Small Streams Furnish Power for Farms and Homes
A Labor shortage drives farmers to harness small streams for electricity. Experts from the US Department of Agriculture estimate a 10-foot wide stream with 2 feet depth and 5-foot head can yield over 1 horsepower, enough to light a farm and run essential machines. A larger head increases output. plan includes wife’s needs and future expansion, improving farm life and reducing drudgery.
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Division of Rural Engineering
Bureau of Public Roads
United States Department of Agriculture
Electric power plants for farms propose practical limits
The article outlines installation criteria for farm power plants, noting a flow of 100 gallons per minute and a head of 10 feet as rough minimums. It describes continuous electricity from storage batteries for lighting and small power needs, and envisions systems capable of 50 to 100 lights and farm operations, including washing, cooking, and threshing, with costs affordable for owners.
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Lausa
Fresh Egg Maintenance Tips for Small Flocks
Practical guidance for keeping a nest box clean with one nest for four hens. Emphasizes daily egg collection, storing grains in cool dry space, marking nests at least twice weekly, and removing roosters to avoid aggression and unwanted mating.
Determining Water Availability From Small Streams
Guidance on estimating stream water using weir or cross section velocity methods. Both approaches require no special technical skill if directions are followed. The preferred method is the weir dam when feasible for better accuracy, with a Yearbook offering full instructions from the United States Department of Agriculture.
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Division of Publications
United States Department of Agriculture
First Attempt at Poultry Raising Advice
A United States Department of Agriculture expert warns beginners that initial poultry ventures will face mistakes and challenges. Start small, learn thoroughly, and expand when profitable. Consider working with an experienced poultryman for hands on training, and begin in fall when stock is cheaper. Move fowls before they settle in new quarters and gain experience before purchasing eggs.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Ten Breeds All Purebred at Virginia Farm
The superintendent of a Virginia farm reports cattle, horses, swine, sheep, chickens and turkeys in the Better Lives Better Stock program. The dairy herd lists 59 Holsteins, 7 Hereford beef herd, 81 Percheron and 6 Standard-bred horses, 1 jack, 78 Durham swine, 204 Shropshire and Romney sheep, and nearly 200 poultry. Most females are grades but all are bred to purebred sires as required by the program.
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Virginia
Most Profitable Business for Farm Poultry Flocks
The article argues poultry flock farming can be highly profitable with proper stock, a suitable sire, and adequate housing and care. It urges farmers not to fear complexity or seek niche knowledge, but to start and manage hens without discouragement.
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Lesk
Klin
Lit
Increase Alfalfa Acreage For Fall Seeding Debate
A farmer weighs the prospects of expanding alfalfa acreage with fall seeding. The decision depends on soil, state conditions, and season, but fall seeding offers potential advantages that merit careful consideration for growing forage.
Man o War the horse of the century in America
A long portrait of Man o War the 1920 racing sensation. The three year old chestnut colt by Full Play Mahubah out of Fairy Gold is described as unmatched in speed courage and class. Owned by Samuel D Riddle of Philadelphia and trained by Louis Feustel with Clarence Kummer aboard the horse breaks records and dominates Aqueduct Belmont and Dwyer stakes while crowds thrill and odds remain prohibitive.
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Guihes
Full Play-Mahubah
Rock Sand
Maj
August Belmont
Samuel D. Riddle
Philadelphia
Louis Feustel
Clarence Kummer
Glen Riddle Farm
Flore
The
New York Tribune
Man O' War
Aqueduct
Samuel D. Hiddle
Borgetlesh
Man
Man O
War
Fairy Gold
Bend
Dame Masham
Gailfard
Enoglam
McCalmont
Kentucky
Hastings
Pair Play
Frank Gill
Hesalan
Fair Play
Fatty Gold
Friar Rock
Buck Sand
Brooklyn
J. &. Maiden
J. B. Rosseter
California
Inchcape
S. GC. Hildreth
Hildreth
Mr. Riddle
Saratoga
J. Loftus
H. P. Whitney
Preakness
Withers
Stuyvesant
Belmont
Dwyer
Aga
Hla
Latonia
Upset
Golden Broom
Blazes
Ning Thrash
Cleopatra
Dominique
John P. Grier
Maro
Pimiico
Wildair
King Thrush
Chrummpion
David Barmy
Sun Briar
Parry Wand
Binn O’ War
Hart
Sir Barton
Dean Swift
Liverpool
England
Kummer
H. P
Frank Loihus
Cliverfurdon
Red
Mike
Clarence Kupimer
Tivo
Cogtly Coloes
Ridge
Riddle
Joseph T. Murphy
Mian O’ War
United States
Tregard
Walking Indian Fashion Favored Over Toeing Out
Health notes advise a new walking posture to fix flat or weak feet. Experts say proper standing and walking with feet aimed straight ahead improves balance and mood, with simple floor line drills and toe raises for daily practice.
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Patm
United States
Lanith Service
Actial
Ehadren
Wives Work in War Time Knitting Anecdotes
The dialogue highlights industrious wives who knit for the Red Cross. Hamlyn touts his wife knitting twenty five sweaters seventy four pairs of socks and one hundred and fifteen mittens. The squire counters with pride in his wife who knit many hundreds of items and wore out needles during the war.
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Red Cross
Mr. Llandln
Lived Days in Sealed Box by Barcroft at King's College
Joseph Barcroft, a reader in physiology at King's College, England, spent six days sealed in a hermetic glass box to test whether breathing oxygen changes with altitude. The experiment aimed to see if oxygen depletion occurs without air exchange at high heights. He reported sleep unrest and headaches with last day spreading irritation, yet no major discomfort otherwise.
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Joseph Barcroft
King's College
England
Shane
Buretuil
Ks Semailous
Sudden Wealth and the Milford Haven Boom
An Englishman who bought Milford Haven for a quarter million pounds emerges from obscurity, drawing attention in a tale of sudden fortune. A parallel incident recalls a past loan attempt of 50 200 dollars where a mysterious lender named Crisp rose to prominence as seven great powers, led by Britain, moved to block funding.
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Maf
Ttugh Thomas
Milford Haven
Gham Trun
Biresh Crisp
Tee
Great Britain
Tia Nuney
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