News Review of Current Events by Edward W Pickard
Senate plan calls for a special session after adjournment to ratify the London naval treaty with Hoover backing early action. Debate centers on naval limits, tariff changes, and enforcement laws while investigations probe campaign spending and Prohibition era enforcement. Indictments in Seattle target prohibition administrators and aides amid broader political maneuvering.
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Strife and War-Talk Across Nations Highlight Turbulent Times
Reports describe dock workers strikes and deadly clashes as mobs terrorize a city with many killed and a thousand wounded. Mussolini warns of war readiness while France and Italy concern over naval limits and possible conflict. Chinese Nationalist forces clash with Yen Hsuan Feng Yu-hsian troops near Chengchow as government forces dig in. US Supreme Court upholds injunction against railroad company union activities, signaling organized labor victory.
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Cherry slug poses damage to cherry trees in June and August
The cherry slug damages cherry, pear, and plum foliage with two broods in June and August. Adults lay eggs under leaf epidermis, hatch into slugs that skeletonize leaves, risking fruit quality and tree health. Sprays with arsenate lead or white hellebore used, timing crucial in August.
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Arsenic Substitutes Tested For Fruit Spray Use
Tennessee station reports cryolite and barium fluosilicate show promise as arsenic substitutes in sprays and dusts for insects on crops. They offer low solubility and comparable price to arsenate, with effective control of the Mexican bean beetle, hornworms, and beetles in tobacco dustings, while generally causing limited foliage injury at higher rates. Several notable figures and events wrap the week, including Hoover veto remarks on veteran pension legislation and an air and Zeppelin service note.
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Fertilizing Material Needed by Fruit Trees
Fertilizing material should be applied each spring under the outer branches away from the trunk where feeding roots lie. Use nitrogenous fertilizer like nitrate of soda or phosphate of ammonia at about one quarter pound per year of tree age. A four year old apple tree gets one pound. a twenty four year old tree six pounds. Old peach trees rarely need more than three pounds. Spread on top of ground and let the rain wash it in.
Self Sterile Cherries Explain Fruit Drop Cause
The notes state cherry trees drop fruit when it reaches the size of a shot and are self sterile. The recommended permanent fix is planting varieties free of cross pollination that bloom with the existing trees so pollen can fertilize the blossoms. A temporary remedy is to cut branches heavy with fruit and place them in water to bear your trees during bloom.
Trees Deserve Care Says Land Grant Specialists
Tree specialists from the United States Department of Agriculture advise that most large ornamentals with few dead limbs are worth treatment. Trees with many dead limbs or decayed wood may not justify the cost, especially fast growing short lived species.
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Growing Pickles Very Profitable in Agriculture Bulletin
The United States Department of Agriculture highlights profitable cucumber for pickling, noting regional growing conditions, soil prep, and labor needs. Michigan leads production with Wisconsin second. other key states include Indiana Minnesota Colorado and California. The bulletin offers practical guidance on soil preparation thinning harvesting and pest control and cites potential gross returns per acre.
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Beware of Coccidiosis Warns Poultry Experts in Indiana
Dr Mullard of Purdue University urged Indiana poultrymen to curb coccidiosis in chicks aged two to fifteen weeks. He warned the disease spreads through contaminated litter and equipment and stressed separating old birds from young stock, plus keeping housing unused for chicks.
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Agricultural Hints for Farmers in Early Dairy Practice
Advice emphasizes feeding for profits and regularity in feeding, testing cows for diseases, and the importance of clean milk and dairy products. It notes cows can be productive with less grain if fed properly, and stresses clipping and washing the sides, banks, udder, and teats before milking. It also covers cabbage root maggot control using corrosive sublimate, detailing a preparation: dissolve in hot water and apply around each plant.
Unknown historic note on marked symbols and curiosity
Fragmentary text mentions a Miny addin and the worth of a Tusurance cerlos with curiosity tied to a mark byipithive. Names, dates, and clear facts are missing, yielding a cryptic historical snippet.
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