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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1922
Page
10
The guide explains cabbage and related crops culture from seed to harvest. It covers soil quality for early vs late crops, irrigation needs for cauliflower, winter storage of Brussels sprouts, and notes on collards and Kohl-Rabi including spacing, transplant timing, and how to use the edible stems.
The United States Department of Agriculture explains two methods for home gardens. Start seeds indoors four to six weeks before warm weather and transplant, then harden plants outside gradually. Space, pruning, and staking boost fruit quality and earlier ripening. 25 to 50 plants sustain summer use and canning.
An application of about 10 ordinary 10 quart pails of lime to a plot 80 by 60 feet loosens heavy clay soils and binds sandy soils. Lime corrects soil sourness from drainage issues, requires proper drainage, and must be applied after plowing but before harrowing. Do not mix lime with commercial fertilizer or manure. Apply fertilizer one week after lime.
The feeder's skill to convert hens feed into eggs rather than fat marks the success of a poultryman. Adequate rationing and care influence laying, with efficiency measuring earnings and flock health.
A brief editorial urges equal care for woodlots as for gardens orchards and family possessions, stressing the need for thoughtful management and preservation of community green spaces.
Winter shows poultry litter foul quickly, requiring frequent changes. Proper ventilation extends life of litter, while poor ventilation shortens it and accelerates fouling.
Early maturing fowls are best for markets. Conformation color and style delight enthusiasts, yet the buyer on the dinner table values a well fleshed breast bone and meaty thighs and legs.
The guide advises sowing okra in berry boxes or directly in warm open soil and transplant after frost danger. Space rows 4 to 5 feet apart and plants 2 feet apart, with rich soil and shallow cultivation. Young pods flavor soups and remain mucilaginous. pods can be dried or canned for winter use.
Onion sets are commonly used for garden plantings though most commercial onions come from seed. One quart of sets covers 75 to 125 feet of row with 4 inch spacing. Place sets root-end down in a shallow furrow and cover about 1.5 inches unless soil is very heavy. Plant as soon as ground can be worked in spring.
Two common beetles attack cucumber and melon vines the striped cucumber beetle and the 12 spotted cucumber beetle. Both are green about a quarter inch long and share similar habits and treatment. Poultry disease spreads mainly through bites from dead birds contaminated air water and droppings. All diseased birds should be burned.
A good layer is described as a hen with a soft rich red comb and wattles an intelligent head good capacity plenty of vigor carrying a small amount of fat and pliable skin indicating quality poultry traits.
The piece argues life’s greatest joy lies in rejoicing in the Lord always. It cites personal stories of religious awakening and salvation, then explains the Apostle Paul’s happiness while imprisoned, guided by faith that God governs all events and purposes.
A religious assertion extols Jesus Christ as the sole creator and sustainer of life, the light of understanding, and the only path to God and eternal life sought in heaven, earth, or under the waters. It argues that others seek salvation in visible realms or unattainable depths rather than in Christ.
A biblical couplet enumerates seven abominations the Lord hates: a proud look a lying tongue hands that shed innocent blood a heart devising wicked schemes feet swift to run to evil a false witness who speaks lies and one who stirs up conflict among friends.
A brief reflection notes that mental defects worsen with age, comparing them to facial aging, and cites Rochefoucauld as a source of the idea. The passage offers a concise, philosophical observation on human frailty and time.
Advertisement touts Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root as a cure for kidney liver and bladder ailments claiming thousands endorse its benefits. Offers sample bottle by mail and urges purchasing bottles at drug stores with a ten cent mail request.
The article notes clocks with two hour hands to show time across zones and save railroad and daylight saving time. It mentions commuters and lovers abroad wanting watches to view activity in London and Shanghai, citing Scientific American as a source.
An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as safe for skirts dresses sweaters and draperies claiming they won t spot fade streak or run. It advises telling a druggist fabric type and notes the product guarantees. A court report follows with Sir Peter O Brien’s Munster circuit duties and a witness rebuking a judge for familiar remarks.
Cuticura Soothes Baby Rashes That Itch and Burn with hot baths of Cuticura Soap followed by gentle anointings of Cuticura Ointment. Nothing better purer sweeter especially if a tile of fragrant Cuticura Talcum is dusted on at the finish. 25¢ ench.
The Himalaya discovery described by Petit Parisien as a human race is debunked as a stuffed Jangur monkey named by Goodwin-Austin. Though once linked to Tibet expeditions, the creature has no human status and is exhibited in a museum gallery.
Jud Tunkins notes the origin of the story that George Washington could not tell a lie likely aimed at obtaining an appointment during Washington's administration.
A terse dialogue riff edges into a playful line about division into three parts. One speaker asserts a threefold split with a dismissive “yen” response, prompting a quip about having three of them.
Islanders of Lundy hope to welcome a resident clergyman with a stipend of £60 annually offered by ecclesiastical commissioners. The three by one and a half mile island, with about two hundred inhabitants, has no taxes or poor relief and claims peace due to absence of lawbreakers.
A man wandering into a parlor at Sonom speaks with a woman at the stairs and claims he is considering wiring the house for wireless communication. The exchange suggests casual curiosity about late hour activities and improvised plans.
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