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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1921
Page
3
Guidelines from the U S Department of Agriculture explain calculating crop costs by using labor and material requirements per acre for corn, corn for silage, wheat, oats, and hay. It shows steps to estimate total labor and material costs, operating expenses, land rent, and cost per bushel or ton, with regional averages and an example for an Iowa farm.
The United States Department of Agriculture in cooperation with state colleges supported boys and girls poultry clubs across seven states. In the last fiscal year there were 1 186 clubs with 20 480 members, 3 780 submitted reports yielding totals such as bags set 781700 chick hatched 510473 value of products 470.02 value of stock on hand 883277.87 with 712 exhibitors and 0 15,000 prizes awarded.
United States Department of Agriculture advises continued spraying through the growing season with a homemade Bordeaux mixture to curb leaf spots in celery. Begin in seed beds, repeat every few days to two weeks in moist cool weather, using a fine mist spray for thorough coverage and sterilize new seed beds to prevent carryover from diseased plants.
Growing chicks must have ample space at night to prevent overheating and winter cold outbreaks. Plumage condition shows roam room. clean, bright feathers indicate good health while soiled plumage signals crowding and floor-sitting. Observe after dark to ensure all chicks share roosts with proper ventilation for best growth.
Concrete floors provide dry exercise areas in all weather with clean surfaces. Wet showers wash away droppings into pits, reducing mud for housewives and eliminating muddy footwear. The paths to water troughs stay dry and smooth, preventing grain waste and keeping barns tidy.
Bulletin 902 from the United States Department of Agriculture details the Western cabbage flea beetle and its damage to cabbage and other cole crops. It outlines effective arsenate of lead formulations with soap stickers, nicotine sulphate as an alternative, application tips, timing, and the value of clean culture to reduce infestations.
Government experts favor fewer alfalfa cuts per year to maximize tonnage. Guidance suggests three to four cuttings with ample regrowth time, letting plants reach healthy four inch height before frost. Timing varies with new shoots and flowering stage, while regular cutting supports plant welfare and hay quality.
Florence Anderson of the Evening Gazette gave daily love advice through Arabella Anderson. A rogue game of guessing kept Harvey Ro berts on edge until Florence finally married him, proving the advice’s paradoxical power.
The article explains broom corn is marketed by methods largely unchanged for 70 years per U S Department of Agriculture experts. It remains a small crop with limited acreage, failing to attract big marketing agencies or the robust distribution systems seen for more prominent farm products.
The article notes sweet clover is sensitive and questions ground suitability. A good crop requires thorough inoculation and careful soil preparation. It states that three cable yards of mart are usually necessary for an old set, emphasizing inoculation's importance.
The article instructs culling hens that stop laying in July and August, noting comb color and texture changes as indicators. It describes molt signals such as pin feathers on the back and feather tracts, and uses pelvic bone width to judge laying status. It emphasizes early molt and poor production as reasons to remove hens.
Correcting alkali soils starts with drainage, as water removal is crucial. After drainage, apply abundant horse manure and fertilize with high potassium content. Corn struggles on alkali soils, while oats or rye offer better returns until conditions improve.
In a Washington tale retold from the Philadelphia Evening Public Ledger, Senator EW Pettus of Alabama, aged eighty two, kept the Senate late after a poker night with the Joe Cannon circle. He joked about the blue chips and returned home at three, only to find his wife bedded in the middle. She nudged him to remove his hat as he sought rest, in a humorous reflection on political long hours and domestic patience.
The Herron Avenue Presbyterian Church in Pittsburgh lacking a pastor uses a wireless telephone pulpit system from Popular Mechanics to transmit sermons to a waiting congregation. The compact arrangement of loop matenas amplifies and transmits sermons from Calvary Episcopal Church, keeping listeners attentive despite creed differences.
A tourist jokes with a farmer about finances. The farmer laments installments on a tractor and a mortgage on the old home place. The exchange highlights financial strain and dependence on others. The dialogue style mirrors a local rural anecdote from the era.
In a partial transcription Marjorie declines to agree with a correspondent. The note mentions charges over $2 for extra telephone calls and cites St Louis as a context. The text reflects a gossip column style from a Democratic publication.
In the Daneball page a wave of storm queens is featured as they stride into the fashion plate section. The Louisville Courter Journal highlights their bold style and page presence.
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