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Newspaper
Roanoke Review
Location
Roanoke, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1920
Page
2
Asbestos forms when hot rock fissures admit water which widens cracks and dissolves silica and magnesia. Upon drying, crystals crystallize as hydrated silicate of magnesia, creating threadlike structures that extend from opposite walls and meet in the fissure center.
The week ending March 26 saw 96 new charters issued, raising the overall total to 8,658. The increase reflects ongoing business authorizations granted by the relevant regulatory body.
University of Illinois study of 720 litters across 67 breeds finds young sows produce smaller pigs, litter size increases up to about three years, and older sows show little gestation difference. Average litter 8.1 pigs weighing about 200 pounds. pigs per litter range 6 to 11 days gestation observed.
The article urges poultry keepers to secure green feed in late summer and early fall and recommends sowing any garden ground after harvest with fast growing crops like cabbage, rape, lettuce, or kale to ensure rapid growth locally.
Guidance on harvesting alfalfa and sweet clover when buds and blossoms appear. Cut alfalfa at the second growth crowns. cut sweet clover when blossoms are half out and raise the sickle bar at least four inches. Alfalfa regrows from a crown while sweet clover sprouts from main stem buds.
Overgrown wings in chicks come from bad brooding or weak vitality. Often the wings look overgrown only because the birds are weak and hang them. If the wings burden the bird they should be clipped off.
Autumn offers farmers time to clear land for pasture or crop use. Goats sheep or cattle are used to control sprout growth and remove stumps. Methods include heavy pesturing and burning pallets, with guidance from Farmers Bulletin 674 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Fall seeding of alfalfa needs moisture and firm seedbed. Disk early after oats or small grain harvest, then plow, pack, harrow or roll. Stands from cultivated crops like late potatoes benefit from thorough disking and harrowing, followed by limestone applications after plowing and harrowing.
Hogs for early winter markets should be fed carefully to avoid fattening on corn alone. A safer diet uses wheat middlings and wheat bran made into a thick mash. Feed twice daily and then a modest corn portion. Provide clean water and troughs, dry pens, weekly lime dusting.
An agricultural note explains potato blight is often tip burn caused by dry heat from sun and wind, not disease. It also mentions a leaf hopper, a small green insect that hops between plants as they are moved.
The root borer attacks clover and peas, with larvae and beetles ridding the roots. The pest may explain a sickly, spotty clover patch, so investigators are advised to inspect for infestations and control measures.
Mrs. Pearl Hill of Knoxville Tennessee writes that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her chronic back pain and fatigue caused by female trouble after three years of illness. She endorses the Liver Pills and Sanative Wash and urges others to try the remedies for women's health.
Fragmented OCR text mentions bed bugs, plague terms, and unclear references to warfare and fleas. Indiana appears but details are unreadable, with many garbled words and nonsensical phrases.
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