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Newspaper
Fulton County Tribune
Location
Wauseon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1921
Page
7
The United States Department of Agriculture urges careful loading of wet potatoes to prevent shifting and breakage. It discusses proper containers from barrels to crates, ventilation, and handling practices to reduce spoilage and losses at markets.
USDA guidance explains sowing turnips in drills a foot apart, thinning to three inches, and staggered planting for northern midsummer storage and southern winter use. It notes turnip tops as winter greens in the south and advises early spring sowing for rapid growth and cold resilience.
The article explains broadcast sowing around July 20 after removing early crops, using surface seed coverage without cultivation. It notes plant lice harm southern turnips and nicotine sprays as a remedy. It warns against freezing stored turnips and to wait until May to thaw naturally if frozen.
Agricultural guidance from USDA specialists outlines methods to control sheep sorrel. Treatments include ground limestone two tons per acre or hydrated lime one and one half tons per acre, or quicklime one ton per acre, with water to aid spreading. Sulphate of iron spray at two pounds per gallon also destroys sorrel and harms few grasses when repeated. Rotation of crops and varied soil cultivation help long term suppression.
Five reasons from the U S Department of Agriculture favor standard bred poultry. Benefits cited include uniform size type and color, more attractive appearance, higher demand and better prices, and greater profits for farmers. Additional notes cover chick feeding sour milk remedies for diseases, weed killing tips, egg losses and infertile eggs, duck drinking water needs, and low maintenance of turkeys.
Community houses should be large and centrally located to serve all organizations. Farmers Bulletin 1173 urges a thorough local survey to prove need, plan for permanency, and define building type and funding strategies.
A campaign urges local enlightenment before financing a community building. It outlines flexible spaces including an assembly hall, gym, dining area, stage, kitchen, and banquet facilities, with growth planning and future needs considered. References Farm Bulletin 1178 and Rural Community Buildings in the United States for details.
A practical guide discusses color fertility in livestock with notes on cattle horn status and market value. It warns about lubrication neglect causing machine wear and describes roup in chickens as a transferable disease with unclear germ origin.
United States Department of Agriculture guidance urges cleanliness and ample light to curb mites and vermin in poultry facilities. A specific whitewash mix using time and carbolic acid is described for treating infestations, with emphasis on sanitation and healthy birds to resist attacks.
A Minnesota breeder details the Better Sires Better Stock campaign showing how small farm operations receive improved breeding without full ownership. He notes using a neighbor's Percheron stallion and a neighbor's purebred boar, plus purchasing standard-bred fowl eggs to advance poultry stock.
Readers learn various poultry keepers tricks from dandelion grazing to guineas as night guards. The note covers cowpea soil tolerance, preferred hay crops, fodder corn versus soybeans, and methods to set fowls to work. It also mentions Barred Rocks as profitable and warns about poultry losses from sour feed.
National Geographic describes Alaska reindeer industry from import origins in 1892 to today’s 160 000 deer across 100 herds. Eskimos own about 70 percent, with a growing private sector, breeding rules, and meat with beeflike juiciness.
Article notes a hypothetical 6000 foot drop in sea level would reveal a vast land area near the poles, creating a continent larger than Africa and altering continents geographies. It also discusses how words shift meaning over time, citing mansion as an example from military tents to roadside inns.
A discussion notes the blouse’s evolution from re made shirt waists and skirts to today’s overblouse style. It covers fabrics such as organdie mull batiste satin chiffon and charmeuse and notes the new versatile wearing of overblouses like frocks. It also mentions earrings returning in fashion and a tip about baking powder mixing with flour.
Mr Black Beetle hosts a lively gathering for the Black Beetle family with Mr Benjamin Beetle and Mr Billy Beetle among guests. The tale centers on gratitude explained as thanks and the joy of social feasts shared by many Beetles at a colorful party by a blue lake and blue hills.
A humorous excerpt shows a missionary asking a grandmother about church membership before a playful exchange with Hazel the missionary. It highlights wordplay on vowels and phrases like ferment and sinking. The piece uses riddles about engravers washerwomen and a Saturday joke to close.
A Nashville couple test Tanlac with lifelong indigestion gas and breathless episodes improving after use. They report renewed energy and a lasting sense of well being over three years, praising Tanlac as unequaled and widely available through leading druggists.
The notice warns to look for the Bayer name on Genuine Aspirin and tablet packaging for authenticity. It promotes dosing for colds headaches and pain, mentions packaging sizes and price, and claims Aspirin is Bayer’s trade mark with historical notes on its supposed lucky omen for brides.
A third woman hobo warned off a Sparks division train of the Southern Pacific company this year was intercepted by trainmen. The notices describe the woman as young and attractive as she rode the rails near Portland Oregon.
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