Seed distribution drives county crop effort and measures
A chaotic but readable notice reports the Chamber of Commerce and Produce League coordinating seed distribution at the Poultry House in Odon. It describes duties, payment terms, data gathering, soil and planting methods, and harvest reporting to maximize the season’s crop while noting seed returns and future availability concerns.
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Ren Foyeely
Getty
Amd
Aden Chancber of Commerce
Produces League
Produce League
W. T. Dearmin
Chamber of Commerce
Odon
Chai
Indiana Power and Water Casas
Harvesting Principles for Garden Crops in Early Season
The article discusses picking cucumbers tomatoes and corn green to avoid overripening and to extend bearing. It notes many varieties can fruit through the season in the North and that early harvests improve marketable yield, stressing removal of first ears and green fruit for better sizes and overall production.
Sweet Potatoes and Peanuts for the Home Garden
The Country Gentleman outlines growing sweet potatoes in sandy southern slopes with ridge planting and stable manure, space requirements, and plant care. It notes one hundred plants can cost about fifty cents and advises keeping roots moist, puddling roots before setting, and frequent cultivation to curb weeds. The peanut crop, a ground-running vine, grows similarly and matures underground with vines covered by earth during hoeing.
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Morning Story
Wasteful Bread Use Across Homes Stirs USDA Advice
A feature notes daily bread waste in 20 million homes and the vast flour loss behind a single slice. It calculates millions of pounds of flour and bushels of wheat wasted yearly and urges cooking with stale bread, citing guidance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and state colleges on clever reuse.
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Drake
Strawberry Preserves Processing Instructions
Step by step canning guidance for strawberry preserves detailing syrup preparation with 35 ounces sugar per half pint water, adding 2 1/2 pounds berries, boiling to 222 F or until thick as molasses, skimming, filling jars, sterilizing rings, and canning in boiling water to seal.
Farmers' Bulletin 818 The Small Vegetable Garden
Department of Agriculture in Washington releases Farmers' Bulletin 818 aimed at home gardeners. Request copies by writing to your congressman or senator.
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Department of Agriculture At
Washington
Farmers
Bees Get Jagged After Fermented Butter Incident
A jar of cider butter left in a town cellar attracted many bees on a warm day. The bees drank the fermenting butter, became intoxicated, rolled about and staggered away when night fell. Some failed to return home next morning, none returned to their origin, and owners could not be identified. The piece notes bees usually know when they have enough.
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George Henderson
Will Bair
A. M. Keck
Altho
Planting Timelines by Soil and Region
Garden guidance notes tomato set now while cloudy days persist Lima beans should not lag beyond this week heat loving crops should wait until soil warm Planting on light soil can begin a week earlier than on heavy frosty pockets Advice varies by region with frost date and yearly weather affecting timing.
Saving small food scraps saves families large sums
Many people undervalue salvage of leftovers yet keeping accurate accounts would reveal the amount of edible food wasted each period and the money spent to replace it with groceries meat and dairy.
Skim and Sour Milk Use In Cooking and Baking
Skim milk, undervalued as a food, contains nearly all nutrients of whole milk except fat and can serve as a beverage or ingredient for cereals soups and sauces. Sour milk, often discarded, can be used to bake breads or to make cottage cheese at home.
Deteriorating Storage Hurts Produce Longevity
Readable text notes vegetables and fruits stored in hot damp poorly ventilated bins. Conditions hasten wilting fermentation and decay, affecting shelf life and quality.
Trustee Notice for Madison Township Business
Trustee R. D. McCarter states he will be at his office in the BE. T. Laughlin building on West Main Street in Odon on Wednesdays and Saturdays each week and at his residence on all other days to attend to Madison township business.
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Odon
BE. T. Laughlin
West Main Street
Madison Township
R. D. McCarter
Get Rid of Your Rheumatism with Cham berlain’s Liniment
You can overcome rheumatism with Cham berlain’s Liniment as a great help. The relief it provides is worth many times its cost. Forsald by the Colon Drug Co.
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Chamberlain
Colon Drug Co
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Butch Boy
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