A Practical Medium Barn for Farm Use and Horse Care
A detailed description outlines a medium size barn 48 by 40 feet with 36 by 40 main section, 12 by 40 east shed, open south drive, and a 10 foot eave. Features include harness room, grain crib, cement cistern, water trough, two closed stalls, open stalls, hay storage for about twenty five tons, and a well ventilated design with glazed windows and open driveway. The article notes construction with oak timbers, pine siding, redwood shingles, concrete pillar foundation, and a floor of compacted yellow clay. It also highlights mow with hay fork, steel track, and rough but practical layout. A second note urges saving alfalfa leaves for winter feed, suggesting drying, boxing, scalding, and combining with cornmeal to feed hens, reducing grain usage.
Insoluble Phosphates and Corn Yields at Rhode Grand
Hoats phosphate showed very poor first year corn results compared with other phosphates at the Rhode grand experiment station. In subsequent years the phosphoric acid from Hoats gradually became available and improved yields on corn and grass. organic matter buildup likely aided assimilability of Hoats phosphoric acid.
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Rhode Grand Experiment Station
Shbacquvat
Potatoes Shrinkage and Storage Temperatures
A winter storage guide explains that sound potatoes typically shrink 10 to 12 percent when kept properly. Warmer storage accelerates shrinkage. freezing increases sweetness due to sugar formation, with slow freezing more impactful. Optimal temperature cited is 32 degrees, with dry, well ventilated, lightly lit storerooms reducing disease risk.
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C. F. Langworthy
Farm Brevites and Stock Care Advice
This Farm Journal note urges early lambing to top markets, suggests winter milk cow care, and promotes sunshine in stables as a deodorizer and tuberculosis defender. It warns against cold drafts, high lumber costs, and advises fixing puddled, frozen barn areas to prevent losses, with feeding errors as common hog problems.
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Beldom
Farm Journal
Berry Bush Pruning Guide From Southern Planter
Pruning advice for berries explains removing old raspberry canes, thinning new canes, staking, shortening trailing blackberry and dewberry canes, and cutting out dead wood to promote growth. The guidance emphasizes Atten ton and proper cane management for healthy plants.
Two Story Bird Nest Amazes With Firefly Decor
A Chicago News piece describes a baby Asian bird building a two story nest with a family room below and two chambers above for laying eggs and resting. Male birds collect live fireflies to illuminate the nest while the family rooms glow. Fireflies are not eaten and replace dead individuals, a habit possibly deterring predators.
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Asia
Chicags News
Tips For a Boy from a Chicago News excerpt
The piece quotes a New York paper asking prominent figures what traits matter for boys. A high school master prizes strength, health, clear eyes and a clean manly face over appearance. An other principal praises self reliance, study for knowledge, hard work on difficult tasks, respect for teachers, and taking correction like a soldier. It also includes a humorous “Boy’s Composition on Breathing” detailing breath as vital and warning against indoor air.
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New York
A Chummy Fearless Bird In Home Play
A playful piece describes hummingbirds as unafraid of humans and windows, noting their bold behavior around flowers and even artificial blooms. It offers a parlor game Fairy Light a indoors or out involving a cloth and a feather, with players catching and blowing the feather while avoiding being touched.
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Outing Magazine
Fritz the Toy Dog Poem About A Loyal Pup
A light verse recounts Fritz, a dog with tangled hair and a stubborn streak. The speaker notes Fritz pretends to own him, minding poorly at times yet showing affection and loyalty in country and city. The narrator imagines chasing the boy through alley and street with a playful bowwow.
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Fritz
Tam
The Love of Jonathan Harrod and Miss Conover
A narrator recalls Jonathan Harrod’s long love for Miss Winifred Conover, who arrives in disguise to confront him. An unsigned Inland Journal clipping reveals Conover’s wedding to Amos Scheneck, triggering a twist as Conover confesses her feelings and Jonathan’s. The scene ends with Conover kneeling beside Harrod as the narrator leaves.
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Jonathan Harrod
Harrod
Jonathan
Jonaihan
Sone Inland Journal Menerlbing
Winifred Conover
Amos Scheneck
Winifred
Billy
Hha
Dr. Maustus
Miss Conover
Absentminded Professor in Classroom Gaffe
A western college English professor renowned for absentmindedness calls a student three times before lecture. Peering over his spectacles, he asks who is the absent boy before the important chair, prompting a moment of quiet confusion.
Buying a Saw and Odd Casts of Local Wit
A humorous parade of a man in a golf cap shopping for a saw with no idea what to buy, the shopkeeper suggesting tool options from meat to circular saws, and a comic pair of vignettes about a boy who earned six cents for bread and a tramp seeking help. Also a quip on St Andrews golf origins and a quoted Emerson line.
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Jim
Harry
Tie
Sa Bald
Treasy
Ned
Claya Land Plain Center
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific
Lippincott
Maggie Seeks Reference From Mrs Jones Across The Way
A brief Life quote shows Maggie asking for a strong reference from Mrs Jones, whom the speaker dislikes. She plans to proceed across the street, indicating a move or new contact in the neighborhood. The exchange underscores personal tensions while advancing Maggie's plan to pursue opportunity.
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Mrs. Jones
Maggie
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