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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1922
Page
8
A young husband helps a crying child on the West side by offering a kiss. The moment lifts the child's mood and brings sunshine. In another vignette, a girl on a farm watches poultry being watered and marvels at the chickens seeming to thank God.
Prepared by the Department of Agriculture the bulletin covers three periods when chinch bugs are most vulnerable and outlines methods such as burning winter quarters spraying with nicotine sulfate and trap strips to protect small grain fields. It notes substantial annual losses across the United States and emphasizes neighbor cooperation and preventive burning of uncultivated lands.
The bureau of entomology advocates aggressive control over chinch bugs rather than mere defense. Cooperation among neighboring farmers to spray and clean fields is essential to prevent reinfestation, as pests from untreated farms will reenter treated areas. Farmers' bulletin 1228 details effective spray equipment and insecticide formulas, obtainable from the U S Department of Agriculture.
The article claims Capone will yield about seven percent more growth than cockerels in the same period. It also asserts meat from Capone will be finer in flavor and cheaper to produce due to easier fattening, better confinement endurance, and a calmer disposition, with potential for higher prices.
Article claims potato spraying can be profitable in many areas where blight is common. It asserts increases of fifty to one hundred bushels per acre with proper spraying, and even without blight a twenty five to forty percent yield rise is not unusual.
The article reviews top goose breeds for meat and feathers. It lists Toulouse Emden Chinese African Wild or Canadian and Egyptian as standards, notes mongrels and crosses offer little gain, and compares qualities like egg production and growth rates for each breed.
A jumble of humorous vignettes and quips from a midcentury column. It portrays a man drifting home at three in the morning and considering wiring the house for wireless, a kitchen scene of manners at table, and quick wits in social exchanges. The tone imitates a newspaper miscellany of jokes and wry observations.
The entomology bureau warns abundant big bottle flies in warm weather feed on decaying animal matter. Burning dead animals and prompt wound disinfection prevent infestations and protect living animals. limber neck links to carrion consumption by the victim.
Instructions warn about using Paris green to kill biting insects on plants. Mix eight teaspoons Paris green with six tablespoons dry hydrated lime and dust foliage while dew is on. Do not spray with water. constant agitation is required as Paris green does not dissolve.
Orchard grass endures heat and partial shade better than timothy and other grasses. It can be bunchy and woody if late cut. Early harvest yields slightly more protein than timothy hay.
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