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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1922
Page
7
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United States Department of Agriculture bulletin 1019 outlines ideal harvest timing for broom corn. It emphasizes deep green fiber from tip to knuckle, avoiding immature or overripe heads, and notes that proper handling and distribution are key to achieving top prices. The bulletin, by G. T. Alguire, covers selection, handling, sampling, storage, and cooperative marketing with free copies by request.
County agents report to the US Department of Agriculture that assessor figures help set county extension goals. About 51 percent of land is cultivated by tenants, with wheat favored. meetings across eight sections shaped a targeted program and highlighted the county’s most urgent agricultural needs.
Portable hog feed rack described as a movable device with 2x12-10 foot rounded runners, three 2x6-12 boards forming a solid foundation, uprights and slats, and a V shaped rack floored with a 1x12 board around its perimeter just above the runners.
The United States Department of Agriculture tests vegetative propagation for quality turf grasses. By selecting strong runners from excellent spots, growers and individuals can establish new rows and transplant cuttings to improve lawns and golf course turf without seeds.
Advice urges keeping stables poultry houses and pig screens closed and spraying animals nightly with a mixture of five gallons kerosene and one pint of Mirbane or tar or creosote acid. The aim is to reduce stable fly discomfort and economic losses to owners.
Under normal conditions clover should be cut when heads turn dark brown. Cutting early in cool dew may reduce yield. Harvesting should keep clover as high as possible to ease handling and reduce loss.
Poultry litter, especially straw mixed with droppings, ranks as a valuable garden and orchard fertilizer. It improves clay soils by altering texture, producing a rich, friable mix that is easy to work and enhances growth for vegetables, fruits, and flowers.
Thoroughly clean and spray the chicken house focusing on nesting and roosting quarters with mineral oil or equivalent insecticide. Air should be thinned with appropriate solvent. Repeat monthly during warm months to keep red mites away.
The bureau of entomology reports nicotine sulphate dust kills striped cucumber beetles on contact and repels them by coating seeds and plants. Optimal mix is one fourth to one half ounce per pound of dust, with dusters delivering a strong volume to reach beetles emerging from cracks. Apply when beetles first appear above ground to prevent rapid damage. Circular 224 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture is available free on request.
USDA study of 201 farm job ads from 1920 to 1922 shows single men requested 87 times, married 410 times, with 8 cases lacking social requirements. For married men, children specifically were not wanted in 14 ads, while children were allowed in 14 ads. Many farmers have no dwellings for laborers and prefer unmarried workers or vacant housing.
A homemade stave silo could store feed for up to seven cows with a 26 foot length, capable of holding winter supply. Four acres of corn can replace ten acres of hay, boosting storage and feed efficiency on the farm.
The piece urges milkers to handle cows gently and consistently with regular milking periods. It stresses uniform treatment of the same cows by each milker to achieve optimal development and orderly herd management, indicating a structured approach to dairy care.
War gases proposed to eradicate pests include heavier gases used against burrowing rodents and insects in stored products. The U S Department of Agriculture studies collaboration with the biological survey and chemical warfare division to test gases for rats prairie dogs ground squirrels and wood borers. Gases pose dangers to humans horses and other animals and require careful handling and protective gear.
A short, crude description details a homemade corn sheller. It uses a block of wood with a sloping cut and legs, a lever attached to the block, and a mechanism with prongs driven from the lower and upper portions to push kernels through to a catching box.
The piece urges steady hoeing during gemimoist soil to promote vegetable growth. It stresses timely action, deep stirring to loosen soil and hinder weeds, enabling seeds to sprout and vegetables to mature, noting the task is not hard and worth the effort.
Summer conditions and flies force breeders to protect young calves carefully during warm periods. Calves are kept in shaded pens away from flies, with fall calves kept from pasture during heat but turned out at night. Excessive washing may harm calves. feeding grain is common.
Betty Peabody returns to Newton with Mrs. Peabody after a tense quarrel and elopement scare. The two women meet Henry Winthrop and Betty’s former fiancé, revealing a romantic tangle. In the end Mrs. Peabody orchestrates a seaside wedding and hails the couple’s happiness as the town cheers.
Henry Seidel Canby argues in The Century Magazine that popularity jackets a work with hollow appeal. He critiques heat sellers, cheap emotional hooks, and prejudice fueled tales while praising enduring authors like Scott and Dickens for genuine craft.
Sir Arthur Balfour praises American black people at a Washington dinner. He recalls preferring colored waiters and service, recounts a forthright meal and a departing charade, and names a waiter as “old Calhoun Clays” in a humorous, inclusive vignette from the past.
A distorted image shows Constable Mackpulier accusing a driver of Addin’ and philander ing in the street with an automobile. The foreigner replies the car is his Oret car and he has not learned to drive yet. They steer toward Donpit ville as the public square empties.
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