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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1918
Page
3
The article describes two new tailored spring suits emphasizing skirt emphasis and conservative four and a half yards of 54 inch wool. It notes fashion details from muted checks to plain fabrics, plus teen hats in Italian milan with moire ribbon, painted ornaments, and vivid blue accents.
The message urges turning patriotic impulse into real backyard service. It questions whether garden tools are repaired and ready for use, presenting a call to prepare equipment for immediate home projects.
The tomato thrives in most soils but avoids high nitrogen. Start indoors six weeks before planting, transplant at least once, and protect new plantings from frost. Space varies by method. plan 4 feet apart for ground growth or 8 feet between rows with 18 inch gaps in rows. A standard family uses 25 plants for table use, 50 to 100 for canning, with 100 plants providing for present need and an ample late crop.
The article advises planting late cabbage after early potatoes or peas to avoid pests and harvest before freezing. Seed can be sown 3 to 4 weeks before setting. rows should be 3 feet apart with 2 feet between plants. Cabbage stores by trenching, braced with boards and straw, roots left to provide greens in spring.
In cultivation the more blisters raised the less water plants require. Weeds waste moisture and nutrients and are not pretty. Have you filed your hoes and marked your rows with sticks.
Beets thrive in any good soil especially rich sandy loam. Sow in spring as ground becomes workable and plant two weeks before frost ends. For horse cultivation space rows 2 1/4 to 3 feet apart. for hand cultivation 12 to 18 inches. Seed is a ball containing several seeds and thinning removes all but one plant per group.
Maintain a steady supply of young tender beets and use eggs before they reach .2 inches in diameter. Moderate sized beets yield better quality than larger ones. Leave leftovers to grow until frost, then pull trim and store for winter. Unused beets serve well as stock or poultry feed.
Celery seed sows in late frosts with slow germination and delicate seedlings. Requires deep moist soil with manure, repeated transplants, and blanching via earth or coverings. Plant after lettuce or peas. store in hotbeds or basements with straw, manure, or fodder for winter use.
Seed and Succeed urges seed bed prep and early sprouting with notes on timing for planting. Some seed remains in the packet and readers are advised to ask a neighbor for surplus.
The text advises a rich sandy loam soil for cucumbers, moist but not wet, with hotbed starting or direct sowing after soil warms about four weeks post last frost. Plant in hills four feet apart or rows seven feet apart, enrich holes with well rotted manure, frequent shallow cultivation early, limited cultivation as vines run, and Bordeaux mixture spray to prevent disease. It also references Farmers Bulletin 856 for disease and insect control.
Plant sweet corn after last spring frost with 3 to 4 sowings every two weeks. Use a quarter to a half pint of seed per 100 feet. Sow in drills 3 feet apart and thin to one stalk every 10 to 14 inches or plant 5 to 6 seeds per hill 3 feet apart and thin to 3 to 5 stalks. Cover seeds 2 inches deep and cultivate often removing all suckers from stalk bases.
The article urges women in farm homes to raise poultry and eggs to boost the nation’s food supply. Each fowl and every dozen eggs produced frees meat and other foods for American troops and allies, and patriotic poultry production will yield profits for farmers.
The text argues that the farm’s value as a home and place for family life depends on abundant produce, stressing that without ample fruits and vegetables the land loses its appeal and utility for living and raising a family.
A fragmentary note suggests alternatives to wheat, mentioning potatoes and perhaps other trimings and fresh items. The text is garbled and lacks clear context or concrete details.
Dormant and spring sprays target San Jose scale with lime sulfur solution as the standard treatment. Benefits include thorough coverage, stronger applications, and extended control into early summer to kill offspring of adults. Commercial concentrates offer convenient alternatives for home orchards.
The United States Department of Agriculture notes that highly specialized farming can yield great profits but also heavy losses due to wide swings in production and prices. Most farmers nationwide rely on ordinary field crops and common livestock for livelihood.
To obtain better teams the best method is to use heavy draft mares and raise their colts. The mares perform farm work and raise the colts, and by breeding to desirable pure bred stallions the resulting colts arrive when field work is less pressing, ensuring satisfactory results.
A short note praises Brussels sprouts for delicate flavor and habit similarity to other vegetables. The piece suggests continued interest in this cruciferous plant and its culinary appeal.
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