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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1927
Page
8
The article advises fruit growers to stock a ready supply of packages in the shed to speed picking, shipping, or storing. It covers containers like baskets, barrels, bushel hampers, and heavy bags, noting the need to estimate crop size, avoid cheap materials, and ensure clean, well graded packing for quality and efficiency.
A Colorado experiment station chemist presents a method to remove spray residue from apples using a hot salt and soda ash bath. Dissolve four pounds each of soda ash and table salt in 100 pounds of water, heat to 100 degrees, soak apples for ten minutes while stirring, then rinse. The piece urges spraying with nonresidue sprays afterward.
The grape crop forms on current shoots arising from one year old wood and this year’s shoots become next year’s canes. Canes vary in fruiting, with Concord canes of a quarter inch diameter and inter nodes about one inch most productive. When ideal canes are scarce, growers may use over vigorous canes and spur branches to at least three buds for better fruiting prospects.
A horticulture note discusses the open head pruning system for peaches, the risks of skipping dormant spray, and the use of dry sulphur as insecticide and fungicide. It cautions rye cover crops competing with young trees and notes summer pruning of Concord grapes in some areas. An Arkansas station experiment shows that any method reducing leaf area harms the upcoming crop.
A United States Department of Agriculture analysis urges poultry owners to breed egg laying flocks that peak in fall and winter. It notes December prices are high, October to January production reduces feed costs, and inheritance plus careful selection boosts yearly egg totals with emphasis on early maturity, late summer to fall laying, and minimal broodiness.
Rising demand and high prices for capons prompt breeders to select vigorous stock for best results. Use strong, well‑fed birds from American and English classes, including Rocks Wyandottes Rhode Island Whites Orpingtons Dorkings Brahmas Cochin Langshan and Jersey Giants. Mediterranean types caponize easily but fetch lower prices.
Chicks should be kept near the brooder stove when first placed in the brooder. A wire screen retainer helps retain heat until they learn to move to their preferred heat. Tin or similar material can block floor drafts. After removing the retainer, round corners to prevent crowding and regulate heat to avoid crowding.
Agricultural tips stress production and marketing balance. Oats seed at nine pecks per acre. soybeans planted one bushel per two to three acres. Hydrauic run needs three feet head and at least two to four gallons per minute. Lettuce botrytis drop reduced by two 20 80 lime dust applications.
The five day week is near, with 44 hour norms in many industries and weekends starting Friday afternoon. Billionaire Jacob Ruppert links leisure to wealth, noting golf boosts baseball attendance. A proposed plan envisions pedestrian moving platforms on rooftops for rapid transit along two new avenues, echoing an H G Wells vibe but seen as feasible.
New York considers a 16 mile elevated roadway on the roofs of 12 story buildings linking lower city to Yonkers to relieve traffic. City officials say gridlock costs amount to about 1.5 million dollars daily.
A brief, fragmentary exchange shows a surprised party and another noting ignorance about an imminent marriage. The dialogue hints at a planned wedding unknown to one speaker, reflecting a moment of personal astonishment. No tabular data or broader context is provided.
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