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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1916
Page
7
Alfalfa seed grows best in semiarid areas with irrigation. Seed yield depends on moisture, stand density, and sun exposure. Harvest timing aims to minimize sprout growth, with multiple crop cycles possible and yields averaging three to nine bushels per acre. Planting in three foot rows aids cultivation and seed quality.
United States Department of Agriculture entomologists report the Argentine ant spreading in nine southern states. It invades dwellings protecting aphids and mealy bugs, depriving food supplies, and aiding insects that feed on cotton, corn, and sugarcane. Bulletin 377 outlines barriers, poisons, and traps for control.
Florida Experiment Station notes that buyers chase cheap goods and that selling at cost can attract many farmers. It compares northern hay at 20.9 dollars per ton with Florida costs of 10 to 15 dollars per ton, suggesting Florida hay could be sold at cost while retaining profit or reducing imports, highlighting regional price dynamics.
The guidance urges not to let home produced horse manure accumulate more than a few days. Apply promptly or plow under at first opportunity. When crops occupy land, store under cover or in a barnyard basin, packing and occasionally saturating to reduce manure value. Apply as soon as feasible.
The writer laments the bulk of market produce arriving in poor packing and grading. He urges producers to adopt better methods of grading and packing for both fruits and vegetables to improve quality and presentation.
A kitchen column offers a string of old style recipes using dates figs and pumpkin. It includes Fig Custard, Date Pie, Date Macaroons, and a rich list of savory dishes like Beef Olives and Smoothered Tomatoes along with pumpkin muffins and pie serving ideas.
Plymouth juvenile trades school boys toil at benches in the shops to boost munitions output. They sacrifice holidays to aid soldiers at the front and prevent ammunition shortages. The photo shows a group shaping shell cases during wartime production.
Cavalrymen of the District of Columbia National Guard entrained for the border with little expectation of gunfire yet clung to their steadies as the train left. The photograph shows four months of camp physical training yielding a nimble, acrobatic farewell.
Prof A B Alexander argues hereditary defects in horses reveal how five generations of breeding are needed to fix a single error and warns parents to heed this lesson for boys. He says heredity affects mental physical and moral nature as surely as animals, urging focus on improving human upbringing.
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