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Newspaper
Le Grand Reporter
Location
Le Grand, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1925
Page
6
The essay traces the saying sowing wild oats to rural England origins and old usage. It explains the phrase as wasteful youthful dissipations, likening them to common wild oats weeds in grain fields, with a shift from literal seed to moral warning.
The timing of pig weaning depends on management system and desired herd breeding schedule. Wean at eight weeks for fall litters. remove the sow for pasture and place in a dry pen with scant ration to dry udders while runts may stay longer or be moved to empty the udder.
Farmers grow about six million acres of oats annually as a nurse crop and soil restorer. For best yields, disk spring seed beds, use fall-plowed stubble, and plant well-graded clean seed free from smut to avoid 10 to 20 bushels per acre losses. Ensure oats are cultured as a premium cover crop prior to clover and alfalfa.
An old hen advises keeping an eye for openings as gardens attract hens. A garden with a solid chicken proof fence can keep birds safe, but a husky hen can wreck the best plots. Occasionally cropping a wing might be necessary to protect the crop.
A gardener warns against directing a strong cold stream at tender vegetables or flowering plants. Cold water chills the plant and tears leaves blossoms from stems. Roots still need moisture when the soil is very dry.
The article compiles multiple relic methods for treating calf lice from agricultural stations and associations. It cites coal tar dips at 5 percent for cleaning and disinfection, brush application of raw insecticide, repeated washing with 2 to 5 percent coal tar disinfectants, and warm drying. alternative remedies include larkspur infusion and pyrethrum powder, with cautions about effectiveness versus thorough washing and dipping.
A Clemson extension horticulturist outlines steps to revive neglected orchards. Pruning focuses on thinning wood from December to March to stimulate growth and fruit bud formation. If many branches are removed, delay pruning until the second year. Plow early in spring after applying well rotted stable manure.
Strawberry acreage benefits from a cleaned patch after winter straw mulch. Exposed plants receive light they need and will grow more vigorously. If left covered the plants may become stunted and fruiting delayed and smaller than with cleaning.
The notes advise against using rye straw in poultry house litter due to possible ergot contamination. Six pounds of seed corm per acre yields about sixteen ears. manure loses half its value if weathered in shallow piles. Scattered rotted wood improves flower beds and reduces weeds. worms threaten cabbages without prompt control through careful, frequent inspection.
An advertisement extols Green's August Flower as an effective remedy for nervous dyspepsia sour stomach constipation indigestion torpid liver dizziness and related digestive disorders. It cites 58 years of worldwide use and widespread availability in 30 and 90 cent bottles.
The article explains ostracism from the Greek ostrakon meaning shell. Citizens wrote suspects' names on shells and placed them in an urn for senate review. The person with the most votes faced banishment after a council vote, needing six thousand, a practice abolished around 300 BC.
A newspaper notice warns buyers to look for the Bayer name on aspirin tablets or packaging to ensure authenticity and safety. It emphasizes Bayer cross branding and cautions that purchases without the Bayer name may be dangerous and ineffective.
Albert H. Reid, who bought land six years ago on payments, was told no taxes owed because the land was listed as M E Church. He disputes that, noting no church is nearby, and questions the listing's validity while another ad promotes Caticora products for itching scalp and skin.
The Saint Gaudens Adams Memorial in Rock Creek cemetery is explained as embodying the soul facing life’s deepest question about life after death, not grief as often thought. The statue was designed to symbolize contemplation of fundamental questions, while a stray remark about racing expenses is noted.
Argentina forms a national department of hygiene using modern methods to educate health nationwide. Railroad cars equipped with radio instruments and moving picture machines travel rural districts carrying disinfecting material and other health supplies, while lectures and posters reinforce health lessons. A child welfare division has been created.
Unmarried Mexican women once carried dolls to signal a search for a husband. The custom's remnant sparks a doll craze in Europe and the United States after the war, while a separate note links firmness of mind to submission to prejudice.
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