World court debate shapes U S stance in Haiti and debt pact
Edward v. Pickard reports on U S delay in signing World Court protocol under Hoover and Stimson, Haiti crisis prompting commissions, and Senate battles over Grundy seating and the Mellon-Berenger French debt accord. Violent prison escape ends with multiple deaths as guards freed.
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Widespread unrest and disasters dominate regional news
The report details rioting in a prison with many inmates quiet in the yard, plus Atlantic storms and Thames floods causing extensive damage. It notes deadly studio fire in New York, arson charges against Pathe officials, and plans for cooperative fruit marketing aided by the federal farm board. Also covered are diplomatic posts, Chinese Nationalists’ victory near Canton, and Greece’s president resignations amid health issues.
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Winter pruning and burning to curb fire blight in orchards
Missouri College of Agriculture warns winter pruning and burning of hold-over cankers as the sure method to control fire blight in apple and pear trees. Head horticulture expert T. J. Talbert notes losses are enormous, with young orchards often wiped out and bearing orchards suffering heavy yield reductions.
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Pruning to Build Stronger Fruit Trees
The article explains pruning to prevent annual losses from weak crotches and poor head shapes. It favors the modified leader method, growing a central leader to four to five feet and selecting about six well spaced branches to form a balanced head, then topping the leader to create a strong, central axis.
Insects Controlled by Poisons on Local Fruit Trees
The San Jose acale twig borers peach prune and related fruits cherry slug spider mites and snuits attack fruits. Dormant lime sulfur spray controls the twig borers and scale. Cherry slug is controlled by arsenical poisons. Spider mites are killed by squid lime sulfur diluted 1 to 50. Aphids resisted simple methods prompting further investigations.
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Winter pruning rules for shrubs and small trees
Winter pruning guidance notes that bushy or small trees are best pruned in winter, removing leaf buds but keeping two resting buds. The main branch should be shortened to about half its length, and the terminal branch removed entirely. Branches are pruned with part of last year's wood, and twigs with flowering buds must be left standing.
Planting Grapevines for Early Trellis Growth
Planting instructions advise selecting well drained soil free of root rot and plowing deeply. Dig two foot holes and cover with soil after adding bones, then stake vines to the trellis. Pinch all growth except one cane to promote first year establishment and second year bearing.
Alfalfa as a Profitable Protein Source for Dairies
Kansas State extension dairy man J. C. Nisbet argues alfalfa hay provides a cheap, balanced protein and mineral source for dairy cows. He cites cost comparisons with cotton seed meal and corn chop, noting high digestibility and vitamin A content, advising ten pounds of alfalfa daily per 100 pounds of cow live weight.
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Kansas State Agricultural College
Creosote Treatment Extends Post Life, Says Experiments
Creosote to lengthen life of fence posts, tested by multiple experiment stations, finds economical treatments double or triple life for many wood varieties. Gravel setting accelerates rot, charting posts is unprofitable, painting offers limited tops preservation. Most effective method: five hours soaking in hot creosote followed by five hours in cold creosote.
Potash Fertilizer for Asparagus Growth
Commercial growers find that large amounts of potash supply the desirable nutrient for asparagus, supplementing phosphorus and nitrogen. If fertilizer is not applied, Tennessee guidance advises salt at 800 pounds per acre. Since early shoots form from stored food, it is better to fertilize after the season ends than just before the next season.
Sunflowers and crops boost yields in farm hints
Agricultural tips discuss sunflowers as silage and high yields, early spring sowing, alfalfa and clover comparison, wheat germ value, high potato potential, spindle disease seed issues, and cost of winter farm machinery. Notes emphasize housing farm transport and upkeep.
Creaky Customer Tales From a London Title Bit
A London Tit-Bits excerpt recalls a cheeky barber tale about a customer who delays payment. The man experiments with a tally system using a razor nick to record shaves and asks if pay in advance or in kind would be acceptable, improvising to keep accounts.
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Roman massacre record by Livy in Termi grotto
A fragment describes Livy recording a wholesale massacre in the Termi grotto near Rome in 808 B C. where 2 000 Ba dits are said to have killed those who had taken refuge. The passage mentions a professor and a gathering of scientists in Rome and hints at confidence to enjoy hash.
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