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Newspaper
The Progress
Location
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1898
Page
8
A bulletin discusses using arsenite of soda with Bordeaux mixture as a cheaper alternative to Paris green. It covers preparation by dissolving white arsenic and carbonate of soda in water, dosing per barrel, and cautions on toxicity and proper labeling. The note notes the method’s tested effectiveness and warns of handling dangers.
A Rural New Yorker correspondent advises butter sellers to tailor products to customer needs and accept only the best quality. Start with clear business cards, maintain uniform salt and color, and deliver punctually. Poor churns should be sold elsewhere, not to regular customers.
J. M. Comstock, chief of the customs division, after a long treasury tour of Florida, said the tobacco industry has made great progress yet faces significant challenges. He noted regulatory and export considerations impacting growers, manufacturers, and trade.
A gardening correspondent explains how strawberry crops can extend the picking season through variety selection, soil, fertilization, and cultivation. Early beds such as Bedder Wood dominate staminates, with Lovett Beverly and Parker Earle following. pistillates include Warfield Traverland Bubach and Princeton Chief. High ground south-facing slopes yield earliest maturity, while clay northern slopes delay. nitrogen and spring cultivation accelerate ripening and mulching slows it.
The Grange Judd Farmer endorses sweet corn as a reliable money crop when ears market well during the roasting stage. Fodder remains valuable for feed, boosting overall profit. Stalks are chopped and cured in shocks or stored, with feed supporting milk or butter production. The best sweet corn variety remains debated.
In commercial fruit growing raspberries and blackberries are topped to two feet to force side shoots that make stocky, self supporting canes. The shoots add length before the season ends, then are reduced in winter. Stocky canes bear more berries but not more total weight. Growers decide between large berries and self supporting plants.
Copper sulphate four pounds and quicklime four pounds are dissolved and combined to make about 50 gallons of Bordeaux mixture. Dissolve copper sulphate in hot water or suspend in a sack. Slake lime separately, strain if lumpy, mix with copper solution, add water to volume, stir well, and consider Paris green as an optional insecticide additive.
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