Profitable Old Orchard and Hardy Plants Debate
A newspaper column discusses why many old orchards fail to be profitable, noting care, pruning, fertilization, and spraying as keys to productivity. It explores hardiness in plants, methods to breed hardy varieties, and examples like crossing crab apples with southern varieties to improve resilience. The piece includes humorous sketches about children and a remark on grapes thriving in stony soils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri Institute
Manitoba
Lingerie Blouses and Veils Rule Winter Fashions
The piece surveys winter wear notes from lingerie blouses with tailored coats to veils called Melba, plus hood fashions for children, Dutch neck finishes on shirtwaists, and wraps and hats. It highlights fabrics, trims, and silhouettes, with practical details on yards of material, lace, ribbons, and favorable coat lengths.
Fashionable Home Dress Ideas From Velvet Poppies to Chrysanthemums
A retro fashion column describes beaver hats with chrysanthemum trims, crepe de chine blouses, pink velvet poppies, and green beds. It praises bracelets, dainty aprons, and sables with winter tones while noting new capes, gowns, and Oriental inspired negligees in bright red garb for contemporary home wear.
Ground Coffee and Kitchen Tips From The Night Before
Ground coffee steeped in cold water overnight yields economy and richer breakfast flavor. Use one tablespoon per cup plus one for the pot. Sugar should be added in small quantities. spices and dried fruits do not keep long. Candles benefit from dry storage, and soap dries when cut into blocks and spaced to air. Pretty Fancy in Blouses notes Paris styles with ribbons and lace paired with matching skirts and fitted under bodices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Charming New Collar And Evening Millinery Styles
Charming new collar for a light silk blouse features frilled roses and delicate sheer panels. Evening hats dominate with white styles edged in silver or gold, some showing pinks blues or mother of pearl tones. Ivory white crepe de chine waist with lace cuffs and back closure, yoke and puff sleeves, options in pale green and taffeta.
Two Ideas of Farming and Seed Quality
The article contrasts extensive versus intensive farming across North America and argues for downsizing land to improve social conditions and efficiency. It discusses hairy vetch as a promising cover crop, seed costs and germination, and the need to buy high quality seed. It notes sweet potato bed preparation and cautions against using poor or old seed, highlighting Irish potato composition and germination concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Western
Canada
Inoculating for Texas Fever in cattle bulletin
The bulletin reports that northern cattle immune to Texas fever can be made so by subcutaneous inoculation of 15 drops of fresh blood from immune southern cattle. Death rates drop from 60-90 percent to about 4.6 percent after inoculation across 4,750 head, with guidance on timing, risks, and post inoculation exposure. It notes reinoculation may be needed if cattle are exposed to infested pastures.
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South Carolina
South
Veterinary Division
South Carolina Experiment Station
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