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Newspaper
New Mexico State Record
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1920
Page
4
An Agricultural Department guidance urges test all seed before sowing to avoid costly losses. It stresses selecting seed locally adapted, well matured, preserved, and true to variety, and warns that sprouting alone does not guarantee crop. discard defective kernels and shell by hand for best results.
The United States Department of Agriculture endorses a simple rag-doll seed tester for testing ears of corn. A 16 inch by 3 to 5 foot muslin strip is marked into numbered squares, seeds placed in matching numbers, soaked, and germination checked after about five days. Farmers' Bulletin 948 explains the full method and offers the bulletin free from the department.
The article notes cereals like corn, wheat, and buckwheat are grown nationwide. It states many farmers still buy flour, with only some custom gristmills or small private mills for home use. Average farm families consume about six barrels of flour yearly. South households average 500 pounds of cornmeal, North about 0 pounds per year. It also mentions egg production and breeding winter layers for winter egg needs.
Bookkeeping pays on the farm. Cheap vegetable seeds are often expensive. Poor farming now won't lead to good farming later. Emmer has a feeding value similar to barley. Sandy land needs time stone more than phosphate. Hotbeds and cold frames help start vegetables early. Shade head lettuce in hot weather to avoid seeding. Lettuce grows best in cool moist weather. Scarify sweet clover seed for quick uniform germination. Six reasons alfalfa fails include neglect to exercise and poor soil drainage.
Green cut bone fed fresh serves as an excellent substitute for beef scrap in the poultry flock diet. It should be bought in small quantities since it cannot be kept fresh for long, especially in warm weather, and spoiled bone may cause severe bowel trouble.
Congress faces possible revenue shifts with talk of a one per cent sales tax to replace the excess profits levy. The treasury foresees a deficit within 18 months, while many economists note the tax would raise prices. The army expands recruiting with new branches and educational incentives, and a permanent Women’s Bureau is reportedly approved for labor department duties.
Fragmented Almanac style note explains a superstition that lovers may drift apart after marriage. It suggests a ritual involving plant parts and a man eating a prepared ball to determine love outcomes, claiming color outcomes indicate his actions.
The Detroit News notes that silence births strength and best thought, praising quiet reflection as the source of finest writings and greatest ideas. The piece frames silence as a contributor to wisdom and insight across life.
Edward Franz, a quantity production burglar, admitted a six month spree stealing from 250 Detroit homes valued at $50,000. He eloped with a woman introduced at a dance, meeting her husband at Windhover station. Police traced 200 burglary complaints to him as pawn shop searches recovered watches and jewelry while owners identified items. Framed by the husband’s harsh words, Franz aided investigators by showing where his loot landed.
A 53 year old farmer from Soulville ten miles away started an auto grindstone engine to sharpen tools. The device exploded when the grindstone split sending a large fragment through the case and striking Steelman on the neck, causing fatal injuries.
John Galvin, Reed pleads two years, strangulation case reported. He was rushed to a local hospital after a safety pin lodged in his throat was removed by surgeons.
In Lowlaville Kentucky a silver trimmed mahogany bar from Larry Gatto’s cartoon era, once valued at 85 000 when liquor could be served over it, sold for 800 at auction of extures. It will be used in a bakery.
National Commander D Olier outlines the Legion’s aims and achievements in Indianapolis address. He cites 8,000 posts and over a million members, emphasizes law and order, and details efforts for disabled veterans, relief for dependents, and proposed four fold postwar support including land settlement and vocational training.
An enumeration lists the merited members of Rochester medical corps. Hareth Kanen classifies the abilities of personnel and has filed the list with city health officers for deployment in epidemics or emergencies. The roster includes 29 physicians, four dentists, two male nurses, 13 river workers, and other experienced staff.
A postarmistice crowd on Boulevard des Italiens in Paris turns festive and chaotic as two French women kiss an African American soldier, stealing his hat and cups. The man exclaims a humorous misquote about Sherman and war ending.
An African American soldier limped back to a dressing station with his right hand missing and, when asked, explained he turned around to find his band. He then added his dice were in that hand, revealing a mix of superstition and wartime tension.
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