Costs of home mixed fertilizers beat ready mixed blends
The article notes home mixing of fertilizer materials is cheaper than ready mixed blends with savings varying by time and place. It cites acids phosphate, nitrate, potash, and phosphoric acid costs, highlights potential profit from home mixing, and mentions simple mixing methods using common flour or other materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Special Information Service
Ve. Department of Agriculture
Inginy
Cabe Tilizer
Washington
Analysis of Garden Fertilizer Mixture and Contents
The document outlines a garden fertilizer mix with 18 percent P2O5 and 2 percent N, containing no potash and minimal nitrogen. It notes suitability for clay soils rich in potash after prior manure use and lists ingredients like nitre from soda, ammonium sulfate, fish scrap, and potash sulfate with approximate analyses of 1 percent N 4 percent P2O5 and 2 percent K2O.
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ZOO
How to Make Home Fertilizer Mixes Efficiently
The article details steps for preparing home fertilizer blends using layered mixing, screens, and tamper tools. It explains choosing materials by percentages, calculating amounts from phosphoric acid, nitrogen, and potash contents, and suggests starting with proven formulas while noting slight tolerances in agricultural value. It also mentions equipment options from small tamper to rotary mixers for large batches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Community Notes From Lawrence And Nearby Towns
Local tidbits record visitors and travels in Lawrence and Toland areas. Mentions of Mr Taydohnsgen delivering tarley, Slaughter of Tonganoxie summoned to Rey Cook home, and various family visits and Easter trips. The Aid Society met with Misses Ella and Nettie On and Vietrola music provided entertainment. Nearby residents including Mrs Barnes undergoing tonsil surgery, and multiple trips to Kansas City for shopping and routines are noted.
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Taydohnsgen
Tarley
George Esarehiy
William Norwl
Wells
Taaweenee
Charlton
Kansas
Vnity
Bert Tlecinen
Robert Chaham
Cook
Lawrence
Annd Dwyer
Lawren
Phoenicis
Noltensmyer
Baxter
Robert Graham
Fan Lly
John Osborne
Ryan MekKone
J. J. Charlton
Sullivan
Dickinson
Margaret Metheary
Sam Kelsall
Aid Society
Haineis
Henry Bislie
Ray Barnes
Kansas City
Geo. “L. Phenicle
Eyster
Ro CL
Roeat
Bkeets
New Hore
Pyle
Harry Skeeta
Hook
John McKune
Fred Harmon
Harlin Sale
Halsted
M Bertha Halsted
Kansis
Livthie Stout
Wl Mes
Ku Nanee
M. Clevengers
Geo. W. Phenicie
Tonganesie
B. Cook
D. O'Dea
Deweese
Tonga
J. Molthemieiy
Aliss Ruth Pheniere
Dare
Rie
Easter activities and visits near Spring Hill and Lawrence
Easter events mark a busy period with Sunday school class picnics at Miss Hazel Kelsey’s home for about forty five children. Families travel to Lawrence for services and visits with relatives while local farms change hands and residents attend Easter observances.
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Ponyore
Herbert ‘Nunemaker
Lawrence
Afr
Mirs
Hazel Kelsey
Ruth Phenicie
J. M. Clevenger
H. D. Dohugon
Eugene Wimmieck
Ethel Kahn
Delia Oliver
Ward Fox
A. A Dickingon
Mary Dickinson
Tonganuxie
Deweesé
Kansen City
MC Clevenger
Kansas City
Frank Barnes
J. 2. Dwyer
Iss B
Laverne Jones
Hicakney
Hoy Cook
Fred Harmon
Rey
B. Cook
Barnes
Tonganusie
Wess
Employment Sunday Aims to Link Soldiers with Jobs
Kansas churches join U S employment service to help returning soldiers and wartime workers find employment on May 1 designated as Employment Sunday. Preachers urged to explain how the service operates and promote cooperation in matching job seekers with openings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Popeka
Kans
Commission of Church Federation
Kilmer Swamp Root Ad with Local Notes and Social Update
An 1900s style advertisement touts Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root for kidney liver and bladder trouble as a mild healing herbal remedy available at druggists or by parcel post. The issue also records social notes: Mr Poehier of Kansas City visiting, prom at Lawrence, wrist injury from a horse fall, a school meeting with Kirby elected director and Miss Bigsby as teacher, and a card club gathering for George Bigsby and Mrs Bixby's anniversaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parcel Post
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Lawrence Daily Journal-World
Poehier
Kansas City
Tellint
Mar
Poetler
Rudiger
Joseephine Yoentin
Junite
Lawremre
vHobert Larcom
Rfr
Kirby
Phebe Bigsby
Piper
Arrbuckle
Genoa
Minois
Brackett
Tay
J. R. Topping
Wulfekuhler
Leavenworth
Otix Perkins
Jack St. Clair
Charley Crowder
Lawfrence
Hall
Arthur
Stonestreet
Harry Edmondson
Loth
Bfarry, Jr
Lawrence
Kirk
Oversegn
Willarr
Webster
Glynn Wirby
Lawrernee
Fort Riley
Eastman
Famiy
Yibley
Simolay
Alph Davis
eGorge Wise
Wise Land
Earnest Wise
W. BR. Piper
Aimie Piper
Walnut Grove
Cora Bustman
Bismerck Grove
Weight Loss Method Promises Health and Happiness
A short note touts a safe weight reduction plan claiming it brings slenderness and better health. It advises obtaining a small box of oil of kerein from a druggist and following directions without starvation or excessive exercise. The tone emphasizes improved life value.
Local Social Notes and Political Updates Span Lawrence
The record highlights social visits and gatherings in Lawrence with numerous locals attending events and family occasions. It notes teaching appointments at Walnut Grove and Bismerck Grove schools, legislative actions funding state house improvements, and mentions Holland’s 38 qualified women lawyers, 19 of whom practice but cannot hold court posts.
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Holland
Courts of Justice
Belting the Nation at Lawrence Factory
After armistice the Columbia Legging Company of Lawrence quickly shifted from leather leggings to belts. Large orders and over $5,000 in single contracts show demand for cordovan, fancy braided, plain leathers across regions. B. M. Ide leads the efficient plant with partners tied to other major interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia Legging Company
Lawrence
B. M. Ide
Ken Castodian Case Timeline In Kan April a Kas
Fragmentary OCR notes show a Kan case involving Ken Castodian with dates in April. The readable parts indicate Dutch Kas or Kas hes near Kan. No full details or outcomes are clear from the preserved text.
Freezone touted as corn cure by Cincinnati authority
An advertisement urges readers to try freezone, a sticky drop that supposedly dissolves corn from root to surface without harming surrounding skin. The claim promises quick relief and cheap cost, while warning that cutting corn is bad practice.
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Cincinnati
Freckle Lotion Recipe Promises Cheap Complexion Aid
Copy reads a home made beauty tip claiming two lemons in a bottle with three ounces of orchard white yields a freckle and tan lotion at very low cost. The fragment suggests mixing and shaking for a cosmetic result.
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United States Department of Agriculture
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Reno
Indiana
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Michigan Ave
Chicago
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A. G. Hanbeck
McDougall
State House
Columbia’ Leather Company
New York
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