Vocational and Agricultural Evening School and Historical Machinery Notes
A local vocational agri culture outline describes an evening school meeting set for January Sth with plans to discuss swine management topics and possibly invite an extension speaker from the university. An instructor note references H Higgins about the Moore-Haseall 1835 combine and its early performance, including its trials, usage in Michigan and California, and a fire in 1856 due to lubrication issues.
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Michigan History Magazine
H. H. Higgins
Moore-Haseall
Moore
Bates
California
Maehinger Inc
Water supply and sewage disposal on the farm health note
Frederick Kinnfy argues that good water and waste disposal are essential for family health. Wells dug with poor sewage systems invite disease, while drilled wells with proper sewage disposal greatly reduce waterborne illness. Albert Newwerkobr endorses reliable farm water practices.
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Albert Newwerkobr
Combine Confusion Sparks Town Debate
A fragmented note questions the relevance of the combine Tichvester and its aging impact. Local readers ponder whether new farming methods truly bring progress or if traditional tools endure amid evolving agricultural ideas.
Seed Potatoes Need Careful Winter Storage
Farmers warn that to ensure good table and seed potatoes for next year, proper winter storage is essential. Early autumn frost froze some spuds, making careful handling this season crucial for crop quality.
Storing Potatoes and Crop Storage Guidelines
Advice on sorting to remove bruised or frozen produce and storing about 75 percent of the crop. Recommends a light exclusion, adequate ventilation, and removal of foul air and moisture. Suggests storage depth over 5 or 6 feet and maintaining temperatures around 36 degrees with careful pit design.
Pruning Effects on Tree Growth and Corn Smut Advice
Pruning usually increases annual growth but reduces total tree size as gains do not compensate removed material. Growth rises near cuts and little on unpruned branches. Also notes corn smut spores in soil and air. select seed corn beyond smutted ears and avoid discarding otherwise desirable ears.
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Donald Deidrick
Heavy pruning delays fruiting in apple trees
Experiments at Ohio station planted similar apple trees with heavy, light, and no pruning. Heavily pruned trees remained smaller and bore fruit later than lightly pruned or unpruned trees. Earl Orians.
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Ohio
Ohio Experiment Station
Earl Orians
Pruning by thinning boosts sun to fruit spur leaves
The article explains how bud fate on fruit spurs depends on supplied nutrients and leaf size. Large strong leaves promote fruit bud development, while thinning limbs increases sunlight on spurs, guiding buds toward fruit buds rather than leaf or dead buds.
Stork Brings Brother as Family Jokes About Bills
A playful exchange jokes that a stork delivered a younger brother while noting the father’s grumble about medical costs. The quip contrasts a stork with angels and hints at the new arrival without detail.
Local and Personal Gifts for the baby at the Ideal Hat Shop
Local social notes list visits and calls among residents of War Ten Findlay and surrounding towns. Names include Fred and E M Burson, Solomos, Stowiba Yeh, Hrarcellacenet, JzT Stowiba, Ard A G Collet, K L Leonard, Win Gorsuch and family, B M Bachar, A W Balsley, Bert Adelsperger, George Winus, Clarence Ruffing, Charles Okerbloom and family, and McLarkey family with travels to Phoenix for aviation studies.
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Fred Gintert
War- Ten
K. L. Leonard
Tu. Love
Win
Gorsuch
Maxine
Marion
B. M. Bachar
A. W. Balsley
Hancock Medical Society
Foresman
Findlay
Bert Adelsperger
George Winus
Fremont
Clarence Ruffing
Charles Okerbloom
Charles, Jr
Paul
Columbus
Pete R., Clouser
Ce . Em
Local Sickness and Social News From McCutchenville
Community members report illnesses including Eddie Swerline and Eddie and Oro Boomershine. Mrs. Harley Hill and others remain bedridden. Funeral attendance for J. N. DeTray noted. Neighborly visits, goose roasts, parties, and a birthday surprise marked the week with multiple local households listed by name.
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Harry DeTray
Kent
Harley Hill
Afen
Flora Chamberlain
Gail Wenner
Butyrus
George Mullholand
R. J. DeTray
Harley DeTray
Minnie Clacomb
J. N. DeTray
McClure
Lewis Voantoao
Aed
Pennsylvania
L. von Blon
G Fritz
Charles Bell
Dayton
Lester Cavanaugh
Velma Swartz
R. A. Multholand
Son Toot
J. L. Bare
D. J. Mullholand
Wyandot
G. Kettler
Amsden
C. Hufford
W. Lowmaster
D. J. Mullholland
C. A. Heaton
Pp. Kurtz
Fostoria
J. Carter
Mattie Durboran
G. Stevens
J. Badger
Jeff Shafer
Adlerika Promises Fast Gas Relief
Scare tale claims Adlerika relieves stomach gas in ten minutes by cleansing both upper and lower bowels. An ad copy features Mrs M Owen and Chas Brayton urging readers to use Adlerika for complete bowel cleaning and dramatic results.
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Adlerika
Christmas Gifts Highlight Ideal Hat Shop Display
Pastel felts and a lovely line of Christmas gifts draw shoppers to the Ideal Hat Shop. Local residents travel between Toledo Mansfield and Columbus visiting relatives and services. Notables include John Slotterbeck visiting his daughter in Toledo and Rev Paul R Clouser at the Findlay ministerium meeting.
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Ideal Hat Shop
John Slotterbeck
Toledo
Ed Gerber
K. L.juegonard
Nancy
Billy
Mansfield
Pee Della Peterson
Toledocis
Ros¢ee
Marguerite
Stombaugh
J. T.stombaugh
D. C Henry
G. M. Kurtz
Columbus
Helen Rughle
Town
Hila‘ Smith
Paul R’ Clouser
Lutheran Ministerium
Findlay
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Oro
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Harry Bristoll
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