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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1918
Page
10
The message urges turning patriotic impulse into concrete action by readying garden tools for repair and use. It questions whether your tools are repaired and ready, emphasizing practical service over verbal expressions.
The article explains tomato cultivation from soil needs to planting timing. It covers starting indoors six weeks before transplanting, protecting tender plants after frost, spacing for ground or trellis configurations, and plant counts for table use or canning. Under good conditions harvest lasts through the season.
Late cabbage is best grown after early potatoes or peas to free ground for half the season. Sow seed 3 4 weeks before transplanting and set plants between potato rows two or three weeks before harvest. Rows 8 feet apart, plants 2 feet apart. Light freezing is tolerable, but avoid repeated freeze thaw. Store by trenching and covering with straw for greens in spring.
The column warns that tougher tilling reduces irrigation needs by keeping moisture in soil. It notes weeds waste water and nutrients and argues they are unattractive. It playfully asks if readers have filed their hoes and used sticks to mark rows.
Beets grow well in rich sandy loam with spring sowing as conditions allow work. Plant two weeks before frost risk for horse or 12 to 18 inches for hand cultivation. Thin to 4 to 5 inches apart after emergence, remove all but one from each seed ball. Two ounces seeds cover 100 foot row. sow every two weeks through summer for succession.
The article advises keeping a constant supply of young tender beets and using them before they reach two inches in diameter. Medium sized beets are preferred for quality, while leftover beets should be allowed to mature until frost, then pulled, trimmed, and stored for winter. If not used for table, they serve well as stock or poultry feed.
Celery seed should be sown after the last frosts in a hotbed or window box. The plants germinate slowly and need at least two transplanting. They require deep rich moist soil with manure or fertilizer and shallow frequent cultivation. Blanching can be done by earthing up or using boards or paper, but avoid filling the hearts. Storage methods include old hotbeds, fodder or straw coverings, outdoor cellars, or basement storage. The crop tests a gardener’s skill but pays well with careful cultivation. See Farmers Bulletin 879 for home storage details.
A garden themed note urges early seeding and soil preparation, encouraging readers to act now. It hints at sharing seeds with neighbors and suggests cooperation for a productive planting season.
Guidance on soil, seed starting in hotbeds or direct sowing, and timing after last frost. Plant in hills or drilled rows with manure in holes, frequent shallow cultivation early, then less as vines run. Harvest only when ripe. spray with Bordeaux mix to prevent disease.
Plant sweet corn after the last frost and make 3 or 4 successive plantings every two weeks. For 100 feet use a quarter to half pint of seed. Use drills 8 feet apart and thin to one stalk every 10 to 14 inches, or plant 5 to 6 seeds per hill 3 feet apart and thin to 8 to 5 stalks. Seed 2 inches deep, cultivate often, remove suckers around stalk bases.
The article calls on women in farm homes to raise all the poultry and eggs possible this year. Each fowl and every dozen eggs produced and consumed on the farm frees meat and other foods for the armies and allied nations. Patriotic poultry production will yield profits to farmers.
Readers are advised that potatoes and beef scraps or kitchen trimmings can replace wheat. Fresh bone cuts may substitute for high priced wheat, offering practical alternatives for cooks facing shortages.
A note states it is impossible to produce sweet clean flavored butter from old unclean cream. It warns readers that quality butter requires fresh clean cream and proper handling to avoid off flavors.
A 1918 Vogue like survey notes Dolly Wardenization of dress from Palm Beach to Paris, the shift to jet gowns by Callot and Cheruit, and a war era move toward green fabrics and practical modesty. It contrasts flowery voiles with military restraint, examining gendered attire and evolving tastes.
The United States Department of Agriculture notes the turkey fits grain and stock farms with ample range. Turkeys thrive on grasshoppers insects weed seeds and waste grain plus nuts like beech chestnut pecan pine and acorn. On such farms grain prices affect the turkey raiser little since most feed is wasted or surplus.
The drygoods economist notes many novelty skirts and staple numbers are being taken. Silks and satins show vogue with strong demand for strapes checks and plaids. Medium priced skirts stay in poplins serges gabardines and tricotines with checked and striped worsteds selling well.
The piece explains three main poultry classes: laying breeds, meat breeds, and general purpose breeds. It lists common examples in each class and notes breed differences focus on practical use and conditions, not mere color.
A piece on poultry care argues that contented hens are more productive and that hen houses deserve attention. Semidetached apartments fail for hens while colony housing with separate yards yields best results. Free range supports health and stock reproduction, with breeding and growing stock needing ample range and egg hens requiring less space.
Drafts blamed for illness among poultry as cold or incipient roup may follow air drafts striking roosting birds at night.
Agricultural notice warns egg producers that hens may consume tainted feed or scraps. The caution emphasizes keeping spoiled or contaminated materials away from poultry to prevent illness or reduced egg quality.
Late hatched chicks rarely reach the size of those hatched early, a pattern noted in observations of poultry growth and development.
Drops of magic Doesnt hurt one bit Drop a little Freezone on a touchy corn instantly that corn stops hurting then you lift it off with the fingers No pain Try it.
A dialogue reveals a defendant justifying an open fire in a room by claiming it was a grate opportunity. Authorities examine the context and safety implications as the case unfolds.
An advertisement touts Cuticura Ointment to kill dandruff followed by a hot shampoo with Cuticura Soap. Claims the regimen works for men and women with immediate effect and offers free samples from Cuticura, Dept. Boston, by mail or at druggists. Soap 25, Ointment 25 and 50.
A terse observation links nerve calming smoking to reduced fretfulness and notes petty quarrels extending larger wars, suggesting small tensions compound major conflicts and daily nerves influence strategic outcomes.
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