Algiers the White City Delights and Dismays
A National Geographic sketch of Algiers contrasts a glamorous harborfront and Boulevard de la Republique with the native quarters. It describes pirate history, Kasha palace ruins, crowded hillside houses, Moorish baths, and a bustling market scene where Arabs, Jews, Maltese and others trade under sun and shade.
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Boulevard de la Republique
Paris
Opera
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Kasha
Dey
Algiers
Italy
France
Spain
Caution Farmers in Buying Seed
Government advisory urges buyers to select alfalfa seed suited to their farms and to demand United States Verified-Origin certification. Forty-six verified-origin dealers cover about 85 percent of production, with inspectors ensuring origin certificates. sample submission may be requested if authenticity is questioned.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Agricultural Economies
Bureau
United States
Department of Agriculture
Washington, D C
Layering Plants for Easy Propagation in Spring
Prairie Farmer describes two layering methods tip and mound layering to propagate gooseberries currants raspberries grapes rambler roses lilacs Japanese barberry and privet. Tip layering roots covered branches in moist soil allowing autumn or next spring division. Mound layering mounds soil around bases to root, then plants are dug and divided. Some black raspberries show natural tip layering as tips touch soil.
Grinding Feed at Home Economical Plan
Experimental work at Purdue and other stations shows large savings from grinding feed at home. Power costs are one third to one half of custom grinding. Small grinders reduce overhead, and automatic feeding devices can nearly eliminate labor costs, especially for farmers far from mills with poor roads.
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Purdue University
Appetite Estimated on a Footage Basis
The Ohio State university home demonstration specialists provide planting guidelines for a family of five. They suggest 300 feet of potato rows, 100 feet of onions, 100 feet of spinach, 50 feet of cabbage, 50 feet of radishes, 50 feet of Grand Rapids lettuce, 100 feet of green beans, and 100 to 300 feet of tomato vines, with specific spacing and seed amounts.
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Ohio State University
Grand Rapids
Peking Soy Bean Excels as Strictly Hay Plant
The Peking soy bean is probably the best strictly hay bean that can be raised in finois. Should not be sown very deep, just deep enough that they are well covered. Sow them following corn planting, five to six pecks per acre will be sufficient, as these are very small. Sow them with a grain drill as this will tend to keep them from becoming coarse. They should be cut as the beans begin to form in the pod, which will probably be about the time the lower leaves begin to show a ripened condition.
Agricultural Notes on Grains and Forage Crops
Bermuda is identified as superior forage. Corn yields good silage where possible. Market gardeners need soil rich in plant food for vegetables. Oats provide top grain for cows, though price limits use. Cream, cooler insulation, and winter protection are advised. Properly cured soybeans offer high protein hay comparable to alfalfa, with milk production similar to alfalfa hay.
Fall Calving Benefits For Dairies Highlighted
Farmers switching from spring to fall calving gain longer herd lactation of about ten months, higher milk yields and test results, and better timing with peak prices. Proper winter feed, silage or roots, good barns and abundant water are essential for the improved production.
Exercise Is Essential for Profitable Porkers
Agricultural guidance from Wisconsin Experiment Station Bulletin 400 stresses ample exercise for pregnant sows to improve health and profitability. It recommends feeding away from sleeping quarters, providing legume hay racks, scattering ground concentrates, and creating exercise paths to prevent slips and potential abortion.
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Wisconsin Experiment Station
Never Locate Pastures Along Running Water
The text urges avoiding hog lots and pastures along streams and, if possible, moving them from highways. It notes fencing to separate animals from water sources, discusses free range in extensive hog production, and stresses guarding against hog cholera infection when raising own feeders.
Sheep and Hay Stacks Contaminate Wool Briefing
Farmers are warned that pea sheep must not feed near hay or straw stacks as seed and chaff can contaminate wool. Wool manufacturers struggle to remove the seeds during processing and may need chemical treatment to dissolve plant matter without harming fibers.
Mixed feeds for brood sows yield good results
Various feeds fed with corn give strong performance in brood sows. Usage depends on relative prices and ease of mixing. Commercial feeds should average about three quarters of a pound per sow daily, paired with enough corn to keep sows in good flesh but not fat.
Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin A 19th Century Laxative
Historical note recalls Dr Caldwell beginning practice in 1875 and marketing Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin in 1892. The liquid laxative, advertised as mild and safe for women children and the elderly, claimed to relieve constipation biliousness indigestion and loss of appetite. Free trial requests offered from Monticello Illinois.
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Caldwell
Caldweill
Montigello
Illinois
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