding fruit trees by grafting in late summer
The horticultural department of the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station advises budding apple, peach, and other fruit trees between now and September first. It details selecting bud sticks, preparing stock with a T-shaped incision, inserting the bud, and securing with raffia or waxed string until union.
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Horticultural Department
New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station
Black Raspberries and Blackcaps Are the Same
An article explains the confusion between black raspberries and blackcaps due to regional names. It notes local terms such as blacks for red raspberries, reds for red varieties, purples, and that some call blackberries blacks. To avoid confusion scientists use the Latin name Rubus occidentalis, the same worldwide.
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Europe
Africa
South America
Budding Apple Tree Timing and Techniques
Buds from branch ends are preferred over sprouts from roots to avoid wrong variety on grafted trees. Budding can occur in spring but best to wait until growth slows. July or August are typical months. Wax is unnecessary and no special wrapping twine is required once the bud is well established.
Horticulture Tips From Old Almanac Notes
The article discusses wood ashes as a gentle fertilizer for fruit plants and warns against weed competition for young dewberry plants. It advises laying out hedges and plum trees to trap pests, cautions against lead arsenate on peaches, and stresses early pest control. It notes plum water needs, cover crops, and grape row spacing from eight to ten feet and denser planting for vigorous vines.
United States Tops Nations in Patented Inventions
The United States leads the world in the number of inventions patented, ahead of England, France, Germany, Belgium, Canada and Italy.
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United States
England
France
Germany
Belgium
Canada
Italy
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