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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1927
Page
7
Illinois researchers report the swine sanitation system boosted profits and health. In 75 counties 1,218 farmers demonstrated method results. sanitation pigs showed fewer runts, heavier four month pigs, and earlier market readiness.
Radishes have been cultivated for ages with medieval feasts using long hot varieties like Chartier and White Strassburg. Modern early types such as White Olive Twenty Day Saxa and Scarlet Globe mature faster, offering tender flavors though they turn pithy quickly and must be eaten promptly.
High wages emphasize savings in labor-saving gear. Sunlight keeps chickens healthy. soy bean hay rivals alfalfa. Ground soy equals linseed meal. Wax coatings help kitchen lin oleum clean and last, with luster. Cheap seed hides dirt weed and low germination. Improve quality to boost demand and publicize it. Roadside markets offer daily fairs for farmers and consumers.
The article cites USDA Bureau of Soils findings on soil productivity. It notes one third of future output from soil cultivation, one third from crop rotation, and one third from manures and fertilizers. Illinois experiments show rotation and fertilizers together exceed sum of individual effects, boosting corn yields significantly.
A list of ten farmer commandments drawn from Iowa State College student reports. It advises prioritizing farming, using lime and manure, keeping crop records, avoiding questionable seed, sowing what people want, selecting seeds that prosper locally, preparing ground, proper seed preparation, renewing pastures, and placing trust in God for a bountiful reward.
Braddock Street M Church announces Holy Communion at 11 a.m. Teacher Training Class begins at 8 p.m. with diplomas for graduates. Sunday school at 9:45, adult classes at 9:30. R W Dunaway to teach Golden Rule Bible Class for men. Epworth Juniors and Senior Epworth League meet at 7 p.m.
The First Brethren Church on Berryville Avenue lists Rev. Emerson Kohart as pastor. Sunday School at 9 30 with Charles Buhl as superintendent, morning worship at 11 led by Rev E B Shaver, 8 p m service, no Christian Endeavor due to Union Endeavor at Handley School, prayer meeting Wednesday 8 pm. Public invited.
County Presbyterian Rev J Hugh Smith presides at Cedar Cliff Vaucluse with Sunday school at 9 30 a m. Session meeting 10 30 a m Communion 10 45 a m. Cedar Creek Sunday school 10 a m Mount Hope Chapel Sunday school 2 p m Preaching 3 p m.
The two day firemen's benefit circus features the Luckey troupe with Ruth Katie and Stelle Luckey on the high wire. Florence Barlow leads contortionists and opens with Circus Follies. The Royal Cronin Loretta Stevens Rosellis appear in horsemanship acts and Madam Tyanna with Mons Patrick perform perch pole and hand balancing. Mile. Martha, from Berlin Winter Garden, headlines the flying rings as The Girl in the Silver Whirl.
Special matinee performances will be presented on both days with acts by clowns educated ponies acting animals and elephanting performers. Schoolchildren will enjoy special prices. The Victor Graham Royal Palm Beach Band will play before the main show which lasts into two hours.
By deed of trust Anna L Hodgson and husband defaulted on bond. Herbert B Larrick trustee sets sale for September 1 1927 at 11 A M in front of Winchester Court House. Lot 20 at southeast corner of Shawnee Ave and Leicster St fronts 40 ft on Shawnee Ave 150 ft deep. One third cash day of sale balance in two annual installments secured by deed of trust.
By virtue of a deed of trust and the bond default I will sell at public auction in front of the Winchester Court House at 12 Oclock AM the lot No 14 on the west side of Shawnee Ave Winchester fronting 40 feet and extending 150 feet to an alley One third cash on sale day and balance in two equal annual installments evidenced by bonds Trustee 7-27-d4wks
From the office of the division of markets officials will meet growers to explain the new grade law requirements. Mr Meek expresses confidence that growers cooperation will aid the apple industry and consumers alike. A suggested sample of the rules and tenons is provided.
The text outlines required legible markings on apple packages with sizes for barrels and boxes, shows a sample label Winesap Apples, and details U S and Virginia grades. It explains federal standards for containers and export criteria including color maturity decay limits and how unclassified fruit must be labeled.
A writer argues manure should be hauled straight from the bars to fields or pasture. Spreading in the field boosts plant food where piles would cover soil, and a manure spreader kept under a shed is advised for every farm.
Extension Forester Chester A. Lee of Colorado Agricultural College says tree raising is not a long process. Seed from ash hackberry box elder honey locust Russian olive and evergreens is ripe. Test seeds by cracking a few to check fullness before gathering and planting as directed in The Farm Nursery for Forest Trees.
Winter feeding advice for idle horses suggests cornstalks add little value and may not harm health. Recommend feeding half as much oat straw as usual and replacing the rest with cornstalks until spring. Then drop both and substitute good quality hay for conditioning.
A tree dwelling South American mammal, the sloth rarely descends to the ground. It relies on arboreal vegetation, with long legs and claws enabling a suspended posture beneath the branches.
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