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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1915
Page
7
The article stresses judging ears by germination potential and seed condition, warning against thin or poorly matured seeds. It argues for deep but medium width seeds, uniform kernels without vacant ear tips, and even spacing in planters to ensure stand and yield.
The readable text discusses corn rows in different regions with terms like top row and short thick ears. It notes variation across states such as southern, northeastern, and emphasizes selection as a step toward progress in improving corn.
The text outlines criteria for judging corn ripeness and seed quality, including germ integrity, discoloration, mold, and kernel fit on the cob. It discusses ear shape, uniformity, and the advantages of cylindrical ears for higher yield, plus methods to prevent cross pollination and methods to select and cure the best ears for seed. It also describes testing seed vitality via germination trials using trays and damp sand to identify ears with strong germination for future planting.
A long excerpt of recipe prose lists numerous dishes and methods. It includes meat and vegetarian options such as round steak with potatoes and onions, veal with onions, noodles and ham, curried cauliflower, mulligatawny, curried eggs, and rice dishes. It describes sauces, curries, salads, quick bread, and fruit desserts, with steps for baking, boiling, and frying. The piece emphasizes practical cooking guidance and flavor pairings for a variety of meals.
An eminent botanist notes plants respond to care and neglect. A story from a nature lover recalls a fern jumping from a pot and biting a man’s leg after being given too hot or cold water on a cold morning, as told to the Boston Herald.
Jasper Svarka, twenty four, out of work, killed a rabbit during a closed season to eat. He claimed hunger and asked for mercy. Special Game Warden Meyers intervened and Svarka was arraigned before Justice Lane at Far Hills. He owed fines and served 30 days in jail in default. Somerville Dispatch reports.
A boy Billy and his grandmother enjoy a film when a large black bear in the audience displays antics. The bear turns toward the crowd startling Billy who slides down and pretends to grab the bear.
Wisconsin Experiment Station advises sowing three equal rape patches fed at three week intervals with oats and rape per acre. Pigs graze first patch when rape reaches 14 to 18 inches, then rotate to the next. With good forage, pigs finish for market quickly as the crop matures.
A促 discusses selecting breeding stock, avoiding oversized hogs, and the value of pasture for health. Emphasizes quality over size, early development around 120 pounds at five months, and profit from a focused pork production system. Calls for combining breeding with pasture, proper forage, and farm management to attract packer demand.
Farmers can extend fence life by seasoning green posts and charring the ends before installation. Charred tops painted with red lead and linseed oil offer 50 year durability. Build a log heap, lay posts crosswise, turn to form coal, then reheap. Four to five hundred posts daily possible, saving money for roads.
A compact farming guide lists spring tasks and cautions for livestock and crops. It urges fixing shelter for lambing ewes, pruning vines, treating poultry housing, protecting chicks, managing pig nests, inspecting bees, and staking posts while noting early potato sprouting and contract clarity with hired help.
Buckwheat proves the best grain crop for poultry forage, sown in July for free access by chickens and turkeys. Birds harvest as grains fill, exercising on a ground that tolerates trampling. Buckwheat dies in winter and regrows in spring, yielding excellent feeding ground through fall and winter. Our birds from hens to pullets to September chicks thrive on buckwheat access.
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