Valuable Agricultural News for Cheyenne County Farmers
In unsprayed orchards injurious insects and diseases commonly destroy 60 to 80 percent of fruit crops and defoliate trees. The University of Nebraska Agricultural College urges proper spraying to keep trees vigorous and fruit unblemished. Some pests recur yearly. others sporadically. Spray schedules can be devised for different fruits. Extension Circular No 1231, Managing the Home Orchard, gives full spraying directions and is available from County Extension Agent or Agricultural College, Lincoln.
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U. of N. Agricultural College
Agricultural College
Lincoln
Ornamentals Vines For Quick Color And Height
The article describes popular annual and decorative vines for porches and gardens. Cobaea scandens cups and saucers. Dolichos with purple pods. Cypress and canary-bird vines with feathery foliage. Japanese moon vines open at sunset. Memor dica balsamina fruit inside out. Mamaudya vine for boxes and vases. Fall planting for germination. florists grow vines in greenhouses. Vinca major and variegata used with Asparagias Sprenger. Thunbergia with tube flowers.
Grow profitable dairy herds with purebred bulls and better feed
A Victorian era style exhortation urges dairy farmers to raise profits by replacing scrub bulls with purebred dairy bulls, keeping heifer calves, and feeding better. It recommends judging cows by production records and forming a cooperative dairy bull association to obtain a good bull at low cost.
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Dairyman
Virginia
Value of orchard work boosts Nebraska yields
The Agricultural College’s efforts to reclaim run down orchards in Nebraska are valued at about 150000 dollars annually. Pruning and spraying have increased yields and revived many large orchards that were previously unprofitable, putting them on a profitable basis through college aid.
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The
Agricultural College
Nebraska
Iburgess Music Store Offers New Pianos at Used Prices
A local music shop advertises new pianos priced like second hand instruments. No second hand pianos stocked, but customers can purchase fresh models at bargains rivaling pre owned values. The message emphasizes affordability and stock availability at Iburgess Music Store.
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Iburgess
Women Lead Virginia Rat Campaign Across Counties
A Virginia statewide rat campaign reported by the U S Department of Agriculture found women equal to men in leadership, with over 670000 rats destroyed. Orange Charlotte Franklin Washington Smyth Stafford Montgomery Elizabeth City New Kent Culpeper led by women. banks and schools provided key support.
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Virginia
United States Department of Agriculture
Orange
Charlotte
Franklin
Washington
Smyth Stafford
Montgomery
Elizabeth City
New Kent
Culpeper
Department
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Biological Survey
A New Use for the Auto to Fumigate Rats
The United States Department of Agriculture endorses using a tied hose on the exhaust of a gasoline engine to fumigate rats. Run the engine at moderate speed for ten minutes to destroy rats near holes in barns houses or under floors. Community help, cleanup, poison balls, traps, and rat proofing are urged with guidance from the Biological Survey.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Biological Survey
Ford opens Henry Ford hospital to Michigan veterans
A Detroit conference between Alvin Owsley and Henry Ford secured hospitalization for 300 disabled Michigan veterans. Ford agreed to admit any veteran able to prove service, relieving delays caused by government intake procedures. Ford Hospital, twenty acres in Detroit, formerly United States General Hospital No. 36, will welcome ex service members.
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Michigan
Detroit
Alvin’ Owsley
American’ Legion
Henry Ford
Ford
Owsley
Legion
Henry ‘Ford
Henry Ford Hospital
Ford Hospital
United States General Hospital
Hens as Farmers Help Small Towns Make Returns
The United States Department of Agriculture says a flock of 10 laying hens can produce 100 dozen eggs per year, about one egg every three days, worth roughly $40. Eggs also serve as fertilizer for gardens, providing a reliable, noncached income source for households.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Motion Pictures Valuable in Extension Teaching
The United States Department of Agriculture promotes motion pictures as a valuable tool in extension work. They run a dedicated laboratory to film improved farming practices and warn about dangerous methods. Benefits include sparking interest, showing long processes quickly, and reaching distant farmers. limitations center on generalities rather than specifics.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Spread Of Mexican Bean Beetle Report Under Way
A progress report on Mexican bean beetle investigations for 1921 and 1922 is being prepared at the Birmingham laboratory of the Bureau of Entomology, USDA. A distribution map shows rapid northward spread and possible arrivals in Indiana, Ohio, and West Virginia within the year. Cooperative work with Tennessee growers is planned amid tests of proven control methods.
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Ermingham Laboratory
Bureau of Entomology
United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Indiana
Ohio
West
Birmingham
Ala
Chattanooga
Tenn
Extension work improves Southern farmsteads and grounds
The U S Department of Agriculture reports significant gains from extension activity in the Southern states. Fences repaired rose from 6 925 in 1921 to 4 436 in 1922 and 3 484 unsightly buildings were repaired or removed in 1921 and 3 528 in 1922. Tree and shrub planting surged from 8 308 to 26 313 while flowers and vines planting grew from 42 300 to 48 437 in 1922. Lawn seeding increased from about 1 000 to 2 600. More than 45 000 shade trees and shrubs were planted last year. North Carolina and Mississippi saw particularly marked farmstead improvements. Girls and women's clubs encouraged home surroundings improvements, boosting community impact.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Department
North Carolina
Mississippi
Keeping chickens in a city yard requires pullets and timing
The article advises city dwellers to buy mature pullets in fall or day old chicks in spring. Pullets should have red combs and adequate size to withstand cold weather. It notes day old chicks are a common market commodity and shipping long distances is common. It emphasizes space limits make backyard chicken keeping harder than in rural settings.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Poppy Day Appeals Across Nebraska for Memorial Observance
Governor Charles W. Bryan and acting department commander Lloyd Kain urge Nebraskans to back Poppy Day drives led by American Legion units and auxiliary groups. Proceeds fund grave decoration and welfare work for ex servicemen, with widespread wear of the poppy on Memorial Day to honor overseas dead. The Red Cross backs the $100000 endowment effort supporting overseas graves.
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Lincoln
Charles W. Bryan
Lloyd Kain
American Legion
Nebraska
American Legion Auxiliary
Flanders Fields
United States of America
Europe
Legion and Auxiliary
Kain
France
James L. Feizer
The
American Red Cross
Legion
Indianapolis
Legion building fund push aids veterans encampment parade
A $50 subscription to the American Legion building fund triggers the fire whistle, with $9,000 stock sold and construction set to begin. Local Legion serves Grand Army veterans during their state encampment, buglers wake the town at 7 AM, post bugle and drum corps join the parade, and an information booth with transport for older veterans will operate at G A R headquarters in Lincoln.
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American Legion Building Fund
Albion
American Legion
Grand Army Veterans
Legion
Lincoln
Mystery in the Manor Ends in Silence Behind Court Doors
A tense dispute at a grand estate pits butler Paul Spearer and maid Alice Planck against a household staff, as secrets surface following a death. Clarence dies aid triggers inquiries and a restrained investigation led by authorities and family members.
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Dorothy Wright
Paul Spearer
Alice Planck
Clarence
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