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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1919
Page
2
Guidance on choosing crops by locality market demand and weather. Emphasizes soil humus, moisture conservation, seed bed preparation, and balanced fertilization using nitrogen potassium and organic matter. notes plowing depth and crop-specific needs. Mentions oats, alfalfa, and coop waste effects on soil.
A two day plowing test at Tews State college by the agricultural engineering department reports detailed tractor performance. One acre required 1 hour 17 minutes at 2.25 mph with a 3 inch plow, cost about 1.60 dollars per acre including kerosene fuel lubricating oil operator time and small per acre overhead.
Ure Clio experiment station recommends crop sequence before alfalfa as the land is rarely fertilized. Potatoes can yield for late July to early August alfalfa seedings and a good seedbed is produced by fisking and harrowing. Field peas also suit as a preparatory hay crop and midsummer alfalfa seedings prove more satisfactory than spring.
At a Columbus Me chal hall gathering Bishop F W Warner urged a bold push to convert India's fifty million spiritually low population, saying America must act fast to bring the gospel to India's millions as part of the Methodist Centenary revival. The speech framed India as a key world urgency with wartime loyalty noted among its people.
The article argues keeping a boar separate from sows reduces waste and injuries, helps record breeding dates, and improves litter size and pig quality. It also discusses wider church calls, missionary needs in India, and rural religious leadership challenges amid the Centenary program.
A reader urges protecting and greasing tools to prevent rust and weather damage. Notes a neighbor using the same gang plow for 14 years and cites high steel costs next year. Encourages gathering tools this coming week and storing them properly.
Melvin Harper and wife spent last Tuesday at Oscar Harpers. Several confirmations of visits from friends and relatives mark a quiet week. Multiple families report illnesses with flu in their households and several Sunday calls across the area.
The article describes horse collar styles using materials like heavy duck ticking and leather. It details wireless field equipment on the Western Front, noting a cavalry radio station carried by four horses with a 25 to 30 mile range and components distributed across the four mounts.
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