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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1920
Page
5
The USDA notes timber can profit on steep, gullied, and poor soil land. Locust and acacia trees improve soil via nitrogen fixing in root nodules, while forests protect slopes and prevent erosion. To restore gullied areas, plant across basins and use brush dams to control erosion.
The article stresses favorable early growth conditions for young trees to ensure strong development before winter. It discusses sod mulch as a method, noting it works after trees are established but is unsuitable for newly planted trees. Mulch requires enough sod material, which is not always available, and grass cover must be managed.
The article notes manure is not a balanced plant food and profits from adding phosphate. Ohio experiment station results show fertilizer to manure raised corn yield by 41 bushels per acre. Residual effects increased the following wheat by 5.5 bushels per acre and clover hay by 1106 pounds per acre. the fertilizer paid for itself three times.
The imported currant worm, about three quarters of an inch long and green with yellow tips, appears early in spring with one or two later broods. It defoliates currant plants and can be destroyed by arsenical spray or dusting. catching the first brood reduces later trouble.
Public auction to sell the North Braddock Street residence at 520 Winchester by trustee L Fultz. The property includes a nearly new brick house on a 40 foot lot with 4184 feet depth, in a desirable neighborhood. Terms require one third cash at sale, balance in two equal annual installments with bonds and insurance policy.
R. F. Irwin of Peru Indiana writes that after a bout of indigestion followed by dizziness and constipation he took Hammel’s Tablets for stomach troubles and they helped him quickly.
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