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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1941
Page
6
Massachusetts Agricultural Agent James W. Dayton urges fall weed control to prevent seeds, stressing mowing or pulling before ripening, raking and destroying, harrowing before seeding, fall plowing for perennials, and exposing roots to winter to ease spring weed management. This makes fields neater and secures a favorable Good Farmer image.
R C Hay extension agricultural engineer at University of Illinois explains terracing to keep water out of gullies. The slack season after harvest is ideal for terracing work on cultivated slopes to starve and eliminate gullies and reduce erosion. Terraced fields lose about one seventh as much soil as unter raced fields. Water diverted must be handled to prevent new gullies at outlets.
Livestock men facing late summer pasture shortages are urged to plan for next year. W. H. Peters of the University of Minnesota Division of Animal Husbandry recommends rotating permanent pastures. He advises dividing a pasture into two fields and alternately grazing each for two weeks to ease plant strain.
Investigators from the U S department of agriculture say the aim is not to replace large turkeys but to create small and medium sized birds to fit small ovens and family needs. Some growers may profit by specializing in small turkeys for small households.
Quips reveal a mother-in-law clash over a daughter's marriage. A bristling exchange taunts a wife’s era of culinary warnings while threats of divorce and jail surface in a satire on domestic strife. The speakers reference trips and the Thousand Islands as farcical punctuation.
Home repair advice covers ceilings old brown stone rooms, filling cracks with patching plaster or white lead paste, and finishing with flat white paint. Guidance on iron sinks rejects paints for rust proofing, recommending bright metal or enamel instead.
Surveys among servicemen show cigarettes and smoking tobacco top their lists. Army Navy Marine Corps and Coast Guard stores confirm Camel as the best selling cigarette while Prince Albert Smoking Tobacco remains a popular national joy smoke. Local dealers promote Camels and Prince Albert as ideal gifts for men in the service.
The quotation speaks to Roosevelt's belief that progress comes through hard work and perseverance. It frames the worthy life as a path marked by labor, painful effort, grim energy, and resolute courage leading to better outcomes.
A quotation attributes life as the greatest gift given by the Lord of Life, urging that this gift should not be wasted but used to fulfill its divine purpose. The author, Charles Wagner, emphasizes meaning and duty in how one lives.
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