Local travelers and weekend visits sweep through towns
A.C. Myers and wife searched near Huron on Saturday while George Tomey and son traveled to Loogootee Friday. Epsom High School met Odon with Epsom victorious. Joe Browning reported worse, C J Wilson drove to Loogootee, JT Pruett to Washington, Roscoe Myers to Washington, and Ed Wilson from California visited Epsom. Mrs Jane Brooks and Don Keller stayed with F N Keller Friday to Sunday. Frank Brock visited Roscoe Myers Sunday. Grove Wade drove to the vacated farm of Bernard Singleton. Lon Crawford and family from Edwardsport visited F N Keller Sunday. Mr and Mrs Harvey Scott spent Sunday with Ed Scott’s family.
Pennsylvania Farmers Form Group to War on Disease
Nearly 100 farmers near Grove City Pennsylvania form an association under U S Department of Agriculture guidance to promote healthy herds with a focus on eradicating tuberculosis. Members must keep supervised dairy herds and provide detailed pedigrees and dairy worth data for each animal, with a 50 cent charge for registration services. The secretary treasurer maintains a card index and handles sales lists and purchaser inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Grove City
Pennsylvania State Livestock Sanitary Heard
Bureau of Animal Industry
Wool consumption set to hit record in January demand
Figures from the United States Department of Agriculture show January wool use at 72 700 000 pounds grease equivalent, exceeding 1918 and 1919 months and pointing to a possible record year. Fine wool dominates at 83 percent, reflecting shopper demand for fine fabrics and grease-rich content.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Markets
United States Departments of Agriculture
United States
Repair Cracks in Concrete Method Description
A suggested method to fix cracks in a concrete wall involves cutting out the cracks and brushing until dry. Dust cement into hot pine tar until stiff enough to work and fill the cracks while the mixture is hot, repeating as it cools.
Menace of Wild Cucumbers Threatens Pickling Trade
Wild cucumbers threaten crop and pickle industry. Eradication could reduce mosaic disease harming growers in various sections and may save the pickling business from ruin.
Forest land on farms dominates southern woodlands
The article notes woodlands and farms make up half of the region's forested lands with over 125 million acres of farm woodland. In Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, Kentucky and Oklahoma more than 60 percent of forest land sits on farms. The current yearly farm income from woodlands is about 150 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
Kentucky
Oklahoma
Small Backyard Flock Size Guidance for Hens
Agricultural experts advise keeping small flocks in limited spaces to avoid overstocking. Ideal yard sizes and flock counts depend on space and available waste feed, with 8 to 25 hens typical and 20 to 30 square feet per bird as a guideline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Indefatigable Little Bee Gathers Honey
Town agricultural experiment station reports bees carry up to eighty percent of their weight in nectar per trip. A round trip takes about an hour, and a strong colony can gather eight to nine pounds of honey daily under favorable conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town Agricultural Experiment Station
Increase Yield of Alfalfa
The soil for alfalfa should be reasonably rich. If not, apply manure and often phosphate fertilizer to improve stand and increase yields.
Watch the Spot Aked Swat the Sprout Barberry Warning
The notice urges property owners to search for and dig up barberry bushes including sprouts and seedlings to curb wheat rust. It explains eradiation efforts by the USDA and state agricultural colleges, recounting counts of bushes found and destroyed across multiple states and years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wout Agricultural College
Office of Cereal Investigations
Bureau of Plant Industry
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Agricultural Colleges
Colorado
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Michigan
Minnesota
Montana
Nebraska
North Dakota
Ohio
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Tanlac credited with miraculous recovery of a Pike County woman
A Littles Indiana farmer's wife suffers years of pain headaches and weakness but Tanlac restores her health and appetite. Tanlac is sold in Odon Washington Alfordsville and Elnora by local agents. Also notices appointing administrators and a court summons from Daviess Circuit Court dated 1920.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tanlac
Peter Miller
Littles
Ind. R
Pike County
Janiac
Taniac
Odon
Odon Drug Co
Washington
Alfordsville
R. A. Roberts
Elnora
H.R. Stalcup
State of Indiana
Daviess County
Daviess
Emma P. Arney
Jonas J. Arney
E.T. Laughlin
Court House
Ind
A. D
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Elmer Bunch Groceries & Meats
The
Tri-State Butter Co
Cincinnati
Qhio
Tri-State
West Virginia
Epsom
A.C. Myers and
Huron
George Tomey and Son
Loogootee
Epsom High School
Odon Boys
Joe Browning
C J Wilson
JT Pruett
Roscoe Myers Grove
Ed Wilson
California
Jane Brooks
Don Keller
F. N. Keller
Frank Brock
Trainor
Roscoe Myers
Grove Wade
Bernard Singleton
Lon Crawford
Edwardsport
F N Keller
Harvey Scott
Ed Scott
Hasmt
Hunt
M. B. Ulrich & CO
Pennsylvania
JT Atlee
Aked
Legals
Mary Howard
Thomas S. Howard
Admr
E. T. Laughlin
Atty
Jonas E. Pershing
Datiff
Chamberlain
Chamberlain’s
the Odon Drug CO
Peters
Walton
Vogel Bros. Etc
Odon Journal
VDON
Hateradt
Odon, Indiana
Postonice
Heene
Ino. B. Storts, Publisher
Pell
Bill
Johnnie
LE Roy, N
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