Gooseberry Patch Overgrown by Grass Warns to Cultivate
Albert Bates of DuPage County Illinois notes a gooseberry plantation in Minneapolis that was neglected and allowed to go to grass. He compares it with a cultivated orchard where trees thrived and bore abundant high quality fruit, while the grassland trees produced smaller, tougher fruit. He warns neglect harms production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Albert Bates
DuPage Co
Ill
Farmers’ Review
Co-Operative Cow Testing Gains North American Interest
Reports from the United States and Canada show a move toward cooperative cow testing as practiced in Denmark. The Ontario Department of Agriculture urges similar action by all states and suggests demonstrations by agricultural agents to show organization and record keeping benefits for dairy farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Canada
Denmark
Department of Agriculture of
Ontario
Departments of Agriculture
Mineral plant food in soils and air effects
J Y Hudson of Illinois argues that mineral plant nutrients are abundant in most soils and that drainage and air exposure during summer and frost in winter continually form new plant food. He notes water as a universal solvent and claims standing water dissolves valuable nutrients, with rocky hillsides producing strong growth and deep sod.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iinois
Ventilation Issues Highlight Dairy Facility Concerns
A report stresses milk related buildings including stables and houses for milk care must be well ventilated to keep cows healthy prevent odors entering milk and avoid damp creameries. The draughts and dampness blamed on poor ventilation are cited as a common complaint across facilities.
Oats as Balanced Fowl Feed Face Hull Challenge
Oats are close to a balanced ration for fowls and are excellent when fed with other foods but the hull makes them less steady as a primary feed for chicks. The grain remains a strong component in mixed rations.
Memorial Day Observance With Roses And Wreaths
W P Neff notes Memorial Day offerings of red roses and white wreaths adorning graves, portraying sorrow and remembrance as angels surround heaven's garden. The piece recalls past losses and urges shared sympathy, ending with a household cleaning tip about a notch stick to lift picture cards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. Neff
Kansas City
Rheumatism cured by Dodd's Kidney Pills claims
Special report from Middlesex New Jersey claims Mrs Betsey A Clawson was cured of inflammatory rheumatism after five years of disability. She credits two boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills with restoring her ability to perform daily tasks and tend her garden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middlesex
Betsey
A. Clawson
Dodd
The Russ Company Ball Blue Ad Sparks Outrage
A fragment from a 20z advertisement by The Russ Company of South Bend Indiana touts Red Cross Ball Blue powder and a tired reader note. A shocking anecdote about a man in Ohio selling his wife to a blind peddler for 10 cents appears, prompting concern over cruelty and moral tone.
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Red Cross
Russ Company
South Bend
Ind
Mre. Jones
Ohio
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Heaven
Rose
Lion
Woolson Spice CO
Toledo
Ng - Pstera
Vlavor
Tood Products
Libby’s & Food Products
Libby
McNeill & Libby
Chicago
Eral An
Atena Paper & Medicinal
Nem
Warmington Oee
Pension Bureau
Atty Alncey
W.N.U
Wilbert ‘Thompson
Mull
Thompson
W. H. Thompson
Main St
Peoria
White
Mull’s Grape Tonic Co
3Rd Ave
Rock Island
Mull’s
Wilbert Thompson
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