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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1921
Page
3
Agricultural guidance from the United States Department of Agriculture advises warmth for tomato growth to ensure an early, valuable crop. It notes well rotted manure aids soil health and mentions canning, storage, and timing for early ripening.
Garden specialists advise starting tomato plants indoors in a box with mellow soil weeks before the last frost. Cover soil lightly, keep watering moderate, place near a sunny window, and transplant when ready. Gradually acclimate to outdoor conditions, water moderately, and use fertilizer to boost early growth.
US Department of Agriculture market experts advise shippers to match demand by avoiding badly cut washed frosted or decayed potatoes and those harmed by sunburn blight or sea damage Consumers favor fresher healthier stock and markets often face oversupply with depressed prices when shipments carry unsatisfactory output.
United States Department of Agriculture outlines vigorous suppression plans for the spring in western New York to prevent spread of the European corn borer. Infested areas near Lake Ontario and Canandaigua will see tests, field cleanups, and stubble management. About 5,000 parasitic wasp cocoons from France have been released in Boston for natural control, while authorities monitor infestations in New York and Massachusetts to curb spread toward the corn belt.
Farmers shipping many hoe wheep and calves benefit from the Vale of Athowahly chute for landing and unloading stock. Build the chute as shown and use a pair of old buggy or cultivator wheels to ease handling.
Detailed early modern instructions outline gosling feeding from day one to six weeks. It covers green feed, stale bread soaked in milk or water with chopped butler egg, multiple daily rations, grit, water, and gradual shift to mash with oats and barley. After two weeks pasture and reduced feed are advised, with meat scrap added after six weeks if needed. When pasture is good, birds may fatten on grass with little grain.
USDA experts stress lawn care to curb weeds including crabgrass. Proper mowing rolling fertilizing and watering promote grass growth and suppress weeds. Avoid manure with weed seeds as it can infest lawns. Use pure seed when sowing to prevent weed intrusion.
The bulletin covers soil selection Gravelly or sandy loams well drained best for large potato crops. Prepare land deeply plow in fall, disk in spring, seed bed firm. Use healthy seed 15 to 18 bushels per acre, disinfect seed, cultivate shallow then deep as plants grow, control pests with fungicides and insecticides, select quality tubers for next year.
Agriculture department urges freezing ripe fruit to extend storage life where surplus exists and cold storage is available. Fruits like loganberries blueberries currants and cherries can be frozen at about 10 degrees Fahrenheit in market crates. Frozen fruit should not be thawed before use as this accelerates decay.
The article notes excess summer egg production loss from broody hens kept on nests. It advises removing hens as broodiness begins, placing them in a comfortable coop, and using wall cord and warm bedding. A pine wood coop design with a foot clearance from the ground and evenly spaced floors is described as effective.
The text stresses timely cultivation as essential to producing vegetables. It warns that neglect leads to poor yields and underscores cultivating when oil is in proper condition and vegetables need it, ranking garden work among the most important farming tasks.
Hunters risk fines for damaging road markers on the Lincoln highway. The Towne highway commission notes loss of markers amounts to theft of public property, with markers costing about $7 each. Caution urged for next summer travel as some hunters may shoot at markers or need extra gear.
The article discusses how grazing animals affect pasture woods, noting that damage severity ties to stock numbers and forest size. It explains that heavy woodland damage leads to stunted or absent young growth and degraded underbrush, with charact eristic decline in regeneration and vigor.
The United States Department of Agriculture urges careful watch of breeding flocks to maintain breeding condition. Farmers' Bulletin 1116 outlines selection and care of poultry breeding stock and inspection of housing for toe or ruptured conditions.
In a sunbaked wasteland a lone watcher tends a dying man named Jim, sharing scarce water and medicine while rationing dried beans and meat. As the day heats, fear and hope clash, and a rescue party led by Le Marque arrives to face the grim scene and its lingering tragedy.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions names and phrases but lacks coherent events or context to summarize into a factual news card with multiple named entities. No clear date place organization or outcome is discernible.
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