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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1925
Page
2
The McCook building project raises $60,000 with wide local subscriptions. News notes cover fires at Burling and other towns, weather records, school and church activities, agriculture reports, and civic matters across Nebraska, including dairy, cattle markets, ice storage, and legislative hints.
Washington reports that roughly 600 000 veterans have applied for cash bonuses under the new act. About 30 000 checks valued at fifty dollars or less were prepped but must wait until March due to the law. The Veterans Bureau and War Department chase a steady flow of certificates and applications as 1 800 000 veterans consider applying amid a large backlog.
Chicago Tribune reports the telegraph picture system telepix demonstrated with Notre Dame and Stanford images sent from Pasadena to Chicago and New York for printing. The device sends and receives pictures by telegraphic dots and dashes, needing about an hour per photo and occupying little space.
Tex Rickard, promoter, announces boxing events will not be broadcast by radio in the future, claiming broadcasts hurt gate receipts. A Colorado drive against rabbits causes a government count of over 140000 belated checks. Madison Square Garden is set to be rebuilt at Seventh Avenue and Fifth Street, moving farther from Madison Square.
Reports from the United States Department of Agriculture describe ongoing rabbit damage to trees across Colorado, Kansas, Utah, and Minnesota. The Snowshoe rabbit is a major factor, with an abundance of rabbits and extensive denuding of saplings noted as authorities stress cooperative control to reduce losses.
Guidance from RD Canan of Indiana on dairy bull care emphasizes a moderate ration with legume chaff silage and grain mix, plus ample exercise and weather protection. He advises an outside stall, visibility to the herd, and careful tethering to avoid discomfort while preserving breeding power.
Spinach called backbone of the garden for its mineral richness. It can be grown south of Mason Dixon line and in some northern sections as a fall winter and spring crop. Two sowings in fall around September 10 and in October yield a tall supply and overwintering planting for early spring use. An early spring planting helps maintain a continuous supply until warm weather.
Joy riding and tinkering with cars have eroded home gardens over the past years. Garages take space once used for vegetables and half the time formerly devoted to gardening now goes to auto upkeep. Garden vegetables remain a vital American dietary staple.
The text advises loosening soil around plants after rain and sun to prevent baking and hard ground. It notes clay soil becomes firm, hindering progress for young plants, and emphasizes prompt cultivation to help them respond with better growth.
A respiratory disease in poultry, tentatively identified as fowl diphtheria, has swept the United States in the last three months. Kansas Agricultural College experts report postmortem findings of heavy internal worms and provide treatment and sanitation guidance including tobacco dust for roundworms and turpentine with olive oil for tapeworms.
The guide discusses pruning and planting raspberry and blackberry stock to promote a strong root system. It advises leaving a single cane 8 to 12 inches long, cutting back old wood, and avoiding fruit expectations this season while focusing growth on new wood for next year.
Experiments across three stations indicate pumpkins fed with grain yield 100 pounds gain per 376 pounds of pumpkins. Authorities equate 2% tons of pumpkins to one ton of corn silage, costing about $3.30 per ton, while silage value estimates hover around $6.20 per ton. Pumpkins likely fall below $6 per ton in value for hog feed.
A compact runs of home gardening advice highlights beet healthfulness and year round yields. It recommends patching beets and popcorn for children, using dried buttermilk in mash, and preserving hardy chrysanthemum varieties with cold frame watering in falls.
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