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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1922
Page
7
Horticultural guidance urges spraying lime sulfur on trees defoliated by frost to combat San Jose scale infestations before fruit becomes non marketable. Instructions cover mixing lime sulfur, dilutions, testing with a hydrometer, and spray equipment. spraying advised in December or January, with a possible second application in spring before bloom.
Strawberries require vigilant care in early winter as vigorous growth can form a solid mat. Thin edges of rows if needed and tease plants apart. After ground freezes gently work in straw pine needles or leaves among plants. Protect exposed beds with bean poles or a frame to hold mulch in place.
Advice describes a method to deter bugs and rabbits by wrapping a sinch strip of window screen around young apple trees. The screen is held a few inches from the trunk using supports, extending below the surface to prevent beetles from laying eggs near the bark. Also mentions feed for dairy calves and other farming notes from the same period.
An old article urges farmers and their sons to build a basic repair shop with a concrete floor, proper lighting, and a winter work program. It lists essential tools from a portable forge to hammers, tongs, braces, and drills, stressing ready access to woodwork and metalworking gear to save time and cut maintenance costs.
The Asiet Mates Department reports fall and winter markets should offer plentiful eggs and poultry at economical prices. On August 1 storage held 4,812,248 cases of eggs, about 25 percent above the three year seasonal average, with farmers expanding flocks to an unusual extent. Egg movement starts in summer and peaks in fall and early winter, while severe or mild weather will shape post January activity. Despite open winters, eggs should be available cheaply from the start, and poultry farming has been highly profitable in recent years. The price drop has led farmers to hold birds for better returns or consume them at home, with poultry fattening stalls now two thirds full.
The United States Department of Agriculture notes that interference with a hen's nervous system can disrupt vitality and egg laying. Frequent pen changes and moving birds among pens disturb nervous layers, with mixing previously separated birds also hindering production.
A historic remedy describes mixing kerosene and lanolin with vaseline to rub on scaly leg lesions in poultry. Repeated weekly applications are said to cure the condition, though some birds may require several treatments. A blend including caraway is also suggested as an alternative remedy.
Reverend B M Bridges of Mooreboro NC touts Tanlac as a remarkable tonic that restored his health after a decade of indigestion nerves and poor sleep. He claims it boosted appetite strengthened digestion and improved sleep allowing weight gain and renewed energy. He endorses Tanlac as a splendid medicine.
Two shipwrecked sailors endure cold and hunger on a barren island. One asks the other to pray or sing, but both cannot. finally they propose a religious "collection." The snippet comes from the Boston Transcript’s Talking, Net Entertaining and Mother’s Voice sections.
Dr E Blanche Sterling of the United States Public Health Service urges that school games be simple and vigorous to promote good posture. She warns against half hearted, frivolous play and notes that eyesight and other factors influence posture, citing a Bedford Indiana study of three elementary signals.
Remains of a stained glass window from the Fourteenth century were uncovered after centuries of concealment behind plaster and bricks at Chelser Old Church in England. The nearly complete pane measures about two feet by two, with the haloed figure of St Lawrence or Stephen missing its head. dating suggests later medieval work.
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