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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1930
Page
8
North Carolina State College experts warn that peach brown rot can spread rapidly from infected fruit to healthy trees. The disease weakens or ruins fruit, with surfaces cracking and drying if untreated. Control relies on timely applications of sulfur sprays and spray coverage to reach all fruit surfaces, especially before ripening and after petals drop.
The text outlines a spray schedule for early flower stages, with timing at first pink flowers, petal fall, and early spring bud burst. It prescribes spray mixes including lead arsenate powder, time sulphur, and winter oil, plus adjustments for apple maggot and late summer sprays. It cautions using plums and beans as targets and notes concentrations and water volumes for applications.
Inspect the spray equipment for leaks and damage. Ensure tank joints and sidings are tight and safe, connections intact, and hoses free of rot. Verify valves and pump function to maintain maximum pressure at normal speed. Prompt, clean operation avoids delays and costly errors.
Instructions describe making kerosene emulsion by mixing half a gallon of water with soap, then adding to a gallon of kerosene and repeatedly pumping the mixture to form a thorough emulsion. Include a pail and a place to beat water as required.
Transplant currant bushes to a fairly new site next spring as soon as frost ends and the ground is ready. If the bushes are old with crowns 18 inches or more, dig and divide into three or four sections. This reduces crop impact for a year or so but greatly increases plant numbers.
Seed comes from many places including Nebraska, Colorado, California, Florida, Texas, and Kansas, with regions shifting for factors like canning demand and irrigation. Domestic production faces competition from Denmark and the Canary Islands for specific varieties, while pests, labor, costs, and transportation shape seed growers across the United States.
Ohio State University horticulture extension specialists urge use of certified seed for this year's potato crop. They advise choosing a well drained field, improving fertility with organic matter, green manure, and careful fertilizer use. As conditions improve, fertilizer applications may rise to about 1,600 pounds per acre, applied in the row with seed pieces separate. raw applications have boosted yields.
Among small grains barley stands as the most satisfactory substitute for corn. Soybean seed feeding value compares favorably with other concentrates. A potato weeder, marketed last season, aids growers. No other crop yields 9,000 to 10,000 pounds of rich dry matter per acre at low cost. Corn offers diverse uses and by-products like starch, oil, paper, animal feeds, and lumber substitutes.
The document outlines a Sunday school series on Jesus Christ the King from Matthew, linking lessons from January to March. It covers themes of Davidic throne, baptism, preaching in Galilee, Beatitudes, disciples, prayer, judgment, miracles, parables, and the kingdom’s expansion amid opposition, with emphasis on Christ's messianic kingship and mission.
A short note extols the calm clear life offered by Jesus-Presbyterian of the South. It suggests kinks and tungles in daily living could straighten if one embraces the church's influence and teachings.
A brief reflection on spiritual maturity quoting John Newton. It contrasts the growing Christian perceiving himself as nothing with the mature Christian knowing his true state, emphasizing humility and ongoing transformation.
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