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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1913
Page
7
To remove rust from plows chairs cultivator shovels and all tools that need bright surfaces apply lye mixed with water two tablespoons per two pints. Wear gloves keep hands safe. Surface turns white when ready then scrub and rinse. After cleaning smear bright surfaces with raw linseed oil to prevent rust.
Fragmentary notes discuss feeding poults with spices, onion tops and lettuce, plus salt and grit for starter feed. After a week expand with rice, stale bread soaked in milk, cheese and sour milk, peppered. Also touch on dairy cow individuality and questionable views on judging a man by liver, with vague wartime politics reference.
Text discusses two methods for propagating blueberries in eastern US soils. First method plants in trenches or peat beds with surface mulch and good drainage. Second method grows plants in a drained peat bog with sand and deep mulching, avoiding winter flooding. Warns growers to separate blueberries from huckleberries to seek proper prices.
F Mower of Herington Kansas describes using a crude corn cracking implement built from an old corn sled, a 2 by 6 board, and chain hooks with barbwire to break crusted soil. He reports testing it last year and the year before, noting it helped secure a good stand by passing over a field three rows at a time.
A terse, garbled OCR fragment references time and money pressures during a season. It mentions heavy log chains in place of a logo and packing the mellow earth after listing the corn, signaling agricultural context without clear entities or a coherent narrative.
The article argues that mixing milk and cream products with shelled corn boosts pork yields. A bushel of corn with water yields 11.9 pounds of pork, while 153 pounds of milk produces 17.7 pounds in the same period. It suggests milk mixed with corn has market value though milk alone may not. It notes factories profit from turning waste into by products and urges farm adoption. It also references a literary aside about heartbreak and Cynicus.
The Journal-Works plans to discontinue distributing its up to date Atlas of the World. Readers praising the Hammond Atlas note it is well worth five dollars, but during this distribution period it is available for a reduced price of 108 with a Journal-World coupon.
Stock Farms Riverside imports a Black Percheron from France, with a tall bay stallion and a Morgan cross. The sale notes a gray and black pair, prices including 312 to secure living foal, and discounts of 1.00 if paid within ten days after foaling. Horses examined by Kansas State Guard certificates confirm soundness.
Hill Side Home Stock Farm near Lawrence advertises Inca and other jacks for breeding. It touts Inca as superb, with King Inca lineage and high breeding value. Terms include 20 dollars to insure colt stands, plus discounts for mare care. other jacks Diamond Jr and Superior are promoted for bone, feet, and strong colts.
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