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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1916
Page
6
A Farmers Bulletin No 707 urges central packing houses in key cantaloupe regions to standardize grading and packing. Uniform counts, matured ripeness, and consistent crate use would reduce market waste, boost appeal, and aid growers through cooperative management and field inspections.
Agricultural guide explains harrowing corn at the right stages to kill germinating weeds and break crusts. Recommends two passes for surface planted corn, timing around emergence, and notes disk furrow and lister practices for different planting methods.
Over 12,000,000 specimens of two parasites that prey on the gypsy moth and brown tail moth were released in 191 towns across Maine New Hampshire Massachusetts and Rhode Island during fall 1914 and spring 1915 per the annual report of the U S department of agriculture bureau of Entomology. The establishment of colonies of these and other parasites feeding on the moths shows progress in reducing these pests with efficient state cooperation enabling federal field work along infestation borders to slow the moths spread.
The article argues matching horses requires skill beyond color. Action and movement matter most, with strength and conformation second, then size. Color ranks last though matching can penalize mismatched action or temperament, causing uneven wear and fatigue in the team.
A Practical Cheap Device to Hold Large Doors Open. The article describes using a round iron bar seven-eighths to one inch in diameter shaped as a lock-open arrangement. It resists strong winds, remains secure, and does not break loose, per Popular Mechanics Magazine.
Never plant old asparagus roots or divide them. Use the pips and set about six inches deep in fur rows. Add well-rotted manure to the furrows and mix with soil. In year one keep level and cultivate. In year two apply manure early, harrow and cultivate between rows. Ensure well drained soil.
The article describes a method to brace center corner posts in wire fencing. It notes posts sag and rotate over time despite in-ground rails or front-row stones, especially in wet and frosty weather. The illustration demonstrates using two larger stones farther from the base, tied by wire to adjacent posts to reduce center-post burden.
The article explains that seed treatment helps control potato scab but cannot prevent spread from infected seed. It advises crop rotation, not planting on the same soil for more than two years, and treating seed with formalin solution before planting. The treatment involves mixing one pint formalin in 30 gallons water and soaking about twenty bushels for two hours, then drying.
Pulverized limestone is widely recommended for soil improvement due to low first cost and slow leaching. It is carbonate of lime and requires about twice as much per acre as burned lime to supply the same lime content. It can be applied in varying quantities without harming the soil, but results are not immediate.
The best wire fencing depends on purpose. For mixed livestock a general woven wire is suitable. For cattle and horses a coarser woven fence saves cost. In vast pastures barbed wire losses may be outweighed by cheaper maintenance. Westward farming areas referenced in Department Bulletin 321.
Potatoes set to sprout in the light can yield early new potatoes to accompany early peas. Cut large tubers in halves lengthwise and plant with the cut side down, keeping sprouts intact. Transplant carefully and you will harvest very early potatoes.
For soil improvement peas and soybeans respond best to 100 to 200 pounds of acid phosphate per acre. If acid phosphate prices are high this year, use basic slag as an alternative where available. The practice promises worthwhile returns for legume crops and long term soil benefits.
An advertisement touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a harmless, vegetable remedy to replace calomel. It claims quick relief from bilious symptoms, no salivation, and a morning where energy and appetite return, urging purchase with a money back guarantee.
Soulful Samuel Slopper interviews his landlord about renovations as wallpaper and paint color clash with his poetic visions. The landlord demands doors and windows be fixed to stop drafts, then jokes by suggesting a haircut to end the dispute.
A Hindu owner tries to sell an elephant at a price with a seven rupee gap after negotiating eight rupees off the ask and a 20 percent concession by the buyer. The animal remains unsold as neither side yields.
A fragmented report notes trouble in a Mexican aviation business with repeated failures in aircraft and operations. The dialogue hints at systemic problems affecting the industry and raises questions about air safety and business stability.
Instructions describe building a small wooden box with a sugar box base, hinged lid, padding with newspapers, lining with cretonne, brass tacks, four doorstoppers as legs with rubber tips, and internal pockets formed by cretonne scraps to hold hair ribbons and stockings.
The Cause reports a Philadelphia woman who chased fish from a market dealer. When she complained about high prices, the dealer replied that fish are expensive because they are scarce due to head aquariums, a remark styled in a humorous Youth's Companion voice.
Tommy Twobble jokes that he earns a nickel each time he takes medicine. Sammy Duthwaite, a delicate child, asks if he has money, and Twobble replies that luck means he is hardly ever sick.
A maxim on restraint warns against striking an opponent who is already defeated, urging certainty of staying in control and avoiding escalation.
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