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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1927
Page
8
J Harold Clark of New Jersey State College of Agriculture advises pruning grape arbors before buds swell. Focus on 1-year canes with smooth bark as fruiting wood, remove most old wood, keep 4-8 ONE-year canes, and prune to six to ten buds each. Dense, long-untended vines require several years of care to shape.
Farmers advised to apply sulfur spray before buds swell to control peach leaf curl. Recommend lime sulfur or Bordeaux mixture. thorough coating on all twigs is essential. If San Jose scale present, use stronger lime sulfur mix. Northern regions may still treat while buds dormant.
Watch for Wooly aphids a pest for nursery trees examined root signs white waxy mold growth exudate from aphids on bark crevices. Rejected plants or thorough fumigation recommended to prevent spread.
An early guide notes ragoberries can yield 1800 to 1400 quarts in eastern America, with records up to 4000 quarts. It stresses close pruning of top heavy trees to protect blossoms and fruit, thinning ends of branches to improve sunlight, and leaving 3 to 6 new canes for raspberries and blackberries while removing surplus old currant and gooseberry wood. Grapes are pruned in winter, selecting best canes and pinching back to eyes to encourage fruiting wood.
Dr. H. Worthen of the New York State College of Agriculture cautions farmers to base fertilizer buying on guaranteed plant food content and price terms rather than ton price. Co operative buying in car lots can lower costs, and high analysis mixes may offer savings, though not always. Home mixing, using acid phosphate nitrate of soda and other materials, can cut costs versus factory mixed fertilizers.
Dormant season pruning invigorates trees while summer pruning weakens them by removing foliage during fruit growth. Prof. Joseph Oskamp notes cuts should be flush to avoid decay, with large wounds painted thickly. Winter pruning also reduces caustic paint impact on healing, and sharp tools yield best results.
Agricultural notes discuss boosting soil fertility to save labor and improve yields. Advice includes cleaning seed beds before planting, whitewash for buildings, avoiding soil erosion losses, clover with oats for pasture timing, seed-borne potato disease treatments, copper carbonate for stored grain, and cautions about burning pasture grain reducing total yield.
Genevieve Wimsatt writes that a European gourmet who tastes Chinese cuisine for a short time becomes forever altered, craving Peking duck with crisp skin and thin pancakes, and comparing fish to the refined flavors of China, in a reflection on culinary art and travel.
A Detroit News piece quotes a bank official who notes hundreds of thousands of dollars lie in overlooked deposits and valuables left in safety vaults by the deceased. Many accounts range from $10 to $100, and officers say owners often seek their forgotten funds but others are quietly recovered by banks.
Warning notice urges buyers to look for Bayer branding on aspirin packages or tablets. It cautions that imitations may be unsafe and notes Bayer has 26 years of physician approval. Readers are advised to say Bayer when purchasing aspirin.
C D Morrla of the Western railways committee on public relations told Winnetka Motor Club members that heavy investment in labor saving machinery underpins worker efficiency. He cited an average $4,000 investment behind every industrial worker and $12,000 behind every rail worker in the United States.
Fragmented ad copy notes a humorous contrast between the Hall of Tame and the Hall of Pool. It mentions a punchy line about sons, and a medical advertising claim for Cole's arbutus salve, touting quick skin cure and druggist contact J. W. Cole Co Rockford Illinois.
Comic strip caption scene features Jerry asking if he can manage on a typewriter while Weary quips about wishing to marry one. Humorous dialogue hints at domestic and occupational satire without action or setting details.
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