Geese Rearing and Market Methods in U S Farms
Geese are raised in small farms and sold to experienced fatteners. The article outlines feeding, plucking, and processing practices, noting weights up to ten pounds for large breeds and that geese are marketed similarly to other poultry. It discusses live-market zones, care in plucking, and the role of Canadian and U S markets.
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United States Department of Agriculture
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Call Out Hens and Surplus Cockerels in Flock
United States Department of Agriculture guidance urges culling nonlayers and weak birds from flocks. It stresses August to September as prime culling period, details criteria for keeping or discarding hens and cockerels, and recommends marketing discarded birds and seeking expert advice.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Plymouth Rocks
Rhode Island
Department Circnlar 31
Division of Publications
Department of Agriculture
Heavy Pasturing Favored by Experimental Evidence
United States Department of Agriculture experiments at Virginia North Dakota and Utah stations show pastures used at half capacity yield double returns with heavy pasturing and continuous grazing performs better than alternate grazing. Farmers resist fearing shortages and grass injury, but overgrazing risks vary by grass type.
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Department
Virginia
North Dakota
Utah
Ancient Tavern a Landmark in Painesville History
The Rider's Tavern near Mentor Avenue in Painesville Ohio is described as one of the town's oldest landmarks. Built by Joseph Rider on the old Cleveland Buffalo road, it hosted stagecoaches, offered hospitality, and served as a hub for four generations, now aging but sturdy.
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Rider's Tavern
Mentor Avenue
Ohio
Isis
Joseph Rider
Clevelid- Buffalo Road
Rider
Wisdom Of John Chinaman 1 Ter
Fragmented wisdom from ancient Chinese sources on self discipline and inward reflection through teachings attributed to Confucian and Taoist thought. Emphasizes ruling properly, restraining desires, self-examination, and learning from others as a path to virtue.
Right Time to Cut Timber
Timber cut in late fall and winter seasons dries slowly with less checking. Winter cutting is best when storage or handling is impracticable. Fungi and insects do not attack wood outdoors in cold weather, so by warm weather the wood is partly seasoned and less susceptible to attack. The advantage is not higher moisture content but timing. There is practically no difference in moisture between green wood in winter and summer.
Character Witnesses and Public Silence in Criminal Defense
The piece discusses a prisoner's first defense step, securing character witnesses to counter accusations by showing unlikely prior behavior. It notes public figures endure relentless censure and often stay silent to avoid fueling attacks, citing Samuel Johnson and the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
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Samuel Johmson
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Hindu Beliefs Tie Brahma to Music and Saraswati
Hindu tradition holds Brahma as creator and father of music. Followers credit Saraswati with divine learning, invention of the vina, and musical notation. Indian vocal music traces to the Rig Veda dated around 2500 B.C. The Hindu system of notation evolved with several notes by 850 B.C., spreading via India to Arabia and Europe by 1022 A.D.
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Brahma
Tie
Saraswati
India
Thdia
Arabia
Europe
Guido Arezzo
Simple Farm Fixes Help Maintain Fences and Buildings
A note promotes small repairs on a farm using a hammer nails and boards. It suggests involving boys in keeping fences gates and sheds orderly and encourages carpentry when farm tasks stall.
Seaplanes Considered Safe Landing Backups in Waterways
A Scientific American note argues that when airfields are lacking seaplanes offer a safer landing option over rivers canals lakes and other waterways. It says pilots can still land relatively safely compared with over land areas devoid of fields and mentions surveys of rivers and waterways for this purpose.
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Voss
Scientific American
Professor Krapp and the English Professorship Tale
A New York Evening Post anecdote recalls George Philip Krapp, once at Cincinnati, noting a student mistook his name for another author. It also mentions French plans to develop Kerguelen Tremaree’s Verguelen islands, highlighting their fauna and potential whale and sea elephant fisheries as a future colony basis.
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George Philip Krapp
Columbia
University of Cincinnati
Professor Krapp
Andreas and
Elene
Gwan
New York Evening Post
France
Verguelen Islands
Henry Boissiere
White Plague Dying Out Reports TB progress in US
National Tuberculosis Association reports consumption may become rare in the United States. Public education and preventive measures plus years of medical work reduce deaths yearly. Europe sees a surge due to war ravages.
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National Tuberculosis Association
United States
Europe
Popular Science Monthly
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