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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1908
Page
5
The article urges timely care for fruiting plants, noting irregular attention wastes effort. After harvest, remove old canes and prune young growth to boost next year’s yield. Old blackberry beds and raspberry patches should be renovated, cleared of weeds, and thinned in May to achieve proper plant spacing.
Practical guidance on pruning training spacing and supports for raspberries and blackberries. Describes tree-form and vase-form canes, lateral trimming, summer pruning, mulching, and staking with posts and wire. Also notes alternate planting patterns and care to promote large dessert fruit crops.
A writer urges farmers to curb timber waste as prices soar and mills snip saplings. He argues for selective cutting of dead or dying trees, replanting, tenant compliance, forest fire prevention, stronger timber laws, and educating youth to value woodlands.
CUCUMBERS require heat light and moisture and thrive in good soil not too heavy or sandy. Seed can be sown as soon as frost danger passes with six to eight seeds per hill and hills six feet apart. Early spring sowing in glass frames, thinning to three plants per hill, frequent cultivation, and removal of old vines in autumn. Pests controlled by dusting with dry insecticides or bone dust. Pick while small. can be preserved in brine then soaked and placed in vinegar. Many varieties suit different uses.
A westward farming report explains a slicker harrow for weed control when harrows fail. The device is about twelve feet wide with four runners. An iron sign and a steel bar aid soil penetration while the driver’s weight helps the knife run beneath the surface. The article details construction and operation, including stubble management and potato benefits.
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