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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1932
Page
3
E B Morrow NC State College extension horticul t discusses fall garden planning. Prepare soil and partially shaded seed beds to have vegetables for late fall. Use lattice slats or pine brush for shading, keep air flow, water deeply if dry, and remove coverings as seedlings emerge. Transplanting in shaded beds advised.
Los Angeles Times reports a debate on yellow star thistle with grain farmers labeling it a weed pest while bee men praise its nectar for honey. The state agriculture department struggles to find a solution and hints at possible eradication if crops suffer.
The article describes using vegetable or grain baits with strychnine as the poison. Baits are dropped into the main runways after locating the entrance, then the runway is sealed with damp earth or grass. Balls are placed at two points per ten to thirty mounds, typically the home of one gopher, and re-poisoned as new mounds appear.
After birth, disinfect the calf’s navel with tincture of iodine using a small brush. If iodine is unavailable, use a 5 percent coal tar disinfectant solution held under the calf to submerge the cord. Repeat daily until dry to prevent disease germs entering the body.
In Iowa a field test shows catalpa posts endured 18 years without chemical treatment whereas posts treated with creo sote lasted 28 years. The test notes posts were not installed until they had a full year to dry after being prepared.
Cornell foresters advise fruit growers and farmers with dense stands to prune dominant trees to raise lumber value by about 400 dollars per acre. Dead branches on four inch diameter or larger trees reduce quality. removing them yields knot free clear wood. Three prunings are suggested to clear the first 16 foot log, with 70 percent of a 15 inch tree's volume in that log if pruned.
Dairy calves gain when legume hay provides vitamin D. small calves indoors benefit from 1 percent cod liver oil in grain. Affected calves showed rapid recovery and improved condition after vitamin D supplementation, while oxidized oil lacked vitamin A. Hoard's Dairyman study notes.
Azaleas and rhododendrons require acid soil. Use oak leaves around the base to rot in place or mix granulated peat moss as mulch. These plants are surface-rooted and require careful handling to avoid root damage. When planting, place oak leaves at the hole bottom and cover with a thin earth layer to gradually acidify the soil.
A group of steers judged pasture palatability by feeding on legumes such as clovers alfalfa and lespedera in Maryland trials. Twenty five grasses and legumes were tested with government pasture specialists observing grazing preference. Legumes led with brom e grass second and Italian and perennial ryegrass plus meadow fescue following.
G C Oderkirk of the US Biological Survey warns against using repellent seed treatments to prevent rodent and bird damage. Such treatments risk severe seed damage and delayed germination, so poisoned bait and mechanical scare devices are advised to reduce destruction.
The United States grows a third of global apples. Michigan State experts find wheat fattens hogs as well as corn. Idaho ranks wheat as the top income crop with over 19 million dollars in 1929 and about 12 million in 1920.
The death of An thanasius Schmitt abbot of St Meinrad recalls Indiana Benedictine history. Abbot Henry IV of Einstdeln sent Ulrich Christen and Bede O Coiner to the Vin cennes diocese. On August 12 1853 they bought 160 acres for 2750 dollars five miles south of Ferdinand in Perry and Spencer counties.
A brief cartoon style dialogue shows two men comparing women to puzzles. One jokes he has given up several puzzles, implying lingering frustrations with relationships. The exchange is light humor with a male viewpoint on dating.
A sharp barb defused discipline in a minor quarrel as one party used wit to deflect accountability. The exchange highlights how agile sarcasm can pivot tense encounters and avert formal reprimand.
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