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Newspaper
Carthage Citizen
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1926
Page
4
Legumes play a long valued role in crop farming by improving soil when inoculated with nitrogen fixing bacteria. The degree of benefit varies by species and management as most nitrogen comes from the air or soil and must be returned through residues and green manure for lasting soil fertility.
Cutworms attack mainly at night and poison bran is the most effective remedy. Mix bran with molasses to attract them and sprinkle along plants or dig trenches with poison bran to wipe out large numbers. Pupae abundance suggests broader control for next year.
Kansas State Agriculture college reports from dairymen that feeding grain pays off even with high feed costs. Cow test results show an average yield of about 150 pounds of fat yearly on good roughage, with higher producers needing careful economical feeding to avoid waste.
A wild horse with unknown home and owner roamed Shelby county near Freeport for three days tearing fences damaging crops and causing uproar. It was confined in a stable Sunday while efforts to locate the owner continued. the horse was killed yesterday after no owner was found.
Commencement exercises were held Friday at the I. S. and S. O. Home. Diplomas were presented by Supt. L. A. Cortner. Arthur Wolf of Indianapolis, treasurer of the board of trustees, gave a watch to each graduate. About four hundred children, officers and employees, plus several hundred alumni and visitors attended, with many Carthage residents present.
Willard Miner leads work at Carthage Cemetery north of town to level ground and place graves correctly where monuments are missing. Free Rambler bushes, white red and dark, available. Miner will be on site for several days. Paper mill runs at full capacity with three machines.
Lawrence Carter returned Friday from Helm City North Carolina where he is principal of schools. Wayman Newsom and family of Anderson were here Sunday. Ninety small chickens were stolen Tuesday from the Junken residence near Henderson. Mr and Mrs Mann of Wayne county moved into a McCarty property on North Walnut. The Misses Henley and Rypma and J B Wayman with Joe Wilson of Indianapolis spent Sunday with Clyde Henley. Miss Marjorie Henley Purdue student and friends visited. Lil lian Redford P A Williams and L L Braybrook came Tuesday evening.
Column lists items for sale and notices including lost auto keys returned to Forrest Black in Knightstown. Advertisements seek livestock transport to Indianapolis, Timothy hay for sale, sprayed cherries, a McCormick wheat binder, a Jersey cow, hatching eggs, used Maytag, sweet potato plants, and a tire sales job in East Liverpool Ohio.
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