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Newspaper
Indiana County Agent
Location
Plainfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1914
Page
2
Mr. A W Orr reports plans for three car loads of Bedford apples at 60 cents per bushel fob Bedford. T J Christie will market about 7 500 bushels, mainly Grimes Golden and Stark. A twelve variety alfalfa trial on W F Franklin’s farm is abandoned and Grimm's alfalfa replaces the plot.
Instructions describe digging a six inch deep pit in a well drained garden spot for twenty bushels of apples about eight by two and a half to three feet. Stack apples with straw at the bottom and ridge along center, cover with boards and straw, then dirt eight to ten inches deep. Leave ends open for cold weather and adjust openings as temps drop.
Purdue Extension and county agents launch a seed corn selection drive Oct 5 to 10 in Hendricks County. Farmers are urged to pick ears from standing, ripened stalks on their own land or neighboring fields, selecting the best ears with even spacing and avoiding crowded or isolated specimens.
Fragmented note outlines six months of government actions and experiments on exposed herds. It lists totals treated and losses with unclear figures and mentions Dallas and value measurements tied to the period. The readable portion hints at medical or veterinary treatment outcomes.
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