Control Chinch Bugs by Sprays Bulletin Outlines Scheme
The bulletin details three key periods for chinch bug destruction and stresses neighbor cooperation. It notes November December burning or plowing winter quarters, May June spraying wheat with nicotine sulphate emulsion, and September deep plowing of corn stubble. It highlights barriers and trap strips, and cites Farmers Bulletin 1223 by Horton and Satterthwait.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Horton
A. F. Satterthwait
Bureau of Entomology
United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Rocky Mountains
Capons Brace for Higher Price and Better Quality
Capons will yield more per ton growth than other poultry and offer finer flesh. They can be produced at lower cost with efficient fattening, better endurance, and less confinement. The result is stronger demand and higher selling prices for capons.
Profitable Potato Sprays Promise Higher Yields
A potato spraying company says spraying can boost yields in many regions. With blight present, expect fifty to one hundred bushels more per acre. even without blight, gains of twenty five to forty percent are common.
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Boise
Franklin County
William M. Daynes
State Board of Equalization
Mr. Daynes
Caldwell
Force
Madison Egenty
Accordim
Leading Breeds of Geese for Market
Leading breeds of geese for market are Toulouse Emden Chinese African and Egyptian with a nongre goose hybrid. Toulouse and Emden are the most popular, Emden matures early, African is rapid growing, and Chinese varieties are prolific layers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toulouse
Ensen
Eden
Emden
Wise to Burn Dead Animals to Prevent Infestations
The article discusses dangers from warm weather carrion and several fly infestations that can infect wounds in animals. The Bureau of Entomology urges disposing of dead animals by burning to prevent infestations and notify owners to treat wounds promptly. Limber neck has been linked to carrion consumption by carrier flies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Enomology
Paris Green Poisoning Method for Plants
The fragment describes applying Paris green to six tablespoons of dry hydrated lime and damp foliage with dew for spraying. It mentions the mixture being misted with a sprayer and kept wet, aiming to ingest or bite into the treated plant material.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris Green
Orchard Grass Protein Content and Growth Habit
Orchard grass shows sturdy weather tolerance and vigorous growth with a compact habit. It yields slightly more protein than timothy and thrives when harvested early, offering a useful forage option for pastures and hay production.
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Timothy Bay
Pithy Idaho Notes on Irrigation Districts and Dams
Idaho brief notes report Twin Falls canal companies accepting land removals from a proposed district to finance an American Falls reservoir. Driggs details a rock foundation for a Henrys Lake dam raising the surface by fifteen feet and storing 70 000 acre feet. Other items cover a Mare worth project fraud suit, a Hay Spur fish hatchery contract, Franklin county tax reductions, Nampa irrigation maintenance, Idaho Falls grain shipping gains, Lewiston youths fined for fishing, potato harvest delays, Force project visits, a fire at A C White Lumber, moonshine arrests, high wheat yields, and Weiser forest fires totaling under five acres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Driggs
Henry's Lake
Fremont County
W. G. Swendsen
State Reclamation
Ginoer
Swendsen
North Fork Reservoir Company
His Employment and a Child’s Golf Remark
A humorous anecdote from a Chicago Journal item describes a family walking with a young boy who says his father works by playing golf. The scene shifts to a suburban move and a child’s quip about being born in the house, reflecting light domestic humor.
Powder and vanity tales from Tutler college girl talk
In the girls room at Tutler College, Mary asks Jane to lend powder while recounting Jim leaving with her key handkerchief and powder. Jane notes his impropriety and forgiveness themes surface as Eleanor Franklin Kean is praised as a talker at a Washington dinner.
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Tutler Vollege
Jane
Mary
Jim
Eleanor Franklin Kean
Washington
Local quirks and quirky quotes fill a small town
A garbled vintage piece notes odd phrases and spellings from a small town scene. It mentions a teacher asking students to form sentences with the word plight and includes colorful local dialogue about clothes and fighting with a haircut. The text ends with a wry remark about redicala becoming tomorrow's moastachs.
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Bulletin
Toulouse Gander
Idaho
Twin Valla
Ime
American Falls
Twin Palle Canal Company
Twin Fails North Side Canal Company
Twin Palle North Side Canal Company
Twin Palk South Side Canal Company
Twin Falls
New York
William BD. Scott
Mareworth Project
Buhl
Walter C. McPherson
Herbert & Roth
E. T. Meredith
P. C. Meredith
Idaho Farm Development Company
Roseworth
Poratello
Hay Spur
Blaine County
of Public Works
Hab and Game Bureau
BE. Jones
Nampa
Meridian
Atlee Crogier
Margaret Brant
Lewiston
Meiba
Laclede
Pire
A. C. White Lamber Company
A Reid
Weiner
Weiser National Forest
IA Shoemaker
Forest Service
Rza
Calumet
U. S
New York Drug Concern
West Texas Military Academy
Sam Anttonie
Texas
WN. Uy
Salt Lake City
Ristor
Teaver
John
Jevan
Chicago
Kiness
Lesen
Hvan
Thussia
Pilite
Chiesgu Journal
Gap Johnson
J Rampax
Kenses City
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