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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1914
Page
4
Tennessee experiments compare legume and non legume green manures for following crops. Cowpeas and soybeans show cumulative gains when turned under yearly, while rye yields need early turning. Crimson clover and Japan clover offer strong value with lime and inoculation considerations, and fall seeding often underperforms.
The column critiques election outcomes and party figures while recounting local events. It notes Dr. S. W. Tynehall’s Cherokee Baptist sermon, a Five Forks farmers picnic, and humorous Clark Springs anecdotes. Travel narratives mention a Knox County visit, with a Washington Springs dinner stop and a rapid Bristol journey.
A West Tennessee Experiment Station bulletin reports four years of beef cattle feeding trials. Medium cottonseed meal rations prove as effective as high rations for gain with lower cost. Silage outperforms hulls. hulls fare best with no silage. Beefs bloodlines affect gains. beef-type steers outgain dairy and scrub types.
Inquiries seek remedies for red ants in pantries and kitchens. Ants nest in walls and beneath floors, making eradication hard. A bait of bread soaked in meat grease with a touch of sugar can reduce colonies quickly. Another method uses cotton tape soaked in saturated corrosive sublimate to protect areas.
Fragment discusses following the path of least resistance, turning aside from obstacles, and a father seeking cures by avoiding effort. The text suggests self preservation drives top to avoid hard work, implying a critique of expedient methods over genuine effort.
Lew the stage horse of Moose River plantation, owned by Jonas Holden, has driven 2,180 consecutive days in harness and traveled 9,676 miles while hauling mall between Moose River plantation and the railroad station. For many years he has not missed a day in harness, a remarkable feat recorded in local Maine notes.
Jonesboro brief records visits and social notes from Embreeville and nearby towns. Mary Lucy Epps stays with friends. J C and C P Kelley of Chicago spend time here. Prof E Hicks new high school principal visits, Eliza Murphy ill at Jouenboro Inn, W B May ill with suspected typhoid. Berry on the state grading committee at Nashville.
Watauga Tennessee August reports Merrik Cope and A J Dyer of Converse Bridge Co Chattanooga measured the river site and estimated costs. County court budgeted 6500 with ~1000 in private pledges. Local notices mention agricultural train exhibits and a forthcoming ice cream supper at Watauga Academy with invites to all.
Piney Flats and nearby areas report visits and travels of residents including Mr and Mrs Ed Irwin, E J Burkey, Paul Jeter, S R Cox, James Shell, George Peters, Ben Mills, Susie Sanders, Glen King, Mrs Joseph Alison, Guy Hughes, Henry Wexler, Ire Miller and others. Also advertised is The Texas Wonder kidney and bladder remedy and a note on the East Tennessee and Western Carolina Railroad stockholders meeting in Johnson City on August 5 1924.
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