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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1914
Page
8
United States Department of Agriculture discusses profitable seed selection for corn. It advises farmers to choose ears from plants that yield heavily under average conditions, avoid oversized ears with excess space, prefer dense stands, and select for short thick stalks with no suckers. Preservation of chosen seed is essential for future harvests.
Practical autumn garden guidance covers hydrangea and straw flower preservation in dry vases, rhubarb forcing in cellars, saving soil, and storing loam for winter. It advises leaving hardy roots like horseradish and parsnip in ground, with fall digging for some, sowing spinach in Sept or Oct, and watering window boxes generously to prevent winter failures.
A. M. Ten Eyck explains a seed bed should be mellow and finely pulverized only to seed depth. Soil below the seed must be firm yet not compact to connect with subsoil, enabling capillary moisture movement. Above, mellow soil acts as a blanket to retain moisture while heat and air reach the seed.
The piece argues higher grain values will push larger acreages sown this year. It urges deep plowing, firm seed beds, grading grain to remove weeds and trash, using a grain drill for sowing wheat, and careful seed-bed management to boost yields. It also notes curing garlic flavor in milk via filtering and air washing, with temperature control and equipment details.
On Saturdays, Lititz trains depart at 5.45 and 6.45 A M and every 30 minutes to 8.45 P M with final runs at 10 16 10 45 and 11 44 P M. Lancaster departures start 6.00 A M with half hour intervals to 8.00 P M then 9 00 10 00 and 11 00. Sundays mirror weekday times. Freight cars depart Lititz 9 15 A M and 3 15 P M, reaching Lancaster 11 30 A M and 6 00 P M.
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