FARM TOPICS
Timely Reminders From
The Pennsylvania (State College
School of Agriculture
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Kill Weeds Quickly—Unless the
farmer wants to spend years fighting
weeds, he should kill all new weeds
as soon a they appear. Large patches
of weeds in some fields are evidence
of what happens where a few weeds,
which could have been pulled, were
allowed to go to seed.
Check the Binder—A few minutes
spent in checking over the binder now
may save hours after it goes into the
field. Cleaning the tying apparatus,
and giving all moving parts a thorough | reliable guides to the amount of feed
PR aon
Can Save Berry Patch—An intensive
cultural program can be used to pre-
pare the strawberry patch for a second
crop next year. Extension Circular 290,
available at county agents’ offices,
gives full information on strawberry
growing.
Pick Quality Peas—Watch the peas
carefully and pick them when at just
the right stage for high edible quality.
Cut Lodged Wheat—To prevent
smothering of clover and alfalfa seed-
ings, lodged wheat should be cut for
hay or silage.
Prune Roses Sparingly—Removal of
dead blooms is enough pruning for
everblooming climbing roses.
Keep Production Records—Assert-
ing that ‘‘the quality and quantity of
milk each cow produces are the only
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By d’Alessio
THESE WOMEN!
“Now don’t take it so hard, Dear. After all, nine out of
ten babies say ‘Daddy’ first!”
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100TH ANNIVERSARY ~ ON JULY I, 1847, THE FIRST U.S.
POSTAGE STAMP WAS ISSUED, INTRODUCING A NEW
CONVENIENCE AND ORDER IN THE DISPATCH AND RECEIPT OF MAIL.
Tobay, MORE THAN 20 BILLION POSTAGE STAMPS ARE
ISSUED BY OUR GOVERNMENT EACH YEAR.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF OTHER MEANS
OF COMMUNICATION, OUR POSTAL SERVICE —
FAST, DEPENDABLE, LOW IN COST ~ IS THE
: GREATEST carRER OF MESSAGES. w THE WORLD.
required,” C. R. Gearhart, extension
dairy specialist of the Pennsylvania
State College, urges keeping produc-
tion records to determine ration needs
for economical production. Overfeed-
ing is wasteful, and sndsrieatiog is
poor economy.
Keep Up with Tractor—Since trac-
tors, like any other machine in hard
use, may need occasional overhauling,
make periodic check-ups to spot any
possible trouble before it develops.
Train Eye and Hand—Instruction
provided by the Agricultural Extension
Service for farm boys and girls learn-
ing to judge livestock ‘‘trains the eye
and the hand” to pick out the prize-
winning qualities in the animals.
Cut Peonies Lightly—When cutting
peony blooms, leave some of the foli-
age on the base of the stalk, and cut
only a few blooms from each plant
to keep them in vigorous condition.
Spray Cows with DDT—One appli-
cation of DDT spray, made from one-
half pound of 50 per cent wettable
powder to 25 gallons of water, will pro-
tect cows from flies for 2 to 3 weeks.
Pennsylvania 4-H boys and girls, “all
roads will meet” at the Pennsylvania
State College August 11 for the an-
nual 4-H Club Week.
0.E.S. Garden Party
Dallas Chapter, Order of Eastern
Star, will hold a garden-card party
at 2 PM, July 15, at the home of
Mrs. Clara Troxell, 158 Main street,
Shavertown. Members and friends
are cordially invited to attend.
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4-H Club Week—For some 1,000 |
IDAY.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Nuss and
family are enjoying a motor trip
through the southern states.
Mr. and Mrs. George Neely of
| Syracuse, N.Y., spent the weekend
with Mrs. Alice Elston,
Mrs. Hilda Anderson is spending
her vacation at her home in Lehman.
She is employed at the Nesbitt Mem-
orial Hospital.
Bill Simms, who has spent the past
couple weeks with his aunt, Mrs. Har-
vey G. Bland in Newport News has
returned home. Burton Bland re-
turned with him to spend the summer
with his grandmother, Mrs. Ella Major.
Mr. and Mrs. Phelbert Johns and
children Sally and Ernest of Ebens-
burg, Pa., spent the weekend with
Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Major.
W. R. Neely, who has been visit
ing his daughter, Mrs. Kenneth Terry
in Berwick, has returned home.
Plane Disrupts Lines
An unidentified seaplane disrupted
Commonwealth Telephone Company
service when it destroyed river crossing
cables while taking off the Susque-
hanna River above Harding on Sunday
near the Luzerne Wyoming County
line.
Morton Connelly
Reliable Auto Parts
New.-and Used Parts For
All Makes Of Cars.
Here's
Something
that will
Please You!
We now have in stock
Mortar Cement
Portiand Cement
White House Paint
Make your clothes closets moth
and vermin proof. We have
an ample supply of
Cedar
Closet Lining
Do away with moth balls and
moth sprays forever.
Look
What's Here
PLYWOOD
We have it in the following
thicknesses: 14, 34, 14, 24 and
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When you think of building
think of
SHAVERTOWN
Builders’
Supply Co.
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Phone 7-9363
445 UNION STREET
Luzerne Penna.
\E 27, 1947
Centermoreland
Mrs. Jean Agnew spent the week
at her home.
Mrs. Jesta Schoonover has been ill
with sore throat.
Mrs. Bernice Ellsworth and two
sons of Akron, Ohio, are spending
a vacation with her parents and friends
here.
Mrs. Hazle Robbins and sons visit-
ed her mother Tuesday.
Brisbin Kelley of Binghamton, N.
Y., spent the weekend with her par-
ents.
LARGE SELECTION
Summit Hill Marble &
Granite Co.
Luzerne-Dallas Highway
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|Has Broken Knee
Henry E. Hess of Mountain Top,
son of the late Mr. and Mrs. C. PF.
Hess of Demunds; is in General Hos
pital with a broken knee, the result
of an accident last Friday at" Wyoming
at Conyngham and North Pennsyl-
vania avenue, Wilkes-Barre, where he
is . chief engineer.
Mr. Hess is married to the former
Dorothy Ransom, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Coray B. Ransom of Demunds.
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During the past few years, the non-farm population increased
The farm population decreased by
5,000,000. A difference of 17,500,000.
A comparison of that difference can best be expressed by the
It can also be expressed this way:
who grows the best and does it most economically will profit no
matter what happens in the next few years.
Be sure you have the best feeds for your stock.
feeding problems we will be glad to advise you.
Buys From
The farmer
If you have
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