Food distribution woes prompt wholesale terminal push
An analysis shows costly handling in urban food delivery from rail to retailer. A Washington merchant cites $20,000 yearly cartage savings with wholesale terminals. New York area studies project multi‑million annual savings across boroughs if direct rail unloads to wholesalers are built.
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Washington
D. C
New York City
Focal
Richmond
Queens
Bronx
Brooklyn
Manhattan
Morgan horse sent from Vermont to King Ranch for saddle study
A two-year-old Morgan stallion named Lucky vom, bred at Middlebury Vermont, travels to the Santa Gertrudis ranch in Kingsville Texas to aid a study on saddle prospects. Lucky weighs 925 pounds, stands 14% hands, and is sired by Hugo with dam Eunice. The government farm bred Lucky, his sire dam, and one grand dam.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Morgan Horse
Middlebury
Santa Gertrudis Ranch
Kingsville
Tex
King Ranch
United States
Bureau of Animal Industry
Lucky
Hugo
Meteor Morgan
Calve Bo
General Gates
Eunice
Caroline
Daniel Lambert
Government Farm
Uniform Containers Boost Marketing Through Standardized Cans and Jars
Standardized containers create consistent pack appearance and quality. Each fully up to standard can or jar becomes an advertisement and a guaranty of purity for the brand.
Boys Surpass Elders in Cattle Registration Effort
In Ustick near Boise City, boys, with help from USDA agents and the State College of Agriculture, bought 19 head of purebred cattle, lifting their community's total 25 percent above prior counts. The move follows experts’ note that national registration is about 3 percent and a 2 percent gain in five to ten years would be notable.
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United States
Ustick
Boise City
United States Department of S Agriculture
Department
State Colege of Agriculture
Mites and Lice Hindering Poultry Growth and Egg Yield
Mites and lice sap vitality of fowl, reducing growth and egg production. Clean house thoroughly, apply disinfectants to roosts and nests, and dust birds regularly to control these pests.
Weeds to Seed Reduction and Silo Growth Rumor
A note on keeping weeds from seeding and soil amendments with stone line. Reports predict a big increase in the number of silos in the middle West. Millet seeding traditionally at three or four pecks per acre.
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Middle West
Best Houses for Chickens Show Two Extreme Systems
The article compares the colony plan with free range and low fencing to the continuous house with multiple pens under one roof. It outlines advantages of the colony system such as lower fencing and reduced daily care, plus downsides like higher labor in bad weather and higher costs for partitions. It notes colony density of about 160 birds per acre versus 450 to 500 birds per acre for continuous houses.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Roost Training For Young Chicks
Poultry specialists advise teaching chicks eight to twelve weeks old to roost. Wide perches reduce crowding and crooked breasts compared with floor living. Use near-floor perches with experienced birds, or place on perches after dark until they learn to roost.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Brooding System Advice for New Chickens
Experts from the United States Department of Agriculture advise beginners to test the brooding system before use. After hatching chicks spend 24 to 386 hours in the incubator without feed, then move to a properly heated brooder. Loss from chilling occurs when transferring chicks to the brooders in cold weather.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Cull Out All Loafer Hens
Lack of proper culling lowers farm flock profits as forty percent of hens in average flocks are nonproductive and should be sold or eaten. It costs about $2 annually to feed each hen, so hens not producing enough eggs are unprofitable.
Tractors Displacing Horses In 1918 Corn Belt Farms
A United States Agriculture study on 191 farms across Ohio Indiana Illinois Iowa Missouri Kansas and Nebraska shows tractors cut horse use in plowing displacing some operators entirely. Tractors boosted acres per horse from 26 14 to 38 and averaged 29 ten hour days of use per year per home farm.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Ohio
Indiana
Iinois
Iowa
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
Increase Profits by Grading All Produce
United States Department of Agriculture bureau specialists urge farmers to sort produce by quality and size before shipment. They note grade specifications have boosted returns, citing Virginia potato growers who earned about half a million dollars in 1919, with similar gains elsewhere.
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World of Commerce
Bureau of Markets
United States Department of Agriculture
Virginia
Plowing Timing Affects Winter Wheat Yields in Kansas
Kansas experiments show wheat planted on ground plowed in late July or early August yields about 15 bushels per acre, while plantings on land plowed in September yield roughly 11 bushels per acre.
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Kansas
Canada Harvest Outlook Expands Across Western Provinces
The Winnipeg Free Press notes optimistic forecasts for Western Canada wheat yields, with Saskatchewan projected at about 125 million bushels and total three prairie provinces near 250 million. Alberta may exceed 70 million, with strong potential in Batttleford area. Manitoba also shows larger than average production. oats, barley, and rye follow the positive trend.
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Western Canada
Oursue
Saskatchewan
Praire
Alberta
Department of Agriculture
Battleford
Lloydminster
Manitoba
In the Country. So this is the country
Witty exchange about country life with a joke on stile absence and style. Dialogue hints at rural setting and humor.
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Middle Western
Mario
Nee- Ossafy
Hse
Vermont Farm
Famous Ranch
Texas
Idaho
Canada
Winnipeg [Free Press
Bright
Doan
Wm. Seiler
Paes Ind
Hue
Foster -Milburn CO
Buffalo
M. Ye
Indianapolis
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