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Newspaper
Hershey Press
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1915
Page
7
A forthcoming Agriculture Yearbook article outlines a six committee structure for rural groups, five focused on business like production marketing and supplies and five on social needs such as education sanitation recreation beautification and household economics. A central executive committee would guide policy raise funds and oversee expenditures.
Spring planting yields best results for strawberries when set early enough to benefit from rains. Use fertile soil, ideally loamy gravel, kept slightly dry to prevent winter heaving. Plant in rows about 3 to 4 feet apart, spread roots evenly, cover firmly, then add loose soil to keep roots moist.
The article argues potatoes could replace part of bread during price rises. At 60 cents a bushel, 10 pounds fed a family more nourishment than two 1 pound loaves. Potatoes supply more carbohydrates and heat, paired with protein foods for balanced nutrition.
Barley replaces corn in pork production in Britain and northern Europe, yielding high quality pork in hardness and flavor. U S studies show barley feeds pigs well, close to corn but below wheat, yet barley improves carcass quality. Ground or rolled barley combined with wheat middlings skim milk roots and alfalfa boosts pork quality where barley is abundant.
The last report of the Commission of Fisheries says fish can be profitably raised on almost every farm with a natural pond or one that could be made. Thousands of acres of lowlands could be flooded to yield carp bass and other fish, sometimes alongside irrigation. The Commissioner of Fisheries in Washington offers advice and will send young fish free to stock ponds.
Community urged to curb fly problem with swift action after reports of swarms and breeding sites around homes and streets. Officials emphasize sanitation, targeted traps, and public cooperation to reduce nuisance and health risks.
A fragmented OCR item references a young girl and a family context with unclear names and locations. The readable bits hint at a personal note or caption about Hal and a baby brother, but specifics are obscured.
The article in Medical Times presents Dr. C F Bennet’s Practical Ventilation arguing for exhaust ventilation. He claims removing small amounts of impure air and allowing a controlled fresh intake is better than flooding rooms with outside air. He cites Parliament and household air needs to illustrate efficiency and calls for automatic, self-operating air disposal.
Patrons of Richland County Ohio praise their cooperative last year after purchasing about $15 000 worth of goods and securing substantial savings through cooperative buying.
The Grange in Michigan seeks to fix a legal standard for wire fence making and galvanizing after exhaustive experiments and investigations. The aim is to govern manufacture and sale of wire fences by this standard.
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