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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1916
Page
3
The column lists daily retail and wholesale prices for corn hay butter eggs and live poultry with regional figures for Baltimore markets and nearby Virginia. It also includes farm product quotes for sheep lambs hogs cows and pigs and ends with social notes on local residents visiting relatives in Ridgeway and nearby towns.
A playful exchange features razors and corn trading jokes about meeting and bleeding. The cartoonish dialogue centers on their unlikely bond and a pun filled, lighthearted interaction.
West London magistrate Mr Fordham denounced a defendant who repeatedly called a policeman a gentleman. The exchange in the London Evening Standard reflects the reforming stance on policing language.
The United States Department of Agriculture reports thymol can be produced from horsemint as a profitable commercial venture under favorable conditions. Yields projected 20 30 pounds of oil per acre with thymol making up about 70 percent, and costs estimated at about 2 to 3 dollars per acre first year and around 1 dollar per acre thereafter.
Colorado agricultural notes urge farmers to experiment with new crop varieties and methods. Try a forage crop or alternate wheats such as macaroni wheat, Marquis, or Ned Fife, and test small plots before full adoption to safeguard potential profits and improve yields.
The fragment discusses feeding pigs and estimating the required amount. It appears to reflect instruction on rationing and care, mentioning watching him and knowing the precise needs. Names, places, or dates are not clearly provided in the readable text.
The article lists various wood types used for fence posts and their approximate lifespans, noting Osage orange and cedar among the longest lasting and pine and tamarack lower. It claims cement posts last about 49 years and steel about 30 years, with bark removal affecting rot rates.
The article notes sour and alkali soils hinder alfalfa growth. It suggests correcting sour soils with ground limestone and manure or ammonia-treated plowings, and warns that badly drained alkali soils may be unsalvageable, recommending a switch to other crops if not fixable.
The article notes alfalfa feeds not on corn roots and serves as an expedient crop to alternate with corn. This rotation helps clear fields of corn pests like white grubs and aphids, reducing damage and improving soil condition.
An expert asserts any man who reads and works can double milk and butter yield if butterfat is under 150 pounds annually. He claims such gains are achievable in a surprisingly short time.
In Winchester Virginia the Corporation Court refers a chancery matter to a master commissioner to settle the estate of David S Glaize and Elizabeth B Glaize. The order directs valuation of real and personal property and settlement of accounts of Maurice M Lynch and A J Tavener, with notice to all parties. The document notes a July 11 1916 commissioner's order and an August 1 1916 hearing in Winchester. An advertisement requirement is specified. The piece also includes an unrelated Doan's Kidney Pills testimonial from Hillyard of Winchester.
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