Cattle Pasture Alfalfa Sowing Delayed by Department View
A fragment notes the period is compacted by pasture and alfalfa. The department believes sowing more seed is overdue and time is running out for timely reseeding and pasture recovery.
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Newspaper
The Jansen News
Location
Jansen, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1922
Page
3
A fragment notes the period is compacted by pasture and alfalfa. The department believes sowing more seed is overdue and time is running out for timely reseeding and pasture recovery.
The United States Department of Agriculture and state agents report that delaying alfalfa harvesting until plants are nearly in full bloom can raise long term yields and extend stand life. Early cuts, fall grazing, and false cultivation harms stands. broadcasting seed or row cultivation offers limited profit in dry areas.
The USDA Farmers Bulletin 1256 notes slash pine grows rapidly as it yields turpentine and timber income. Open stands with 75 to 150 trees per acre reach ten inches dbh and support grazing, with profits of 6 to 12 percent on about $5 per acre investment after tax and fire-protection costs. Second growth stands 20 to 40 years old hold 80–100 trees per acre. turpentine rights fetched up to $20–$25 in 1919. stumpage at $5 per thousand implies annual returns near $2 per acre.
Tests by the Obie 4 station show lime applied in liberal quantities yields much higher crops in the last six years of an 18 year period than in the first seven. The study notes lasting beneficial effects of liming on soil.
The notice recommends hauling limestone mainly in summer as optimal, but states the task may be completed in any season with equal effectiveness. It emphasizes flexibility in timing and persistence of work regardless of season.
A Washington Star excerpt notes a proposed radio set in Crimson Gulch to broadcast nearby chatter. The mock dialogue suggests listeners would hear only trivial phrases like cards and “that’s good” from miles away.
A fragment shows Gap Johnson, son of Rumpus Ridge, respond with a blunt retort to a prompt or question, signaling a stubborn stance. The line hints at a rural setting and local speech patterns without full context.
A partial OCR reads about men described as needing to endure hard work. The text hints at a tough or demanding task but lacks clear details, names, or context to specify the event, people, or place.
A garrulous stranger boasts of a scientist discovering thunderbolts, while a crusty reader dismisses the claim and insists his name is Smith not Ajax, in a Birmingham Herald style exchange.
A snippet riffs on fitting a shoe and stretching truth. The boss jokes about adjusting facts as a woman struggles to find a proper fit. The exchange hints at honesty and manipulation in a humorous scene.
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