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Newspaper
Hearne Democrat
Location
Hearne, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1925
Page
9
Tests show tires wheels and drivetrain suffer from sudden hard braking. Locked wheels skid on dry pavement due to tire heat. Inspect brakes at least every 500 miles and use a road test to gauge stopping distance. If skidding occurs release and reapply brakes gently. On icy roads use engine braking and light braking to control speed.
An old driving tip notes the need to regularly tighten spring clips that hold car springs to their seats. Loose clips worsen spring rebound and cause breakage, especially after the springs settle. Tighten periodically to prevent damage and ensure safe operation.
Joints under a car floor are often neglected until trouble arises. Fabric joints need tight bolts cotter pins and undamaged fabric. Mechanical joints require thorough lubrication and any excess play warrants immediate service at a station.
A newly invented belt driven pump is distributed by a New Jersey factory for fire protection and other uses. The device attaches to a car’s rear tire via belt drive to power a 24 foot suction line, enabling pumping from flooded areas, water lines, or wet basements.
Psychological experiments at an Iowa university show people overestimate small noisy cars and underestimate large smooth ones. About 100 students judged mph as cars passed. horn blasts raised perceived speed by about five mph, with rattling cars doubling that error. Young and old drivers varied little in accuracy. Close guesses occurred at 10 to 12 mph, while 50 to 60 mph produced wild miscounts.
Farmers learn the most economical silo filling method from Hoard's Dairyman. Optimal labor includes two to three haul teams plus one man on the binder and another on the engine, with extra hands for loading and field work. Cut corn when denting and glazing begin, about ten days to two weeks before grain harvest, to ensure good silage that heats and packs well.
Agronomist George W. Musgrave of the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station warns that maturing nurse crops like oats or barley rob soil moisture, choking young alfalfa plants and risking a poor stand. He advises cutting grain for hay as soon as heads appear to allow alfalfa to develop and protect inoculation investments.
Buttermilk has the same feeding value as skim milk for swine and is valued by comparing with corn. If corn is $1 per bushel, one hundred pounds of undiluted buttermilk equals half a bushel of corn, worth 60 cents for feeding swine. This applies only when buttermilk is not fed in excess of three pounds per one pound of grain.
Practical advice covers crop choices and pests. Alfalfa as dairy profit material, beetle and moth pests, cabbage maggot control, and bean planting for poor soil. Bean as staple filler, bean maturity 60 to 75 days. Milking timing to reduce grassy flavors. Cucumber wilt spread by striped beetle. control with Bordeaux mixture and arsenate of lead during early growth.
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