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Newspaper
Hershey Press
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1910
Page
2
Government expert William Beott reports that lime sulphur wash, developed for peaches, effectively controls apple scab and leaf spot with less injury than Bordeaux mixture. Experiments in 1909 support its use as a safer substitute for summer spraying in orchards.
The report describes tests conducted in Virginia Michigan and Arkansas on eleven varieties using four brands of commercial sulphur solution and a home prepared alternative. Hydrometer readings ranged from 31 to higher degrees across the different preparations.
Researchers report that spreading manure at different times changes yields. The Maryland experiment station tested fall versus spring plowing, and summer surface burning versus winter surface presence. Findings show winter surface retention and spring incorporation produced better results than October spreading or fall incorporation.
The text notes how a single weed seed can multiply: peppergrass eighteen seeds, dandelion twelve thousand, shepherds purse eighty seven thousand, wheat thief seven thousand, thistle sixty five thousand, camomile sixteen thousand, herb rigweed five thousand, purslane three hundred seventy five thousand, plantain forty seven thousand, and burdock forty three thousand. It stresses destroying a weed before it seeds saves weeks later and advises setting poles for climbing plants before transplanting or sowing to protect roots.
Planting asparagus takes three to four years from seed to edible shoots. Two year old shoots are desirable for earlier yields and better quality.
Government bulletin alerts public to misrepresentations by seed sellers in the sorghum trade. The U S Department of Agriculture issues two bulletins The Brand and Distribution of Sorghum and a free circular Three Much Misrepresented Sorghums aiming to correct errors and misstatements about sorghum varieties and sales practices.
Oklahoma seed dealer touts California wheat at 50 cents a pound claiming 200 to 400 bushels per acre. The department clarifies the crop is sorghum named shally or chocolate corn, neither productive nor fit as forage. It notes Texas seeded ribbon cane misleads buyers, as sugar cane bears no seed. The agency urges stopping the term seeded ribbon cane to curb confusion and fraud.
The article extols cornflowers as an adaptable ornamental flower for both front and back yards. It notes their humble beauty and suggests growing them in beds to create a vivid color display.
The piece notes wild wind flower and bluebottle cornflower among several species. It cites Bacon describing cornflowers that appear only when sown, including bluebottle and yellow marigold, urging farmers to plant the blue bottle for self-sustaining growth and garden beauty.
A collection of paraphrased proverbs and folk sayings links common wisdom with playful twists. The Cleveland Leader attributes the lines to a wry, quotable voice, illustrating cultural humor through familiar maxims about effort luck and consequence.
A reflective verse fragment by Charlotte Becker on intimate bonds and shared hours. It contemplates how deep trust and friendship veil true inner realities behind smiles and sighs.
Fragment mentions Setting MO M BAKER Union Deposit PA. Details incomplete. cannot determine event or context from available OCR.
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