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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1906
Page
8
Historical analysis by Guy Elliott Mitchell outlines massive insect-caused losses across major crops. It cites Department of Agriculture figures showing farm product value around 5 billion dollars and annual insect damage near 700 million, with corn, wheat, and hay suffering large tolls and wide storage losses.
The text details widespread damage from pests including the codling moth, San Jose scale, woolly aphid, borers, leafworms, and other insects across cotton, vegetables, orchards, and fruits. It cites losses exceeding 40 million dollars, noting high control costs and greater destruction in apples, citrus, and forest plantations.
The report details cotton buds attacked by bull worm and widespread defoliation to Aster and black locust trees. It notes damage from rat defoliators and various parasitic insects, with substantial cattle losses due to biting and parasitic pests.
The article catalogs insects harming livestock, crops, stored goods, and households from buffalo gnats to cigarette beetles. It cites USDA losses of about 175 million for farm products and 700 million overall, plus unmeasured costs for prevention and controls.
Officials of the Department of Agriculture examined a seedless native persimmon specimen from near the national capital brought by John H. Drury. The fruit proved seedless when cut, smaller than average, with more meat. Seedless forms occur sporadically in the South and among Japanese varieties, but pollen from other persimmons yields seeded fruit. The general view is that true seedless persimmons are rare or non existent in the United States.
An extended pantry commentary urges using cheaper cuts like chuck or round, home cooking methods, and soups to stretch meat budgets. It contrasts German and American housekeepers, laments waste, and stresses basic cookery skills to feed families without sacrificing nutrition or taste.
The Department of Agriculture will monitor the Drury persimmon tree and attempt grafts of seedless buds on other stock to breed a race of seedless persimmons. A broad ration of plain foods could be extended to all schools, yielding immense future benefits.
The Massachusetts State Board of Health reports on common food additives and adulterants in everyday foods. It details ground nutshells in pepper, turmeric in mustard, water content and preservatives in lime juice, salicylic or benzoic acids in ale and beer, and boric acid in canned clams. It warns of formaldehyde neutralizing odors in spoiled eggs, a practice feeding bakeries and leather uses, with prices rising for treated egg mixtures.
A memorial house in Pasadena California will be maintained as a resting place for weary Christians. The late Helen Peabody founder of Western College for Women at Oxford Ohio left about 8000 dollars for its upkeep. Her other property goes to missions under the Presbyterian Church.
A vivid portrait of a master fire engine driver who nimbly angles a deadly curve with two wheels on the inner ramp and two on the outer rail. He leans forward in the high seat calling each horse by name as the engine rockets past a curbside spectator.
A. M. de Groze faced M. Carillot with swords but sent word at the last moment that he would not fight. His second stepped in and performed brilliantly, making the absence of the principal scarcely felt as he seared some of the adversary's gore. The act was a courteous, pleasant touch in the duel, replacing the expected combat with a capable stand-in.
President Roosevelt may publish for private circulation a book of Irish poems he translated from Gaelic. He learned Gaelic from James Jeffrey Roche.
An architecture instructor asks about making a Maltese cross and the Chief of the Naval Board’s son replies with a punchline about stepping on a tail, in a terse exchange that blends wit and maritime authority.
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