Seven grand orders of insects explained for farmers
Agricultural editor L. J. Tomplin outlines seven main insect orders: Coleoptera beetles with hard wing covers. Orthoptera including crickets and grasshoppers. Hemiptera bugs with a horned beak. Neuroptera dragonflies and Mayflies. Lepidoptera butterflies and moths. Hymenoptera ants bees and wasps. and Diptera gnats and flies. Some are destructive while others help control pests. a few benefit decaying matter.
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Coleoptera
Lepidoptera
Evergreens for Home and Farm: Heat, Shade, and Beauty
The article urges planting evergreens around dwellings and outbuildings citing their warmth in winter, cooling shade in summer, and visual appeal. It lists Arbor Vitae varieties and multiple juniper, cedar, pine, fir, and fir species available from nurseries, noting low cost and ease of cultivation.
Kokomo Horticultural Society Schedules May Meeting
The Kokomo Horticultural Society met May 3 with the president in the chair. M Brown read an essay on planting and declined publication. A pruning demonstration followed. Seeds from the Agricultural Department were distributed. Templin and Leach were assigned essays for future meetings. Adjourned to meet in two weeks.
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Control for Corn Grubs Before Planting
Advice to treat soil or seedbed with coal tar or similar repellent substance where grub damage to corn is likely, to deter grubs before planting.
Buy cabbage and fruit plants from Brown and Templin Kokomo Nurseries
The notice advertises cabbage celery tomato pepper and sweet potato plants along with fruit and ornamental trees, small fruits and shrubs from Brown and Templin of the Kokomo Nurseries.
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Washing Fruit Trees to Remove Moss and Larvae
The bodies of fruit trees should be well washed with strong soap suds to remove mosses and destroy larvae that may have spent the winter on the bark.
Cruelty to Dumb Animals Warned Over Farming Practice
The text argues for recollecting snakes toads and moles and most birds as friends of farmers for destroying pests. It condemns keeping calves dry with minimal milk and urges ample milk or grazing. warns that continuing cruelty is poor economy and religion.
Farm tools and breeding stock guidance from old text
The passage warns that all tools must stay sharp and keep a dangerous edge. It argues that pure blood animals should be preferred for breeding as they reliably produce like progeny, while graded stock may regress to inferior traits in offspring.
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Leeds Trades Land Parcels for Town Property
A column notes several land exchanges and property offers in Iowa and surrounding areas. Leeds lists 695 acres with improvements for trade, 240 acres near Soux City for goods notes and cash, and five acres for town property, with various social and economic items interspersed.
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