START YOUR GARDEN EARLY Department of Agriculture Plea
The Department of Agriculture urges rapid garden planting to ease high food costs. Farmers, villages, and city gardens can help balance households by growing more food. Hardy crops like peas onions corn and radishes can be planted as days lengthen. Plant in intervals three weeks apart and replant if freezes occur. The frost-free date in the southern Gulf coast region is around March 15.
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Spring Bedding Plants Prepared In Cold Frames
Garden guidance advises sowing seed for tangy bedding plants in spring, using conserve or greenhouse space. Cold frames should be ready and covered through winter to move plants in March, then potting them for early bed planting while avoiding crowding or drawing the plants.
Road Quality Draws Tourists and Local Wealth, Study Says
The Ohio Motorist argues that attracting motorists boosts a town’s economy by circulating money from visitors through industry, employees, retailers, and banks. Poor roads, missing signs, and petty restrictions repel travelers and harm profits. welcoming, well-marketed towns keep more money in the community.
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Home’s Great Essential for a Shelter of Home
Le Roy Nady, associate horticulturist at Minnesota College of Agriculture, says sturdy shelter features like well kept and well planted awns protect a home. He argues comfort, convenience and beauty belong in the home, noting young residents may not stay long without such shelter.
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Mall for Undesirable Citizen Quips at Hicksville Post Office
In a clipped exchange at the Hicksville post office a citizen asks for mail while an irritated postmaster lists odd items like a croom separator a buggy Jap a tractor radiator and a wagon toneve, reported by the Cincinnati Enquirer.
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Surprising Peace Talks and Rail Labor Battle Rise Again
Edward W Pickard reports on wartime era politics with labor’s clash over the Cummins Esch railway bill, Wilson’s state department pick Bainbridge Colby, and postwar diplomacy. Peace moves with Russia and the Allies’ stance frame a week of veto threats, ratification hurdles, and political reshuffling.
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Raccoon Mother Warns Cubs of Weasel and Lazy Forks
Mother Raccoon advises her young to beware of the dangerous weasel and to avoid cats, stressing bravery, work, and protecting their future families. She recounts a tale of a selfish raccoon who learned the value of labor, cooperation, and feeding himself, ending with a lesson on responsibility.
Record in drive on tuberculin testing tops prior months
In October 1919 the United States Department of Agriculture reports the tuberculin testing drive surpassed all previous months. A total of 57 270 cattle were tested by state and federal veterinarians, 2 821 reactors were found, and 325 herds were tested with 224 officially accredited herds free of berculosia after multiple tests. Minnesota led with 8 269 cattle tested, Vermont 4 085, and Washington third.
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Water for cattle in spring requires attention
The article from the Department of Agriculture stresses preparing water for cattle as the season begins. It urges cleaning ponds springs and watering troughs and ensuring a good supply since water may be limited later if neglected.
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Conserving Spring Water for Livestock Needs
The piece explains that water for cattle must be conserved as gains in supply are limited. It recommends fencing springs to prevent trampling and pollution, and using five to six troughs so overflow flows to the next, improving accessibility and cleanliness.
Collar for Mature Horses and Riding Gear
A feather collar best suits mature horses with stable weight. Most horses use a stuffed hair covered collar.
Live Stock Notes on Hog Breeding and Feed Prices
Breeding hogs need ample exercise and purebreds rather than scrub bulls. With high feed costs and good hog prices, farmers should not overpay and should protect animals from wet weather. On cold days confinement on pasture is advised for hogs.
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