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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1922
Page
6
A study by the Town agricultural experiment station shows manure adds value in clover fields. Plots manured once per rotation doubled yield compared to unmanured plots, with eight tons per acre. When phosphorus was added with manure, plant height and root growth increased further.
Late vegetables can be stored profitably for winter pricing. Use existing basement storage, under outbuildings, or outdoor cellars of wood or masonry. If permanent facilities are unavailable, keep root crops in outdoor pits or banks with minimal outlay.
The article argues sheep can greatly improve soil by eating weed seeds and pests but warns a profitable mutton operation requires moving beyond viewing sheep only as scavengers. Careful breeding, feeding, and management are needed to avoid trouble and fully capitalize on their productive potential.
The article cites Regents Park menagerie housing over 3,000 animals, notes ruins of Ardea Italy, and recalls Columbus's voyage costing about 7 000 in current currency. It also references marshes and a place called Lath tewa, with fragmentary phrasing throughout.
Poorly nourished cows produce weak calves, so calf feeding begins before birth. The cow must receive ample, palatable feed to stay thrifty and develop her calf in utero. If pregnant cows are underfed, both suffer and future calves are weakened. Adequate, juicy feed ensures strong, thrifty calves ready for proper care after birth.
Text notes collaborative work with experiment stations to develop crops with disease resistant traits. It highlights profitability of new varieties in regions where agriculture is risky, emphasizing suitability to local load and soil conditions and the cooperative approach behind agricultural innovation.
The chairman or dairy farmer operating with his farm notes high profits from poultry. Milk producing foods double as egg production aids, including clover alfalfa middlings rye and silage. Feeding surplus grills to hens or growing stock boosts egg growth and overall meat yield, making it a valuable adjunct to grain rations.
Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture, the piece details geese farming from gosling weights and market timing to slaughter, picking, and skinning. It covers steaming and dry picking methods, resin techniques, and alternative practices, plus regional production notes and feeding. It notes geese are hardy, require water, and thrive with good pasture, with South and Middle West as major regions.
Instruction urges culling and selling stock not worth keeping for winter. Advises September and October as ideal months to market both old and young stock to avoid carrying through the season.
Rosetta Stone, found near Rosetta in Egypt by French engineers, proved the key to deciphering hieroglyphics. Inscribed in Greek, Demotic, and hieroglyphic scripts, the three texts shared identical meaning enabling modern understanding of ancient Egyptian writing.
A garbled item from the Star Chronicle recounts a bus stop confrontation with a conductor shouting about seating and a remark about separating a daughter from her mother. The text references a publisher and an employee, hinting at a broader company affair or error.
A fragmentary vision from Cyrano de Bergerac's voyage hints at a magical book given by a lunar inhabitant. The traveler describes a device with springs and a turning hand that reveals distinct thoughts like a musical instrument, foretelling a strange future reading machine.
A Philadelphia reader describes years of motherhood related illness and spells, praising Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription, Lotion Tablets, and Healing Suppositories. The testimonial urges others to obtain the remedies from a local druggist. The signer identifies Mus Ida Stewart of 2181 EH Somerset St Philadelphia.
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