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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1922
Page
3
Farmers confront Canada thistle dandelions wild lettuce and milkweed in fence corners with advice from the United States Department of Agriculture. Twice yearly mowing and weed destruction with oil and dirt or tar paper can eradicate perennials and annuals. A weed free farm signals good stewardship and persistent effort.
Guidance from the Department of Agriculture urges cleaning up vines and plant residues after crops are harvested to prevent pests and diseases. It recommends burning or reburning remaining matter, using ashes on other land, and using fall manure or self improving cover crops like crimson clover and oats for soil improvement. Where area allows, devote part to soil improvement crops each year.
Chestnut trees for poles must be grown and prepared to exacting standards. Poles require good growth timber, specified dimensions, butt cut, squared ends, straight form, peeled and knot trimmed. Defects include crook, pitch tone, rot, checks, and splits. Poles are classified by length and circumference, 40 foot class demands 24 inch butt and 48 inch top circumference, with other lengths measured at two points. USDA Bulletin on timber measuring and marketing guides sellers. copies available from Washington.
In regions with mild winters a storage box buried below ground with a movable lid preserves beets carrots turnips and similar crops. Proper covering with leaves straw or manure protects from temperature swings while good drainage avoids water accumulation. Such storage is cleaner accessible cheaper and allows harvesting portions without disturbing the rest.
Federal agriculture officials warn the European corn borer is spreading west along Lake Erie and into Ontario. Farmers should cut corn stalks to ground and plow after harvest to destroy winter shelters, with Ohio and Pennsylvania authorities cooperating to curb the pest and prevent further spread.
Advises farmers on marketing woodland products with ten practical steps from USDA Forestry and Farm Bureau experience. Encourage neighbor input, research local timber needs and prices, advertise to spur competition, accept lump or measure bids, ensure purchaser reliability, obtain written sale contracts, and use higher grade wood as needed. Consult Farmers Bulletin 1017 for details.
Sammy, under Marina’s plan, joins a fresher air bunch for a farm camp that blends work with dating. He learns planting methods and social missteps as the group mentors him while his mother frets. By week’s end, Sammy grows confident, memories bloom, and love hints emerge among the youths and hosts.
The article explains that vermin primarily spread via infested hogs and close contact. It emphasizes sanitation, cleaning and disinfecting corrals, premises, and textures that housed infested hogs, and recommends removing litter, washing floors, spraying woodwork, and using diluted coal tar creosote dips per container directions to protect hogs entering a new lot.
A United States Department of Agriculture effort in Illinois and Indiana identified 80 wheat varieties that show either medium resistance or strong resistance to take-all disease. Varieties listed include Belogiina Crimean Currell Diets Longterry Early May Falcaster Fults Gipsy Gladden Gol Coin Grandprize Hurveut King Outs Igorian Jonex Fite Kanred Kharkot Letp Malakot Mammoth Red Allchr ynu Amber Mediterranean Minnesota Kellabie Nigger Pesterbaden Poole Portage Pride of Indiana Red Cross Ted Tock Red Wave Reliable Rudy Stoner Marvelous Trumbull Turkey Wheedhing.
An early, flawed account describes Berber people of the Barbary States as strong, not tall, with brown skin and desert livelihoods. It mentions tented towns, land cultivation, and varied groups including Turegs, Kabyles, and Shiluha, with references to nomads and shifting influences.
The article notes Pont du Gard in France as an enduring concrete arch, built of layered gravel and cementitious material, with Vitruvius describing ancient methods. It also discusses attribution of canvases "The Hammer and the Hucks" to Leonardo and debates over Leonardo’s use of pigments and procedures in palates, citing scientific American commentary.
An OCR fragment hints at a scene where a driver is stopped by a traffic cop who lets a transgressor go after a brief exchange. Names and context are unclear, with garbled dialogue indicating a humorous or derailed encounter in Boston.
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