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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1918
Page
7
Suffering from Nervousness and Sick Headache and lassitude will find renewed strength brighter looks better health and clearer complexions by using Beecham's Pills. They aid stomach liver bowels and blood with gentle positive action and no disagreeable after effects. Use.
The United States Department of Agriculture releases Farmers Bulletin 937 detailing how to create a productive farm garden. It explains growing common garden crops, reducing living costs, supporting wartime needs, and conserving staples like wheat and meat. Copies are free from Washington DC.
The British Ministry of Reconstruction notes chemistry as central to modern war. Germany nurtured its chemical industry, especially alkali derivatives, gaining a temporary world monopoly. A six‑chemist committee is to assess England, recommending a plan for a self‑sustaining British chemical sector during and after the war.
The Moline Universal Tractor weighs 3380 pounds and delivers equal work to heavier models with lower fuel and oil use. It uses 98 percent of weight for traction on two drive wheels with no front wheels for push. The tractor and implement form a single unit, operated from the implement seat by one man, with easy gear for changing implements and a rear carrying truck for odd jobs.
Fairview Korndyke Mata, a six year old Holstein, produced 185.31 pounds of butter in 30 days from 4216 pounds of milk, averaging 6.17 pounds daily. She surpasses Ortusby Jane Segis Raggie’s 183.71 pounds in the same period, and her seven day test added 46.77 pounds to the weekly record. Owned by Oliver Cabana Sr. of Elma Center, Mata’s continued monthlong test cements her status among top butter yielding cows.
United States Department of Agriculture officials urge both country and urban residents to sacrifice comfort to supply labor for farming and harvests in 1918. Clarence Ousley emphasizes cooperation between federal agencies, states, communities, and cities to shift workers, while noting limited available labor and the need for civic readjustment to prevent a food crisis.
Historic agricultural note describes poisoned bait for grasshoppers using bran, paris green, lemons or oranges, and molasses or sugar sirup. It details mixing ratios, moisture guidance, and regional adjustments for semiarid areas, plus an alternative Criddle mixture using fresh horse droppings and arsenic with citrus.
The text outlines methods for distributing poisoned bait in fields and orchards with caution to avoid fruit tree damage and notes regional timing. It then shifts to dairy calf rearing recommended by the USDA, stressing not to sell promising calves for meat, emphasizing early care, vaccination, feeding regimens, weaning timing, milk quantities, and gradual diet changes to prevent digestive issues and promote healthy herd development.
Two weeks old calves require clean sunny quarters ample exercise and ample clean water. The common practice is skim milk feeding for two to six months. Fall calves end milking in spring when pastures are ready, promoting steady growth without breaks in feeding.
The article argues two main factors behind rising milk production. Milk purchased for consumption provides nourishment and growth elements more cheaply than meat or eggs. It notes the dairy cow as the most economical animal food producer, converting inedible feeds like grass and cornstalks into human food, unlike other farm animals.
A U S D A prepared piece urges using flowers to support the war effort by aiding beekeepers. It notes that bees can increase sugar supply through nectar production and calls for integrating fragrance and bloom into practical, dual-use planting during wartime.
Secretary of Agriculture calls for civilian service in harvest fields. If soldiers dig trenches and risk life, civilians can spare time to work in furrows, build railroads, and support the war effort through harvest labor.
Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture, The Farm Garden in the North, Farmers Bulletin 987 offers city and country gardeners guidance on extending harvests. It includes a zone map showing killing frost dates and tables with latest safe planting dates and crop maturities for northern states.
The guinea is a good watch bird and first to warn of danger. Its cry may be somewhat objectionable, but it serves to alert the poultry flock to threats.
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