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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1922
Page
3
United States Department of Agriculture explains cultivation serves to aerate soil and make plant food available. Shallow, frequent work prevents root damage while post rain crusts are broken for better growth. use hoes and steel rakes, and wheel or horse cultivators for larger plots.
The article describes a simple dry weather weeding tool made from a thin board and wire, to stir the top soil after rain and prevent snail weeds. It emphasizes not letting weeds get established, and keeping the top two inches of soil loose to deter future growth.
The fragment suggests soybeans fit into crop rotation replacing nota, forming a four year sequence with corn, soybeans, wheat, and another crop. It hints at profitability and fertility benefits with little preparation needed for wheat, implying adaptation to well-cultivated fields.
A United States Department of Agriculture advisory notes alfalfa is not generally fitting for silage. It warns alfalfa resists packing, ferments poorly if overfed, and often dries poorly, though mixing with corn or sorghum can improve silage quality in favorable weather and proper packing. The farmer should decide based on conditions and experience.
A 1922 report notes pop corn yields on about 1000 acres were low and not marketable. Costs to produce a bushel exceed those of standard corn, and long term growing shows uncertainty for farmers not linked to reliable markets. Market prospects remain doubtful and credit conditions influence planting choices.
Cultivate and fertilize the asparagus bed so crowns develop well this summer and can yield a heavy crop next year. The yield and quality depend largely on the treatment given the asparagus this year.
A brief guide advises using powdered arsenate at lead and laaked lime to control garden biting insects. It mentions sop polite bugs and a small bottle of milphate as a remedy, noting application against sucking insects on plants like apples and roses.
Elizabeth Lockwood, a private secretary, receives a matrimonial and career offer from Ernest Hunter, a wry writer linked to her late employer Walnarth. She moves to Springside to become Hunter’s secretary, clashes with affection, and learns Hunter’s feelings shift when she doubts a romantic entanglement. He suggests marriage, and she declines the sentimental ploy, proposing they coauthor a story instead.
In Indianapolis a quarrel unfolded after a washerwoman failed to improve a load. Mrs C claimed damp, unrewarded garments and the loss of a beer handkerchief. The attendant insisted the items were cleaned and delivered, prompting a heated exchange over the service.
A fragmented OCR passage notes that in early times under Michard I of England men plucked eyebrows as women did. It mentions a queenly rouge pot, cosmetic tools, and a dynastic predecessor who darkened the eyes to enlarge them. The text blends garbled terms and medieval beauty lore with references to lime age and ancient rulers.
Mr Lightleigh toured Europe and found little to depress him. He admired Italy but preferred returning home to a hearty American meal, joking that he’d rather have plain American dinner baked with cheese than discuss the continent.
A fragmentary quotation attributes a curious mischief to a line warning that “with every person the beer” suggests limited good, while a distorted reference to Washington Irving and obscure phrases hints at a puzzling, garbled historical excerpt with no clear event or outcome.
An agricultural note advocates rat-proof buildings and reworked old structures to starve rats. It details foundations and floors, concrete mixes, and materials, plus a campaign to kill rats. Concrete ratios, sand and gravel quality, and drainage are specified to reduce rat habitats.
United States Department of Agriculture Bulletin 1222 discusses honey bee potential in the tulip tree region. It notes strong nectar sources, expanding markets, and the need for better equipment and management to boost production. Free copies available from the Agriculture Department in Washington, D.C.
Experts from the Ohio experiment station say laying hens should compose the farm flock. Optimal flock size cited is between 1 and 5 hens per unit, with too few or too many hens reducing efficiency.
The toast economical fertilizer to buy is the one with the highest percentage of plant food. It will cost more per ton but may be worth it for better results. It does not contain much urelote mute.
Fragmentary text outlines a plan to secure a four ie bye con nuke for each tomato plant and mentions watering, trellising, and a grim inmate of the conmtom. Details are garbled and unclear.
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