Potatoes Best For Moisture and Fall Planting Lessons
A Tennessee extension article by C E Brehm of the University of Tennessee advises on selecting Irish potatoes that hold moisture, fall planting timing for second crops, spacing and depth, weed control, and cultivation practices. It notes beetle threats and arsenate sprays with practical application details for farmers in Knoxville and surrounding counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Tennessee
Chattanooga
Cumberland Plateau
Johnson and
Qarler
Beauty on a Budget: Tennessee Shrubs for Year Round Appeal
Tennessee gardeners can achieve year round beauty with affordable border plantings using native shrubs and small trees. Redbud dogwood holly witch hazeln wild plum coral berry sumac buckthorn leatherwood sweet shrub and others provide color, fruit, or foliage with minimal expense beyond labor. University extension notes locals overlook beauty from familiarity as visitors praise their charm.
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Tennessee
C. A. Keffer
Division of Extension
University of Tennessee
Knoxville
Better Type of Males From Bigger Mares
C D Lowe of the University of Tennessee argues for using carefully selected draft stallions on native mares to produce mares that combine heavy farm work with selling value. He notes that purebred lines like American Standardbred Thoroughbred and American Saddler influence the market, but stresses choosing stallions with stamina and action rather than sluggish, overweight types.
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C. D. Lowe
Division of
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Potatoes From Your Garden Cooking Instructions
Cook potatoes in boiling salted water until tender. Pour off water and mash until lump free. Beat hard with a perforated wooden spoon, add hot milk for firm texture, then turn into a hot vegetable dish and serve. If needed keep warm in hot water without a lid to avoid soggy texture. Geneva Conway from University of Tennessee Extension Knoxville.
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Geneva Conway
D- Vision of Extension
University of Tennessee
Knoxville
How to Can Tomatoes Step by Step
Instructions from the U S D A describe canning tomatoes using firm ripe fruit washed and skinned, then packed hot into cans or jars with salt. Jars sealed but not tightened, containers boiled for twenty two minutes in a water bath to ensure preservation.
Good wheat seeding rules for efficient growth
A historic agricultural note outlines key steps for wheat planting. It mandates a deep pulverized seed bed, sowing clean seed, applying 200 pounds per acre of 16 percent phosphate fertilizer, two tons per acre of ground limestone if feasible, using a wheat drill, and sowing 1 to 1.5 bushels per acre.
Nation Calls on War Time Food Production
The message urges maintaining poultry and a cow, feeding meat hogs, and securing a home food supply. It warns against dedicating all land to cotton or tobacco, urging ample acreage for food, feed, and sod crops. It emphasizes wartime sacrifice and national duty to energize every available resource.
Increase yield of wheat crop
Experience shows a wheat crop can gain three to five bushels per acre by deep early plowing to allow soil settling. A firm seed bed just below the surface is ideal, and rolling helps if the soil is loose. Using sound plump seed and removing small shriveled grains can raise yield by five bushels.
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Allred
Division of Extension
University of Tennessee
Knoxville
Farmers Income Tax Advice for Tennessee Farmers
The United States Revenue Collectors require farmers to file blanks and attend personal consultations. Keep complete records of all farm sales and purchases, including feed and livestock, as ordinary family expenses are not deducted. Penalties apply for fraudulent returns. county agents at the University of Tennessee offer free help. Some men have more money than is good for them, but any doctor ought to be able to relieve that ailment.
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United States Revenue
Division of Extension
University of Tennessee
Knoxville
Tennessee
Eggs Well Cooked Make Inexpensive Breakfast Dish
A Tennessee extension service recipe explains how to cook eggs by poaching or simmering to preserve nutritional value. It suggests using low heat, avoiding frying, and offers a baked tomato dish with eggs for a wholesome winter breakfast.
Canning Beet Pickling and Jar Sterilization Notes
Instructions for selecting dark red beets, blanching to prevent bleaching, processing times for baby beets, salting sugar ratios per quart, filling jars, sterilization, and immediate sealing. Provides contact for Mins Virginia P. Moore at the University of Tennessee for more information.
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Virginia P. Moore
Division of Extension
University of Tennessee
Knoxville
Silage Guides For Cattle Wintering and Silo Choice
Instructions advise silage for ten or more cattle, with at least one silo. Use Tennesse wood hoop or concrete silos for permanence, pull off large corn, and store in silo. Unstored corn should be cut, shocked, and preserved. General Humidity mentioned as front arrival. job work noted as coming.
Prepare Early for Gardens War Time Duty
wartime guidance urges families especially farmers to maximize garden size. Advice covers timing from January to fall, soil fertility with manure lime phosphate and clover, and comparing manured versus fertilized plots. It recommends early January planting of Irish Cobler and Alaska peas, plowing when weather allows, and maintaining soil roughness for a send bed.
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Charles A. Keffer
Division of Agricultural Extension
University of Tennessee
Knoxville
Tennessee
Alaska
Cartier
Inactivity and Constipation Prompt Winter Relief
Inactivity and lack of exercise in winter lead to constipation with dull energy and sallow skin. Dr King’s New Life Pills offer a mild laxative to relieve congestion without griping and promise a full easy movement in the morning. A dose before bed costs 26c at your druggist. A man showing Christian spirit in an argument is noted as path to progress.
Tennessee Constitutional Convention Election 1917
The article outlines the 1917 constitutional convention process in Tennessee with a July 28 first election for or against the convention, September 29 delegate election, and a October 30 convention in Nashville to propose amendments rather than rewrite the Constitution. Each amendment requires a majority of votes in a separate count, with Dortch Law counties requiring a 1916 poll tax receipt and registration certificate to vote.
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Ail
Nashville
Jones
Eee
Capeary
Go To The Polls July 28 Constitutional Convention Vote
A Tennessee civic appeal urges voters to approve a Constitutional Convention on July 28. It argues that all counties would gain delegates, with agricultural areas dominating, and warns that delay harms Tennessee’s development amid population decline and stagnation. The piece likens reform to medicine and cites past conventions to bolster support.
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Jam
Mhael
Tennessee
Silo Types and Costs For Tennessee Farms
A Tennessee agricultural bulletin outlines wood hoop and garter silos as affordable options. It notes wood hoop silos last about ten years with hoops spaced two feet apart, staves nailed inside, and doors left 2 feet wide. Concrete silos cost 2.50 to 3.00 per ton capacity while wood hoop silos run about 1.00 per ton, with painting and occasional roof considerations discussed.
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Tennessee
Division of Extension
University of Tennessee
Knoxville
R. M. Murphy
Division of Agricultural Extension
Growing Red Clover on Tense ses soils and seed timing
Growth guidance for red clover on various soils. Recommends lime, seed timing, and soil prep including liming, disking, and cultivation. Advises using ground rock or burned lime per acre, plus 10 pounds of Medium Red Clover and 2 bushels of Tall Meadow Oat Grass sown in August.
Alfalfa Seeding Guide for Clean Land
All land sown to alfalfa should be timed inoculated drained and cleared of weed seed by a long period of continuous preparation. Seed bed must be firm fertilized free from erbh grasa and moist. Seeding from August 10 to 30 with 25 pounds per acre of western grown seed.
United States Behind World on Phosphorus Use in Matches
A historical note states that the United States lags other nations in banning or limiting white phosphorus use in match production, suggesting differing regulatory or safety standards during the period.
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United States
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