Cowpea Useful to Help Soils and Orchards
A U S Department of Agriculture bulletin notes cowpeas boost soil fertility and improve soil structure. Hay provides about 85 percent of fertilizing value with 15 percent from roots and stubble. plowing whole crops offers lasting benefits, especially on depleted soils. One ton of cowpea hay yields 47 lb nitrogen, 10 lb phosphoric acid, and 29 lb potash.
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United States Department of Agriculture
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North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Statin
Better Containers Needed for Perishable Shipments
A southern railroad official urges the United States Bureau of Markets to require shippers to use stronger containers and proper loading methods to prevent millions of dollars in perishable goods from being destroyed in transit. Investigations are ongoing, with early data aimed at guiding policy on container strength and shipping practices.
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United States Bureau of Markets
Southern Railroad
s@lready
Bureau
Ara
Poultry house floors vary by soil and use
Cement floors win praise for sanitation and ease of cleaning in permanent houses, incubator cellars, and broader structures. Dirt floors suit light, well drained soil in small colonies. board floors fit elevated, portable setups. Each option depends on soil, house type, and maintenance needs.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United States _ Department of Agriculture
Houge Ag
Brown Tail Moth Imported Interceptions Rise in French Stocks
Federal and state inspections of French fruit and rose stocks last months intercepted 85 brown tail moth nests in 82 shipments, with 60 nests found in a brief period. French shipments are fumigated at entry and inspected at destination. warnings issued to French nurserymen. possible cancellation of import permits if infestations persist. State inspectors in Connecticut New York Indiana Iowa New Jersey North Carolina Pennsylvania Maryland and others reported interceptions, with urban spots in New York City Philadelphia and Washington, D.C.
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Department of Agriculture
French Inspection Service
Connecticut
New York
Indiana
Iowa
New Jersey
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Fettera
New York City
Philadelphia
Washington, D. Cc
Cowpea Harvester Gains Ground Among Field Beans
USDA specialists report cowpeas planted in rows pair well with the bean harvester. The most successful harvesters are constructed with long knives that run under the vines, cutting stems beneath the ground surface.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Control of Blister Mite by Lime Sulphur Spray
Berry spraying will control the pilater mite on apple trees. Trees should be sprayed when formant or leaf buds swell with lime sulfur spray in the proportion of one gallon concentrated lime sulfur to nine gallons water. Spraying must be thorough covering every part of the tree. If done late, results may be unsatisfactory.
Root and salad crops in home gardens urged for succession
Specialists press staggered plantings of root and salad crops to secure a continuous harvest in small spaces. Beets, radishes, turnips, and greens are highlighted with guidance on spacing, thinning, and timing for home gardens and markets.
Garden crops and year round salad ideas in old guide
The excerpt outlines beet, carrot, parsnip, lettuce, watercress, and endive cultivation tips. It suggests two beet plantings, staggered carrot thinning for baby carrots, parsnips as winter crops, and continuous lettuce through succession planting. Watercress can be grown in ponds or in boxes with seed starts or market stems, while endive is stored in fall after summer root growth.
Nicotine Sulphate Dust Reveals Broad Pest Control Potential
United States Department of Agriculture experiments show 40 percent nicotine sulphate mixed with kaolin as a dust effectively targeting under leaf pests such as cabbage and pea aphids onion thrips and western cucumber beetles. The floating dust reaches the leaf undersides where sprays fail, treating larger areas faster with cheaper, lighter equipment than traditional spraying and mixing with arsenate of lead or sulphur for insects and fungal diseases.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of ‘Entomology
Fruit for a Family Garden Guides Planting Choices
The United States Department of Agriculture urges home gardeners to prioritize fruit trees and bush fruits alongside vegetables. Everbearing strawberries gain popularity and fit many temperate gardens, while blackberries and dewberries also thrive in suitable climates. Raspberries face heat and cold limits, with regional plantings mainly in temperate zones and the Pacific Northwest. Planting along fences supports raspberries, blackberries, and dewberries.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Central
Wastern States
Pacific Northwest
SETTING OUT NUT TREES
Nut trees such as walnut hickory and oak develop a deep taproot and few lateral feeding roots during their first year. They cannot ordinarily be transplanted to the field successfully on other trees, so planting the nuts or seedlings on the permanent site is usually preferable.
Growing Muscadine Grapes In Trellised Rows
Growing muscadine grapes yields best results when trained to a trellis with three wires, posts eight to nine feet high set two to three feet in the ground. Wires two feet apart on posts, posts sixteen feet apart. vines netted at least twenty five feet apart in the row.
Excellent Sow Rattori at ICH IP Excellent for Ho Fre
Fragmentary text appears to reference an event or person named Excellent Sow Rattori in connection with ICH IP and Ho Fre. Details are unclear. No verifiable facts beyond these names are present.
Aspirin Bayer Package Guidance Spelled Out For Safe Use
The notice states to follow Genuine Bayer Tablets of Aspirin directions and physician tested doses from 21 years of practice. It claims the Bayer Cross ensures safety for colds headache neuralgia rheumatism toothache lumbago and other pains. It notes small twelve tablet tins and larger packages sold by druggists and mentions Rapkin as Bayer’s trademark.
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Bayer
Gad case prompts a memory jogger gag
A husband jokes his wife has terrible memory saying she forgets after a day. The speaker proposes giving her a fiover to jog memory, a pun intended to comic effect.
Why Bruggists Recommend Swamp-Root Ad
For years druggists note the strong track record of Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root the kidney liver and bladder medicine. It is a physician prescription strengthening medicine that supports kidney liver and bladder function. Swamp-Root has proven durable with many friends and is sold by druggists on merit.
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Kilmer
Nature
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N
Men Wear Benedict Rings to Clear Wedding Ring Myths
A New York Sun report quotes two Broadway jewelers debunking the belief that men must wear a wedding ring identical to women’s. They note many men wear various ring styles, including plain bands, and that bridal equality pushes husbands toward diverse choices, with most people unaware a man is married unless the ring on his left fourth finger resembles a traditional wedding band. Eve and Adam appear in a concluding moral aside.
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Broadway
New York Sun
Maiden’s three suitors test art before a wedding
In a fable tone from ancient times a clever maiden with bobbed hair and smocks faces three suitors. The first denounces her art yet proclaims love and is dismissed. The second praises it but finds flaws, and is sent away. The third declares perfection and wins her heart, leading to marriage.
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Not 80 Encouraging
A Birmingham Age-Herald clipping quotes dialogue about marriage and a father’s reaction. The exchange features a fortissimo grunt indicating strong emotion and fear, framed as playful banter between two lovers. The text uses archaic phrasing and a humorous tone to imply parental reluctance. The source showcases regional newspaper voice and period style.
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Alexander
Birmingham Age-Herald
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