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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1922
Page
6
Practical advice for farmers and homestead gardeners includes preparing grain, canning eggs, selecting purebred stock, using manure and phosphate, improving fencing and livestock, maintaining clean animal care, and planning farm as a business. Emphasis on seed quality, records, seed potato selection, feeding, and evaluating poultry profitability.
The article advises preserving eggs year round by canning using fresh fertile eggs. Do not use washed dirty eggs as the shell coating is removed. Use water glass solution mixed 1 part water glass to 10 parts cold boiled water in sterilized earthen jars or galvanized containers, covering eggs with at least two inches of liquid.
Submarine Dean, a top welter, faces Seattle’s Joe King in Wenatchee tonight in the Elks and Howitzer Co. card at the Elks Temple. Leavenworth fans hope for a July 4 bout between Dean and Jimmy Cottrell, terms agreed, pending Cottrell’s acceptance. Dean has defeated Ketchell, Storey, Wright, Walker, Woods, Rieger, Orton and White.
Eggs can be preserved in a water-glass solution for up to one year if tightly sealed and kept cool. When removing eggs for use rinse to remove preservative. good condition eggs will stay usable for at least two weeks after extraction.
The U S Department of Agriculture shows poisoned bran bait to control cutworms. Mix 1 bushel dry bran with 1 pound white arsenic or Paris green, 4 gallons water, and half a gallon sorghum until mashed. Scatter in marble sized lumps near plant bases late in the day. Repeat if needed. Cutworms threaten crops nationwide, especially tomatoes cabbage and lettuce.
The United States Department of Agriculture notes organic matter greatly boosts soil moisture. Humus can hold about 190 pounds of water per 100 pounds, far more than sand or clay, and it improves friability and microbial activity in soil.
Property for sale or long term lease adjoining the Sylvester ranch, with option to buy. Inquiries directed to Felix Genge in Centralia Washington. includes prior parcel references and contact details.
A boys and girls dairy club member aided placing a purebred sire at the head of a Snohomish County dairy herd. The article also notes eggs remain nutritious when preserved in a water glass solution.
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