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Newspaper
Buffalo Center Tribune
Location
Buffalo Center, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1927
Page
8
A practical guide urges growers to stock diverse containers to match crop needs and market conditions. Emphasizes timely packaging purchases, careful packing, ring packing for bushels, and using barrels as standard freight containers. Recommends durable, clean stock and avoiding second-hand materials except for temporary storage or hauling.
A Colorado experiment station chemist introduces a wash using four pounds each of soda ash and ordinary salt dissolved in 100 pounds of water to remove arsenic residue from apples. The method requires heating to about 100 degrees Fahrenheit, immersing apples for ten minutes, then rinsing. Use nonpoisonous sprays and avoid insect damage.
The article explains grape shoots from current season growth becoming next year’s canes. It notes that Concord canes over a quarter inch thick with average inter-nodes are most productive, while overly branched “Bull” canes reduce yields. Pruning should spur at least three buds on vigorous canes, focusing on strong, unbranched growth.
A dormant orchard note discusses spray neglect and the dual role of sulfur as a pesticide and fungicide. It cautions against heavy cover crop competition and stresses summer pruning for Concord properties to maintain vigor and moisture balance. An Arkensan station experiment shows leaf area reduction harms the current crop.
United States Department of Agriculture expert M A Jull outlines strategies to boost farm egg production, focusing on breeding a fall and winter laying flock. He notes October to March output should reach 144 eggs per hen and details four selection guides plus early chick batching to improve profits amid seasonal price trends.
Increasing demand for capons at top prices prompts guidance on producing quality birds. Use vigorous breeders and large plump stock from American classes such as Rock, Reds, Wyandottes, Lavas, Rhode Island Whites. English White Orpington or Dorking. Asiatic breeds like Brahma, White Cochin or Langshan. Jersey Giant also noted for high quality capons. Mediterranean cape breeding is rated lower for top price.
A historical reflection notes the shift from long 12 hour days to a 40 plus hour week, with employers adapting to shorter hours. It highlights leisure gains like afternoon golf, winter and summer vacations, and weekend breaks, citing Jacob Ruppert as an example of evolving business practices.
The New York American League club believes its value rises to 3 000 000 dollars thanks to Americans added leisure and golfers bringing fans to parks. The remark notes golf’s impact on baseball attendance and sparks interest in the relation between the two popular pastimes.
New York officials propose a 16 mile elevated roadway built on rooftops of 12 story buildings from lower Manhattan to Yonkers. The motor express would route traffic above streets, a plan costing the city around a million and a half dollars daily.
The article advises confining newly placed chicks near the brooder stove using a six sided wire screen to prevent escapes until they learn where heat is best. It recommends tin or similar retainer to block floor drafts and suggests rounding brooder house corners after removal to stop crowding. Proper heat regulation helps prevent crowding and keeps chicks safe.
A fragmented Ohio farming article discusses the need for balanced planning and adequate feed, emphasizes production and marketing, and mentions specific agricultural practices. It notes waste in time from unbalanced plans and outlines planting rates, drying, and manure handling while citing copper lime dust applications reducing a crop disease in lettuce.
A columnist item imagines a resident living compactly above his work while traffic moves beneath. The plan envisions moving pedestrian platforms on the building’s second floor, offering speeds from slow steps to twenty miles per hour to shuttle people along two new north and south avenues, funded by self‑paying improvements.
A puzzled remark reveals shock at an unexpected marriage to a widow. The exchange shows surprise and humor as one speaker admits no prior knowledge of the union.
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