Pastures for Live Stock Sorghum as Winter Pasture
Sorghum provides a strong winter pasture after corn planting time ends. Plant wide to protect from trampling. 15 20 pounds of germinable seed per acre yields a coarse stand with abundant seed. Leaves reduce, but stalks feed cattle. avoid second growth and frost damaged sorgum to prevent cattle deaths.
Spraying Garden Crops With Copper Sprayers Discussed
A guide on spraying methods for gardens and orchards emphasizes fine mist application over sprinklers to avoid waste. It notes Paris green in water can use cheap hand sprayers, while Bordeaux mixture requires copper or brass spray equipment. A modern knapsack sprayer suitable for small plots costs 12 to 15 dollars but pays off in larger gardens.
Sheep Notes on Disease Prevention and Herd Care
Diseases spread in flocks via foul stagnant water. Provide shade with trees or posts and shelter. Dipping stock in warm weather helps lambs. carbolic dips kill ticks and scab parasites by contact on the outside.
Peach Losses From Insects Hit US Growers
The peach industry east of the Rockies lost about 8 million dollars last season due to brown rot scab and the curculio beetle. The Agriculture Department report notes four years of study by the bureau of entomology and plant industry to curb the ravages and protect a crop valued at 12 to 16 million dollars from 13.76 million bearing trees.
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Trellises for Tomatoes Boost Early Growth and Yields
Grow tomatoes on trellises this year to improve crops. Install trellises 18 inches deep when plants are set and train vines from the start to maximize production and health.
Playing the Fiddle Mar James P
Journer chancellor of the Philadelphia archdiocese is near a decision after Archbishop Ryan's death. He has been pressed for a hint on the bishopric ballot while sworn to secrecy. He recalls a tale of a boastful assistant and a caution to avoid playing first fiddle before learning second.
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Why She Chose the Gown in Cherryvale
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Modern Teachers Criticised and Teething Remedies
A critical essay argues teachers are pedants hindering originality in public education, favoring routine and mediocrity. Dr Boris Sidis awards sharp critique of superintendent ideals. The text also notes mothers preferring Mrs Winston’s Soothing Syrup for teething children.
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Noble Ideal and Simple Goodness in Everyday Life
The passage extols simple goodness and forgiving children as noble ideals. It links virtue to everyday acts and a life free of petty anger, praising Dr Pierce’s Pellets for digestive aid and health. It underscores forgiveness learned from children and urges refined moral conduct.
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Battersea Woman Dies After Swallowing False Teeth
Mrs Alice Dear aged 51 of Sewell Road Battersea died, apparently after swallowing her false teeth in sleep. Post mortem findings reported by the London Chronicle indicate the cause of death.
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