Benefits and methods of fall pruning for fruit trees
Cornell’s Prof Os kamp advises pruning after heavy freezes, preserving foliage to ripen wood and store food. Focus on forming a strong scaffold, avoid crotches, and prune from the top down to balance the tree. Rejuvenate old trees by removing dead or diseased branches and painting large wounds. Sharp tools reduce damage and effort.
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Joseph Oskamp
Cornell University
Struit
Oskamp
Kill Plum Tree Borers Using South Dakota Method
South Dakota experiment station researcher Prof. George J. Gilbertson explains a paraffin and paradichlorobenzene mix to coat plum trees. The solution seals bark allowing fumigation over days to kill borer larvae, touted as a first practical control after two decades of effort.
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South Dakota
George J. Gilbertson
Plains
Pescaren
Spraying and Dusting Plans for Apple Varieties
Apple varieties differ in injury susceptibility to diseases and insects and to sprays and dusts. Growers are likely to adopt variety specific sprayer and dusting schedules. Station workers report this shift toward better fruit at lower costs and view tailored sprays as central to pest control.
New Jersey Seedling Peach Named New Jaragy No. 66
A New Jersey station reports a new seedling peach variety called New Jaragy No. 66 praised for extreme hardiness. It endured harsh winter cold with buds largely alive and is described as a large white freestone with excellent flesh color and quality. Ripens in the same season as Carolina peaches for those seeking a cry?
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Jersey
New Jersey
Hug
Unseasoned Wood Causes Egg Mold
United States Department of Agriculture outlines how unseasoned wood in cold storage egg shipments fosters mold growth on the shell. Investigators find moisture in damp wood promotes mold before eggs reach storage, affecting outer appearance and market value while not harming interior quality. Reducing unseasoned wood may cut losses.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United States Department of Agricultura Indiesta
Detl
T. James
T. L. Swenson
No Danger of Honeybees Puncturing Fruit Skin
Los Angeles county farm adviser M. O. Kimball explains bees cannot pierce grape skins as their mouth parts are not built for that. Bees will exploit any natural or damaged skin to gather nectar, but they are not considered pests subject to legal poison remedies.
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M. O. Kimball
Los Angeles County
Galtf
Control Leaf Hoppers by Use of Bordeaux Mixture
Bordeaux mixture, made to the 50 formula, is advised to control leaf hoppers on potatoes, beans, sugar beets, and other crops. Weather favorable to leaf hoppers can wipe out a crop in one to two weeks without thorough spraying. Leaf hoppers have fewer natural enemies, so high pressure and thorough application are necessary for effective control.
Grass Under Trees in a Hot Dry Summer
Grass under trees struggles as water and foot traffic are scarce. Deep rooted trees with large leaves outcompete shallow grass. Ohio University specialists recommend liberal watering and nitrate fertilizer at 2.6 pounds per 1000 square feet every two weeks during summer.
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Ohio University Speciallsts
Agricultural notes on feed, vaccination, and ventilation
The fragment discusses millet as a feed for stock, grinding it for digestion, vaccinating lambs around 40 pounds for immunity, pullet ventilation in laying houses, and fat colds from poor ventilation. It references grain shifts, clover pasture feeding, and lighting schedules at the Ohio State station in Wooster with a detector on lights for pallets.
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Wade
Ohio State Agricultural Experiment Station
Wooster
Poison in Your Bowels Promotes Clean Intestines Claim
An advertisement touts Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a gentle, natural laxative that cleanses the bowels overnight. It emphasizes relief from dullness, headaches, and low energy by removing toxins, cites forty seven years of medical experience, and calls it mild, thorough, and pleasant tasting.
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Dr. Chidwell
Lora Tire
Evening at Home Turns to Odd Opera Tickets
A man and his partner exchange casual chatter about tickets bought that day. One ticket is for a long farewell, the other for a crash of a red vehicle, the meaning of which remains unclear in the fragment.
Theft, Money and Love Theme in Fragmentary Text
A fragmented OCR reads like a stage dialogue or short prose noting a man’s ambition for money, a plea for two tickets to the symphony, and a line about a mother. The piece hints at romantic interest and financial motive within a brief, non-sensational excerpt.
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