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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1922
Page
16
Agricultural guidance notes that cauliflower and Brussels sprouts thrive with rich moist soil and irrigation. It covers cabbage timing from hotbeds in February to open ground planting, row spacing, and storage limits for early heads. Collards need cabbage like culture and tolerate heat better, with Georgia collards mentioned.
A discussion of cabbage and its varieties notes a solid head of cabbage as prized in the South while collards form a loose rosette. Kohl rabi is related but distinct, with the edible part being the swollen stem. Early crops use cabbage plantings. seed sowing and row spacing are described for succession and tender harvest.
An application of about 10 pails of lime to a 30 by 60 foot plot loosens heavy clay soil and binds sandy soil. Lime corrects soil sourness from drainage issues but requires proper drainage. Apply lime after plowing before harrowing, then Fertilizer one week later. do not mix lime with fertilizer or manure.
The feeder's skill in directing poultry to convert feed into eggs, not fat, gauges a poultryman's success. Proper feeding methods influence hens to produce eggs over body weight gain.
The United States Department of Agriculture outlines two methods for home gardeners to start and train tomato plants. Indoors seed sowing four to six weeks before warm weather, then transplant, with hardening outdoors. Plant spacing varies from two feet to three to four feet, with staking and pruning boosting fruit quality and early ripening. Two dozen plants can be bought cheaper than grown. twenty-five to fifty plants suffice for a seasonal supply.
The guide recommends sowing okra in warm soil or seed in berry boxes then transplant after frost danger. Space rows four to five feet apart and plants two feet apart. Thin, cultivate shallowly, use rich soil, and harvest young pods for flavor and mucilage. Pods can be dried or canned for winter.
Onion sets or seed can grow onions. most are from seed, but garden planting uses sets. One quart of sets covers 75 to 126 feet of row with 4 inch spacing. plant root end down in a shallow furrow about 1.5 inches deep unless soil is heavy.
Two beetle pests attack cucumber and melon vines the striped cucumber beetle and the 12 spotted cucumber beetle. Both are green about a quarter inch long with distinct markings and respond to the same control. Poultry disease spreads mainly via dead birds air water and drippings. All diseased birds should be burned.
A brief plea argues woodlots deserve the same care as gardens orchards and family spaces highlighting value and responsible stewardship for forests and land management.
Poultry litter fouls easily during the tainter months and should be changed frequently. Proper ventilation extends life of the litter, while poor ventilation shortens it.
Early maturing fowls are favored for market with a beet meat type. Breasts thighs and legs are prized by poultry enthusiasts seeking robust meat yield and quick turnout.
A description praises a healthy laying hen noting four soft red combs and wattles, an intelligent head, strong capacity, ample vigor, light fat, and soft pliable skin, with some text faded.
A religious reflection on joy centered in faith in Christ. The piece cites personal testimonies of salvation and surrender, then argues Paul’s constant joy in the Lord, even in imprisonment, as the model for lasting happiness and purpose through God’s sovereignty.
Monastic reverence for Jesus Christ as creator and path to eternal life contrasts with a guardian sermon on what the Lord hates. The text moves from divine nature to moral warnings, citing Proverbs and describing wrongful acts as abominations.
A fragment quotes Rochefoucauld on defects of the mind and aging, noting that mental faults worsen with time. The terse line mirrors classic aphoristic style and links psychology with aging.
An advertisement extols Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root as a remedy for kidney liver and bladder problems claiming it relieves urinary issues and uric acid pain. It offers a sample bottle by mail and lists bottles at drug stores. The piece also notes a fad for watches showing multiple time zones as a social novelty.
An advertisement extols Diamond Dyes promising easy at home tinting for dresses skirts sweaters and draperies with no spotting running or streaking. It advises telling the druggist material fiber type before dyeing. A court scene notes Sir Peter O'Brien on Munster circuit where a witness rebukes his old bar familiarity with a witty reply from Mrs Moriarty.
Advertisement promotes Cuticura for soothing baby rashes with Cuticura Soap for baths and Cuticura Ointment for gentle ointment. It notes a fragrant talcum dusting as optional finishing touch priced at 25 cents.
The Himalaya discovery of a so called new human race is revealed as a monkey species, the langur from Tibet. An explorer noted grotesque traits but scientists confirm the creature is a langur, stuffed yet once reportedly living in Himalayan troops.
Jud Tunkins claims the man who started the tale of Washington's inability to tell a lie may be seeking an appointment under Washington's administration. The remark reframes the famous anecdote as a possible political ploy from early American governance.
A playful dialogue contrasts a claim of three parts with a quick jab that there are three of them. The exchange nods to classical references and a joking confrontation about division and numbers.
Islanders on Lundy Island enjoy no taxes or rates with a £60 annual stipend offered for a clergy to lead spiritual service. The tiny population of about 200 lives free of crime and poverty due to full employment, while foreign powers briefly controlled the island in history. Large Italian Sardinian lakes for irrigation and hydroelectric power are set to boost local industry. Zinc production totals 200,000 tons yearly but is shipped abroad for processing. Hydroelectric power may enable domestic manufacturing.
A survey asks how many urban men would return to farming if guaranteed ten dollars a day. Results show interest hinges on wage security and rural prospects, with many wary of weather, toil, and land access.
A man wandering in at 3 a.m. is questioned by his wife who asks what he is doing up at that hour. He replies he is considering wiring the house for wireless.
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