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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1927
Page
6
The article outlines Kniffen single stem four cane vine training for grapevines. It explains pruning older growth, selecting two current season canes from just below the top wire, tying one to the right and one to the left, and leaving bud counts based on vigor. Spurs of two to three buds are added, with smaller cuts below the lower wire.
The dormant season offers ideal conditions to shock the destructive pear blight, commonly called fire blight, by pruning out and destroying affected twigs and limbs. Fire blight overwinters in dead wood, so winter pruning terminates infection sources for the next season while spraying methods fail to reach the disease beneath the bark.
New York State College of Agriculture Ithaca advises cutting scions in late winter while dormant. Store them cool until spring grafting when buds turn green. Healthy young trees allow grafting with suitable varieties. avoid Duchess of Oldenburg and Aic varieties due to poor growth or blight. Use vigorous wood from previous summer for best results. Water sprouts may be used if wood is hard and matured.
The note advises pruning before spring if not yet done, avoiding heavy cuts and reducing unnecessary trimming. Inspect each tree, prune only needed areas, thin apples, and avoid excessive removal while completing the work promptly. It emphasizes finishing the pruning and removing dead wood.
The Conqueror wilt resistant melon developed by the USDA was tested by the University of Illinois at the White County horticultural program. Jo W. Anderson reports the melon shows strong disease resistance and good quality, often preferred over Tom Watson in local markets. Seed availability is limited through White County farm bureau as growers eye trials this season.
Colorado Experiment Station reports a cheap quick method to remove arsenic residues from apples sprayed to control the codling moth. Dr. Wm P Headdon details a bath of four pounds of soda ash and four pounds of ordinary salt in one hundred pounds of water heated to about 100 degrees F. Apples are submerged to cover the surface, stirred gently for ten minutes, then rinsed to remove wash liquid.
The passage extols prudent planting by a wise farmer who trusts seed quality and legumes to enrich soil. It cites legume use to speed soil fertility, notes the unreliability of old seed, and mentions sweet clover hay as a near-alfalfa feed at about 0.50 per ton. It also comments on the sheriff sale date linked to soil fertility and highlights machinery and winter work as crucial for farmer success.
Edwin Denby former secretary of the navy was named by the national executive committee of the American Legion to serve on the Legion naval committee this year. The panel will study defense policy topics including navy manpower merchant marine naval base on the west coast and submarines. Other appointees include Nelson R. PickERley Ansonia Conn Charles Byenson Panama Ed Owens Galveston Tex John A. Beckwith Portland Ore Dr A J Argail Denver Colo Clarence A. Wills Kissimmee Fla W L Doolan Jr Louisville Ky A I Swazey Taunton Mass Charles B. Macklin Baltimore Md Townsend Boyer New Jersey.
Watson B. Miller of the American Legion states about 179,000 veterans finished vocational training. About 1,000 remain in training under the Veterans Bureau. The program cost roughly 50 million dollars, with a peak of 192,000 in training at one time. Rehabilitation groups are being phased out and their duties moved to regional offices.
Birmingham officials announce tentative plans to push Birmingham as the 1929 Legion convention host during the 1927 Paris meeting. The 1928 event is set for San Antonio, Texas, chosen by the Philadelphia convention. Birmingham Post No. 1 launches a 3,000 member drive in preparation for welcoming the national gathering.
Virtually the entire Henry H. Houston II post of the American Legion in Philadelphia offered to donate blood when a transfusion seemed needed for Thank Myers. One volunteer was chosen, but the transfusion was not required. Rex B. White, another post member, is seriously ill and has received blood from several comrades.
The Build Club House Adjuswa service certificates will be used to back loans for financing a club house for Clyde B. Jones post of the American Legion in Oconto Wisconsin. Insurance certificates of members will secure bank loans and more than $42,000 has been pledged to the fund.
Bill Franklin of Washington DC set a record by eating 70 raw oysters at an American Legion Vincent B Costello Post supper. Post adjutant Franklin displayed training progress and aims to improve to hold his own in future tastings.
Path finder Magazine notes the first theater in the United States was built in Williamsburg Virginia in 1726 under colonial governor Alexander Spotswood. Charles Stagg and Mary, noted dancers, hired William Leingston for the theater. Virginia court actions in 1605 also served as a play censor for Ye Bare and Ye Cub, finding no objectionable costumes.
A fragmented testimonial from Sedalia Maine touts Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a remedy that improves walking and mobility. It invites readers to request trial packets and free medical advice, mentioning a Buffalo address for samples. The ad emphasizes personal benefit and urges purchase of general tonic tablets.
An advertisement touts Moone's Emerald Oil as a guaranteed remedy for corns and related foot pain. It claims immediate soothing effects and freedom from corn troubles with a money back offer if pain and soreness persist, urging customers to try despite prior unsuccessful treatments.
Abel Bonnard, noted writer, says vanity corrupts French by preferring new or foreign words over familiar ones. He argues the trend fools the public, noting commerce baptizes terms like rabbit skin into new names to spark buying desire. Bonnard sees this vanity as a division between conservative and modernist generations, and cites obscurity masking unclear thinking.
A dated warning urges purchasers to look for the Bayer name on aspirin packaging or tablets to ensure genuine Bayer Aspirin. The ad claims pharmaceutical backing for 26 years and cautions that counterfeit brands may be dangerous if Bayer is not visible.
In the final phase of his career Pompey failure to press advantage after a 60,000 man northern Greece army met Caesar’s smaller force allowed Caesar to retreat and rally. Pompey pursued cautiously and was ultimately driven to Pharsalus then Egypt where he was treacherously slain by his own officers.
On location a disjointed dialogue shows crew directions about logging a hydrant and watering tools. A big boss wanders through the scene asking what is happening while phrases blur and names fade into the chaos.
Case notes Charles age Bre watches Morris, twelve, who loves books and slows bedtime. Morris answers father with a request to finish his chapter. Charles reads a memorized book, delays helping, and mother calls him to collect scattered blocks.
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