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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1924
Page
7
Venice houses 127 canals spanning 28 miles with five tide openings in a 30-foot wall. The Grand Canal runs two miles long and T7 yards wide, once a river bed near Mestre. An inner canal separates Guidecca, once the Brenta bed, arteries feed the Grand Canal. Stomach abuse warned by Dr Daniels on digestion neglect.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture warns poultry raisers of large losses from eggs that fail to hatch. Causes include nonviable eggs, poor incubation, and sick or overworked breeding stock. The guide urges healthy breeders, proper mating ratios, careful egg selection, balanced protein under 15 percent, ample green feed, and breeder exercise to improve hatchability.
The Bureau of Animal Industry reports 53,333,708 hogs slaughtered in 1923 under federal meat inspection, surpassing 1922's 43,113,629 record. December 1928 also set a monthly peak with 5,908,759 hogs slaughtered, exceeding the prior December record from 1918.
Dwarf trees, produced on restricted root stocks, are popular for small plots though their promise of early bearing and quality is not always proven. They fit well in gardens or yards under intensive cultivation where space is tight, especially dwarf apples and pears.
The article notes that wheat oats and barley make good hay when cut at flowering peak for digestible nutrients. It adds that in this country farmers rarely use these grains for hay, preferring to let them ripen to harvest grain and feed the straw.
A government summary notes 78 percent of US farms have kitchen gardens while 21 percent lack gardens. It argues gardens greatly boost diet and yield, with garden crops often six to ten times more valuable per area than general farm crops. It urges spring planting and continuous summer supply plus canning for winter.
Guidelines on increasing cow weight before freshening using corn and bran oats. Recommend a six seven mix, avoid cotton seed, and switch to bran oats after target gain. Ten days before calving use bran oats oil meal, reduce ration near freshening, and provide roughage to prevent milk fever.
Farmers often fail to get strong stands and crop quality due to neglecting seed care. Seeds should be germination tested and disinfected using a 1 to 1 000 corrosive sublimate solution for ten minutes, then washed in multiple water changes before planting.
The United States Department of Agriculture reports butter cheese and milk prices have remained remunerative for farmers. Butter tops the general price level aided by cheap feed in western districts and reduced production in milk regions. Poultry and eggs also stay profitable despite broader deflation after the war.
A historical note describes farmers who avoid tracking profits and treating farming as a business, preferring a simpler approach and avoiding close attention to financial details. The passage suggests profit is not a primary concern for these farmers.
The late George W. Brown farm of about 98 acres lies near Reliance Middletown and Riverton with easy rail access. It features a eight room dwelling a new barn two wells and various outbuildings. Possession is given at once and inquiries go to Mrs G W Brown on the farm or James Ridgeway in Front Royal Va. R F D Nos 2 and 1.
Experts from the New York experiment station list advantages of winter mulching for strawberry patches. Mulch protects roots from freezing and thawing, preserves soil moisture, adds fertility, smothers weeds, slows early growth until frost risk passes, and guards fruit at picking. Use economical materials like straw swale grass or leaf litter, apply one to two inches, avoid fine sawdust, place after ground freezes, and refresh in spring to prevent plant smothering.
Fruit trees need nitrogen phosphates potash and lime. Form depends on soil and cultivation method. Use nitrate of soda or ammonium sulfate in spring. Potash sulfate and slag phosphate or lime aid quality. Apply lime phosphate and potash in fall winter or spring. Nitrogen and potash boost growth while phosphates and lime improve quality. Roots spread widely so distribute manure beyond a single spot. Stock grazing adds nitrogen.
As Administrator of the estate of the late Miss Sarah M. Swelloum, J. L. Broy announces all claims must be filed by April 19. The notice specifies the undersigned administrator based in Martinsburg West Virginia and sets the deadline for settlement.
A reflective note on conversational manners urging inclusion of others and mutual exchange of ideas as the rule in dialogue. It emphasizes that a good conversationalist should not treat discussions as personal property but invite participation from all present.
Report from Madagascar notes scarce crude resources and minimal infrastructure. Locals rely on portable hammocks and shoulder carried goods for transport as radium discovery remains undeveloped amid isolation.
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