Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

The Clermont Courier in Batavia, Ohio

We have 16,378,606 pages in Ohio

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

The Clermont Courier

Location

Batavia, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 31, 1932

Page

7

Time Now to Plan for Fall Garden

Extension horticulturist B Morrow explains fall garden planning. Prepare moist soil and portal shaded seed beds for transplanted plants, using lattice slats or pine brush as cover. Keep air circulation, water well, and remove coverings as seedlings emerge while gradually hardening to sun.

FE. B. Morrow North Carolina State College WNU

Merits of Yellow Star Thistle Dividing Farmers and Bee Men

A Los Angeles Times report outlines the dispute over yellow star thistle. Grain farmers label it a weed harming crops while bee keepers claim it provides valuable nectar for high quality honey. The state agriculture department has yet to resolve the issue.

State Department of Agriculture Los Angeles Times

Poison the Gophers Pocket Gophers Controlled by Bait

Gopher control notes from Wallace's Farmer describe using vegetable or grain baits with strychnine. Place bait into the main gopher run, seal the entrance with damp earth or grass, and set bait at two points per ten to thirty mounds. Reapply as new mounds appear.

Wallace

Protect the Navel Cord

After birth disinfect the calf’s navel with tincture of iodine using a brush or cheesecloth. If iodine is unavailable use a 5 percent coal tar disinfectant solution. Submerge the exposed navel and repeat daily until dry to prevent germ entry.

Season Posts Prove Longer Life for Untreated Catalpa

A Iowa test shows catalpa posts lasting 18 years without treatment while those treated with creo sote lasted 28 years. Posts were allowed a year to dry after cutting. Falling season cutting helps them dry and reduces wood borers attacking when green.

Iowa Catalpa

Leaves Filter Water In Oklahoma

An experiment measured how much water the leafy cover on wooded land can hold. Findings show leaves filter water and keep it clear, while allowing soaking through soil cracks. Without leaf cover, silt fills pores and more water runs off, eroding soil.

Oklahoma

Pruning Boosts Timber Value Says Cornell Foresters

Cornell foresters advise pine growers that pruning two hundred top trees per acre can raise lumber value by about 400 dollars per acre. Dead branches on crowded trees are cut to produce clear wood, with two subsequent prunings to clear the first 16 foot log and about 70 percent of a 15 inch tree’s volume in that log.

Cornell Foresters

Vitamin D in Calf Diets Boosts Indoor Rearing

Dairy calves eating legume hay may receive sufficient vitamin D, but young calves with little hay and low butterfat in milk benefit from 1 percent cod liver oil in grain. Indoor calves lacking sunlight recover faster when vitamin D is added, as shown by two 40 week calves fed oxidized oil with normal vitamin D but destroyed vitamin A.

Gardening Hints for Azaleas and Rhododendrons

Azaleas and rhododendrons require acidic soil. Use oak leaves piled around the base to rot as mulch or mix peatmoss into the soil. These plants are surface rooted, so handle carefully to avoid disturbing roots. For planting, place oak leaves at the hole bottom and cover with a thin earth layer.

Palatability of Pastures In Maryland Trial

A Maryland experiment tested steer feeding preferences among legumes and grasses. Twenty five species were sown and observed by government pasture specialists. Legumes dominated the palatability results, followed by brome grass and ryegrasses with meadow fescue, ranking after the legumes.

Maryland

Rodent Control Seed Treatments Not Recommended

Ga. C. Oderkirk of the United States biological survey cautions that treating seed with repellent substances risks severe damage and delayed germination. He advises using poisoned bait to curb destructive rodents and employing mechanical devices to deter birds during peak feeding periods.

Ga. C. Oderkirk United States Biological Survey

Agricultural Squibs and Crop Insights From Early Reports

The notes range from U.S. apple production to wheat as a hog feed and Idaho crop value. Michigan State animal husbandry experts compare wheat to corn for hog fattening. Spring seed crops rely on red clover cutting. Pigs should be immunized to reduce cholera risk. Illinois winter wheat output is forecast at 22,386,000 bushels versus 43,146,000 in 1981. no overproduction expected.

Michigan State College Illinois A. J. Surratt

Young Lawyer Shamed by Court Note

In a civil action a young lawyer spoke at length for the defendants, boring the court. The plaintiff's leader passed him a note that he delayed reading. The judge ordered the note shown, and it revealed a quip that the old judge was the intended recipient, prompting a sharp reaction.

Also Mentioned on This Page

OUR Comic Little TE VL Bill Moyer Western New Felix Finney Njl IKEA Siri Yellow Star Thistle Rodent Control United States Idaho Ieeroseph Enuine Pry Aspirin Grace Don Cuticura Malden Mass Collier’s Weekly Lydia E. Pinkham Mayfield Rd D. & L. Pharmacal Co Cleveland Ohio Knight of the Road Cotton Seed Flour CO Houston Wileaps Wilver Company 7Th St Rockford, Il Parker Hiscox Chem Hiscox Chemical Works Patchogue Cincinnati
Search Courier

Search the The Clermont Courier Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The The Clermont Courier?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication