Plant Popcorn Early For Home Gardens And Local Trade
The piece explains planting popcorn in gardens for family use and notes surplus crop can be sold to local merchants. It advises early planting, warm well drained soil, eight inch deep plow, three foot rows, kernels eight to ten inches apart, shallow cover, and keeping weeds down during early growth. It stresses engaging children in planting and seeding, with a focus on practical farming tips.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Right Tools for Thrift Garden Work
An article stresses economical gardening with few essential tools a spade or spading fork a steel rake and a hoe are enough to start thrift gardens. It cautions against overbuying and urges proper care storage and frequent use of equipment.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Essential Garden Tools and Care in Small Plots
The article lists key tools including a string and two small stakes as essentials, with additional items like a trowel sprinkler can wheel hoe seed drill and wheelbarrow. It stresses proper care cleaning and storage after use and keeping tools sharp for easy thorough work. A waterproof tool box with a lock is advised for distant gardens.
Don’t Pasture Seed Fields Alfalfa Seed Weevils Warning
Farmers warned not to pasture infested alfalfa seed fields as severe chalcis fly infestation causes seeds to shell and larvae to drop. Livestock trampling ripe alfalfa accelerates this damage, creating next year’s infestation source.
Alsike Clover Gains Favor in Ohio Soils
The Ohio experiment station reports Alsike clover is gaining favor as a substitute for red clover. It yields well in lime deficient and poorly drained soils, offering a viable option for farmers facing those conditions.
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Ohio
Green Cut Bone For Fowls Feeds In Troughs At Half Ounce Per Bird
Do not feed chickens green cut bone softener more often than every other day. In troughs a half ounce per bird is recommended. If looseness follows use discontinue or reduce the amount. Alfalfa exceeds other hays where it can be grown, offering higher yield, feeding value, disease resistance, soil enrichment and weed control.
Rich Soil Requirements for Alfalfa Planting Rules
The article explains alfalfa thrives in moderately light loam and also on gravelly or heavy soils. It notes a planting guideline of planting seeds to a depth equal to four times their diameter, as given by gardeners.
Eggs for Hatching and Farm Records Advised
Eggs for hatching should be gathered promptly from nests and placed in a moderately cool place for use. Records assist the farmer by eliminating unprofitable crops keeping stock rotation and farming methods through careful record keeping.
Keeping Few Pigs on Farm
Nearly two thirds of meat eaten on American farms is pork with typical farm consumption over 500 pounds per family. Most pork products used by farmers come from the home farm as a few pigs can be raised cheaply. Kitchen waste and dairy by products serve as feed. Farmers often kill and dress hogs on their premises, obtaining a wide range of meat and lard.
Light Soils Best for Oats Says Crop Note
Oats adapt poorly to changing conditions and move less readily than barley or wheat. Farmers with light soils face an easier proposition than those sowing oats on rich loamy soils, according to the crop note.
Right time for dehorning calves
A farmer with a small herd notes the best time to dehorn is about two weeks after calves are born. The horns can be burnt off using caustic potash, and the procedure is described as minor and painless for the calf.
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Poultry Notes On Chicks Ducks And Brooding Practices
Practical guidance on brooding chicks, duck care, and feeding. Ducks handle brooding better than chickens and require dry sleeping quarters and ample water. Remove hens from brooding to reduce small chick losses and monitor chicks closely for pests and night greasing. The Campine breed gains popularity and tankage can improve laying if part of the ration.
Ty Cobb Overlooked by Hughie Jennings in 1905
Wild Bill Donovan recalls Detroit's Augusta training trip when Ty Cobb attracted little attention as a rookie. Detroit passed Cobb over for Clyde Engle, paying 750 dollars for Cobb later. Cobb showed speed and power, transforming the club in the following seasons.
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TY Cobb
Hughie Jennings
Detroit
Wild Bill” Donovan
Augusta
Cap’n
Cobb
Cub
Jennings
Clyde Engle
Bob Simpson Barred From Return To AAU Coaching
Bob Simpson cannot return to AAU coaching after leaving the union, as the organization maintains he is ineligible to resume his role with professional athletic coaches. The ruling confines him to his current berth among the country’s pro coaching ranks.
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Bob Simpson
Bob
Salvador Chevallier and His Noted Rise in New York
Salvador Chevalier, the French ras ter, has gained a large following among New York matrons. He is described as versatile and clean a grappler as ever to visit the country. Big Year for Traps notes 36 states and four Canadian provinces have registered for 1920 championship trapshooting tournaments. Arizona shoots first. Westerners quick on the trigger. Toronto’s Eddie Durnan to challenge Barry in Australia this summer if Fenton beats the English expert in the return match. Golfing hereditary lines mentioned with Charle Hunter of New York, aged eighty four, and his golfing relatives competing in open championship.
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Salvador Chevallier
Salvador Chevalier
New York
Canada
Arizona
Fenton
Durnan
Alfred Fenton
Eddie Durnan
Toronto
Barry
Australia
Charle Hunter
Albany Caps Nuts City in Spring Senators Camp
Albany Georgia hosts the Columbus Senators for spring training in a pecan and peanut region. The city is noted as being in the heart of an agricultural belt and is humorously described as a center of nuts.
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Albany
Columbus Senators
George Meredith Enters University of Pennsylvania
George Meredith brother of the famous Ted and holder of world records for the quarter mile around a turn the 800 meters and the half mile has entered the University of Pennsylvania.
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George Meredith
Ted
University of Pennsylvania
Walter Malla Gets It All
Pitcher Walter Malla, hailed as the second Rube Waddell, held out for more money and a season opening start for Sacramento. The club agreed to both conditions.
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Walter Malla
Walter Mails
Rube Waddell
Sacramento
Boxing Tops UC Enrollment Among Student Sports
Students in the University of California show strong participation in boxing with 443 signups, far surpassing other sports as a participant activity. Baseball attracted only 10 signups, underscoring boxing’s popularity over spectator-driven sports.
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University of California
Sandlot graduates rise to professional baseball in Indianapolis
A notable surge of local sandlot players advances to the professional level in Indianapolis this spring. Fourteen young athletes have received the call, signaling a robust pipeline from local fields to the major or minor leagues.
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Indianapolis
Loftus Denied Jockey License by Stewards
Johnny Loftus, widely regarded as the best rider in the country, has had his jockey license denied at a special stewards meeting. No reason was given, and Loftus remains banned for now. The decision comes after prior sanctions and controversial rides, including the Mount Vernon handicap and the Sanford Memorial on Man o War. The ruling may or may not be revisited before the season opener.
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Johnny Loftus
Jockey Club
Algernon Daingerfield
Loftus
Willa Sharpe Kilmer
Luculllte
Sir Barton
Saritoga Springs
H. P. Whitney
Golden Broom
Mra
Barrow Stands Alone Among Managers With No Playing Experience
Barrow of the Boston Red Sox is described as the lone manager in either league without any baseball playing background. The piece notes other managers across the leagues as former players in various positions such as catcher, third baseman, outfielder, and pitcher, highlighting Barrow's unique absence of on-field experience.
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Ed Barrow
Boston Red Sox
Maanager
Stix
National League Pilots
Connig Marck
Robinson
Mitchell
Richey
Moran
Gibson
McGraw
Cravathan
Bill Coughlin
Detroit
Lafayette College
New Baseball Rules Amend Play and Scoring
Baseball fans should note updated rules including bans on freak pitches except the split, catchers barred from moving to aid intentional passes, umpires decide postponements, stolen bases not recorded, sales of players restricted after midseason, all home runs counted, specific outs in ninth inning scoring, live ball status when bat contacts bat during a swing, catcher errors on dropped third strike, and protests affecting batting and fielding records.
Yale Golf Plans Five Matches This Season
Yale will play five matches this season as part of a busy sports slate. Other notes include the Olympic stadium at Antwerp opening August 15 and J F Seldomridge named secretary of the Union Trotting Association.
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Yale
Antwerp
J. F. Seldomridge
Union Trotting Association
Baseball Notes On Player Moves And Prospects
The San Antonio club hires Pete Kaisel in the outfield to replace wait time for George Anderson. George Mullin signs with Rockford Three-I, Lefty Wallace joins Milwaukee pitching, Bresnahan wires Frank Schulte offering services to Toledo Mud Hens. Hoyt touted as potential star. Joe Jackson resists salary figures as Uncle Sam collects. Leach to manage Tampa in Florida circuit with son playing. Bill Coughlin becomes Lafayette College baseball coach. Reiley shifts to Salt Lake. Kores agreeable after sale to Toledo. Haison quits baseball for hardware in St. Louis. Schuyler signs with Terre Haute in Three I. Kowena, Indian pitcher, tabbed by Oklahoma City. Crittenden to manage Drumright in Western Association. Hale signs with Memphis in the South. Bullet Frank Miller released to Boston Braves from Pittsburgh, and Grant and Stallings optimistic he joins Mug.
Milka Emulsion Promotes Digestion and Recovery
A testimonial from Bert Becker of Miami Ohio credits Milka Emulsion with ending years of stomach catarrh and chronic constipation. The ad claims rapid relief in one day and full recovery after ten bottles, praising the product as a tastily nutritious emulsion that builds strength.
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Milla Emulston
Bert Becker
Miami
Ohio
Ila
Tha Mills Nuussion Co
Torre Haute
Adv
Tide of Immigration Drives American Settlement
The piece cites thirty three million people making a long voyage from alien shores to the United States since Cherry’s initial spark on American soil, framing immigration as a defining force in national growth.
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Cherry
Holland
Cascarets Offer Nightly Relief From Digestive Woes
An advertisement extols Cascarets as a safe laxative that aids the bowels overnight. It cautions against harsh drugs like calomel and asserts Cascarets cure constipation, biliousness, and related discomfort without griping. The copy claims they remove toxins and restore regularity by strengthening bowel muscles.
Diamond Dyes promise simple rich color for worn garments
An ad promotes Diamond Dyes as easy to use for dyeing wool, silk, cotton, and blends. It claims results are guaranteed even for firsttimers and mentions a color card from a druggist. The copy contrasts diamonds wealth with spending on literature and art.
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Cotor
Castoria Trademark Promoted as Trusted Remedy
An old advertisement extols Castoria as a trusted remedy for infants and children. It emphasizes the product bears the familiar signature and has been in use for over 80 years, noting that children cry for Castoria.
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Metcher
Man on Hill Road Backed by Car After Help Fails
A Chicago Tribune note describes a driver attempting to reach a house for aid on a southern Indiana road. Power was maxed as the vehicle could not proceed forward, the driver walked for assistance, then returned to back up a steep grade. A second vehicle appeared, prompting a cautious retreat.
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Indiana
Agate
Nash
Chicago Tribune
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Lefty) Wallace
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