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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1924
Page
9
This piece explains why a family should plant a home strawberry patch. It covers soil selection, ideal varieties like Klondike and Aroma, spacing, planting depth, cultivation, and the matted row method to maximize yield and avoid overgrowth. It is by D. G Mooring, Extension Horticulturist.
By virtue of an execution I will offer for public sale in front of the Court House at Winchester Virginia on Monday December 29 at 10 o clock a second hand Ford Touring car in good condition Dunn and DuVall Auctioneer Luther Pannett Sheriff Terms of Sale Cash.
An urging piece promotes expanding home orchards and vineyards on treeless farms. It argues fruit and nut trees, grapevines, and shrubs enrich homesides, provide fresh and preserved food, and create local markets for surplus fruit. It stresses planting space this spring and maintaining care for steady returns.
University of Minnesota entomology expert A. G. Ruggles recommends spraying with arsenate of lead just after apple blossoms fall to combat the codling moth or apple worm. He urges thorough leaf coverage and a second treatment two to three weeks later to target larvae emerging after bloom.
A. F. Conrad of Clemson College warns growers not to accept fruit trees with trunk or root swellings or hairy roots. He explains that hairy roots, fine clusters around the crown, signal harmful root conditions and should lead to rejection.
Old time recipe Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound advertised to darken gray hair naturally. A grandmother uses a simple brew applied with a comb or brush, promising instant color restoration by morning with repeated use.
USDA reports strong progress in cattle tuberculosis elimination. About 3.5 percent of U S cattle are infected, with 28 526 accredited herds rising to 48 278. County level cleanups increased from 198 to 317, and over 5 million cattle were tested in 1924. Prospects suggest surpassing this year’s testing record.
South Carolina flocks suffer from poor breeding and minimal care. Expert B G God bey urges using pure bred rams costing 30 to 50 dollars to improve conformation and wool, noting scrub rams cause long legs and shallow bodies. One cross with a pure bred ram boosts lamb appearance and weight. Save ewe lambs, breed at a year, or trade for a ram.
A USDA Farmers Bulletin 1427 offers a simple poultry accounting system for small flocks or commercial producers. It guides record keeping to identify profitable operations and cost fuel, with details on equipment and feed needs. Free copies available from the Department of Agriculture in Washington, D C.
Continue to cul l your poultry flock and keep good land for income. Focus on plant care to encourage fruiting and gather vegetables. Select livestock for the fair and give it attention. Farm surveys show work remains drudgery, timber sense matters for future timber. Read The Star.
Trustees announce public auction of two Frederick County orchard tracts near Winchester Virginia. One half interest in an 86 acre tract near the Baltimore and Ohio rail line with a brick dwelling and bank barn, plus a second 24 acre parcel known as Yeakley Run, both bearing apple orchards. Sale set for December 27 1924 at 12 noon in front of the County Courthouse, with cash on delivery and two annual installments secured by deed of trust. Proceeds to satisfy a lien of 2507.28 dollars due December 4 1923.
Acting under authority of Frances B Newman decree of the Correction Court of Winchester the public sale will occur at 12 o clock noon on sale day. Property No 1k Hart Street fronts 36 feet with 126 feet depth and house with porches. An unimproved lot fronts 4 feet on Hart Street and 126 feet deep. Sold separate parcels then as one. Terms one third cash day of sale balance in annual installments secured by a deed of trust and insurance on building. Executor Frances E Newman deceased. Duvall and Dunn Auctioneers. Do not output extra lines.
In the clerk's office of the Circuit Court of Frederick County a suit is instituted to cover a note held by plaintiffs as accommodation endorser through Middleton Bank. An affidavit states the defendant in Virginia has no real interest. publication is ordered in the Evening Star for four weeks and a copy posted at the county front door.
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