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Newspaper
Montezuma Enterprise
Location
Montezuma, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1922
Page
7
The article explains shield budding as the preferred plum propagation method, best in late August. It notes young one to two year stocks, sap conditions to avoid drowning the bud, minimum stock diameter, and careful cutting and handling of buds with sharp specialized knives.
Prepared by USDA the article explains corn silage can be safe for horses and mules if properly made and fed. It warns that molds grown from improper cutting or packing can be deadly and that air is needed for mold growth so airtight rapid feeding prevents mold. It also cautions against frozen silage to avoid colic and notes corn silage should supplement hay, not replace it entirely.
The guide explains upward cuts for budding plums, selecting a one inch piece, inserting under bark, and securing with raffia. It covers timing to avoid winter damage, dormancy, spring stock pruning, and advantages like faster first-season growth and straight trunks. It notes buds can be placed in branches and that top shaping follows union.
The Shot Hole Borer attacks weakened or diseased trees, not healthy ones. Keep trees vigorous with fertilizing, tilting, and pruning, and remove and burn heavily infested branches to manage the pest.
Cautions against overfeeding silage noting its laxative tonic and appetizing effects. Recommend gradual introduction and a daily limit of 10 to 15 pounds per animal for idle horses, brood mares, and growing stock.
The West sees rising interest in boys pig clubs with fat hogs fed by cub boys and shipped in carload lots. Since 1921 this exhibit and sale has been a key feature, with four carloads shown last year and auctioned by the US Department of Agriculture reports. Duroc Jerseys and Poland China hogs led, with a carload taking top price for the entire show.
Sweet clover is a wonderful soil builder and renovator praised for renewing poor worn-out soil. It provides abundant feed and improves soil more effectively than any other crop, thriving especially on poorer soils and described as a God given soil-builder.
Instructions urge plastering the silo interior to stop silage juices escaping through mortar joints. Use two coats of rich cement mortar. prevent juices from freezing in joints to avoid trouble.
Destruction by forest fires is criminal and wastes resources. The speaker urges tree protection and more planting efforts, noting it takes years to grow a large tree but only minutes to destroy it by fire and calling for prevention measures.
The U S Department of Agriculture will display a large glass-tube model at the national dairy show in Syracuse showing how blood carries nourishment from the digestive tract to the udder. The exhibit demonstrates how feed proteins break into amino acids, travel in blood, and form milk proteins, stressing the need for varied and proportionate amino acids in the ration.
Selling direct to the consumer is described as the most profitable way to dispose of high grade foods. By delivering directly to nearby families once or twice a week, producers avoid middlemen and can command higher prices. Hotels, restaurants, and clubs are cited as strong potential customers through contracts.
Reports from New York state tests supervised by Cornell University show pure-strain potato selections grown from a single tuber outperform farmers’ own varieties. Across two years on several farms the pure strain averaged 48 bushels per acre more than ordinary types with identical soil and cultural conditions on each farm.
After turkeys roam widely complaints may arise about crop damage though losses are rarely serious. The birds avoid standing grain and prefer not to pass through ripening crops, yet observers say their insect destruction far outweighs crop toll.
Home養ers can caponize a few cockerels for holiday meals and early spring. Caponized birds kept on free range reach eight to ten pounds and excel other poultry for roasting.
A stock keeper argues that lacking a silo cripples profitability, claiming losses from 25 to 85 percent. He notes that investing in a silo yields about 75 percent return for a farmer.
A tired English barrister, seeking calm after a trying day, settles by the fire in his study. A cat sitting nearby rises and walks across the room prompting the man to scold the animal for stamping about.
Scheming husband asks about fashion trends as his wife gleefully plans to go downtown this afternoon to order the loveliest new thing in spring pastels. The exchange hints at a planned wardrobe update and social maneuvering in a light domestic joke.
A playful yawn of humor opens a quaint item about a wool coat as a moth steals the show, drawing smiles from the crowd and a remark about the coat’s value and appeal.
A playful verse questions what little girls are made of referencing vanity rouse and high heeled shoes. The piece jests on gendered expectations with a simple rhyming twist.
The firm head scolds the office boy for lies and mentions a path for boys as traveling salesmen once they reach an age. The exchange reveals a firm’s discipline and routine career progression for youth.
A child named Johnny tells his mother he wants to be a minister when grown. The mother responds with affection, while Johnny explains his belief that boys never become what they wish to be as they grow up.
In Pittsburch the law punishes pawnbrokers who display blackjacks and brass knuckles. The measure aims to curb vigilantism against buyers of musical instruments and other goods.
Washington Star reports humor from National Beverages on summer beer scarcity in Paris. Uncle Bill Bottle top quips that champagne in Berlin is costly, offering a tongue in cheek balance to the imbalance.
A vintage advertisement promotes Fletcher's Castoria as a 30 year remedy for babies and children. It claims to relieve constipation flatulency wind colic and diarrhea and to ease feverishness while aiding digestion and natural sleep without opioids. The genuine product bears a signature.
In a brief farmyard exchange, Farmer Tossell protests a taunting remark while Farmer Corner-Of course defends the remark as a neutral joke about animals. The dialogue centers on whether the term donkey was used personally.
A fragment shows a conversation about handling a noisy neighbor and a hired Scotch cook who arrives with bagpipes, illustrating domestic tensions and comic intrusions in a neighborhood setting.
Cuticura helps with rashes on babies using hot baths with Cuticura Soap and gentle applications of Cuticura Ointment. Finish with Cuticura Talcum for fragrance. Prices shown at 25 cents each. An ounce of sanitation beats a pound of consultation.
A quick dialogue shows a girl chiding Sandy for silence yet praising his long letters while he muses about what to include in his next missive in a London humor piece.
Wartime demands raise table linen value and promote Red Cross Ball Blue to enhance wear. The advertisement urges consumers to use it and see the results, noting availability from all grocers.
A proverb states that both a woman's laughter and her tears can be equally deceptive, reflecting on appearances and hidden motives.
Mrs B A asks about outings and Mrs M A replies they stay in most days to get value for their money due to the high rent for their house.
In a portrait of domestic partnership, she is praised as a real helpmate. The commentary notes she treats her husband's business friends with genuine care, highlighting her supportive role at home and in social circles.
A humorous cartoon exchange depicts an instructor scolding a student for poor riding form and the student retorting that yesterday he rode correctly, explaining his awkward posture today as a consequence.
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