Cultivation Overuse Warned By Farming Experts
Farming specialists urge careful use of labor in corn growing. They advise a two row cultivator to save labor, warn against unnecessary cultivation, and stress maintaining loose soil, weed control, and timely shallow deep cultivation as plants grow. They say yields may double with good seed and proper methods, even with limited labor.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Go Tuard
United States
His Wife Life Cartoon Caption About Hard Times
A humorous Life magazine caption depicts Isabel praising Charles as he grows handsomer, while Charles laments being hard up. The exchange contrasts affection with financial strain in a light social joke.
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Charles
Isabel
Shallow Cultivation Favored Over Deep Plowing
United States Department of Agriculture specialists report numerous comparative trials show shallow cultivation generally superior to deep, with few exceptions. If soil is packed after heavy rain or plants reach 2 to 3 feet, avoid deep cultivation and keep a loose 2 to 5 inch mulch to maintain moisture and aid rainfall infiltration.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Salt Treatment Proposed To Fight Fleas At Homes
Fleas remain a problem as last year saw a severe flea season in houses. Clean thoroughly, then sprinkle salt on floors and dampen it, repeating every three days for two to three cycles to prevent infestation from basements and animal sleeping areas.
Entertaining the Carpenter Joke Quip
Risa decides to entertain a carpenter by asking about his family. He confirms parents and reveals six half siblings. She studies him and asks if he is the only whole one there. The exchange ends with a humorous返.
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Risa
Westerner lad ends life by hanging with suspenders
East Texas Register reports a Westerner lad hanged himself by suspenders. The coroner’s verdict states the deceased died by coming home tall and mistaking himself for his pants.
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East Texas Register
Clean Rags Wanted at Record Office
The records office seeks clean rags offered at five cents per pound as a paid collection drive. This notice invites individuals or businesses to bring rag bundles to the records office for recycling and reuse in archival production.
Answer to a Math Riddle From Tit Bits
A classroom riddle appears in ab examiinathon style where twenty men reap a field in eight hours. When asked how long fifteen men would take to reap the same field, a student wrote that since the field had already been reaped by the twenty, it could not be reaped by the fifteen. The examiner’s note captures the humorous twist and the clever misdirection in the original.
How to Break Broody Hens Quickly and Safely
The United States Department of Agriculture notes confinement in a small raised coop breaks broodiness fastest. Provide ample water. feeding or fasting shows little difference. Most hens resume laying after 6 to 12 days of confinement as night nesting, feather ruffling, and clacking lessen once broodiness ends.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Trestate Engineering Co Lecce Surveys and Maps
Trestate Engineering Co. Lecce offers surveys maps and reports at 104 South Main Street Vernon Texas, located one door south of Parmers State Bank.
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Lecce
South Main Street
Vernon, Texas
Parmers State Bank
Print Paper Costs Rise on Board Cars in Canada
The Record reports print paper costs 14.25 dollars per car load in Canada and notes the price may rise further. After an early disruption, the manager secured a contract for a shipment in June or July from a Canadian mill, projecting a higher delivered price.
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Canada
Wido
The
Record
Verne
Special Notice on Sewing Machine Cleaning and Repair
A notice urges readers to seek expert cleaning and repair for a long neglected sewing machine. Contact T. O. Crawford at T. J. Youngbloods Furniture Store for service. The ad provides location details and implies prompt attention.
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T. O. Crawford
T. J. Youngbloods
Bright Youth and the Offices Boy
A Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph snippet notes Willie has begun work as an offices boy. The fond mother praises his early grasp of duties and hints he knows who should be discharged, waiting for a promotion to prove it.
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Willie
Ready
Pittsburg
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