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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1923
Page
3
The article details black knot a serious fungal disease of plum and some cherry trees. It describes olive green to black knots on twigs and fruiting spurs, spread by windborne spores and the seasonality of summer and winter spores. Control centers on pruning infected wood and burning prunings to prevent spore release.
Agricultural guidance from Minnesota experts discusses timing silage cuts. Andrew Ross recommends starting when three or four lower leaves dry and drop, with milk to hard dough stage, suitable for dairy cows. Professor Boss notes beef cattle favor fully dented ears, delaying harvest unless weather dries crops.
Dampness or draughts in the poultry house cause roup. Isolate the sick birds. Remove nasal accumulations. Rub the sick hen’s head with camphorated grease. Coal tar disinfectant helps in treating and preventing roup. Treating the bird while cold persists is crucial to successful cure.
Wheat makes a fair feed for brood sows when balanced with other feeds. It provides better balanced protein and minerals but sows should not become too fat or fed almost entirely wheat. With careful monitoring and supplements like legumes or tankage, wheat remains a satisfactory ration.
The U S Department of Agriculture urges farmers to select seed from their own fields or local neighbors using the best yielding ears. Prioritize ears free from disease, well hung, and with dry curing in a barn to avoid moisture and pests. Proper handling promises higher long term yields and lower costs.
The article emphasizes liberal rations for working horses during heavy tasks. It recommends a grain mix of two bushels oats to one bushel corn, about 1 1/4 pounds grain per 100 pounds of horse weight, and roughly one pound of hay per day per 100 pounds of live weight. Water access is essential morning noon and night.
The care of milk at the dairy and in the home is vital for disease prevention. Ensure healthy cows free from tuberculosis. Wash hands before milking, keep containers clean and dry, store milk in a clean cool place, and use boiling water soap suds and sunshine to keep milk safe to drink.
Advice to poultry keepers to sell most young cockerels promptly and retain pullets for winter laying. Discard hens over two years unless they have special merit, and maintain a young, vigorous flock since hens can lay without males. Do not carry over surplus roosters.
Field selection of seed corn as ears mature is strongly advised by Minnesota experiment station men. The guidance emphasizes choosing kernels with desirable traits for next planting season.
The prospective poultry raiser should give first consideration to stock quality. To breed healthy productive fowls, foundations stock is essential for a successful flock.
A collection of vintage kitchen notes describes Celery Soup and Creamed Celery in Cheese Shell with oysters, plus Celery Croquettes and Stuffed Celery. It also shares Banana preparations, Baked Bananas, Breakfast Fried Apples, a Piquante Cocktail, and Plum Conserve, outlining ingredients and basic methods.
A vintage advertisement touts Fletcher's Castoria used for over 30 years to ease constipation flatulence wind colic and diarrhea in babies and children. It promises fever relief and better digestion leading to natural sleep with a genuine signature.
A club member posted a notice charging a nobleman with taking another’s umbrella on February 20. The house committee questioned the claim, and the responder argued that only nobles or gentlemen may belong, implying the offender was not a gentleman.
Local service ad urges women to dye or tint worn garments and draperies. It promises restoration of faded fabrics to a refreshed appearance.
A 15 cent Diamond Dyes package claims simple directions that let any woman dye or tint worn items new without prior experience. It advises choosing any color at the drug store in a brief, promotional note.
Employees of the Canadian Pacific Railway can directly submit improvement schemes to E A Cunningham efficiency agent. The company will pilot the ideas and promote the inventor based on ability, ensuring secrets are kept and preventing prejudice from blocking merit.
An advertisement touts Cuticura Talcum as a refined powder for face skin baby and dusting, claiming other perfumes unnecessary. It notes the Cuticura trio Soap Ointment and Talcum are 25 cents each and available everywhere.
The Boston Transcript quotes Brassey exclaiming in surprise at a picture showing a lieter bear bearing fasces and remarks golf as old as that, noting astonishment at the ancient link.
A brief remark contrasts certainty with wisdom, noting that the wise are not swayed by confident but flawed pronunciation attempts. The line prompts careful listening and humility in speech.
Consumers in Winston Salem and Keene report improved health after using Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. Mrs L K Myers of Winston Salem credits restored strength for housework and assisting at her husband’s store. Mrs A F Hammond of Keene says backache and weakness relieved, restoring energy for daily duties.
The wood yards in eastern Connecticut report all choppers missing with no logs felled. Prophecies warn prices may rise to twenty dollars per cord or more by early winter as demand clashes with scarcity.
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