Weeds as Profit Crop in Rural Markets
Clinton M. Shu reports on growing weeds for profit amid high demand and large imports. Wild weeds like dandelion, mullein, burdock and others fetch significant prices. drug houses pay for leaves, flowers, and seeds of common weeds, with annual imports around twenty million dollars. The piece urges farmers to treat weeds as valuable crops and notes government efforts to promote medicinal plants.
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Simeon
Honges
Amo Ag
Tancy
Tobella
Boneswe
Catnip
What the Box Turtle Does
Gardeners and farmers tolerate box turtles, allowing them near crops. They sometimes bite ripe tomatoes leaving bite marks that reveal their nightly activity. Turtles reach high tomato vines, posing a challenge to keep produce safe. Francis U Risley notes turtles can devour twice their body weight in a night.
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Lurtig
Francis U. Risley
Cabbage Planting Without Transplanting
Instructions on sowing cabbage seed directly in a prepared bed three feet apart, with four to five seeds per spot. After germination, select the strongest shoot per row and allow it to grow untransplanted. Note early June sowing and that potatoes as a preceding or following crop improve cabbage yield. digging potatoes helps soil for cabbage growth.
Tools for the Garden
The article promotes improved garden tools essential for modern cultivation. It lists No 1 hoe for wide uses in field and garden, No 2 for heavy weeding, No 3 a combined hoe and rake, No 4 a band feeder to remove weeds from power beds, and No 5 a highly useful tool for various garden tasks.
Garden hand tool description and uses snippet
A brief item describes a small hand tool No. 6 used for trimming weeds near large plants, preparing flower beds, transplanting, pulverizing, and mixing soil. It notes loosening earth around plants and doing various other tasks, attributed to C. B. Miller.
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Miller
Contentment and Destiny in Silent Life Tasks
A reflective, archaic prose piece muses on fulfillment through everyday duties and inner harmony. It contrasts fragile objects like earthenware with refined experiences, warns against misapplied effort, and hints at joy as a future promise.
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Tailora
T. MS
Cost of equipment to start a dairy farm on 60 acres
The article outlines estimated capital needs for a beginner dairy farm, using a 60 acre tract with dwelling and fences as baseline. It covers land value, real estate, and machinery costs, totaling about 34,090 dollars (3,987 cash) or 7,447 dollars cash if paid upfront, plus notes on timing of cow introductions and regional hay pricing considerations. It also compares real estate versus machinery shares and notes regional variations in New Hampshire townships.
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Coursa
Sauity
Ninery
Seyersereseeeay
Atea
Amherst
New Hampshire
Heal
Garden Tips From Old Almanac On Plants And Pests
A gardening column discusses plant care, propagation, and pest control. It covers preserving bouquets, transplanting geraniums and petunias, avoiding frost, thinning beets, and watching for worms. Practical methods include collars for seedlings, using Paris green with caution, and seed germination steps with soil and moisture guidance.
Gossip For The Flower Lover By Bessie L. Putnam
Gardening notes on growing Crab cactus hybrids and related flowering plants. Tips cover drainage, watering, feeding, rest periods, wintering, and methods to encourage large blooms, including the outdoor method and pinching branches for fuller blossoms.
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Bessie L. Putnam
To Kill Lice on Roses From Home Remedies
The text outlines home methods to control rose pests such as lice and pests on roses. It suggests warming water for a dip, repeating treatments after days, and dusting with tobacco or other materials to deter pests. It emphasizes applying from different angles and repeating weekly to keep foliage clean and promote plant health.
White Geranium Care Guidance
Instructions advise choosing a zonale for ornamental foliage and keeping it bright by maximizing sunlight. Maintain health with a weekly ammonia treatment, one spoonful in a quart of water, to keep the plant vigorous.
Pot Shrubs Propagation Tips from June Practices
Advice on preparing pot shrubs by taking cuttings in June and soaking in water for a few days before planting in sand, aimed at speeding rooting and growth.
The Propagation of Ferns Planting Methods
The ordinary propagation methods for ferns include dividing the plants, using creeping rhizomes, utilizing bulblets that form on the fronts, and employing seeds or spores that appear on the undersides of the leaves.
Grow Herbaceous Plants For Early Blooming Gardens
Advice for housemothers on propagating herbaceous plants such as Tattersavers and chrysanthemums, noting hardy growth, winter care for young plants, and propagation methods including division tips. Encourages sharing excess plants with neighbors and discusses seed sowing and timing for blooms from spring to late fall.
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Jose
Asp aragu e plant thrives on various soils and care
Agarague plant adapts to many soils and neglect, yielding four succulent vegetables. It needs close planting and steady care to avoid crown injury, with proper harvesting methods described for seeds and stalks. Despite abundant vegetables, demand remains strong and prices rise in winter markets.
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Agpar
Canning String Beans At Home With Vinegar Preservation
Reading about home canning methods for string beans, the guide promotes vinegar as the best and safest method. It suggests cooking beans briefly, packing them in glass jars, adding three tablespoons vinegar per quart, sealing, and sterilizing. Salt can be added in the same method, with salt layered between quart jars.
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Bengale Acktwa
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Ferna
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Lice
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