15 Aug 1930
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Newspaper
Le Grand Reporter
Location
Le Grand, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1930
Page
1
Worn or dirty spark plugs misfire engines causing hard starts poor performance and higher fuel use. Cleaning or regapping or replacing after about 10 000 miles restores power with a noted jump from about 31 2 to 38 0 horsepower. Regular checks twice a year are urged for high compression engines.
The American Motorists' Association estimates show U S motorists used an average 471 gallons of gasoline per vehicle last year and paid $18.96 in gasoline taxes. New Mexico led with $87 per vehicle and 740 gallons. Massachusetts had the lowest tax at $8 per vehicle with 400 gallons used.
Sixteen methods are used by states to fix registration fees for passenger automobiles. Weight is the basis in 20 states, horsepower in 13. Other methods include flat rate, value, cubic inch displacement, and combinations. Total 1999 registration and license fees amount to 34,794,953 dollars on 23,542,108 passenger cars.
A readers quiz covers engine backfiring causes through carburetors and mufflers, ignition timing and wiring issues, distributor problems, and fuel mixture. It notes 93 percent of stolen cars are recovered and that 83.5 percent of the 1928 world motor vehicles were made in the United States.
Officer Harold D. Johnson stands six foot three as he guards the busy corner at Fourteenth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, midway between the Capitol and the White House, reputed as the tallest in the area.
A Washington traffic officer stands with a six inch higher semaphore for better signaling. Photo captures Officer Johnson and his distinctive high sign with the Capitol dome in the background.
Motorists who harm wild flowers should be collared with other bandits. Noise under the flour board while the clutch is disengaged hints wear in universal joints. Reckless speeders treat every pedestrian as a jaywalker who risks his life. Women drivers cannot expect every man to yield in this chivalrous era.
Two years of experiments with commercial fruit washing machines show the method effective for removing spray residues from apples and pears. A dilute hydrochloric acid bath followed by rinses cleans fruit, with neutralizers used if needed. Washing costs one to five cents per box and should occur as soon as fruit ripens to avoid wax interference.
The main pests on gooseberries and currants are leaf eating worms. Spraying with arsenate of lead at 1 pound per 50 gallons of water kills them. Scale insects on canes respond to lime sulfur dormant-season spray at 80 gallons per 50 gallons of water. Plant lice on leaf undersides die from nicotine sulfate at 1 ounce per 8 gallons with four ounces laundry soap. Apply before leaves curl to detect and control.
The author notes bees puncture ripe grapes to extract nectar and identifies the common yellow jacket as most damaging. He advises bagging each cluster when berries are pea-sized, using a three pound common paper bag with two corner slits to vent water. Bagging supposedly creates a uniform cluster temperature, reducing mildew and spider webs and other insects.
The honeybee is our chief fruit pollinator and much of our fruit production hinges on bees. The 1930 apple crop faces serious danger from apple scab per Dr H W Anderson of Illinois. Prepare harvesting gear and crates, grade supplies, and ample packing bags. Cherry orchards suffer leaf spot from ravages in recent years. defoliation reduces recovery. To grow fruit regularly, protect trees against pests through resistant varieties soil management pruning sanitation scrap removal banding and spraying.
A summary of the USDA Farmers' Bulletin 1820-F on steam sterilization of soil for tobacco and other crops. It notes ancient methods, advantages of steam via inverted pan method, cost estimates of 1 to 2 dollars per 100 square feet, and cautions about soil drying and delayed germination. Copies available free from USDA Washington DC.
A United States Department of Agriculture survey of a northeastern Kansas valley shows 86 percent of the land has lost 8 to 40 inches of soil since clearing 40 years ago. Areas totaling 34 to 1% acres lost 11 to 34 inches, leaving fields weeded and less productive as erosion continues to wash away the soil resource.
Wisconsin experiment station findings confirm the old saying that hay made in sunshine has higher vitamin content than hay dried in darkness. Researchers advise using a side delivery rake to turn wilted hay, protecting leaves from excessive drying while stems cure.
The text covers tree propagation emphasis on quality, weed control with seed-house herbicides, choosing seed corn from healthy stalks, Bordeaux mixture as a fungicide, timing for spraying, storing parsnips and related crops over winter, and lightning protection with grounded rods and protective troughs to prevent damage.
Washington Australia recently enacted two new tariff laws with unique features raising duties on US shipments and restricting imports without written consent. A National Geographic Society bulletin notes that the origin of tariff systems is unclear, tracing Rome Venice and medieval Europe while outlining specific and ad valorem duties and the shift from tolls to centralized customs.
In Highgate England William Shakespeare failed to answer when his name was called in court and received a fine for clinging to a motor van instead of pedaling his bicycle in the usual manner.
A scandal erupts as a senior ministry of finance official in the reparations department is jailed amid claims he took gifts from foreign interests. The arrest follows allegations by a jealous woman who says she exposed the case.
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