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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1927
Page
4
The notice lists daily publication details for The Evening Star Winchester Virginia with consolidation notes and subscription prices. Rates shown include Mall subscriptions and various terms for one year six months and three months with the 1900s era pricing.
Short devotional fragment urges parents to have children memorize daily Bible selections as a priceless heritage. Contains Psalm verses and prayers praising God as King and source of salvation.
C. A. Kéefer of the Northern Virginia Bureau says Virginia real estate taxes are very low versus the nation. A survey of 35 cities shows a $3.35 per hundred rate and 65 percent average valuation yielding about $2.50 tax per hundred. Alexandria area cities average $2.18 per hundred.
The Roanoke World News describes the Appalachian Scenic Highway tour departing Atlanta September 5 and reaching Quebec a week later. The 1816 mile route is 80 percent paved with macadam asphalt or concrete, with most dirt or unpaved sections in Georgia North Carolina and Tennessee.
The Atlanta Journal sponsors a three day automobile tour starting September 5 from Atlanta at the request of the Appalachian Scenic Highway Association. The group reaches Roanoke on September 7, after 206 miles from Johnson City Tennessee. A luncheon is planned at Radford State Teachers College before continuing to Winchester or Martinsburg with overnight stops and hospitality arranged by the Roanoke Chamber of Commerce.
A USDA report shows water shortage, not excess, triggers water core in apples. High temperatures and sun concentration drive sap buildup. adequate irrigation and timely harvest reduce incidence. Heavily irrigated trees yield less water core than lightly irrigated ones.
The U S Department of Agriculture Bureau of Animal Industry states tuberculosis is dangerous in any animal any location and to any extent. Bacteria from the mouth nose or excretory organs can contaminate barnyard dust and milk, making transmission via milk a common spread route. Risk increases with udder infection open lesions or extensive internal disease.
A. E. Oman of Kansas State Agricultural College argues gophers multiply 250 percent yearly if unchecked. He says trapping yields only 25 percent reduction, while poisoning kills twenty gophers per bait for the cost of one bounty. He urges counties to fund poisoning to eradicate the pest and reduce bounty taxes.
Farmers are urged to prioritize spring plowing when conditions allow. Prepare firm soil, sow oats and peas 1.5 to 2 inches deep after thorough disking, and harvest hay in 10 to 12 weeks as oats mature to milk and pods form. Wet weather worsens curing, causing color loss and mold if left damp.
A columnist notes farming with good cows and proper feeding yields steady profits. It cites higher dairy product use with last year’s ice cream up 10 percent, butter up 14 percent, and milk up 16 percent. Per capita milk consumption rose from 43 gallons four years ago to 49 two years ago and 51 gallons last year.
J Henkel Henry, long time Winchester city council member, declares his record of tax relief and utility stand, frames campaign as independent of party delegation, and asks Shenandoah and Frederick County Democrats for support in seeking the nomination. He cites nine years in Winchester City Council and urges cooperation with the administration for efficiency.
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