Proved Bulls Improve Dairy Herds Through Clear Records
United States Department of Agriculture notes that proving bulls requires comparing five daughters’ records with dams. A Vermont sire boosted daughters to 545 pounds butterfat, averaging 159 pounds more than dams, with all daughters outperforming their mothers. More bulls should be kept alive and used. improved herd production depends on using proven bulls.
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United States Department of Agriculture
O. E. Reed
Bureau of Dairy Industry
Bureau
Vermont
Reed
Breed Up Grade Animals by Pure Bred Sire Use
The article explains the graded to pure bred breeding process. First cross yields 50 percent grade and 8 percent pure bred offspring. Second cross to a pure bred sire gives 25 percent grade and 75 percent pure bred. Repeating the operation gradually eliminates grade blood. by the seventh generation the animal is 99.219 percent pure bred.
Lamb Feeding Offers a Means of Marketing
Lamb feeding has proven profitable in recent years and presents a good way to market feed at a profit. Western range lambs are safer to feed than farm raised natives, which often suffer stomach worms and poor gains. Markets prefer fat lambs under 90 pounds and pay less per hundredweight for heavier stock. Feeder lambs should not exceed 70 pounds when placed in the feed lot.
Tramping of Silage May Be Lost Motion
Farmers find that untramped silage often surpasses tramped forage in quality. E. J. Delwiche notes untramped silage has less mold and equal or better quality, urging careful leveling at the top. War-time trials showed silos can be filled without workers inside, using gravity and adjusted distributors to form a central cone.
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E. J. Delwiche
Ashland and
Sturgeon Bay Branch
Wisconsin
Delwiche
Lime Compost Is Proper Substitute for Manure
Compost-making once flourished and lime compost using soft vegetable waste mold and lime remains the longest lasting type. Stable manure demand exceeds supply due to motor transport, raising prices. Increasing manure supply helps farmers and public prices while compost returns plant nutrients to soil and supplies nitrogen potassium phosphate and lime.
Farm notes on breeding ewes hog feeding and building care
Ewes should gain weight during breeding season. Pigs should not eat chickens when possible. Soybeans alone can soften pork. best practice is to grow soybeans with corn and hog off, using minerals. Paint improves building longevity and farm appearance.
Last Question From the Glacier Goads a Tour Guide
A tourist asks where a boulder came from and where the glacier went. The guide humorously explains the glacier brought the rock and then moved on, saying it returned after another boulder.
Worst Thing About Her Deflects From Percy Snipp’s Shadow
A lighthearted exchange centers on a woman’s flaws as friends tease about an insignificant companion named Percy Snipp who lingers nearby, highlighting social dynamics and wit in a humorous vignette. The piece reads like a period gossip note with character shorthand and playful banter.
Efficiency Award Triumph Amid Life’s Trials
A reflective verse praises courage and perseverance. It extols the reward of efficiency for a man who faces life’s challenges and pushes forward with best effort. The lines emphasize resilience and steadfast work as guiding principles.
No Credit
Dialect exchange shows Rufus refusing medical consultation due to distrust. The other speaker presses for doctor advice while Rufus asserts the doctor is not inclined to trust him. The fragment highlights themes of mistrust and reluctance to seek care.
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Rufus
Nossuh
Nassuh
Miss Chameleon Quips On Hair Color In London Passin Show
A comic exchange in the London Passing Show features two merchants debating hair color changes. The First Merchant claims a bookkeeper has gone gray in service while the Second notes Miss Smith has changed hair from brown to blonde and Titian red.
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Miss Smith
London
These Girls Marie Hellos and Jane Wedding Congratulation
A brief note from unnamed speakers offering belated congratulations to Jane on her marriage mentioned the greeting and well wishes in a casual informal tone.
One Not Often Accepted
A fragmentary exchange shows a man in a streetcar asking about a standing invitation while a poised woman speaks to him, hinting at social nuance in a stalled moment.
Lead-Fired Reply In Pantry Burglar Warning
A quirky exchange shows a speaker alarmed by a burglar in the pantry. The other party jokes about shooting the intruder with lead, reflecting a tense yet humorous domestic moment.
Statesman Takes a Stand for a Cause in Speech
A statesman speaks out for a cause while a young performer seeks applause with a song and dance. The scene highlights public advocacy and entertainment sharing the spotlight.
Not a Timorous Girl Lady Engaging Maid
A dialogue portrays a maid assuring a matron she will meet halfway for an evening out and is untroubled about returning home after dark. The exchange reflects social nuance and expectations of domestic workers and their mistresses.
Gathering His Own Constable
A rough exchange unfolds as a tramp jokes about obtaining honey directly from flowers, confessing he has no bees yet contending a fellow could squeeze nectar from blooms themselves.
Buckeye Corner Town Official Speaks Boldly
A speaker in Buckeye Corner calls himself both stern local authority and a self styled Mussini figure. The proclamation labels him postmaster storekeeper justice of the peace and town constable in a colorful self description.
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Yassir
Hhe Mussini
Buckeye Corner
Captain of the football team? A-plus exam joke
A puzzled exam paper bore the name William Jones, English 4, with the line I'm the captain of the football team. The rest of the page was blank. The wise professor marked it A-plus, a bemused grading moment from Life.
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Wise
William Jones
Catch as Catch Can She I Wonder If Claire Will Marry
A cheeky exchange about Claire and her partner in a race. The speaker jokes whether Claire will wed the man she runs with and hints the match may proceed if he increases his pace.
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Claire
History of Fire and Light Through Ages
An English firm that makes matches sponsors a vast museum of fire and light, arranged in strict chronological order. The private collector Edward Bidwell and others contributed to a catalogue by Miller Christy, which totals over 250 pages.
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Edward Bidwell
Miller Christy
X Ray Camera Lets Film Growth Inside Objects
A new X ray camera by Dr. Arthur C. Pillsbury of the University of California enables filming living processes such as a bone knitting and internal growth. The first motion picture with the device showed rose interior growth, shot over 72 hours with intermittent exposures.
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Arthur C. Pillsbury
University of California
Popular Mechanics
Irish Engineer Develops Glasslike Sand Roads
Dublin civil engineer R. H. King adapts bottle-making tech to road building in Argentina. He uses huge traveling furnaces to heat calcined sand into glasslike strips that endure heavy traffic, describing the process as turning sand into durable paving.
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R. H. King
Dublin
Ireland
Nation Magazine
When Scenery Sparks Thoughtful Imagination
A reflective line about mood and imagination suggests scenery inspires inner imagery. It hints that some men’ s faults may be beyond remedy, making medical help seem futile in such cases.
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