Arsenicals for Killing Worms in Cabbage Discussed
United States Department of Agriculture summary notes arsenate of lead and Paris Green best for cabbage worm control. Despite pest pressure, total crop losses are about 1.3 million dollars annually. Applications vary by conditions, with sprays at one pound per 50 gallons water and timing to reach young caterpillars before they burrow. Paris Green shortages raise costs as arsenates increasingly replace it.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Insect Control With Arsenate Paste and Bordeaux Mix
The text explains arsenate usage as an alternative to Paris green, noting it works in paste or dry powder. A solution of two pounds of dry arsenate to 50 gallons of water or Bordeaux mix destroys cabbage worms, while paste requires double strength. Spraying frequency varies with conditions, usually two to three applications, with added fragrance to improve adhesiveness.
Dig Up Old Rhubarb Stalks For New Patches
After rhubarb is planted four or five years the stalks thicken and become too small. Dig up the roots and divide into pieces of two or three eyes each to start new patches. Dig up a corner of the bed, fill the hole with well rotted manure, cover, and the remaining root will regrow vigorously next season.
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Itheur
Excellent Crop Insurance For Fruit Growers
Article argues spraying fruit crops at the right time and in the right way as a key form of crop insurance. Emphasizes that neglecting insect and disease control leads to poor autumn fruit quality and undermines insurance expectations.
Thinning Improves Profitable Woodland Practices
A USDA bulletin urges farmers to thin woodlands to boost light and soil moisture for faster growth. Proper thinning raises value by replacing crooked or diseased trees with straight, sound ones. Clear out inferior trees when market conditions allow and remove large slow growing trees near maturity. Copies available from the U S Department of Agriculture.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Nature
Saga
United States
Sapa Ment of Agriculture
Washington
D. C
Control of Soil Diseases Through Crop Rotation
Prof J G leach of Colorado Agricultural College asserts crop rotation offers the best returns on farm investment besides seed treatment. Many diseases like wilts and root rots lack remedies and are kept in check only by seed selection, treatment, and rotation, which reduce annual losses and boost soil fertility.
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J. G. Leach
Colorado Agricultural College
Silo Growth Surges Among Pennsylvania Farmers
Department of Agriculture data shows about 20 percent or 43,057 farmers in Pennsylvania own silos, up from an estimated 32,000 a year earlier. The trend reflects rising farm conditions and the value of properly aged silos as assets.
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Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
Space Between Fruit Trees Standards Introduced
The note specifies spacing for fruit trees and berries. Standard apple trees require at least 80 feet between each, plums 20 feet, currants gooseberries and grapes 10 to 12 feet, red raspberries grow only in hedgerows not wider than inches, rows 10 to 12 feet apart, strawberries grown in two rows four feet apart and two feet between rows.
Supreme Court halts on Ohio referendum invalidates state clause
The U C Supreme Court in Washington delays ruling on the prohibition amendment and Volstead Act provisions. It declares federal amendments are not to be sent to state referendums where constitutions allow them. Ohio’s refer endum amendment deemed inoperative, suspending Hawke injunctions. Ohio ratifications of national prohibition and woman suffrage amendments remain valid.
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Washington
United States Supreme Court
Ohio
Ohio Supreme Court
George 8. Hawke
Cincinnati
Women heckle U S Senate gallery during Armenian debate
A dozen women sympathizers disrupted a Senate session in the galleries on Tuesday. They shouted at Connecticut Republican Brandegee and attacked England while asking for Ireland, as ushers removed several, and Vice President Marshall ordered order restored. Two later gained access to the House floor before being escorted out.
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Washington
United States Senate
Trish Freedom
Brindegee
Connecticut
Nandate
Ireland
Marshall
England
House of Representatives
Treland
Reward Offered in Kirnapped Blakely Coughlin Case
Norristown authorities offer a 1500 reward for the arrest and conviction of the kidnapers who stole 18 month old Blakely Coughlin from his crib. Hundreds including home defense police state police and justice agents searched the surrounding country and foreign settlements but found no trace. George H. Coughlin, father and head of a Philadelphia engraving firm, is a former Princeton athlete.
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Blakely Coughlin
Hig Crib
Home Defense
State Police
Department of Justice
Coughlin
George H. Coughlin
Philadelphia
Princeton
Woodmen Gain Two Delegates as Hogan Cobb Seated
Gen Weonara Wood on Tuesday secured two Republican national convention delegates after the national committee seated irank J Hogan and James J Cobb for the District of Columbia. Two delegations challenged the seating while London and unweighed instructions contested the decision. A resolution urged Republican governors in states lacking woman suffrage ratification to urge legislatures to ratify at once.
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Chicago
Weonara Wood
National Committee
Irank J. Hogan
James J. Cobb
District of Columbia
Hogan
Republican National Committee
Sen ‘Alon
Munich memories and a Missouri student tale retold
A Bavarian waiter quips about Student Cobb of Missouri ordering multiple frankfurters in Munich while aging recollections celebrate prewar Munich bars, Wagner, and beer. The piece also reports tuberculosis driving the bulk of cattle condemnations, and includes a humorous exchange about Clemenceau pinning the Legion of Honor.
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Munich
Booth Tarkington
Missouri
Frank
Cobb
Bird neglect harms quail, costing farmers millions yearly
The piece laments quail destruction as a cost from chinch bugs and potato growers pay 15 million annually for paris green to fight potato bugs. It notes the quail, a natural enemy, has been nearly exterminated, and questions reader understanding.
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United States
Paris Green
Early Humor in the Birmingham Age Bulletin
The Birmingham Age Herald quotes Professor Diggs claiming no recreations, while a campus joke questions how he unwinds after study. The mock dialogue notes his amusement at Babylonian column conductors written on clay tablets, reflecting playful campus banter.
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Diggs
Ant
India Library
Birmingham Age
Beorald
Cause and Effect Bulletin Oddities in Manchester
A church bulletin board in Manchester displays quirky notices including a potato supper announced for Saturday and a Sunday subject titled A Night of Agony. The contrasting lines reflect a mix of domestic humor and stark designations within a small community space.
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Manchester
England
Janna
Boston
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