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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1892
Page
6
A portable roof design helps small farmers cover haystacks to reduce weather loss. The method uses 1 inch boards, wide slats, wire fencing, and staples to form a three section cover that braces the stack and weighs down edges to resist wind.
Experiments at the Maine Exjurmentation show sprayed trees have fewer wormy fruits than unsprayed. A 1 lb Paris green to 250 gallons water mix gives better results than weaker moisture, while 1 lb to 220 gallons saves more fruit. Windfalls drop with spraying. wormy fruit among windfalls lowers. No poisoning danger from directed spraying. Best spray timing varies by variety, but never before blossom fall. Paris green foliage injury risk higher than Tierdon purple. Apple scab, caused by a parasitic fungus, thrives in cool seasons. spraying with carbonate copper in ammonia solution arrests it. Average salable fruit increase on sprayed trees about 50 percent. some cases show higher gains. Three ounces carbonate copper per five gallons water proves effective. cost about three cents per tree application.
A World correspondent notes farmers practice seed rotation for oats and other grains. Seed from different locations often yields better growth than reusing land grown seed, even from nearby areas, with northern or southern sources preferred for maturity balance.
The article explains potato and corn cultivation, noting early planted crops, soil preparation, and avoiding excess hill-piling. It cites tests showing level beds yielding 10 to 20 percent more than hilled rows and warns against injuring corn roots. It also discusses blue grass varieties and their butter quality implications.
A farmer's daughter describes a box shaped turkey coop 2 by 3 feet tall enough for a hen to stand, well ventilated, with an inclined roof to shed rain. Paired turkey hens reduce wandering and improve care for poults. The piece adds advice on bee water at home using salt in spring and kerosene coating on neighbor troughs to encourage use.
Celery plants should be transplanted in beds two to three inches apart when large enough. A cold frame with sashes removed provides a good growing site and shading via lath screens aids transplant vigor. The practice promotes fibrous root development for easier late summer relocation.
The notice outlines eastbound Sunday trains with Nos 20 21 carrying first class passengers, and time blocks for Dark Facedie and Light Paced crews. It notes through routes via Columbus and Pittsburgh and connections at Richmond to Indianapolis and St Louis, with Nos 21 and 3 to Chicago and other connections to Logansport. Joseph Wood and A G Ford sign as General Managers with timecard and fare details at Batavia Junction and Kent of the Pennsylvania Lines.
An travel notice describes the Pennsylvania Lines routes to Atlantic City Cape May Long Branch and other resorts along the Atlantic seaboard and lake regions. It lists access from Indiana Ohio and Western Pennsylvania and directs readers to contact a ticket agent or F Var Dusen Pittsburgh for details.
Advertisement notes a luxurious fast train route from Oto Indiana and Western Pennsylvania to summer resort areas in the East. It highlights mountain and ocean destinations with journeys via Pennsylvania lines and mentions a direct route and ticket agents. Chief Assistant Van Dosen features in the copy.
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