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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1922
Page
4
The United States Department of Agriculture reports that standard grades and careful handling are key for peaches. The Farmers' Bulletin 1208 outlines a quality based grading system and practical timing for picking to prevent losses and improve market appeal.
Spray grapes with Bordeaux mixture after flowering and fruit set. Bag berries when about the size of okra to shield from birds and rot. Use No 2 bags for Delaware and small bunch varieties and No 3 for Niagara and large bunch sorts. Include drainage slit and clip over the bunch. Gooseberries and currants dust with dry arsenate of lead mixed with flour or with water for the green worm.
There is a strong demand for good fruit at paying prices nationwide. Growers need not worry about selling fruit that can be produced, but they should only plant fruit trees if they can properly care for them.
The Morgan horse, prized for activity and stamina, is used to improve saddle horses on western ranges. At the Southwestern Exposition in Fort Worth, Texas, March 11 to 18, sixteen horses were shown with Red Oak 5249 named best aged stallion and champion Morgan. The U.S. Department of Agriculture supports breeding efforts, with remounts sent to Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, and Texas. The breed remains strongest in New England, especially Vermont, where it originated.
The Biological Survey of the U S Department of Agriculture reports about 500 ranchers raising silver foxes and 12 000 to 15 000 foxes in captivity with an eight million dollar industry. Challenges include species knowledge sanitation disease and parasites as breeders handle wild animals and compete in markets requiring pelts values and market needs.
Wisconsin hatcheries are the only U S facilities under state regulation and inspection per USDA data. The state markets department and UW poultry division have created rules for hatchery flocks and hatcheries, with certified hatcheries bearing the department mark to assure standard breeding and eye producing strains. Inspectors issue certificates to compliant hatchery owners.
Two hundred ninety one lantern slide sets were loaned to extension workers in 46 states during January February and March for illustrating better farming and home making methods. Four hundred fifty one sets were sent to schools. The most popular set showed Better Sires Better Stock with other high demand topics including home grounds improvement corn production and poultry management. Arkansas Ohio Michigan Illinois and Pennsylvania led in slide requests.
Entomologist Fenton of Iowa State College says unused land along fence lines and waste areas harbor pests like grasshoppers wire worms and cut worms. Cleaning up old grass and weeds early can kill many insects before they start. Crop rotation helps starve out wire worms cut worms and corn root worms.
In Peters burg Virginia Mrs T J Archer credits Tanlac with ending months of indigestion headaches dizziness and rheumatic pains. She reports lasting relief after three months of severe symptoms and praises the medicine as a blessing. The note mentions Tanlac being sold by druggists.
An excerpt from Life magazine presents a string of humorous attributions about fireproof hotels refunds burglaries trains and fashion. The quips reveal lighthearted banter and social attitudes of midcentury readers with a playful edge.
A playful exchange features a husband joking about his wife weighing two hundred pounds and a retort that she sometimes “pounds him” more than that. The line circulates as a lighthearted domestic quip.
A Houston navy recruiting officer enlisted Bryan Dry after a name match with William Jennings Bryan and a discovery of Moonshine Hill Texas as his home. The item underscores an odd namesake coincidence from a Kansas City Star anecdote.
The article argues corn seed quality matters more than any other crop. It notes a peck per acre suffices and that investing in superior seed pays off quickly, with gains returning in the first year through improved yields.
Farmers urged to focus on tomatoes as a dependable winter canning staple. Emphasizes soil selection, proper drainage, fertilizer use, and cultural methods as keys to successful tomato production for home and legal markets.
A University of Minnesota assistant horticulturist at St. Paul argues that better tillage yields higher returns than larger acreages. He notes that well tilled small farms produce more ready money and urges farmers to adopt improved soil care practices.
Miss De Muir-Papa forbids entry to the house calling you a dangerous man. He warns you are the type to linger with a girl without marriage. He then proposed Edinburgh Scotman.
A mother advises to make things go further while Johnny debates truth stretching. The dialogue hints at envy finding faults where none exist and explores honesty, consequences, and perception in a concise vignette.
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