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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1917
Page
3
Purdue University entomologists announce spraying apples for the codling moth and apple worm in Central Indiana this week. Moths appeared May 16, worms expected in about two weeks. labor shortages may limit spraying, so Purdue urges cooperative work and shared spraying outfits to reduce costs.
Purdue University and state chambers urge Foster week June 18 to 23 to dispose of roosters and reduce egg losses. Indiana produces about 100 million dozen eggs yearly with 17 percent lost to carelessness and 5 percent lost due to fertilization. Roosters annually spoil about 3 million dozen eggs, costing at least a million dollars. Swat the rooster and sell him during rooster week to boost marketable eggs in July and August. Watch for further announcements.
A new gladiolus named the Maid of the Mist is growing in spray near Victoria Falls. Four bulbs sent to England sprouted after constant hothouse spraying, and the petals formed a penthouse to shield stamens and pistils from heavy rainfall in its native habitat.
A home gardener reports $100 worth of high quality single stem tomatoes from a small plot using strong stocky varieties such as Barliana Bonny Best or Globe. The method requires stake setup pinching off side shoots frequent tying and top pinching to four feet, improving ripening disease resistance and harvest ease.
Anna Johnson outlines canning methods for string and wax beans. Select beans about two and a half inches, wash, blanch two to five minutes, shock in cold water, string if needed, cut and pack in jars with hot water and salt. Add bacon or ham if desired. Sterilize two hours in hot water or ninety minutes in water seal, or one hour at five pounds steam. For exhibition, do not cut beans and pack lengthwise.
Old fashioned corn meal recipes include batter bread and griddle cakes with corn meal flour eggs and buttermilk. Steps cover lifting dry ingredients mixing liquids beating and baking in a quick oven or on a hot griddle until brown or golden served hot with butter.
Weeks of near continuous rain have left fields waterlogged and soil compacted, forcing many farmers to replant or seed with an earlier corn variety. Purdue’s C C Madison briefs county leaders while state officials mobilize seed and labor. floods threaten Ohio Valley crops and a 90 day corn may be needed.
A period advisory lists commandments for home economy urging thrift in meals and storage. It promotes avoiding waste, covering food, using economical menus, honoring vegetables, stockpiling fruit greens and vegetables, paying cash, reducing sugar and butter, and having meatless days.
The Arab keeps a beloved horse as a tent companion and family member. He feeds it dates and treats from his own meals, while children and women pet the horses, making them exceptionally gentle and highly trusted. The world admires these beautiful Arabian horses.
A Richmond Kentucky resident F B Tressey extols Chamberlains Tablets as a wonder saying he has never sold anything that beat them. The ad notes indigestion and constipation relief and lists The Odon Drug Co as the seller.
Trustee R D McCarter announces availability in Odon at the EK Laughlin building on West Main Street Wednesdays and Saturdays and at his residence on other days to attend to Madison township affairs.
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