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Newspaper
Carthage Citizen
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1925
Page
3
G. W. Fant of North Carolina State College says to use Bordeaux mixture to control black rot and anthracnose in bunch grapes. Mix three pounds bluestone with four pounds stone lime in 50 gallons water, add one pound lead arsenate per 50 gallons, apply every two weeks during development.
Illinois Agricultural College offers guidance on raising chicks through summer. A growing mash, early roosting, separating sexes, and heavy feeding before winter quarters help pullets reach laying age. Regular culling and constant attention by the farmer or spouse improve profitability.
Iowa farmers faced heavy losses as wet clover and fresh rapidly fermenting grass trigger dangerous bloat in cattle. Dr. C L Rice of Iowa State College recommends postponing turnout on wet or dew covered clover, offering dry feed first, and gradual introduction to pasture. He also advises light salt and driving cattle to slow eating and reduce water intake after grazing.
Jesse A Leisure born December 29 1858 Rush county Indiana died July 27 1925 age 66 years 6 months 29 days. oldest of four children. married Hannah J Gilson October 20 1881 with two sons Harry R and Orville G. six grandchildren survive with widow and relatives. He was bank stockholder director of Farmers Mutual Insurance and State Bank of Carthage. member and elder of Church of Christ Little Blue River. charitable leader attentive neighbor and devoted Christian.
Mrs Jesse A Leisure and family express sincere appreciation for kindness shown during the bereavement. The support and sympathy from friends neighbors and community are gratefully acknowledged.
Plant soybeans on small grain stubble. Mustard plants are weak individually but strong together. Eggshells and oyster shell with grit build smooth shells. Monthly hoof care helps a colt grow straight limbs. Fresh water legume hay oats aid a colt indoors. Cold milk stays fresh longer. Souring bacteria grow less below 60 F. Keep pigs free of lice and mango mites. Do not add creosote from filver crank case to pig feed. The garden gains value in summer through daily cultivation and harvest of vegetables.
Eight month old Myrtle Lucille Leslie daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Leslie died Thursday after five weeks illness. Funeral services were Sunday at 2 PM at Wesleyan Methodist Church conducted by Rev Everett Sheffield of Knightstown. Mrs F J Kennedy and Mrs W O Moore sang as a duet. Burial followed in Carthage Cemetery. W O Moore Funeral Director.
Miss Dorothy Sipe from Indianapolis visited Sunday. Mrs Sarah A White of Anderson spent this week here. Omer McCarty from Anderson stayed with his father J H McCarty on Monday. Mrs Forrest J Rawls and children from Lafayette visited relatives recently. Mrs J H Ball and daughter from Rushville entertained Mr and Mrs Jesse Henley last weekend. Mr and Mrs E P Trueblood from Richmond were guests enroute to Tippecanoe Lake Monday evening. Mrs J L Hubbard hosted last weekend’s guests Aunt Elizabeth Pickering of Chicago and Mr and Mrs Roy Souder. Mrs Monticwe and daughter from Knightstown also visited.
A poultry guide argues against harsh methods and endorses the open yard approach. It explains humane breakups by turning hens into a shaded grassy area with water and feed, noting it returns hens to laying quickly with less cost and effort than indoor cages or starvation.
Poultry pathologist Dr. F R Beaudette advises farmers to clear ranges of dead carcasses to prevent botulism in poultry. Maggots from carcasses may cause outbreaks. keeping weeds down and avoiding exposure to maggots helps. Confinement to cool dark places and opossum salts aid mild cases, though cure after symptoms is doubtful.
The article advises sowing oats, wheat, or rye in poultry yards to provide green feed for fowls and simultaneously purify the soil. Even if yards are not cleared, heavy seeding yields soil benefits while chickens still have access to their run.
Sunday visits and travelers noted across Anderson, Knights Town, Paragon, and nearby towns. Reunions planned include the Hunt reunion near Elmer Hunt and a Kentucky gathering at Addison grove. A baby girl named Alice Leora was born to John V. Gates and J. P. Kinman relatives near the area.
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