Corn earworm threatens major crops. control urged
The U S Department of Agriculture reports corn earworm causes about 40 million dollars in annual losses and can be controlled by safe, simple methods. Farmers are advised to apply arsenical sprays or dusts when moths lay eggs, with hand dusting recommended. fall plowing to destroy pupae is also beneficial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Entomology
Corp
W. J. Phillips
Kenneth M. King
Washington, D.C
Anthracnose in Muskmelons Warned. Rotation Key
The United States Department of Agriculture warns muskmelons, cucumbers, and watermelons suffer severe losses from anthracnose, which spreads in warm humid regions. Rotating crops, using disease-free seed, seed disinfection, and Bordeaux mixture spraying can prevent or curb outbreaks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Department
George K. K. Link
F. GC. Meier
Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
More Honey Is Gathered Now Beekeeping Shifts To Skill
The U S Department of Agriculture notes modern beekeeping controls colony growth to maximize honey and prevent swarming. It says bees are highly productive when conditions suit them and that many regions have room for profitable beekeeping with proper management. The Clover region, though rich in nectar, is underutilized due to many hobbyist colonies and spreading brood diseases reducing keeper numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture
Vlower
Illinois State News roundup highlights births deaths and incidents
A May 6 7 anniversary at Buffalo Grove church is noted along with 843 births and 399 deaths in Bureau county for 1922. Reports include legal cases in Sterling and New Berlin, fires at Cardiff, cattle neglect fines, and a dog found near Havana. The chinch bug threat looms in central Illinois. farmers urged to plant bug resistant corn varieties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau County
Spring Valley
Drinchum
Ilinois
Agricultural Department
University of Illinois At Urbana
Census in India Reveals Population Rise of 1.2 Percent
J Murten the census commissioner for India describes the 1921 census with about 819 million people and an average density of 177 per square mile. He notes illiteracy forced reliance on householders as enumerators and recounts cases of violence and bribery aimed at falsifying entries. Bengal shows the highest density at 608 per square mile.
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India
J. Murten
Mr. Marten
Marten
Bengal
A robin lays but three eggs a year
A fragment notes a robin lays three eggs annually and mentions watching cats. It contrasts a red with a long green, suggesting a garden or natural setting, but the text is unclear on specific events or dates.
This Worm Finally Turned
In a dilapidated house many cellar windows were broken and neighborhood cats fled inside and out. When a pet went missing families asked Uncle Bill to search the crowded cellar for their cat, but he refused to light a lamp and descend that night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Jones
Uncle Bill
World Needs Such Men Quote Reflects Resolve
A brief quotation from Horace extols a just and resolute man who remains steadfast despite public anger or tyrannical threats, emphasizing unwavering principle and courage.
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Horace
Life Advice Exchange Between Grocer and Young Bride
A brief dialogue captures a grocer asking if there is more to say and a young bride seeking suggestions. The exchange hints at domestic life guidance in a snapshot of daily conversation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grocer
Grape-Nuts Promotes Easy Digestion and Strength
The article extols Grape-Nuts as easy to digest due to partial digestion of grain starches into dextrins and maltose. It highlights its value as a body builder with iron, phosphorus, and vitamins, claiming long-standing reputation and durability, and notes it is made by Postum Cereal Co. in Battle Creek, Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postum Cereal Co., Inc
Battle Creek, Mich
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Illinois State News
Freeport High School
Presbyterian Church
Buffalo Grove
Polo
Illinois
Ward Fieck
Sterling
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad Company
Jo Daviess County
Paul Altfilisch
Roscoe C. Andrews
Willnois
Prohibition
Haynes
Grammes & Ullrich
Chicago
Washington
D. M. Otis
Quiver Lake
Havana
Earl Chandler
New Berlin
Pleasant Plains
Frank Burton
Lowitz Brokerage Company
Bennett Grain Company
Kempton Farmers’ Elevator Company
A. J. Hartquest
Chicago Board of Trade
William
Eldridge Rice
Oregon
McDowell
Rice Brothers
Cardiff
Grace Nasworthy
Roy Sage
Mattoon
George Nasworthy
Sage
Decatur
Sangamon County
Minne Bigelow
Nannie B. Clark
The
American Legion
Theity
California
Sun-Maid Raisin Growers
Fresno
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