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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1907
Page
6
A Wisconsin farmer argues spring sowing benefits for oats and wheat, stressing soil preparation and moisture retention. He describes surface cavitation, crust prevention, and tools like disk harrows and corn cultivators to avoid waste moisture and improve seedling success.
Instructions describe selecting a 15 by 15 inch seed box, layering sand, wire muslin, and kernels from several ears. Ears are sampled from left middle and lip, with kernels removed into squares, covered with moist gauze, and kept at room temperature. Germination should occur in three to five days. ears with incomplete germination are discarded.
The Lincoln plum is described as a late early season variety with May blossoms and August full fruit. It bears large, roundish olives with greenish yellow skin and crimson overcolor, many tiny dots, flesh light yellow and firm, free and fairly good quality. The tree is an moderate grower, vigorous with large leaves and prolific fruit set, though thinning may be optional.
At the New Jersey State Horticultural Society annual meeting practical questions were exchanged. Topics included best blackberries for market, apple blight versus pear blight, huckleberry cultivation, methods to eradicate caterpillars, spraying timings for apples to control moths, keeping Kieffer pears from clouding, preventing ripe rot in peaches, and profitable apple varieties on Maryland's western shore.
The article outlines a wagon box lifting method using an upright pole, ropes, and pulleys to raise the box safely and prevent it blowing down in wind. It then discusses rough feeds, warning against wasteful feeding and insisting on high quality hay eaten clean. It ends with a note on the San Jose louse and how birds and winds aid its spread to strong trees.
An advertising piece touts Dr Pierce’s family medicines with printed ingredient lists and claims. It asserts Golden Medical Discovery treats indigestion catarrh and mucous- membrane diseases and aids chronic coughs while warning it cannot cure consumption in advanced stages. It also recommends Sages Catarrh Remedy for nasal and bronchial issues.
The document states Lida A. Hall has no guardian within this Court. It identifies Samuel G. Boyer and Celia A Boyer his wife and Mary Sorth and James A. Smith her husband as adults over twenty one residing in Caroline county Maryland. It notes James Boyer and Hannah Boyer his wife as adults over twenty one residing in Queen Annes county Maryland.
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