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Newspaper
Hershey Press
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1914
Page
7
The New York Women’s League for Animals offers guidance for keeping working horses cool. Tips include load lightly, drive slowly, seek shade, provide frequent water, sponge and wash harness marks and sensitive areas, and avoid full hose use. If overheated, move to shade, remove gear, rinse mouth, sponge body, apply cooling liquids, and offer coffee or ammonia solution.
Farmers lose about $800 million yearly to destructive insects. The article lists pests such as the cutworm, cotton boll weevil, Colorado beetle, gypsy moth, codling moth, and chinch bug, plus biting flies that target horses and cows. It notes birds help control pests and mentions woodpeckers are valuable for pest control.
Bourges Observatory director predicts a 17 year dry cycle from 1018 to 1095 described as Sayanteen years of dryneon. He notes a linked humid period and ties it to a global rainy maximum around 1002 to 1010, warning of broad climate shifts and historic floods.
The article touts vegetables as natural remedies for common ailments. Spinach provides iron and should be cooked without water, cabbage and related vegetables purify blood, raw tomatoes aid digestion, onions bolster nerves, and peas beets carrots and artichokes enrich blood. Dandelions aid the liver, celery helps gout, lettuce aids sleep, radishes and watercress purify, and mint soothes summer complaints.
Dr. G. J. Marshall explains rabies basics. A bitten animal should be confined and watched for a week by a qualified veterinarian. If rabies is present, death occurs within ten days. diagnosis relies on advanced signs observed in laboratories.
The Department of Agriculture amends regulations for migratory bird protection. Effective October 1, the Missouri and upper Mississippi waters may permit shooting of migratory game birds during open seasons from 1914 to 1915, with a return to prohibition after January 1, 1915. Zone 1 and Zone 2 rules specify open and closed periods with state exceptions across New England, Midwest, and southern states.
Postings note activities across Texas Arizona and California from February 1 to October 15. Specifics on events or authorities are not provided in the snippet.
The state of Pennsylvania is forecast to exceed last year’s wheat yield with a bumper crop. Secretary of Agriculture N B Critchfield notes statewide advices point to higher production though some local Hessian fly and weevil damage occur. The overall rise offsets these losses.
The Census Office describes the typical farmer as an imaginary figure. In the United States the average farm spans 188 acres with stock tools valued at 6443 dollars. Buildings cost 994 dollars and machinery 199 dollars. A mortgage of 1715 dollars carries 6 percent interest. Yearly sales total 940.55 dollars. After mortgage interest of 102.50 dollars, 587.50 dollars remain to live on educate his family save and enjoy life.
A departmental committee examining Irish agricultural credit reports rising farmer indebtedness of about 5 million pounds yearly since the Wyndham act. It notes inadequate lines for small and medium rural classes, discusses the invasion of professional money lenders and the disappearance of gombeen men, and proposes rural self funding via the Post Office Savings Bank deposits of 65 million pounds redirected to home investment through a sound cooperative credit system.
Cherries have a long history from ancient England to modern markets. Kent became the great cherry country by the 16th century and hosted orchard contests to eat vast amounts of fruit. Venetian ambassador Busino recorded a contest where a young woman ate 20 pounds, narrowly beating the next competitor by 2 1/2 pounds.
Tommy brings home a newly found golf ball claiming it was lost on the links. He insists the ball is lost after seeing a man and his caddie searching nearby, prompting his father to question the find.
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