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Newspaper
The Potter Review
Location
Potter, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1913
Page
5
A step by step guide to building a simple water powered motor for bath or sink using a gallon varnish can as the jacket. It explains cutting the can, assembling a paddle wheel, attaching a pulley system, and mounting it to run from a faucet or via tubing with diagrams referenced.
The article extols lemons as a universal corn cure claiming Italians suffer fewer corns due to applying lemon directly to the toe. A piece of lemon applied overnight allegedly makes new corn vanish and old corn dry up, with multiple applications needed for long standing cases. The acid supposedly reduces inflammation and restores normal tissue.
Gertrude bursts in accusing her mother of telling a lie after Freddie is accused of falsehood. Freddie pleads not guilty and flees under the bed as the mother scolds him for bedtime. The scene centers on a domestic argument between siblings and a mother over truth.
C N Fitch advises dryland potato planting in Colorado noting early Ohios for early yields but rusty flesh from heat, Irish Cobblers for reliability, and Pearls for late harvest. He suggests cross marking and cultivating both ways, warns against dry subsoil, and cautions newcomers about leaf roll and regional success.
James D Marshall of Colorado Agricultural College argues tillage is a core farm operation. He outlines two main functions: preparing a deep friable seed bed and creating a mulch to reduce evaporation. He details plowing disking harrowing and subsequent cultivation as key steps and notes the benefits of weed control moisture conservation and soil humus and air mixing for bacterial activity. He also highlights livestock and dairy farming as the hope for dry farming regions with dairy profitability aiding home-building and regional prosperity.
The article notes grapes are grown as useful and ornamental in villages and small cities. It warns coal smoke and city gases harm fruit and identifies the San Jose scale as the worst enemy, being hard to spray for control.
A farmer neglects weeds at summer’s end letting them seed and fill fields for another year. The commentary urges careful weeding to prevent future infestations and crop loss. It emphasizes persistent weed control as essential farming practice.
Prof W F Jordan of the Experiment Station in Gen Ave New York argues schools inadequately teach agriculture and calls for vigorous reform and resources to improve agricultural education.
Care of Horse. It makes a lot of difference in the appearance of your horse whether or not you use a curry comb. And it always pays to appear well.
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