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Newspaper
Eureka Sentinel
Location
Eureka, Nevada, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1915
Page
2
W F Massen argues in Rural New Yorker that transplanting asparagus roots is costlier and slower to crop than sowing seeds in permanent beds. An experiment showed undisturbed roots produced a good crop in year two, while transplanted roots lagged to year three, with stronger growth from undisturbed roots.
The article argues diversification boosts farm profitability by adding multiple cash income sources. It highlights central New York farms growing hay, potatoes, cabbage, beans, and stock for sale, noting price drops in potatoes, fruit, and cabbage yet resilience due to varied outputs. It warns of rising prices for wheat pork and beef, but unlikely gains for all produce, urging farmers to plant staple crops to weather price cycles.
A method describes using fine rotted manure packed down with a soil cover, sowing seed in four foot apart trenches, thinning to two feet as seedlings rise, and feeding with nitrate of soda at 150 pounds an acre twice during spring and summer. Cultivation stays clean, kainit applied to the whole bed, and stable manure used for winter. repeat yearly to produce fat shoots.
Care of the brood sow determines your spring pig crop. Do not feed dry ration. Offer corn sparingly and supply roughage such as alfalfa or clover hay. Cabbage men roots may be used. With this feed sows will produce milk and not eat their pigs.
Market gardeners transplanting lettuce or beet seedlings in fields without irrigation risk losses from drying. Weak plants with soft leaves and few roots worsen the issue, and observers note the need to reduce leaf surface before setting. When pulling from the seed bed, many roots are lost, so the top should be trimmed to balance water supply and demand and conserve moisture for new growth.
A farmer notes that every idle acre loses value equal to yearly interest and taxes, rendering it effectively worth less than nothing. The remark highlights scarcity of productive land and the cost of nonuse in agricultural economics.
An English journal lauds the German arrow aircraft as unmatched in strength reliability and luxury. It notes a deluxe dashboard with drawers a vacuum flask chocolate brandy and a revolver holder. The pilot’s feet are warmed by an engine exhaust under floorboards and the pilot rests in a plush club chair.
A fragment quotes a discussion about using bacon to weight silk and compare it to tin ore. It mentions women and clothing and includes a stray quote about a state strategist. The text is garbled and lacks clear context or dates.
A farmer shares patience and methods to make a stubborn ewe accept her lamb. He describes confinement together, gentle punishment with a nose switch, and extended waiting periods to encourage maternal care, noting success when the ewe has ample milk and the ewe may still lapse with twins.
Beekeeping can be a profitable sideline on most farms says George A. Dean from Kansas State Agricultural College. Bees require modest equipment, yield strong returns, and are easier to manage than chickens. Eight to fifteen colonies suit the average farmer, with ten common. honey value matches the yearly sale of the colonies.
The article describes using stable manure at planting and yearly fertilizer applications through holes around the tree. Holes are placed along a line with the tree’s canopy, depth increases with age, and fertilizer is mixed with soil to prevent root burning. It calls for determining optimal hole depth across trees and soils.
Load the wagon evenly across the front and hind wheels with a bias toward the hind wheels since they are larger and sink less. Keeping the load farther from the team does not increase draft. when pulling a drag on the ground, moving closer to the load reduces friction by lifting slightly and easing the pull.
Pruning guidelines vary by growth vigor and branching. Weak varieties can be pruned generously while strong types receive light pruning. Freely branching varieties need little pruning, unbranched limbs require harsher trimming, and soil richness promotes growth so prune lightly in rich soils. In shallow sandy soils shoots stay short and wood should be closely cut.
The article argues that poor farmland is often self caused and can be improved. It stresses choosing the right crops and using crop rotation to build soil quality, asserting most land has potential to improve with proper farming practices.
A compilation of wartime notes highlights Prince Joachim, Emperor William’s youngest son, resuming duties on the Eastern Front after earlier injuries in Alsace. The prince, now colonel with the Iron Cross, is described as popular with German troops, sharing quarters with a dispatch captain and continuing steady service under General von Hindenburg. The piece also touches on various war-related items and political moves.
Tacomearl New Mexico May 18 Gather ing the spearlike leaves of wild er grass growing across western Texas and baling the fiber forms a new regional industry. A plant for preparing the material for market has started here and the product ships to Chicago for rope cordage matting and other uses. Raw material supply is said to be inexhaustible. The grass was once considered worthless by ranchers now it yields revenue for landowners and workers in marketing it.
In Pendleton Oregon mayoral contender F Kirkpatrick the rancher and candidate uses farm hands in an eager search for buried treasure sparked by Koko Yealash an elderly Indian woman claiming to have hidden a large quantity of gold near her tepee about nineteen years ago with a tin can marker and four string clues.
Under Chinese government patronage and with Wu Ting Fang’s aid a team of American born Chinese has sailed to Shanghai on the Mongolia via the Philippines and Japan. Their expenses in China are funded by the government. The group will tour interior cities to promote American athletics and youth fitness.
Newport News May 17 Rear Admiral Frank Beatty commandant of the Norfolk Navy Yard took charge of the German commerce destroyers Prinz Eitel Friedrich and Kronprinz Wilhelm. The ships entered Newport News after months of preying on enemy commerce. Beatty, Annapolis class of 1871, is noted as an ordnance expert who helped improve naval guns.
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