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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1922
Page
6
The United States Department of Agriculture argues against porous tiles for drainage. Hard burned or glazed tiles perform better, as porous tiles admit excessive water entry through openings and joints. Porosity is linked to interior water ingress and frost risk, so stronger, nonporous tiles or sewer pipes with strength and durability are preferred.
The State Department of Agriculture prepares a one reel film Keeping Bees at Work showing requeening for wintering unpacking hives swarm control and other management details. It notes that the bureau of entomology will examine comb samples to identify diseases and advise control. Borrowers or purchases are mentioned for extension workers and others entitled to Red Davies.
The article explains how soil moisture holding increases with organic matter and decaying material. It notes bacteria depend on this supply, that sand holds less water than clay, and that adding organic matter improves friability and plant nutrition. Beneficial soil bacteria thrive with available organic food, aiding root plants.
Fragmented OCR reads about a dry mash holder for hens and a poultry feeder. Mentions termites, frame, feed, and a device to extend a feeder. Many garbled terms obscure specifics but indicate poultry equipment assembly or repair.
A short hex design supports an alighting perch for hens to stand while feeding. The inventive arrangement appears to hold a water pan or fountain, promising practical use in poultry housing.
The piece describes the challenges of moving loose hay and the high costs of handling it. It notes supply and demand were largely local, with widespread talk about prices, and details the use of hay balers to reduce space and improve transport viability over long distances.
Death camas, with four principal species in the West, causes heavy losses among sheep and can poison cattle and horses. Cattle are mainly affected under range conditions, horses sometimes recover, and people have suffered total poisoning. Children may eat bulbs out of curiosity and adults may mistake the plant for edible seg. The U S Department of Agriculture has not found a remedy, but analyses are now recognized and may safeguard their docks.
The late blight disease threatens potatoes across regions when moist cool weather prevails. The U.S. Department of Agriculture notes control through Bordeaux mixture spraying, with guidance on application, timing, and storage. Copies of the booklet are available free from the Department of Agriculture in Washington, D. C.
The article outlines methods to prevent cocklebur weed maturation. It stresses careful cultivation near infested plants, using cultivators and hand finishing, and notes that thick crowding and shading crops help reduce spread. It recommends crops like Sudan grass, sorghum, soybeans, and clover to slow growth and burn infested remnants. Watch waste areas for stray plants to prevent seed spread.
The piece describes rat killing as profitable during certain conditions. It mentions using boga and Goga, with approaches like destroying rats through exposed feed and straw piles, then following up with traps and poisoning to control rat populations.
The bulletin explains dockage and foreign materials in wheat, how contamination occurs, and its impact on value and baking quality. It notes that careful seed selection, cleaning, and crop management reduce foreign material, and that high dockage can be a major factor in grade, with further details available from the USDA division of publications in Washington.
A vintage Popular Mechanics illustration shows July How a Light Automobile and a Hand Truck Were used to move a long load of lumber. A rope from the car’s rear axle to the hand truck lifted the load while the lumber’s end rested on the ground, borrowing a grocery’s gear for the haul.
A jumble of home kitchen tips and recipes such as a savory baked ham dish, apricot tort, boi fish with butter sauce, orange layer cake, fruit salad, and a sour cream pie. It includes step by step prep hints, serving notes, and nostalgia for hearty meals, with vegetable and fruit combos and plain cooking guidance.
The United States and Illinois highway teams opened a two mile two pace road with varied sections for a live load test. On March 30 twelve trucks with reduced bodies began daily runs, each rear wheel carrying 2.40 pounds load, and sections began to fail as predicted. Engineers monitor soil, temperature and other factors while testing continues to determine how lighter construction withstands destructive pounding and to guide future road design.
The United States Department of Agriculture reports that hens need animal protein for egg production and cannot rely solely on vegetables. Cottonseed meal tops vegetable feeds for egg output, followed by peanut meal, soybean meal, and velvet bean meal, with limits on mash protein to avoid yolk spots.
Alfalfa should not be grazed when young shoots first appear as crowns may be permanently damaged and kill the plant. Do not pasture too close as season ends. better to let it grow enough for at least one hay cutting each season.
The federal aid road program spurred a rapid rise in labs testing highway materials. By 1016 there were 64 laboratories nationwide including 2 state departments, 27 university facilities, and 21 commercial labs, spread across two exceptions, prompting a push for quicker testing to avoid delays.
The New England states officially adopt highway numbering to replace the color band system. When widely carried out it will provide a simple, complete plan with potential for nationwide extension, with numbers already assigned to most major routes by highway commissioners.
A garbled report discusses road density per square mile with figures for the United States 730 and England 2.57 miles France 1.78. It mentions Winnipeg claiming the widest streets in America and notes rock hazards on roads causing accidents, with blame attributed to drivers.
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