Chinch Bug Warning Urges Corn Infestation Control
U S Department of Agriculture warns Midwest farmers of chinch bug spread from southern Missouri Indiana and Illinois threatening corn crops. Recommendations include drilling furrows to trap bugs kerosene emulsion spray for infested rows and burning trash and grasses along roadsides and pastures to curb migration.
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Department of Agriculture
Indiana
Bureau of Entomology
United States Department of Agriculture
Ventilation Tips for Safe Vegetable Storage in Dwellings
Guidance on creating proper air flow for vegetables in basements and storage rooms. Use wood metal or terra cotta air ducts in windows with a damper and hinged door to vent warm air. Keep containers off the ground and shelves narrow to ensure air circulation and deter vermin. Darken storage windows to protect produce from light.
Corn Productiveness Through Department Seed Selection
Over 14 seasons on an 8 000 acre Ohio farm, 10 acre plots tested corn seed from department cooperative improvement versus farm seed. In the first seven years department seed raised yields by 13.8 bushels per acre. in the second seven years the gain averaged 21.8 bushels per acre under identical conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Department
Essentiala for TurkeysFresh air and clean provisions for visiting fowls
Turkeys require daily access to fresh air clean water and clean feed from vessels scalded daily. They also need fresh ground to forage, ensuring proper health and welfare in their enclosure.
Control Potato Blight with Bordeaux Mixtures
Bordeaux mixtures provide a reliable spray to control potato blight, combining copper sulfate and lime to protect foliage and reduce disease spread in potato crops.
Green manures and acidity in Virginia trials
Plowing under green crops does not raise soil acidity long term. Experiments in Virginia show net benefits from turning under green manures with only a brief temporary rise. Rhode Island farmer Horace W. Tinkham notes rye can match clover in usefulness.
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Virginia
Rhode Island
Horace W. Tinkham
Grass Clover for Cows Boosts Protein Needs
A report highlights growing clover to supply protein for cows, reducing cash outlays for essential dairy feed. It notes clover as a forage option to support heavy milk production, emphasizing its economic and nutritional benefits for livestock operations.
Sunflowers Mature Earlier and Yield More Silage Per Acre
Sunflowers reach maturity sooner than corn and produce more silage per acre, offering a potential advantage for feed crops.
Indiana News Roundup From Hartford City To Whiting
Across Indiana reports include Benner stock farm sale at Marshall's Grant for 21 200, threshing woes in Kokomo, a $75 000 loss from Evansville Varney electric store fire, and Kane county corn hopes. Col umbus Oldest rural mail carrier retires. Crawfordsville sells 91 Shropshire sheep to Japan. Angola hosts Northern Indiana Editorial anniversary. Jackson county peach crop peaks while Shelbyville cannery opens. Evansville fire and Indianapolis wage talks feature in statewide brief.
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Hartford
Benner
Marshall
Stimson
Kokomo
Howard County Farmers’ Federation
Evansville
Varney Electric Company
Indiana
United States
Crawfordsville
Crawfordsville Livestock Pavilion
Japan
Laporte
Frank Comerford
Chicago
Northern
Angola
Morton Streets
Charles Foster
Monticello
Seymour
Jackson County
South Bend
Singer Sewing Machine Manufacturing Company
Fie
Indianapolis
Indiana Federation of Farmers’ Associations
Russellville
Sutherlin Brothers
Here
Mammoth Giant
Disher Giant
Dnmnels
Indiana State Fairy
Lafayette
Taylor Fouts
Camden
Carroll County
Purdue University
Purdue
Shelbyville
Marion Township
Shelby County
Bayer Aspirin Ad Promotes Safe Pain Relief
An old Bayer advertisement markets Aspirin as safe and prescription approved for over twenty years. It urges consumers to buy only unbroken Bayer packages with directions for headache toothache earache neuralgia rheumatism colds and general pain. Tin boxes of 12 cost a few cents and larger packages are sold by druggists.
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Bayer
Druggista
Old Farmer Hayes Teases Young Calkins About Ears
In a rural conversation, Old Farmer Hayes calls out James Calkins Charity for not speaking, joking that his ears were flapping as the young man passes by on his way from college.
Vermifuge Ad Claims Tapeworm Elimination
An old advertisement touts Dead Shot Dr Peerys Vermifuge as a worm exterminator and promises to clean tapeworm infestations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Peery
Fully Foreseen
A playful dialogue features a happy youth asking if Gladys was surprised by a marriage proposal. Miss Cayenne compares her reaction to a candidate receiving formal notification of a nomination, framing surprise in a formal political context.
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Gladys
Miss Cayenne
Cuticura Advertises Soothing Baby Care
An old advertisement touts Cuticura products for baby rashes soothing itch and burn. It promotes hot baths with Cuticura Soap then Cuticura Ointment and a dusting with Cuticura Talcum, claiming purity and fragrance. Prices noted at 25 cents each.
Authorities Question Wet Goods Sale After Water Damage
Questions arise about allowing the sale of cargo damaged by water. Officials ask how the sauna of the goods could be approved and whether law forbids selling wet items now. No final ruling is stated.
Natural Infirmity and a Liar in Waiting
Dialog excerpt shows two speakers debating trust as one calls the other a liar while noting a friend’s absence. The exchange hints at deception and social consequences within a tense private conversation.
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Chinch Bugs
Missouri
Illnois
Crawford
L. S. Botyman
Competitive Feld
Ed Stewart
United Mine Workers
Darlington
Ebenezer P. McClaskey
Darlington State Bank
Hamilton County
Indiana State Livestock Sanitary Board
Cortland
Brownstown
Owen
Car
Driftwood
Gary
State Board of Tax Commissioners
Park Board
L. H. Wright
State Highway Department
H. K.bishop
Mr. Bishop
C. Gray
Portland Cement Association
Wright
Goodrich
Bishop
Wallace Southard
Bureau of Plans
J. M. Kimmel
Bureau of County Aid
Noblesville
Hamilton County Farmers' Federation
Pennsylvania
Logansport
Cass County
Daviess
Montgomery
Gibson
Posey
Warren
Newton
Vigo
Switzerland
Fountain
Johnson
Whiting
Indiana’ Public Service Commission
Lake Superior
Commission
Mond, Whiting
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Geniuitia
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