Blueberry Industry Growth Highlighted by USDA
The United States Department of Agriculture reports blueberry culture has become a commercial industry after 16 years of trials at Whitesbog New Jersey. About 20 000 hybrids have fruited with acid soil requirements and only Pioneer is commercially available. Some nurserymen misuse ads by showing a hybrid illustration to mislead buyers into thinking they sell the new type rather than wild blueberries.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Whitesbog
Browns Mills
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New York
Department of Agricul
Ture
How to Reduce Loss in Shipping Swine
United States Department of Agriculture data show tens of thousands of hogs died or were injured in transit over six months in 1922. Key remedies include resting hogs before shipment, avoiding crowding and heavy preshipping rations, humane loading chutes, and avoiding forced feeding to maximize marketable pork and farmer profits.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Department
Trees Require Cultivation Says Horticulturist
D C Mooring of Oklahoma A and M extension division urges cultivation of trees like farm crops. He advises growing potatoes between young trees and gradually reducing row crops as trees grow, with a soil mulch from early summer to late July and extending cultivation into August in dry years.
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D. C
Oklahoma A. and
M. College
Fence maintenance wasted effort as fences fail again
The article laments scant new fence construction in recent years while workers focus on patching old fences. Repaired sections give a false sense of durability, soon breaking elsewhere and allowing livestock to damage crops.
Corn Most Important Crop in U S Agriculture
The article states corn as the leading U S crop by acreage and value. It notes yield depends on seed quality and proposes hogs harvesting the crop in fall to cut harvesting costs.
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United States
Plant Soy Beans in Corn for Protein Rich Feed
Corn remains the best base for feeding rations. The key supplement is protein, and farmers are discovering they can produce more of it at home. Plant soybeans in corn this year to grow more protein feeds and cut tankage and oil meal costs.
Georgia Peach Borer Control Uses Large Para-dichloro Benzene Amount
The United States Department of Agriculture estimates that 300000 to 400000 pounds of para-dichloro benzene were used last fall to combat the peach borer in Georgia.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Georgia
Tanlac lifts Charlottesville woman to health after long illness
Mrs Mary Snyder of 838 Estes St Charlottesville Virginia says Tanlac rebuilt her health after two years of stomach trouble rheumatism and a run down condition leaving her nearly skeleton. She reports pain relief and renewed strength and happiness and notes Tanlac is sold by all good druggists with over 35 million bottles sold.
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Taniac
Mary Snyder
Estes St
Charlottesville
Children a Nuisance to Neighbors With Only a Dog
Report notes neighbors describe children as a nuisance to the community where the only companion is a single dog. The snippet reflects tensions between families and nearby residents amid ambiguous context.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promoted for 46 Years
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a long serving remedy for catarrh. It describes an ointment for local relief paired with an internal tonic that works through the blood to reduce mucous membrane inflammation. Sold by all druggists. J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
Rr. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Detroit Ad Seeks First Class Frog Leg Cook
A Detroit advertisement seeks a first class cook skilled in frogs legs with good wages. The job welcomes male or female applicants and notes versatility as a key requirement. The notice mirrors a Boston Transcript quote emphasizing high pay for capable cooks.
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Detroit
Boston Transcript
Spring Cleaning and Dodd's Kidney Pills Endorsement
An advertising feature urges spring health work and promotes Dodd's Kidney Pills as a remedy to prevent kidney trouble and boost energy. Personal testimonials claim past kidney relief and broader health improvements, including recovery from flu and neuralgia.
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Dodd
W. H. Warner
East Ridge Street
Nanticoke
Wealthy bachelor charms Ruth with cards and a will demand
In a Chicago Tribune note a rich, stingy bachelor living across the hall befriends a four year old girl named Ruth. She teases mother by saying she will call him Uncle if he leaves her part of his will, during a card game night.
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Ruth
Oncle Frank
Whele
Chicago Tribune
Cheerful New Color Tone to Old Curtains
Atlantic City speaker Dr. Alzamon Lucas argues will power can fix unborn child sex and vocation, mocking modern motherhood's science. He cites a nursemaid anecdote about twins and a library remedy from Modern Motherhood. The item ends with a Red Cross Ball Blue advertisement.
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Alzamon Lucas
New York
Atlantic City
Village undertaker recalled by child in Boston tale
A six year old asks who a man is while out walking with her aunt. The aunt explains the man wearing a hat passes by and is the village undertaker. The child replies she remembers him now because he undertook her grandmother.
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Boston
Memories Grow After a Person Has Been Helped
A reflective line on how kindness sustains gratitude after favors. It notes the lasting warmth drawn from positive actions and the lingering social value of helping others.
Woman to Learn Haircut, Smoking to Please Husband
Mrs Torkins asks Charley if a woman should heed her husband’s taste. He agrees. She declares she will cut her hair short and take up smoking to fit his expectations.
Mingle Them: Sunday Outfit Misadventure
Erastus struggles to dress for Sunday school misplacing clothes. He pesters his mother as she discovers his shoes behind the door stock around the bed and his feet still on him. She exclaims the boy is a good for nothing and commands him to mingle them.
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Erastus
Mal
Nastus
Chile
Toll Booth Distress Prompted Call for Help
A distressed woman in a telephone booth sobbed as she tried to reach central, asking for her money back after failing to speak with Efarald. The scene captures a plea to the operator amid a toll dispute and visible distress.
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Central
Drills Do Good Work Keep Seeding Alfalfa Fine Seeds
Modern grain drills with special attachments seed alfalfa and fine seeds accurately, producing even stands and reliable germination across fields.
Rye Used as Nurse Crop for Alfalfa
Rye has been used successfully as a nurse crop for alfalfa though barley wheat and oats are more commonly used.
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