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Graettinger Times

Location

Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 16, 1929

Page

8

Idaho prompts new Excel venture amid farm aid talk

Fragmentary text references FAUMS Idaho offering an Excel opportunity with milled capital, charity and commerce terms, and various place names including Minot and North Dakota. The ad hints at household goods like towels and sheets and mentions a Red Cross Ball as part of a broader promotional sweep.

FAUMS Idaho Tip Charities of Commerce Holse North Dakota Minot

Cultivation Trends in Orchard Botany and Pest Control

In orchards rising costs of labor and fertilizer steer toward led culture for timely fertilization and reduced labor. Amd equipment and nitrogen price changes affect choice, with soil and spray benefits noted. Mice risk in unmanaged systems and fire exposure near railways call for cultivation, especially for young trees to prevent debilitation.

New York State Calloge God

All American Plumes Pollination Needs Highlighted

All American plums are largely self sterile and require cross pollination for commercial yields. Japanese varieties like Abundance and Hawkeye need cross pollination within the same type, while European types like Green Gage and Lombard should not be mixed with Japanese varieties. European plums such as Trullan Prune Reine Claude and Yellow release show partial self fertility, with intra-type cross-pollination working best.

Light soil preferred for early strawberries

Strawberries dominate as a small fruit crop and perform best on light soils. Early fruit requires a light day loam or sandy loam, while heavier clay soils hinder prep and quality. Ground should be loamy. avoid seed beds due to white grub danger. slightly lighter soils after bean crops are ideal if well prepared.

Horticultural Notes on Manure and Pruning Practices

In fruit growing manure is valuable in the vineyard with 12 to 15 tons per acre useful for vitality. Moderate pruning each year improves profitability. Strawberries thrive in many states, with nitrogen as a key plant food and phosphorus needed in some cases. Farm prices influence strawberry viability. other small fruits also require similar nutrient care.

Reliable Seed Dealers Guide for Vegetable Growers

Planters should buy seeds only from well known seed houses with solid reputations. Learn seed trade basics, investigate dealer standards, and avoid lowest bids.Quality seeds cost more but ensure better results. seek origin inquiries and verify catalog claims.

A. M. Binkley Colorado Agricultural College Hinkley

Feeding Brood Sow to Keep Her in Condition

In feeding the brood sow the goal is to maintain her condition and support unborn pigs. Use muscle and bone-building feeds such as shorts, middlings, tankage, ground oats, alfalfa meat, and skim milk with corn for good results. Barley can replace all or part of the corn if sows tend to gain too much fat. protein needs vary with sow age.

May’s Humorous Note on Lord Iveagh Portrait Pairing

The report recalls Phil May, famed black and white artist, joking about Sir Guinness heir Lord Iveagh. May muses that a portrait of Iveagh and his own image should hang together with labels Cause and Effect, a quip linked to the Iveagh estate and prohibition era themes.

Phil May Lord Iveagh Guinness Guinness Stout Iveagh Prohibition May Shannon Lord Ivoagh Royal Academy

Early pullets for eggs are satisfactory for winter

Early patched vigorous pullets that are well grown and fleshier yield better winter egg production. Cull late hatched pullets that mature slowly from the laying flock to reduce gout infection and prevent disease foothold in the flock.

Agricultural Squibs on Clover and Farm Practices

Agricultural tips cover spring sowing of sweet clover, effects of low quality produce on farmers, benefits of storing machinery indoors, seed potato quality, onion crop rotation, planter seed quality, harvest differences, and a note on new breaking. It cites a North Dakota bulletin on cooperative marketing and states rye as pasture for early forage, with sweet clover growth hindered by hog pasture pressures.

Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery Fame and Paint Bill Rise

Dr R V Pierce honored for lifetime success with herbal remedies including Golden Medical Discovery praised as a stomach alterative. Ad promotes GMD in liquid or tablet forms from Dr Pierce's Clinic Buffalo NY. Nation's paint bill of 2027 totals $519,000,842 with 28,001 wage earners across 1,000 plants. New York leads with 162 plants. Eddie Schroeder and wife discuss talking pictures as infant asks to hear Rin Tin Tin bark and Felix the cat purr.

R V. Pierce Dr. Pierce Warnah United States Department of Commerce New York State Illinois Eddie Schroeder Eddie Velix

Meek ton Is Locked In By Wife

A humorous exchange where Mr. Meek ton says his wife locked him in the house rather than locking him out. The remark plays on the irony of being trapped inside by his spouse.

Mr. Meekton

Einstein Might Fix It

A court opinion jokes that a man could avoid trouble by marrying his second wife first. The judge’s quip highlights marital order and social contrasts in a humorous legal setting.

Einstein

Shorty Breaks Into Movies And Pie Baker Labors

Dialog styled snippet shows Shorty entering films while custard pies entertain comedians. Exchange mentions Canars, chicken and wine age joke, with playful barbs and character notes about a talkative, storied guest. Multiple named lines imply a collage of social banter.

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