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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1924
Page
2
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The United States Department of Agriculture releases Circular 823 advising careful collection packing and labeling of seeds plants scions and grafts for long shipments. It stresses proper cloth wrappings burlap and protection against tropic conditions to prevent sweating molding and material loss and notes the circular is available from Washington DC while supplies last.
The article notes legume hays such as alfalfa and red clover as top feeds for sheep, with sweet clover as acceptable if well cured. It warns sweet clover can cause trouble, wild hay and millet have benefits, and corn stover should be limited to avoid grain overload. Straw provides roughage but risks fleece contamination. Timothy is poor for sheep due to constipation affecting pregnant ewes.
Forcing rhubarb in winter is easy for home or commercial use and should be more common. Dig roots in late autumn with buds intact and soil on roots, then freeze roots for at least ten days to speed forcing. Store in a dark cellar at 50 to 60 degrees Fahrenheit when ready to bring in plants.
Drain barn lots with ditches or tile and mill in low spots with rock or gravel. Burning woods is wasteful and harmful. Feeding high value feed to low value livestock is risky. Analyze fertilizer to get best value. Regular sanitation is key for poultry sheep and pigs. Pullet roost space matters with seven inches per bird. Modern science aids the old-fashioned farmer and helps crops and livestock.
On a British liner bound for London and then New York, the Allison family faces peril after a fire breaks out in the hold of the sinking vessel. Wilmer Daggett is missing, and Mrs Allison recalls his heroism as Felice contemplates the New Year aboard.
Felice and Wilmer Daggett reunite after surviving ship disaster and a London hospital stay. They arrive in New York on New Year’s Day, marveling at the Liberty statue as a beacon of hope and new beginnings. The scene evokes a shared sense of courage and fresh plans for 1924.
The article notes Chatham Island in the South Pacific as the birthplace of each new year with a small British population. It explains the island near the Greenwich meridian marks days and years, with the new year moving east to Antipodes Islands, New Zealand, Australia, Asia, and finally arriving in Britain at midnight twelve hours later.
In a New Year exchange Cactus Joe asks about disorder on New Year’s Eve. He replies no and notes that to preserve Guich’s peaceable reputation residents will leave homes and give Snake Ridge a chance to start anew with a lesson in life.
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