Grasshoppers Control Through Egg Destruction And Poison Bait
United States Department of Agriculture outlines practical grasshopper control for dry western regions. Methods include destroying eggs by plowing and disturbing soil before spring, and using poisoned bran mash with white arsenic or Paris green to kill nymphs and adults. Apply early, avoid mixing by hand, and protect children and animals.
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Mississippi
Ym Farmers’ Bulletin
United States Department of Agriculture
Paris
Encouraging Early Rooting of Young Strawberry Plants
Guidelines advise maximizing the growing season for young strawberry plants from the start to growth cessation. Encouragement is given to allow the earliest runners to root and not be removed to promote established plants.
Good Preparatory Crops For Vegetables
Leguminous crops like clover and alfalfa serve as effective preparatory crops for vegetable gardens when barnyard manure is scarce. They add nitrogen to the soil and build humus, improving soil health and future yields.
Cherry Orchard Care Guidelines
Instructional note on orchard maintenance covering spraying pruning and cultivation in the first three years after planting. Emphasizes annual spraying and pruning, and cultivation during the first half of each season. Includes emphasis on establishing healthy tree growth and form.
Agricultural Rules On Orchard Plowing And Pig Weaning
The article prescribes shallow orchard plowing not deeper than three to four inches and recommends weaning pigs at six to eight weeks. These guidelines reflect farming practices for crop health and livestock management.
Thinning for Best Crop Advice
The piece urges thinning fruit trees to prevent overbearing. It warns that crowding limits quantity and quality, increases insect risk, and that thinning yields a better, larger crop and healthier trees.
Chicks Trained to Exercise With Litter Feeding
Farmers instruct to induce exercise in chicks by spreading a thin chaff layer on the floor and feeding cracked grain through the litter. The method aims to stimulate activity and physical development in the birds.
Planting Hay Crops For Summer Roughage
Guidance urges farmers to plant hay crops to ensure ample roughage for livestock even in a dry summer. Emphasizes planning now to maintain livestock feed and avoid shortages.
Pruning Advice Saves Fruit Trees from Large Limb Removal
Do not remove large limbs from fruit trees when the same results can be had by removing small ones. This guideline suggests pruning smaller branches to preserve the tree structure and health.
Preparing Apple Orchard Properly
The article outlines soil preparation for an apple orchard stressing deep rich earth that drains well to prevent waterlogging and support healthy tree growth. It emphasizes avoiding water soaked soil and building a fertile base for root development.
Good Cold Dinner For Summer Entertaining At Home
A historic guide to a no heat kitchen plan with iced bouillon from beef, pressed chicken with walnuts and mushrooms, rice cooked oriental style, fresh summer salads, and cooling desserts. Includes coffee essence and baked halibut with Welsh rarebit as a derived recipe.
Improving Gravy with Tiny Additions
A Mother's Magazine reader suggests using a thimbleful of milk with water for gravy and adding a pinch of celery salt and sugar along with salt and pepper to transform plain gravy. The tips promise a richer, smoother result.
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Mother's Magazine
Mustard paste mixed with egg white cures blistering
Mixing mustard paste with egg white instead of hot water yields a similar result without blistering. Warm camphorated oil is considered superior to either option for soothing or treating the condition.
Young Turk or Young American at New York Clinic
In a New York hospital babies' clinic a thick-set man and his wife present their child. A physician notes both parents were born in Turkey and asks to see the "young Turk." The mother recoils and the father asserts the child is American, provoking a blush from the doctor.
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Babies’ Clinic
New York Hospital
Turkey
Front Desk Wit From Ashore Prompts Hotel Banter
George Boldt of New York notes American hotels struggle to pay. A shore hotel guest asks if the bed on the seventh floor is short, and a greeter replies the back is taken by guests who are often short themselves, highlighting courteous front-of-house banter.
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George
Boldt
New York
Shore
Conversational Diplomacy and Wagner Mention
A dialogue about music reveals that citing Wagner is a tactic to ease conversation and avoid lengthy discourse. The speaker notes that if the other person shares Wagner, they may dominate the talk. otherwise silence may follow. The excerpt also states American investment in Mexico surpassed $500 million.
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Wagner
Mayor Utica Urges Gentle Reform Tactics
Just a Hint reports Mayor Smith advocating municipal reform via hints and suggestions rather than force, asserting softer methods can yield results. A humorous barber anecdote follows, illustrating talk as a substitute for action in a casual exchange about a bear and a death by speech.
Johnny’s Manners and the Licking of the Saucer
A humorous Life magazine anecdote notes Johnny finishing an apple pudding then licking his saucer clean. His mother responds in shock and asks who ever saw that. Johnny baldly answers Kogs. The piece mocks parental speculation about child manners.
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Johnny
Kogs
London Establishes Furniture Museum for Designers
A new London furniture museum opens aiming to inspire designers. The project showcases innovative pieces and historical works, highlighting the city’s commitment to design culture.
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London
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