Berks County fair week plans and local notes
A Berks County agricultural society may hold a horse show on fair week next autumn a motorcycle race on Wednesday and a balloon ascension on Big Thursday Sunneytown claims the oldest continual store in Upper Montgomery county now run by J S Grossman and Irwin G Rahn Y M C A official teaches boys fencing and free the art to every youth in the organization missing boy James O Neill son of Thomas O Neill Allentown is reported missing after misplacing 308 dollars Five hundred bird cages made by Readings Boys High School manual training pupils distributed throughout Berks county Pottsville School Board cuts trees at school properties over foliage concerns Wayne county had 19 tanneries in 1866 with output over 2 000 000 leather tanned now none remain due to lack of hemlock bark potato dealers like George D Crowl ship potatoes from Scotland due to local shortages Fire Chief Haddock of Connellsville keeps a mixed flock of hens and ducks testing incubation sameness and joking at his expense
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Berks County Agricultural Society
Sunneytown
Montgomery County
J. 5. Grossman
Irwin G. Rahn
Lebanon
Miller
James O'Neill
Thomas O’ Neill
Allentown
Reading
Wayne County
George D. Crowl
Oxford
Fairmount
Lancaster
Chester
Scotland
John Haddock
Connellsville
Haddock
Ducker
O. K
Reform Moves to Reshape Express Companies and Rates
The House committee reported a bill extending Interstate Commerce Commission oversight over express firms in a reform package. It envisions closer cooperation with rural free delivery, simplified receipts, and a zone based pricing system aligned to parcels post. Under the bill, packages up to eleven pounds and $80 value would face tiered rates from 2 to 12 cents per pound by distance, with a minimum 10 cent minimum per package.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Inter-State and Foreign Commerce Committee
Inter State Commerce Commission
Post Office Department
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
Paint Tree Wounds
Observation suggests white lead is best and cheapest for fruit tree wounds with grafting wax a close second. Do not use coal tar as it hinders re-barking. Keep a paint pot filled with water to prevent drying and use it this winter during delayed pruning.
Deep Snows Threaten Orchards Says Homestead
When heavy snows cover the ground fruit trees and shrubs suffer. Cottontails lose food and raid trees, especially small ones. Advice warns owners to vigilantly protect with methods from trapping to poison baits and bark repellents, while reinforcing veneer protectors before snows deepen.
Working With The Flowers In A Window Garden
Do not neglect the window garden as plants peak. Turn them weekly, stir soil, wash pots, provide fresh air daily, and shower weekly. Watch for pests and ensure sun does not scorch. For bed ding shift plants as roots fill pots, provide sun and air, avoid leggy growth. Canes need moisture and heat to develop.
Protecting Plants From Snow With Ashes and Sand
Winter care tips advise scattering ashes or sand over crusted snow to prevent damage. The method helps melt spots and allows branches to push through without injury during thaws.
Horticultural Notes From the Society
Horticultural society notes discuss blackberries in cool moist air and Bordeaux mixture as a fungicide not an insecticide while lime sulphur washes serve as insecticide and fungicide. Advice covers flowering color separation, beetle larvae feeding on grasshopper eggs, prolific string beans in greenhouses, strawberry acreages rising, best poultry yards in orchards, spray targets for sucking and chewing insects and fungi, strawberry mulch with straw, and keeping orchard fenes weed free.
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Litmz
Primis
JHE Bell Telephone Company
Pennark
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Hon. J. Way Brown
John D. Skiles Grabll B. Long
John Hertaler
John D. Skiles
Herbert C. Miller
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W. C. Henshl
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John A
Nauman
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