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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1924
Page
6
The Inland Farmer advises a permanent mulch for bush fruits to protect roots from frost and preserve soil moisture. Strong manure adds nutrients and humus, while clean cultivation remains useful but often yields to mulching for moisture retention with minimal labor.
The article explains blackberry and red raspberry propagation via suckers from rows and middles. It covers digging dormant suckers, transplanting to new plantation areas, and root cuttings in sandy soils. It warns hot dry weather increases difficulty and emphasizes careful digging to avoid stunting.
Ohio horticulturists at the experiment station urge moderate pruning over the past heavy practice. Hardy fruits like apple and pear may be pruned in late fall or early winter, wounds heal similarly in any season, while grapes can wait until spring for safety. Peaches should be pruned in early spring to avoid winter injury.
Currants remain a popular jelly fruit, favored for winter use in cold regions. The article notes currants thrive in cool soils with close pruning. It also advises pruning grapes in late winter or early spring and downplays pruning bleeding as less dangerous than commonly believed.
A special court in Howard County Maryland finds Oc tober's last day resident known as Scrub guilty of robbing local farmers and families. The mock trial featured USDA officials, a jury verdict, a funeral-like oration, a meat sale, and a brass band with broad attendance from neighboring counties.
Dairy expert S W R Robbers from the New Jersey agricultural experiment station credits advanced registry testing with boosting pure bred dairy cattle productivity. He notes census averages of 4000 pounds per cow annually and asserts registries help identify and remove unproductive animals while highlighting superior bulls and daughters for heredity gains.
Iowa experiment station tests show corn fodder replacing corn silage cuts milk by 6 percent and fat by 8 percent. Replacing alfalfa hay with timothy hay lowers milk and butterfat by 7 percent, and using fodder with timothy hay drops milk 18 percent and fat 14 percent. Authors urge storing corn to silage and purchasing clover or alfalfa if timothy is used.
Instructions advise rinsing milk vessels in cold or lukewarm water to remove milk, then scrubbing inside and out with a brush. Use hot water and washing powder, then rinse in clean hot water.
The passage notes most cows can be profitable on pasture while indoor grain feeding exposes poor performers in dairy records.
A detailed guide to weekly house cleaning outlining a definite plan. It emphasizes tidying nearby rooms together, dusting small items first, and using cloths and coverings to trap dust. It compares sweeping and vacuuming orders to minimize movement and maximize dust removal.
The United States Department of Agriculture created a new Home Economics Bureau led by Dr. Louise Stanley the first woman to head such a bureau. The unit aims to improve family life on farms by sharing modern household practices and efficiency, with free Farmers' Bulletins on food, recipes, and home management.
The Bureau of Home Economics details how to prepare rabbit in multiple ways and offers a detailed casserole method. Prepare rabbit by disjointing, salting, peppering, and flour dusting then frying in clean fat until brown. Combine fat and flour with stock to make a gravy and bake the pieces until very tender.
Standard poultry keepers should track monthly egg output against flock size to reach a yearly average of 160 eggs per bird. Daily records per month yield per-bird averages, helping prevent winter melt and sustain better production. State College of Agriculture provides monthly targets from November to October totaling 160 eggs per bird.
A poultryman advises three meat and winter egg breeds for a meat oriented market Plymouth Rocks and White Wyandottes cover medium and small roasting fowls with Light Brahmas for large fowls. Leghorns suit summer eggs and non broodiness. If large fowls not needed remove Brahmas and adjust to Rocks and Wyandottes. Rhode Island Reds or Orpingtons may suit fanciers better.
Ohio experiment station tests show feeding meat-scrap in laying hen rations does not reduce egg hatchability. In diets with about 2, 18, and 24 percent meat-scrap, hatchability averaged near 70 percent, with higher meat-scrap levels not lowering the hatch rate. Some poultrymen claimed heavy meat scrap would yield inferior hatching eggs.
The article explains standard terms and size cues in poultry care. It defines cock, hen, gander, drake, tom, poult, broiler, and spring chicken, and notes age and weight guidelines for good laying hens and young birds. It also advises providing cool drinking water in warm weather.
Hoffy visits friend Cuthbert Jahd who shows a bowl with a goldfish. They chat in a quiet way and wonder if the fish understands them. The odd exchange touches on the fish’s awareness and the possible purpose behind the conversation.
Miss Albatross questions a long-dead pirate with fear of ships. Mr. Penguin recalls the rival and hints the foe may still be alive, fueling a comic feud over ancestral danger.
A Black Tale narrates the Widow Crow wearing black and vowing to buy gayer things using her husband’s life insurance as the motive.
In a playful kitchen exchange the mistress asks Mary to check the pudding by inserting a knife. Mary reports the knife comes out clean and humorously adds she has used all the other knives likewise.
A busi ness friend offers a joke tip that ostrich feathers will lead fashion this year. Miss Parrot explains the tip refers to an ostrich itself, provoking a light exchange about style trends and a playful misunderstanding.
The piece notes a languid summer scene where the only busy creature is a mosquito, contrasting with the slow, easy rhythm of nature. It mentions a resort setting and a wry aside about the tide and a speaker’s realization about needing someone.
In a light exchange, a plumber notes his dentist pauses for stories during work. The dentist responds that he also enjoys stories but jokes about the billed hours at ten dollars per hour.
Honolulu guests enjoyed a basket supper and a moonlight swim on the lawn. Descriptive note mentions unusually heavy dew.
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