20 Dec 1923
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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1923
Page
1
Maryland station reports a three year trial showing sweet clover can fix nitrogen equal to seven tons of manure, providing fall pasture first year and green feed second year. It aids dairy farms by improving soil and reducing milk costs. inoculation and seeding details are offered.
Agricultural expert J W Bartlett of New Jersey Agricultural College notes cattle lice, especially in young stock, raise feed costs by bloodsucking and hinder growth. He recommends kerosene and lard mixtures or Kentucky Black Leaf 40 as effective treatments, with clipping advised for long hair and careful application along the back and neck.
Wisconsin studies outline three wintering periods September to May with specific actions. Protect hives from winds and cold, avoid disturbance in mid winter, and keep a dark cellar at 45 to 50 degrees. Provide stores, outside protection for spring, and plan for 40 to 75 pounds per colony depending on strength.
Farmers report clipping oats and wheat stubble early to prevent weed establishment and later clipping to stop remaining weeds from seeding. Mowing weedy pastures fence rows and orchards is also profitable to curb weed spread and growth.
A study finds cultivated orchards outyield sod plots, but adding mulch or nitrogen fertilizer to sod areas bridges the gap. Obie experiments show mulch blocks matching cultivation yields, while unmulched sod performs worse. Nitrogen input offsets grass uptake, making fertilization or mulching advantageous in commercial sod orchards.
Readable figures show soy beans raise protein in silage. Corn silage contains about 11 percent protein while soy bean silage ranges around 28 percent. Comparisons indicate notable protein gains per given weights, suggesting high protein equivalence when replacing corn silage with soy beans.
Alfalfa photosensitive growth notes show the plant is delicate when very young and requires a firm well prepared seed bed. Heavy rains and other weather conditions may injure the young sprouts and affect development.
Fragmentary notes discuss planting evergreens and soil richness with cautious farmer concerns. No clear figures or places are readable. Further context is unavailable in the readable text.
Dr L E Card from the University of Tennessee notes a standard dozen eggs weighs a pound and a half with about two thirds water. He warns hens quit laying when water is scarce and urges warming drinking water in cold weather to prevent chills and boost production.
A community effort aims to eliminate chinch bugs by burning meadows pastures ravines and roadsides where they abound. By burning these areas 98 percent of bugs will hibernate in grass and stubble and be killed, reducing the need for future combats next year.
Inexperienced cattle breeders should note cheap steers with short corn feeding sell about as well as good quality steers in spring. Thin steers remain cheaper than quality stock. Quality steers respond better to long feeding and sell ahead of long fed poorer stock.
Article notes currants and berries with guidance on fruit timing and fertilization. Highlights include black currants and best fruiting ages, planting strawberries in early spring, timing fertilization before pink buds, and a general push to increase farm income through alfalfa over wheat.
May Set Unique Record of Jacckson Mathers shows the Pirates rookie, with only two weeks of pitching in the Blue Girls league for Cynthiaana, pitching 84 consecutive innings without a run scored against him after being sold to the Pirates in 1924.
The piece notes scouting has moved from secret to open practice. Scouts are welcomed by coaches with seats and feedback, while coaches try to minimize what scouts learn. It questions whether scouts see valuable information or if coaches double cross them.
The article argues that in baseball psychology plays little decisive role in big games. It credits players’ hard hitting, speed, and energy over bench tactics and mental coaching, noting even seasoned writers overstate mental factors while results hinge on training, sleep, and performance.
The Flying Finn Willie Ritola aims to compete in the 1924 Paris Games as an American citizen or for another country. He seeks naturalization or eligibility relief to join the American team in spring trials leading to the Olympics.
A jumble of sports trivia and notes: French federation enrollment, a proposed 2 million stadium for Atlantic City, record arrow distance, U.S. Olympic performance totals, college players and managers, historic 3 000 hit club, Johnny Dundee’s Europe trip, golf ball usage, Pennsylvania athletic commission, Pacific Coast league repeat champs, Harvard twins, prizefighters at Polo Grounds, old football seating prices, paths to fame for ball players, and various college athletic developments including Yale wrestling firsts and Washington rowing recruiting.
Dazzy Vance, once Arthur, joins the Brooklyn Dodgers after a brief Pittsburgh stint. Critics compare him to Walter Johnson and Alex Alexander, noting his fast ball and exceptional curve. His early fame follows a sensational rise from the Southern League to the Major Leagues.
Readable fragments show a fragmentary note about swift heavy footed action and theft. The text is garbled with stray quotes and unknown context, offering limited clear facts or named entities.
A fragment notes a quirky claim about a place named Ramadian with golf links and the word annexed used in relation to a town in Az. The readable text is highly fragmentary and unclear about concrete events or dates.
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