Decline in Early Delaware Apples Saddens Growers
In Georgetown Delaware on June 24 1926 Sussex County reports a near total failure of the early apple crop across varieties including Yellow Transparent Barry Ripe Williams Red Duchess Crimson Beauty and Fourth of July as late frosts and weather since April reduce yields well below the ten year average with hopes for late fruit to salvage profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown
Del
Lower
Delaware
M. C. Vaughn
Sussex County Extension Department
Wealte Fruit Growers’ Association
Sussex
Naturary Cso
Hydraulic ram requires three foot fall and two to six gpm
Ohio vegetable experts report that applying copper lime dust twice at 20 80 copper lime dust reduces lettuce botrytis drop from 44 percent to 11 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Novelist Links Cowman’s Passing to Economic Change
Washington June 23 Associated Press Mary Roberts Rinehart argues economic forces end the cowman era. In Lost Ecstasy she depicts the cowman losing a range battle to restricted grazing sheep and rising eastern beef demand. She says years of price slumps tire the old industry and the cowhand becomes a farmhand as equipment shifts from Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Mary Roberts Rinehart
Middle West
Wyoming
Montana
Chicago
Farm wisdom and notes on silos and planning
A rural bulletin highlights silos as farm lighthouses and links success to limestone legumes and live stock. It debunks silage myths about cow teeth and notes volunteer wheat as a convenient food and habitat for the early Hee sian fly. A farm layout planning bulletin is available from the college of agriculture in Ithaca New York, request E 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College of Agriculture
Ithaca
N. Y
Farming balance and oat seeding rates from Ohio station
Production is the first consideration but marketing matters. After experiments the Ohio station finds nine pecks of seed oats per acre best. Farming is hard work but wasted time from an unbalanced plan. Soy beans planted at one bushel for two to three acres. drilled, six to seven pecks per acre needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Girl Opens Dog Nursery and Beauty Parlor in Paris
In Paris a Russian refugee Mille de Kressler aged 18 opens a day nursery and beauty parlor for dogs in the Auteuil district. The establishment is noted as one of Europe’s best, offering baths skin treatments brushing and combing and even haircuts. Her expert care attracts aristocratic canine clients and their owners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Paris
Mille
de Kressler
Mlle. de Kressler
Auteuil
Europe
Aris
de Kresseler
Mile
Mile. de Kresseler
Rainfall Record Set in Suva Fi Islands
A record rainfall amount was recorded in Suva in the Fi Islands with 41 inches falling in a 13 hour period in August 1906.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suva
Fi Islands
Norfolk and Western May 21 1986 Schedule Highlights
Rail timetable lists May 21 1986 departures from Ravenville and Roanoke for routes to Bristol Williamson Baltimore Philadelphia and Chicago. Includes Pullman sleepers to Williamson and Roanoke and connections at Roanoke Shenandoah Junction Hagerstown and Roanoke with Memphis and Cincinnati services. Agents A L Burks Jno L Bladon Ravenville Roanoke listed for fares and schedules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berry Valle
Roanoke
Shenandoah
Hagerstown
Shenandoah Junction
Washington
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Pullman
York
A. IL. Burks
Jno
L.bladon
Pass
Agt
Ravenvilla
Roanose Va
Also Mentioned on This Page
Silvertoums
Goodrich Silvertown Cord Orchestra
Silvertown
Goodrich
Landis Tie Shop
Winchester
Goodrich Poe
Kaha
Cowboy
Mary
Roberts
Rinehart
Honolulu
Richard Geena
Hawaii
San Francisco
Grace
International Illustrated News
Northern Virginia Power Co
Berryville
Strasburg
Girl
Muti
Jeff
Bud Fisher
Teres
Mutt
Doc
Jere
Mie
Twiée
Pennsylvania Motor ‘Oil
Autocreat
Bayerson Oilworks
Erie PA
Round Trip
Atlantic City
Wildwood
Cape May
Ocean City
Sea Isle City
Anglesea
Avalon
Peermont
Stone Harbor
Delaware River
Long Branch
Asbury Park Ocean
Grove Beach Haven
Fienes City
Lovnta
Pennsylvania Railroad
Norfolk & Western
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!