Quit School? A Father’s Hard Teachings to His Son Bob
Frank H Cheley recalls a bustling scene at home as his son Bob Smithhaugh declares he will quit school for work. The father responds with a stern defense of education, urging Bob to seize opportunities, study history, science, and travel, and strive to become a capable, informed adult.
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Land of Ours
Dad
the Smithhoughs
Dad Smithhough
Bob Smithhaugh
Pop
United States Steel Corporation
America
Bod
Furred hats and lace shape chic fashion in Paris styles
Julia Bottomley reports on French milliners shaping global fashion with fur trims and lace gowns. Feather accents on hats highlight modern chic while lace gowns emphasize lines and color. Dior and Paris trends feature dark loney tones, satin, net and velvet, with velvet caracal hats completing ensembles.
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Paris
Pruning Fruit Trees and Planting Strawberries by F H Beach
The article advises pruning timing and methods noting late winter or early spring as best for pruning, with May and June wounds healing well during active growth. It warns against late summer pruning due to fruit interference and possible unwanted second growth. It also covers planting raspberries and strawberries in early spring, recommending north slopes to reduce drought risk and affect early yields.
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F. H. Beach
Ohio
Staton
Mulching Strawberries Protects Plants and Boosts Yields
Mulching strawberries prevents severe freezing and ground thaw cycles, keeps plants in spring, cleans fruit during heavy rains, provides a clean kneeling surface, conserves moisture, and suppresses weeds. It reduces the need to establish new beds yearly, saving work and plant costs.
Drain Peach Orchards to Save Choice Trees
Peach growers adopt widespread drainage after two very wet winters. Poorly drained orchards lost many trees and remaining trees suffered damage, prompting methods like four furrows per middle or broad grader drainage. Apples tolerate bad conditions but still benefit from drainage. investing in drainage pays off.
Horticultural Hints From Orchard Practices Note
Ground thaw prompts mutching of strawberry beds while cold snaps injure apple crowns and roots. Poor pollination links to crop failures in apples. Raspberries can be replanted by starting a new patch next spring from old bed plants. Inspect spring bridge grafts in June or July and remove any growth from buds. Fall spray equipment requires drainage and oiling. painting tanks bears on maintenance.
Thornless berries eyed by U.S. researchers
United States Department of Agriculture researchers report progress toward thornless blackberries and dewberries. California grower B L Pollard found a productive thornless Young dewberry sport this year, prompting calls to test and propagate thornless variants across sections. Thornlessness could cut training costs and reduce cane injury, with Oregon Evergreen and Himela ya berries noted for potential gains. Investigations continue at federal and state labs.
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United States Department of Agriculture
George M. Darrow
Austin
B. L. Pollard
California
Darrow
Oregon
Estimating Hay Stack Tonnage from Volume
Guidance on calculating hay stack volume by multiplying length width and cross span measured by rope. Provides factors to convert cubic feet to tons based on hay maturity from under one month to one year.
Nitrogen Gathers in Legume Family
Gatherers of nitrogen are in the legume or clover family. They obtain nitrogen from the air and do not reduce soil nitrogen. When plowed down as green manures they directly boost soil productive power. For air sourced nitrogen the soil must contain or be inoculated with bacteria, showing nodules on roots that enable nitrogen uptake.
Agricultural Notes on Soil, Manure, and Storage
Moisture favors fungal and bacterial parasites. Calves fed at shorter intervals avoid digestive disorders. Not all plants require sweet soil. some thrive in acidic conditions. Knowledge of plants helps. Using rustless iron in implements reduces wear on sheds. Do not treat weed patches with sodium chlorate before harvest. The key step for manure heated hotbeds is fresh horse manure. Pile in rows four feet wide, up to six feet high, as long as needed.
Butter Color Brightens Prices for Butter
Dairymen report higher butter earnings by keeping Golden June Color in butter using Dandelion Butter Color. A half teaspoon per gallon of cream yields uniform, non streaking color that is vegetable based and tasteless, meeting state and national food laws. Large bottles 33 cents. free sample requests to Wells and Richardson Co. Burlington Vermont.
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Wells and Richardson Co., Inc
Burlington
Vermont
Old Trouper Faces Silence As Movies Elude Him
An veteran performer recalls never acting before an audience and jokes about missing film work. He quips that he has plenty of experience with absence, while reflecting on stage life and current opportunities.
Start and Finish Gushing Ingenue Dramatist Chat
The exchange notes a dramatist praising a writer and asks about the latest theater performance. The dramatist recalls a first night titled Passing Show as the most recent event referenced.
His Clever Refusal Poem Seeks Secretive Collection Title
A Detroit News note quotes a publisher praising a new poetry collection titled Secrets. The item hints at a negotiation on publishing terms described as an excellent deal, while cautioning secrecy amid commentary on broader literary works and labor.
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Detroit News
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