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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1906
Page
8
The text advises inspecting orchards in May for egg-laying on trunks and suggests rapid walking through the orchard to grub off new growth water sprouts. It notes pruning increases sprouts and that soft green sprouts are easily removed at this time, reducing later sprouting and damage.
The Department of Agriculture notes efforts to grow Easter lilies in the United States while Bermuda and Japan remain superior sources. Cold storage bulbs imitate Japanese resting conditions, enabling winter survival and improved bulb development. Bermuda Islands production is highly profitable with extensive land use dedicated to bulb farming.
Department of Agriculture scientists led by George W. Oliver advance seed grown lilies to reduce time to flowering. Trials show rapid blooms, with some plants flowering in 2–3 months from bulb planting and others producing 10–14 flowers per plant. A new Bermuda hybrid shortens time by 1–3 months, offering cheaper production than the traditional six to eight months.
If top grafting has occurred and the grafts have taken, rub off all sprouts below the grafts. This concentrates sap flow and strength into the graft, promoting successful union and growth.
The text advises cultivating fruit and other trees in spring and early summer when growth is strongest. It notes vigorous wood growth is high while fruit is small, but declines as fruit matures.
The article discusses methods to support transplanted trees in their first year by using a base tile or small square container and sub irrigation with soap suds or water. It also covers occasional digging around the tree for rapid growth and notes sod maintenance versus manure and cultivation to speed growth.
Garden tip suggests placing two rhubarb crowns under an inverted half barrel and surrounding with green manure to force rapid spring growth. The method aims to yield earlier stalks and robust plants for the season.
Green manuring shows greater advantage in very sandy soils than plowing under crops or applying fertilizer or manure. Leaching harms inputs, while green crops add humus and improve soil structure, especially where vegetable mold is scarce.
The article argues that planting overgrown nursery stock is a serious mistake because handling is harder and the trees do not grow as sturdy or vigorous as young stock. It warns that using such trees at any price is poor economy and leads to weak growth.
The Eskimo pays his doctor a fee as soon as he comes. If the patient recovers the fee is kept, if not it is returned.
The article describes nightly closure of the Pekin gates with ceremonial rites and formal, ritual sounds. It notes community involvement and traditional observance shaping the town’s evening routine.
A lengthy piece argues farm boys can rise to prominence in national life if they study agriculture as rigorously as medicine or law. It urges deliberate preparation, scientific farming, and early training to sustain farming as a respected, prosperous occupation.
In a homelike party scene Moss tells a time worn joke as Gabby finishes a familiar tale. Jonathan Happlegood silences the room with a sonorous remark while three Hill sisters, stiff and intent, depart with a cold expression.
A verse depicts a Pipe addressing a Black Cigar in a Smokers' parade tale. The Pipe notes the Cigar marches with cigarettes rather than its own brigade. The Cigar, ashamed, admits it has joined the ranks.
A Scottish young clergyman, about to deliver a trial sermon in an unfamiliar church, asks the beadle for two glasses. John returns with a whisky bottle from under his coat, claiming it was a favor and that he told them it was for the minister.
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