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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1924
Page
6
A Rochester man testifies to Peterson's Ointment curing 61 leg ulcers after doctors advised cutting. The Buffalo company advertises a 36 cent box available at drugstores with money back. Claims include burns bruises sunburn and itching eczema.
The article explains the white grub life cycle from May beetle and June bug adults to grub larvae that feed on grass roots and crop roots. It covers infestation patterns in wheat, control methods like summer fallow, deep plowing, soil preparation, crop rotation, and pasture grazing to reduce grub damage.
Extension agronomist Wilde Kidder explains seed corn selection by choosing ears from god early maturing plants at harvest. Seed ears should come from medium sized, straight plants free of suckers in average soil and moisture. Ears should be heavy and medium sized for best seed quality.
Ohio experiment station workers note large clover fields signal good rotation and soil conservation. By inoculating seed, applying lime and phosphoric acid as needed, and inserting a short rotation with manure, clover yield rose 133 percent. Corn, oats, wheat, and clover hay also increased significantly.
Poor seed is the primary cause of barren stalks in cornfields. Insects and diseases attacking the plant as ears begin to form also produce barren stalks. Corn root worm, white grub, and corn root aphia contribute similarly. Plants not adapted to corn or planted too thick worsen the problem.
The United States Department of Agriculture reports hog cholera caused a loss of more than 27 million dollars to the U S swine industry in the year ended April 30 1924. Over half the loss occurred in the corn belt where hog numbers are high. The bureau of animal industry estimates 80 percent of losses from all causes stem from hog cholera and most losses are preventable with sanitation and germ treatment.
The Colorado potato beetle overwinters in the ground and reappears in spring to feed on potato leaves. Eggs hatch into grubs that damage the crop, with the first generation peaking in July and August. Spraying with arsenate, lead, or Paris Green, plus careful mixing, is advised to curb feeding and beetle spread, while picking adults by hand assists control.
A Missouri agriculture expert notes amateurs can control garden pests without full species knowledge. He urges using Bordeaux mixture for diseases, arsenate or lead for chewing insects, and tobacco preparations for sucking insects, plus dusting gear or sprayers. A vigorous offensive helps defend the garden.
A local agricultural note discusses the limits of giving advice, rat problems harming harvests, and feed comparisons. It notes milk cows dislike certain feeds, flies reducing yields, and the value of alfalfa versus sudan hay. It highlights markets for perishables and stresses clean water, plus weather in spring aiding potatoes and blight resistance efforts.
A colored man, waking near daylight, sees another brother emerging from a graveyard with a coat on, showing evidence of sleeping there the previous night. They exchange a line about fear, and one explains his wife caused the fright, leaving the cemetery as the safest place to be. The exchange preserves folk speech and humor of Pathfinder Magazine.
A perplexed girlfriend misplaced a slip-on purchase after a matinee and phoned the theater manager to check Box A for the missing item. The manager could not confirm and the caller stammered as the conversation revealed the slip-on was the object in question.
Two girls converse about family fate as one recalls their mother’s knack for finding husbands for all her sisters. Rose explains how their mother managed to arrange marriages for the five sisters, reflecting on clever matchmaking in a London Tit-Bite style.
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