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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1915
Page
2
Farmers learn that crop rotation alone cannot ensure high cereal yields without pure disease free seed. The Pure Seed Laboratory helps farmers grade seed, detect blight and weed contamination, and certify seed quality. Wheat remains vital to North Dakota, with Durum varieties sought for purity to avoid adulteration.
Agricultural guidance warns against choosing ears that are too large for seed. Medium sized ears from strong stalks yield sturdier, hardier corn, while oversized ears risk moldy, waterlogged seed and uneven maturity. Select ripened, vigorous ears, ventilate seed, and test plots to improve next year’s crop.
A long instructional piece by G. E. Donkey advises separating roosters, maturing pullets for winter laying, and providing varied, rich feeds. It stresses keeping a mash and grain mix, offering greens daily, and ensuring hard shells with grit, lime water, and bone meal to maximize winter egg production and profitability.
A fragment offers advice on maintaining winter eggs and poultry health. It recommends examining birds for lice and using lice powder and a simple bath, stressing separation of roosters and pullets, early development, and feeding to ensure better returns through the season.
A detailed guide outlines butchering gear and methods for hog slaughter, including knives, scrapers, and a meat saw. It covers fasting, handling, temperature control, stunning options, and the sequence of scalding and scraping to yield clean meat with minimal bruising.
The text details hog processing methods including skinning, scalding, and shaving, with steps to expose tendons, render the hide, and remove entrails. It covers loosening leaf fat, cooling techniques, separating bones, and removing pluck, kidneys, and other organs, plus guidance on handling during on farm butchering and preventing contamination.
An order of the Post Office Department effective September 1 outlines insurance and registered mail options with varying maximum values and fees. It notes amounts payable and respective limits, then shifts to a reflective aside on husbands as providers, including some as true providers.
A cryptic prompt questions whether a dollar should stay at home where she works and boards, suggesting a logic twist about remaining at home. The riddle hints at keeping the dollar at the same place rather than moving it elsewhere.
Ad reads a corn removal product named Gets-It with bold claims. The sales pitch minimizes discomfort and suggests using the remedy is simple and nearly pleasurable to eliminate a corn.
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