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Newspaper
Salisbury Evening Times
Location
Salisbury, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1925
Page
3
A wide blend of rural notes covers Maryland peninsula farming tips, strawberry and sweet potato crops, broccoli experiments, and fertilizer cautions. It recalls local baseball social ties, singers at a title feed, and plans for Timonium fairs with reflections on canning industry significance.
The week brought dry sunny weather with some warm days and a few thunderstorms causing minor injuries. Crops are fair to good, pastures fair, plowing and fruit tree care progressed, with early potatoes, tomatoes, tobacco, and fruit harvests underway in various Maryland counties and the Eastern Shore.
Cautionary note on washing head lettuce before use. The Bureau of Chemistry finds outer leaves heavily contaminated, center cleaner but bacteria spread speeds with washing. Keep lettuce dry and store in original packaging to slow bacterial growth and preserve edibility.
The readable text discusses washing and drying meat or produce separately, chilling steps, and concerns about bacterial growth. It mentions removing moisture, proper storage in ice, and maintaining drier conditions as advised by a department, though the passage is garbled and hard to parse.
Instructions describe fermenting tomato seed in wooden containers avoiding metal, draining pulp, and drying seeds on cheesecloth or window screens. It covers managing water, pressing, and air drying in shade, plus handling rain risk and final storage for tomato and pepper seeds to retain vitality.
United States Department of Agriculture statisticians fitted an auto speedometer style device to a railway tram to record feet of each crop along the right of way. The rear unit includes 32 crop buttons and dual meters to track cotton corn and other fields during trips for year to year comparisons.
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