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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1915
Page
8
An agricultural note emphasizes balancing nitrogen with available phosphoric acid and potash to prevent lodging and poor yields. It explains soil variations, suggests fertilizer formulations by soil type, and advises applying fertilizer with a gran drill at planting for oats.
The president urged stronger farming to meet a world food shortage. He called for intensive cultivation, avoidance of idle land, and preserving livestock while boosting yields with better seed, soil fertility, and balanced plant foods. He warned against plowing meadows and warned that doubling acreage isn’t needed to raise production.
Dr Bell's Pine Par Honey is cited as a quick relief for whooping cough. The remedy is said to loosen mucus clear the throat and ease coughing spells.
A Missouri reader asks which fertilizer yields the most money for corn or oats in the first year, regardless of soil health. Missouri experiment station guidance favors 100 pounds per acre of mixed 2-8-2 or similar fertilizer, with 150 pounds possible in very thin land, and bone meal as an alternative.
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