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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1911
Page
6
A West Virginia University extension creed for fruit growers declares belief in God and the order of the universe. It emphasizes seasons, growth, care of trees, protection from pests, and patience for ripening fruit with a vow to work and plant in faith.
Instructions describe a wooden singletree shaped in a curve to protect tree bark from plow damage. A strap or iron end with hitch holes is nailed on the outside. An old leather harness tug can substitute, though shorter lived. Width should allow the horse to walk without leg rubbing.
Humus loosens soil particles increasing water capacity and fostering beneficial bacteria. Clover crops alter soil chemical compounds and render plant food available to trees by gathering, digesting, and transferring it back to them.
A writer recalls a remark about focus: to succeed in any field, be a whole man at one job at a time. With weather aside, thorough spraying cultivation feeding and pruning can lead to fruitful apple growing for orchardists who invest effort and expense.
Carpet bedding plans work best with foliage plants kept in bounds by shearing and pruning. Annuals tend to sprawl and fail to provide enough bloom mass for a strong color effect.
A local horticulture note suggests sowing parsley in cold spells will benefit from a mulch of manure between the rows. The guidance emphasizes soil warmth and weed control to improve germination and growth.
The white marked tussock moth is a striking caterpillar with four white tufts and a red head. It feeds for about a month, spins a hairy cocoon, then the female lays 200 to 400 eggs and dies. Control involves destroying egg masses and applying arsenicals or creosote to reach treetop feeding caterpillars.
Advice urges banding trunks with sticky materials to stop caterpillars and using arsenical sprays or manual removal. Destroy infested twigs, burn colonies, or crush with gloved hands. Emphasizes intelligent tree care, good soil, and protection from damage to reduce attacks by pests.
The text offers garden guidance for spring planting including strawberry patch setup and care. It covers soil and fertilizer ideas, plant propagation by cuttings, and spray practices for tree health, plus mentions of growing hydrangeas, asters, chrysanthemums, and decorative plant combinations for hedges and border plantings.
A set of period recipes includes Chicken Gumbo with oysters and rice, Steamed Apples with sherry, Charlotte Russe with gelatine and lady fingers, Chess Pie with blackberry jam, and Sillibub with cream and vanilla. Each item provides step by step directions and ingredients for the dishes.
A recipe describes making pastry using beef marrow and flour, with baking powder and tinned apples. The dough is rolled, filled with apple halves and a clove on each piece, sealed, and baked for three quarters of an hour. Serves three per dish.
Dry rhubarb thoroughly and cut into one inch pieces. Layer with sugar and a little whole ginger in a deep jar. After three days stir and drain syrup, boil to one third, return rhubarb and cook until clear and transparent. Stir minimally.
Date Whip. Stone a quarter pound of dates, chop fine and cook to a paste in five tablespoonfuls of hot water. Press through a sieve. Beat the whites of five eggs until foamy, add a quarter teaspoon cream of tartar and beat all until dry, then beat in the date pulp and half a cup of sugar very gradually. Bake in a buttered dish about 25 minutes, slow fire. Serve with whipped cream or with boiled custard made of a pint of milk, the yolks of three eggs and a third cup of sugar.
A recipe describes boiling six pigs feet until tender, deboning and seasoning with salt pepper and sage, grinding the meat, pressing it flat to chill, slicing, dipping in beaten eggs, coating with cracker crumbs, and frying in butter. The method emphasizes pressing the meat to form a firm block before slicing.
Maine newspapers report farmers in the state reviving oxen use. The move signals a return to traditional draft animals amid modern farming changes and labor costs.
Fragmentary notes mix court chatter and literary quips. Names like John Smith alias Williams appear with phrases about magistrates and witnesses. Advertising lines mention potter's field and health tips.
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