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Newspaper
Melfort Moon
Location
Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Oct 02, 1918
Page
7
This notice announces upcoming issue savings and deals in the next edition from advertisers and stores featured in the publication. It highlights anticipated discounts and shopper bargains to look for when the issue is released.
Sandy Leam shows how to warm soil early in spring to enable gardeners to plant sooner. The article explains soil types and practices that help seeds germinate and transplants establish quickly.
Guidance on selecting garden location and soil, stressing good drainage, sun exposure, wind protection, fencing, and proximity to the house. Notes sandy loam suitability, risks of overly sandy soil, and the need to improve poor soil. outlines sun requirements for lettuce, spinach, tomatoes, and eggplants.
Guidance on protecting a sow and newborn piglets during farrowing outlines attentive observation, bedding, dry well ventilated pens, guard rails, and methods for assisting birth. It covers handling first aid for newborns, clipping teeth, removing afterbirth, and feeding regimes for sow and litter to maximize survival and growth.
An agricultural note explains using a two-section harrow or a twelve-foot weeder to cultivate crepe, corn, cotton and pintoes. This method can cut cultivation time by two thirds and costs from 85 to about 20 percent, while allowing earlier weed control. It warns of limitations with perennial weeds and delicate crops, and suggests best use on lighter soils when plants are still small.
Wartime flyer urges households to burn wood to save coal for munitions. It promotes cutting a cord and reducing wood waste as coal remains scarce. The message stresses timing, efficiency, and wartime sacrifice to support the fort and war program.
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