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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1923
Page
2
The Greencastle Indiana Herald lists obituary charges at 1 dollar per obituary and 5 cents per line for poetry. Cards of Thanks are 50 cents each, with publication available at the Greencastle office on Jackson Street.
John F Miller post of Michigan City Indiana announces a three day state convention program featuring boxing elimination tours in a 20 000 seat arena medal prizes in eight classes a football game between John F Miller post and Great Lakes naval training school and baseball tournaments all three days with posts bands drum corps and special travel arrangements expected as nearly all northern Indiana posts attend.
Miss Gladys Wilson left Thursday for Los Angeles to visit her brother. Miss Jessie Resson visited her uncle. The Ratcliff Reunion was held near Morton. Levi Worrell spent time in Greencastle. C L Hutchins was in Indianapolis. Mrs R A Lewis and daughter Alberta visited Greencastle. Ralph Edwards was in Indianapolis on business. The Bible class picnic supper was at the Deans. Weather was unfavorable but many attended the State Fair.
The executors Ebenezer QuINnette A Harvey Greyson and Ernes ss are authorized by the Putnam Circuit Court to administer the will of William Greyson. The estate is said to be solvent. September 1 1923.
Déosignes has qualified as executor of the last will of George W. Rule, deceased, in Putnam Circuit Court Indiana and is authorized to administer the estate. September 7, 1923. Oren R. Branneman, Executor. Hays and Murphy, Attorneys. 31D, Sept. 10-17-24
The semi monthly report by George C. Bryant, USDA agronomist for Indiana, notes below normal temperatures and heavy precipitation. Corn is maturing slowly with more than half still in the roasting ear stage while wheat and rye are largely in shock and oats remain unthrashed.
Louis H. Garton aged 50 died Saturday afternoon at Putnam County Hospital after a sudden acute gall bladder attack. He lived on South College Avenue and is survived by his widow and brother Dr. A. C. Garton of Norfolk. Funeral services are set for Tuesday at 10:30 at Brick Chapel Church with Rev. Levi Marshel officiating. Interment will be in Brick Chapel Cemetery.
Central National Bank prepares a commemorative booklet marking Greencastle and Putnam County's centennial. Prepared by Prof. W. W. Sweet of DePauw University, the booklet is attractively published and ready for distribution within a week or ten days.
Subscriptions to the Japanese Relief Fund continue as of Monday reaching a total of 899.00 dollars. Donor T. E. Evans sent five dollars from St. Petersburg Florida.
Frank L. McKee of Cloverdale, a longtime jeweler, died Sunday night at 9 30 from Bright's Disease after months of illness. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 30 at his home with burial in Cloverdale cemetery. He is survived by his widow, one son Fred McKee of Cloverdale, and one daughter Mrs Jesse Hartsow of Cloverdale.
The United States Department of Agriculture reports June tests show 40 percent of crimson clover seed samples from the 1928 crop contain less than 65 percent live seed and 20 percent under 25 percent live seed. Low vitality seed may fail under favorable conditions. high grade stock expected with 1923 crop.
Arizona mining centers are expanding a process that recovers copper from water using scrap iron. Several hundred carloads of tin cans and large quantities of scrap iron are shipped to mines each year. The copper deposits form at sluice bottoms as iron dissolves, a method valued for low cost. Cans, iron though labeled tin, serve to increase surface area for extraction.
Oklahoma dairyman Robert Ellis recounts his shift from scrubs to pure bred cattle. He recalls critics who doubted high prices and notes selling a pure bred heifer for 450 dollars after initial skepticism. Ellis compares scrub and pure bred values, citing scrub prices around 130 dollars versus 150 dollars and up for pure breds.
Lice on chickens multiply rapidly and spend most of life on fowls. Dusting is safer than dipping, with a home made powder of stock dip or crude carbolic acid mixed with gasoline to moisten cement or plaster of Paris, then applied dry and liberally to the fowls.
Experiments show the best way to preserve corn for livestock is to store it as silage rather than as fodder. Colorado trials report in-field shocks lose 25 to 85 percent of value from wind and mechanical losses due to climate, while silage retains more value.
Sour pastures hinder clover growth while kikuyu and other grasses may fare better on slightly acidic land. An ideal pasture includes clover, as legumes fix nitrogen and boost soil fertility, leading to more feed in bluegrass pastures with clover than those without.
An article stresses the importance of green crops for swine feeding and breeding. It notes green forage can be used in rotation and may outperform other feeds, suggesting benefits for pigs in modern farming.
Paris reports a revival of dueling as two barristers settled a personal dispute with swords. While many oppose duels except grave cases, a writer suggests new rules limiting encounters to devastated zones near battlefields or military cemeteries to deter trivial quarrels.
Princess Yolanda, elder daughter of the king of Italy, gave up her court precedence after wedlock to Count Carlo Calvi di Bergolo. Parisian observers saw Princess Mafalda move ahead in procession, with the blood royal now placing other princesses before the countess. The new marriage, a non-noble match, shifts rank but the princess remains content outside strict etiquette.
Lyons correspondent reports the late Joseph Gilet's estate at about 1 200 000 000 francs roughly 240 100 000 dollars. The fortune is invested across United Russia Austria Poland and Russia.
A 1922 USDA year book report estimates $130 million in annual losses from insect attacks and diseases on living trees and forest products. It highlights western pine beetle gypsy moth chestnut blight and white pine blister rust as the most damaging, notes the rust endangers western white and sugar pines, and calls for education and systematic control.
A Wisconsin College of Agriculture report by C L Fluke endorses poisoned sawdust bait to control grasshoppers. The mix includes white arsenic salt middlings and amyl acetate to attract insects and is best used just before feeding times. Hardwood sawdust is recommended.
The best method to treat softer woods for fence posts is to set the butts into hot creosote and soak them for a time based on wood type, raising the creosote eight to ten inches above ground. Then remove and give a cold bath to the entire post so the top and bottom wear evenly. The brush method helps somewhat but is less effective than the hot and cold treatment.
A simple remedy for vermin on chickens uses sodium fluorid dust or dip twice a year. Dust a chicken with ten to twelve pinches of powder or dissolve one ounce per gallon of water for a solution. The powder can be bought from most druggists and applied in small amounts over all parts of the body.
A Nebraska farm trial shows alfalfa cut for silage yields about twice as much forage per area as pasture grazing. Dairy cows produced half as much feed from the same land when alfalfa was pasture versus silage. The article weighs whether to pasture a good stand of alfalfa or keep it for silage.
A report notes that removing the harness at noon and washing the horse’s shoulder with cold water boosts efficiency. It also describes a grain ration of six parts corn, three parts iron, and one part linseed meal as a splendid regimen.
A department report shows sterilized cans hold far fewer bacteria than unsterilized ones. In tests, unsterilized cans yielded millions to billions of microbes after storage, while sterilized cans contained only a few thousand or less, underscoring the need for daily sterilization during hot months to keep milk wholesome.
The ideal window to cut Sudan grass is from heading start to full headed state. Allowing growth to the seed soft dough stage yields the maximum forage with a single cut. Early cuts reduce per cutting yield, though multiple cuts may occur.
In a crop rotation of corn oats wheat and clover the Ohio experiment station reports eight years of data showing manure yields the highest profits when applied to wheat. It is least profitable on new clover seeding. Eight tons per acre were used with 60 pounds of acid phosphate per ton. Phosphating the manure is strongly recommended.
The article advises giving cows six to eight weeks rest before freshening. Well fleshed cows need little grain while thin cows should be fed liberally to gain flesh. It notes that one bushel of corn before calving can be as valuable as two bushels after freshening.
Alfalfa seed intended for planting this fall should be submitted to a competent seed analyst for a determination of purity and germination. Many noxious weeds are spread and serious losses occur from failure to observe this simple precaution.
The U S Department of Agriculture outlines five improvement practices for potatoes to boost yields. Mass selection and field roguing are practical for average growers, while tuber-unit, hill section, and strain testing offer other routes. Field roguing removes diseased or off type plants during growth for clean bulk seed.
Minnesota Experiment Station notes this guidance on first cutting sweet clover. Cut six to eight inches high just before buds appear to preserve buds for next crop. Cutting later or too short kills plants, edge plants often survive. Trials test delaying first cut to late June or early July with uncertain results.
The article notes grasses with hollow stems and fine texture cure more easily than legume hays. It states Timothy at full bloom is harder to cure than when dough seeds form, and early cuts may incur weather-related damage, prompting some growers to cut and bale the same day.
A study shows sows fed hay on a corn ration produce piglets weighing 1.74 pounds at birth. Pigs from sows given full hay and beet diet reached about 220 pounds at birth, suggesting hay feeding as a beneficial plan for brood sows.
The note argues horses should go barefoot after heavy work to prevent damage. It advises reshoding when ice and snow persist to avoid injuries and mentions many horses suffer sprains from lacking proper footing.
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