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Newspaper
The Hays Free Press
Location
Hays, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1920
Page
3
A United States Department of Agriculture prepared guide emphasizes crop rotation and preventive garden care to curb diseases and insects. It advises deep plowing, loose soil, airy planting, clean cultivation, proper fertilization, and regular inspection, plus various mechanical and chemical control methods.
The article urges community cooperation to manage garden pests using combination treatments and proper dilutions of insecticides and fungicides. It stresses testing remedies locally, using effective sprayers, and thorough applications to protect exposed plant parts while minimizing harm. It notes that neighboring gardens can spread infection and promotes neighborhood cleanliness and nonchemical methods like hand picking, jarring insects, and beating to remove large, inactive pests.
Wood ashes can serve as fertilizer for fruit plants in small quantities. Inspect the corn planter carefully to ensure it operates before you drive out to the herd. A coal mine cannot grow more coal, but a well managed woodland will continue to produce.
United States Department of Agriculture specialists note that most tests favor shallow cultivation over deep. Deep cultivation is useful only after heavy rains pack the soil or to dry and aerate damp ground. Avoid breaking roots. after plants reach 2 to 3 feet, cultivate no deeper than 4 inches and keep a loose mulch 2 to 3 inches thick to retain moisture and aid rainfall penetration.
A farmer reports interest in better cattle grades and urges distribution of colored posters. He mentions a local setup with a sawmill carriage shop and blacksmith nearby and plans to head his herd with a pure-bred Holstein bull once ready.
A brief attributed remark from Edwin Z Meredith Secretary of Agriculture notes that as effort increases so does output and division, claiming progress depends on each person’s contribution. The line frames work as a growing surplus requiring shared effort.
The farm advice emphasizes Hummus as a nitrogen source and the touring farmer as a business farmer. It highlights growing winter vegetables, proper clover hay curing, and storing hay for ventilation. It stresses independence from grocery stores through fresh produce and storage, noting rhubarb roots as a useful crop for market potential.
The end of Manuel Estrada Cabrera’s dictatorship is reported as Carlos Herrera leads the Guatemalan revolution. Cabrera capitulated after fierce street fighting near La Palma, San Jose, and Matamoros, with civilian casualties noted and refugees returning. Herrera backs trying Cabrera in Guatemalan courts. Cabrera remains a prisoner awaiting decision.
A summary of New York curb market history from informal gatherings under a tree in 1764 to the formation of the New York Stock Exchange and related milestones. It traces early trading under a tree, the 1792 broker banding, the Merchants' Exchange move in 1827, 1873 relocation to Broad Street, FE Mendels’ role, and the 1913 NY Curb Market Association origin, ending with a stray Detroit-news note about airplanes.
The U S Department of Agriculture has bred stallions for range country horse improvement. About 10 Meritorious stallions are retained for public service, 15 hands plus, 1400-1500 pounds, tried sires with reputations. The goal is a utility horse for saddle, road, or field work, emphasizing size, roundness, tractability, action, and stamina. Correspondence to the Wyoming Horse Breeding Station Buffalo Wyoming.
The Nebraska College of Agriculture urges early breeding to have lambs ready for March and April. Ewes born in October and November lamb earlier, gaining a month or two of milk and grain before worm exposure. While needing a good barn, higher costs are offset by lambs better able to endure the warm season. Extra feeding of ewes during breeding is advised as well.
An article explains how incisor teeth project forward and contact the upper jaw's dental pad. Grass is torn as cattle jerk their heads, cutting with sharp teeth and risks jawbone injury if incisors press the dental pad.
Farmers urged to isolate hogs during cholera risk and keep facilities clean to prevent disease. Emphasizes feeding brood sows alfalfa for milk, proper protein, and using disinfectants to protect high feed costs. Advises timing of dehorning and breeding with seasonal care to maximize returns.
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