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Newspaper
Van Buren News Eagle
Location
Van Buren, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1923
Page
5
The Cow Testing Association in Harmonton County reports six months of strong results with six or seven new members. Twenty one herds tested or applying for TB test. monthly profit per cow rising from 6.50 to 13.30 dollars. Butterfat climbs from 38.8 to 46.5 pounds per cow. grain feeding boosts fat and milk, oil meal further raises butterfat.
The para di chloro benzine treatment for destroying peach tree borers proves highly effective in Indiana. Widely used by about all state peach growers. applicable to commercial and home orchards. Accessible through local insecticide dealers or via county agricultural agents for supplier referrals. Full application should be made.
In Capper's Weekly a viewpoint urges farmers to price by production cost rather than stock on hand. It argues cooperative marketing lets farmers demand fair prices, comparing wheat costs to car production and auction markets to show why price talks should focus on cost and profit.
In Lancaster Township the Farm Bureau and residents organize to improve the consolidated school grounds. Volunteers form committees for landscaping grading and hauling stone. Each family may plant native forest trees and one of each native county species under supervision. Walks drives and playgrounds to be laid out to foster community spirit.
Cucumber and muskmelon mosaic causes dwarfing of stems and distorted leaves with green and yellow blotches or large green knobs on fruit. It spreads via plant lice and is linked to milkweed and poke weed. weed eradication and nicotine dusting on young vines help control it. Extension Leaflet 121 from Purdue offers full method details.
The text describes applying insecticide in a soil ring around the base of trees in late fall or early spring, avoiding trunk contact. It notes that applying too early may leave unhatched eggs alive while applying too late can be thwarted by cold weather. After placing the ring, soil is piled around the base to cover the chemical.
Orvill Webb of Marshall uses six bull-rakes to load 750 to 1000 pounds of alfalfa, dumping into a hay sling and lifting with a gasoline engine to the mow. County agent J. R. Meeks led Parke County farmers to observe the efficiency aimed at easing work for Webb’s boys. Sugar Herb at Ditzler's. Phone 42.
A guide on using coal tar disinfectants or sheep dips with a brush to treat cows and calves. It warns against overuse of mercurial ointment, stresses warm sunny days, and insists on cleaning quarters, burning trash, and lime or whitewash to prevent reinfection.
Farmers are advised to watch for service trucks from the Du vler Farm fleet. The notices warn of potential deliveries and maintenance visits in local fields and roads.
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