New Methods to Control Fire Blight in Apple Orchards
At a Wisconsin meeting, Brooks reported two seasons of trials in Menomonie and Gays Mills showing fire blight survives winter on Wealthy trees and spreads by rain, especially via wounds from insects and storms. Dr Fracker outlined mosaic disease control in raspberries, with nursery inspections cutting losses. Bayfield nurseries show 90 percent infection in plantings, plus winter injury, anthracnose, and cane borers as other losses.
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Brooks
S. B. Fracker
State Department of Agriculture
Bayfield
Fracker
Pruning Pear Trees: Low Heads Prove Best
New York experiment station tests on Anjou Bartlett Bose Kleffer Sheldon Seckel and Lawrence show low headed pear trees outperform high headed ones. Low heads yield denser larger more symmetrical tops. careful heading and light pruning favored across varieties, with heavy pruning reducing bearing area.
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New York Experiment Station
Anjou
Bartlett
Bose
Kleffer
Sheldon
Seckel
Lawrence
Treatment for Gummosis in Stone Fruit Trees
Gummosis refers to gum on trunk or branches of stone fruit trees. Causes vary. control involves cutting out affected areas when feasible, disinfecting wounds with corrosive sublimate solution 1 to 1,600, and applying wound dressing.
Horticulture Hints and Practical Farm Tips From Old Journal
Fragments advise on cider quality, fruit grading, and orchard care. Guidance includes cutting and burning diseased twigs to control apple twig borer, caution about storing fruit, and tips for cellar temperature and early tree planting. Encourages transforming farmyard beauty into landscape value.
Improving picking standards for fruit by pressure testing
The United States Department of Agriculture outlines a mechanical pressure tester to gauge fruit maturity. By pressing fruit flesh with a portable device, growers learn optimal picking times for storage and transport, while dealers test fruit to estimate shelf life. Free circulars offered from Washington, D.C. Also notes wheat breeding with Beardless varieties Honor and Junior No. and certification by New York Cooperative.
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United States
United States Department, of Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture
Department
Washington, D. C
New York
Little Piece of Glass Sparks Algy's War Awakening
A pampered socialite Algy in a farcical romance finds purpose after a crash of fate. He is mocked by a college girl Dorothy who prompts him to enlist. Eight months later he returns as a sailor, wearing a navy uniform, and Dorothy accepts his future with a decisive question.
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Algy
Alry
Dorothy
Aly
Dorothy’s Gate
Dot
Navy
Figures Show Dairying Steady Source of Cash
Figures show dairying a safe, steady income source over years. Milk cows supply cream for creamery butter, with gradual herd growth and price stability despite crop price swings. A dairy herd supports hogs, poultry, and calves, and helps farmers during over production or crop failures.
Selecting and Selling Fowls From Farm Flock
Farmers should pick the best pullets for the regular flock before selling any fowls. Sell two year old hens in spring when eggs are cheap. Cockerels and surplus pullets should go early if eggs are the goal. Winter pullets kept for layers should be well fed to mature quickly and lay steadily through winter.
Scarified and Unscarified Sweet Clover Seed Practices
Experiments show scarified seed with high germination sown in winter yields some germination before freezes kill many seeds. Kansas State College agronomists warn that scarified seed should be sown early while unscarified seed may be sown in winter on frozen ground. Use about 20 to 25 pounds per acre for unscarified seed and 12 to 15 pounds for scarified seed.
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Kansans
Colelege Agronomists
Most Effective Rodent Poison Is Barium Carbonate
The article notes barium carbonate as a cheap, effective rodent poison with no taste or smell, and recommends using varied baits such as hamburger, salmon, bread and butter, eggs, and apples. It advises fresh bait each evening, breaking eggs into a bowl with a rounded teaspoon of carbonate, and emphasizes cooperation among farmers for lasting townwide results.
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Sas State Agricultural College
Troy
Duality of Boars Feeding Methods and Ration Notes
The text discusses variability in boar appetite and feeding behavior, noting some require coaxing while others eat regularly. It outlines a suggested ration for a quiet feeder using oats, corn, middlings, and tankage, with corn fed shelled or run. It mentions grinding oats and shorts to mix with tankage and skim milk or buttermilk, and warns warm water is undesirable in cold weather.
Hens and nests and farm litter tips from old text
The fragment discusses hen housing and floor-laying issues, urging clean nests and better litter. It references straw as beneficial bedding and mentions stock handling, fresh straw, and quarry-derived material as possible litter sources. The tone mimics a rural tip note about poultry care and housing cleanliness.
All Parties to Seat Played Bluffing Game
A humorousCapper's Weekly item recounts a deaf justice of the peace presiding over a case Where both plaintiffs deaf neighbors guess speech by lip movement The plaintiff claims the defendant owes 11 for groceries The defendant explains the dog bite The judge rules the defendant must support his mother in a muddled verdict reflecting miscommunication and assumptions
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Tom McNeal
Justice of the Peace
J. P
Capper
Honor to Those Who Grow Old Gracefully
A Cincinnati Enquirer editorial extols older adults who maintain zest and rational living while aging gracefully. It condemns those who age without vitality, praising enduring contentment through constructive work and steady devotion to life’s tides.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Vast Arizona Gorge Reveals a Labyrinth of Ridges
A vivid description depicts Grand Canyon as a multitudes of mazes 6000 to 7000 feet deep nearly fifteen miles wide and over 800 miles long with hundreds of peaks taller than the Alleghenies. The terrain glows with colors unmatched in Eastern or European landscapes and resembles a leaf’s reticulation in plan.
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Rockies
Ramblers and Johnson Essays Praised in Preface
Mrs Thrale recalls Ramblers as a social cue to Johnson's conversations in Streatham park and library. Boswell’s commentary in Johnson the Essayist is cited as a true, bracing portrait of human existence and noble sentiment.
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Streatham Park
Johnson
Essayist
O. M. Christie
Origin and evolution of Yiddish language in Jewish migrations
A Path finder Magazine article explains Yiddish arose from German Jewish migrants moving into Russia and Poland during the 15th century. It notes Jews learned local Slavic languages, later some descendants returned to Germany, and Yiddish absorbed elements from Hebrew and local tongues, yielding an extensive literature.
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Germany
Russia
Poland
Pathfinder Magazine
Wegener's Theory Of Continents Moving Examined
The Wegener hypothesis by Prof Alfred Wegener posits drifting continents as a slow process. Tests involving radio were planned for the winter of 1926 1927 after recent scientific conferences.
Framing Pictures Look for White Gray Mounts and Narrow Molds
Black and white pictures should be framed in brown or gold but mounted on white or gray with narrow moldings finished in dull black olive or gray darker than the mount. For strong subjects close framing with a gray or dull green wide molding is best. Use sparingly for large pictures. small pictures suit cardboard mounts.
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Seldon
Robbing Peter to Pay Paul Adage in Grit Editorial
The Grit notes the old saying that borrowing from one creditor to pay another cannot last and that debt must be repaid. It emphasizes fair settlement of obligations, warning that neglecting one debt only shifts trouble to another.
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Peter
Paul
A Horrible Person Confessional Magazine Decay
A fragment suggests a man who kisses for material, a confessional magazine angle. The text hints at scandalous personal conduct used as content, implicating a celebrity or public figure in a tell-all style. The source is incomplete and ambiguous in details.
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Confessional
Ecay Shots
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