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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1927
Page
8
Guidelines for pruning berry and cane fruit canes weigh the benefits of late spring trimming. Wait for buds to break, assess fruiting wood from last summer, then cut or pinch back shoots to encourage sturdy laterals. Leave 6 to 10 inches on strong internodes and 26 to 40 inches of wood per cane for productive growth.
Fruit growers save around S$ on a 200-gallon spray batch by using stabilized lubricating emulsion instead of traditional oils. A.D. Vierstorff notes in New Jersey Agriculture that low fruit prices make such savings meaningful for large spray programs targeting the European red mite on apples pears and cherries. Mer storm explains stabilized oil blends rely on inexpensive binders and are diluted to about 14 percent oil content, but the oils and emulsions are costly and carry a price drawback.
In pruning and spraying for aphids and San Jose scale, heavy pruning on old apple trees may be needed for stimulation while avoiding overdoing it. well drained soils favor buds and fruit production. a three cent per tree treatment can protect an orchard, and using proper pruning tools aids efficient work.
The Department of Agriculture reports a forty year rise in crop yields with corn up 18 percent since 1886 and total production increasing by 77 percent. Yields rise strongest in the North Atlantic and upper South, while Ohio Valley and parts of Missouri show stagnation. The study, Bulletin 1458-D, links gains to better cultivation, rotations, and seed, notes moisture as a limiting factor, and forecasts future progress tied to prices.
Agricultural notes discuss plowing efficiency weather impacts on crops and costs. It argues better plows and cheaper feeds improve yields, and warns of credit costs from food dealers. It notes manure management to reduce nutrient loss and recommends farm manure handling to cut losses.
A historical overview traces Napoleon III and his uncle, the first Napoleon, through exiles, coups, and wars. It covers Louis Bonaparte's early life, emigration, the 1851 coup, the Crimean War, and interventions in Mexico, ending with the Franco Prussian War and the collapse of the Napoleonic dynasty.
At a botanists meeting, experts argued that untapped wealth lies in weeds, noting fewer than 100 species supply current needs. They cited plant cell pumps drawing water from roots to leaves, with pumping power reaching about 500 psi in fermentation-driven processes.
The Galway bootlegger known as the poteen king was ordered to pay 50 or serve three months. He chose to serve the time but the prison refused entry without escort and warrant. He left Connemara after again being denied admission and vowed to pay by continuing poteen distribution.
A provocative Indianapolis News piece depicts a husband asking a servant about his missing wife. The servant responds with a pointed retort recalling a dining room confession, highlighting tensions in domestic relations and gender solidarity narratives within early advocacy discourse.
The United States Department of Agriculture produced the slowest motion pictures showing plant growth. Invented by Howard Greene, the timelapse machine exposes one frame every about 20 seconds, yielding roughly 180 pictures per hour.
A terse exchange remarks on loyalty and duty, with a jab about a janitor’s handy help. The dialogue hints at broader tensions between support staff and top leadership, framed in a dry, period voice.
Fragmentary exchange shows Ethel-T proposing marriage to Jack while a humorous mishearing about a soft place in the heart underscores a playful tone. The fragment hints at a domestic dialogue with affectionate intent and a lighthearted misunderstanding.
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