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Newspaper
Maurice Times
Location
Maurice, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1917
Page
7
The article covers sweet corn tomatoes and eggplant as top home garden picks. It advises multiple plantings for corn to extend harvests and describes growing methods for tomato and eggplant including starting indoors, spacing, and soil needs. It also notes manure and soil considerations and suggests a dozen healthy plants feed a family.
Immense worldwide demand for staple foods keeps prices high and profits strong. The note urges farmers to maximize production and avoid risks in securing good foods, predicting profits and sustained markets for at least a year.
A cautionary note on harness maintenance warns that hanging damp or neglected harness causes ammonia damage to leather. Proper fall cleaning and oiling, followed by drying in a place away from moisture, extends life and resists deterioration.
The text notes that summer feeding costs can be greatly reduced by proper pasture management and care for the dairy.
A practical windmill control plan uses a cistern with a float valve and horizontal check valve to store water. A T valve near the pump, a cut-out valve, and a weighted pail on a lever automatically stop and restart the mill as water pressure changes.
To sweeten an acid soil, scatter finely ground limestone or slaked lime over the plowed ground and work into the top soil. Ground limestone is cheapest and slower acting. larger quantities may be needed for the same effect. Screenings sell for 25 cents to 1 dollar per ton and on farms, grinders can powder limestone locally.
Ohio experiment station gardeners advise intensive potato culture by a late crop after clover is cut or strawberries are picked. Sun sprouted seed is required and tubers planted just after harvest can maximize clover benefits. Early summer plantings on old strawberry patches may yield unusually high quality potatoes.
The garden offers the quickest way to lower living costs by growing a fresh supply of food. Surplus production takes months for items like meat and flour, with doubtful price impact, while planting a garden relieves shortages within weeks and allows substitution of fresh vegetables for canned goods and costly staples.
A fragmented note reflects on sheep returning to a pasture once grass is healthy and livestock are acclimated, suggesting reassurance and steadiness in quiet rural life.
The article explains ear notches and holes as a marking system for calves, stressing that notches must be detectable by touch and should avoid knives. It notes common methods like leather neck straps with brass tags and ear tattoo marks, and provides example notch patterns for several animals.
Items of interest for agricultural readers from the U S Department of Agriculture and noted writers cover practical farming insights, crop outlooks, livestock care, and market trends. The report compiles expert guidance and timely information for growers and agribusiness.
Farm managers rush to move loads without greasing wagons, causing dry spindles and rapid wear. Regular use of axle grease reduces friction and wear, protecting equipment. Keep a wrench and grease to avoid missing lubrication.
An apple orchard uses poultry to protect trees and furnish shade while providing green food and insect control. The fowls keep harmful pests down, benefiting the orchard by reducing fruit-damaging insects.
Grow food or forage on every bit of ground this year. If you have extra land, give it to someone who can crop it. Use all vacant spaces to increase production and reduce waste.
A brief note warns that if you do not grant proper grading for eggs, others will decide and you will incur higher costs or penalties. The message stresses personal responsibility in egg grading practices and potential price consequences.
The passage urges sharpening garden tools to improve efficiency and pride in work. It argues that dull tools burden strength, hamper hoeing, and reduce enjoyment, while sharp tools with tight handles promote self-respect. It advises keeping tools in good shape with a file and cleaning rust with a kitchen knife. It also stresses training boys to use and care for sharp tools to avoid discouragement.
A United States Department of Agriculture report details how marketing associations aid growers by handling disposal and labor during picking. It notes efforts to standardize grade and pack, improve prices, and curb picker shortages during rainy periods by guaranteeing minimum working days.
A brief notice notes that feeding efficiency varies by horse. Some horses require less feed for same work, while others need more. Emphasizes assessing each horse's return on feed and suggests saving feed akin to practices in cow barns.
Early sowing is advised to maximize yields. If the soil is deep and rich, Paranips can cover large fields per acre. thin the plants to stand about four to five inches apart for even growth.
A compact column notes the struggle for employment and the high cost of living. It cites a humorous, dialect anecdote about a speech trying to secure money for children’s mumps medicine, highlighting social pressures and economic strain in a brisk, period-voice style.
George Ade recalled a theater manager who refused to cast a young married couple in his play saying both would be too much. Ade noted the manager’s worry the audience would view love scenes as intimate and improper. The exchange underscores debates over fidelity and public modesty in early theater.
A Cincinnati authority touts Freezone as a painless home remedy for corns and calluses. A few drops on the corn supposedly removes it instantly without irritation or infection risk, with bottles available at drugstores or via wholesalers.
A humorous exchange in court features a wife asserting a tall married man should be drafted, while the judge remarks the man merely appears tall and is likely shorter in reality. The vignette underscores perceptions vs truth in a legal setting.
Advertises ethine double strength cream to remove freckles and pale spots. Claims quick results with nightly and morning application and a money back guarantee. Mentions druggist purchase and rare need for more than one ounce for total whitening.
A partial dialogue reveals tension around marriage expectations. One speaker notes a man’s habit of teasing married men while another recalls his past claim of being eager to marry, concluding that he may not have been truly ready.
The cartoon shows a woman noting department stores will sell Liberty loan bonds while another warns that a bond cannot be exchanged for a different purchase the next day. The humorous exchange highlights wartime savings drives amid retail retailing.
A historical overview lists diverse manufacturers repurposed for war industry. Jewelers turn to peri Scope components, sash-chain makers to rifle clips, phonograph firms to shell parts, underwear makers to bandages, music-roll plants to fuses, and cream-separator outfits to shell primers.
Money goes from the treasury to sub treasuries then to banks. Banks lend and disburse funds for wages salaries or exchange, placing money into circulation.
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