Private Quarrel On Tug River Ends With Forced Departure
Anse Canfield, known as Devil Anse, hires a laborer while fearing pursuit by Kentucky detectives. After a tense meal and warnings, detective Bill Hardin is driven to the station. Hardin is surprised when Canfield signals his loyal men to block the train and orders him away, then returns home with his rifle Betsy as protection.
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Anse Canfield
Tug River
West Virginia
Kentucky
Anse
Furriner
Canfield
Troy
McBees
Bill Hardin
Bill
Hardin
Roanoke
Devil Anse Canfield
Betsy
Fires in Forests and Lightning Risks
The article discusses the impracticality of equipping forests with lightning rods and the lack of a remedy for widespread forest fires caused by lightning. It explains how lightning typically splinters wood or strips bark due to steam, and notes that fires from lightning, though not common in every case, occur more often than those from all other causes combined across many regions.
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Tanlac
Odd Tax Payment With Wood Block Stopping Eight Cents
A southern Ohio taxpayer assessed 8 cents for federal income tax mailed postage stamps. After stamps were rejected he sent a wooden block with an 8 cent hole bored into it. A corn cob served as a stopper to keep the money in place.
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Ohio
Selecting Dairy Breed Important
United States Department of Agriculture advises choosing a dairy breed by locality, personal preference, and market needs. Benefits of matching neighbors include bull exchanges, cooperative breeding, and easier sales, while good cows exist in all breeds. Farmers Bulletin 1443 explains breed origins, traits, and selection factors.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Dairying
Department
Bureau
United States
Guernsey
Jersey
Washington
Good Fleeces and Lambs Are Always Profitable
A study from the Ohio Experiment Station finds heavy pre lambing grain is uneconomical for ewes in good thrifty condition. A light grain allowance with legume hay and corn silage yields strong lambs and good milk, with adjustments after lambing and when lambs begin eating grain.
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Ohio
Diversity of Crops for Yearround Farm Labor and Feed
A variety of crops improves labor utilization and provides livestock feed. Choose only major crops, usually five or six, to ensure yearround work, a cash income, and livestock fodder.
Boys Grow Pigs into Profitable Enterprise in Parish
Four East Baton Rouge boys Hermon Alford Archie Robinson Rupert Johnson and Archie Fitzgerald started with small gifts in 1922. Guided by an agricultural agent they raised 62 pigs in 1928 and earned a net profit of 1018 from stock sales while selling breeding stock in eight parishes and a neighboring state. Two boys later funded college expenses through their club work.
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United States Department of Agriculture
East Baton Rouge Parish
Louisiana
Hermon Alford
Archie Robinson
Rupert Johnson
Archie Fitzgerald
State Agricultural College
Buy and Sell Eggs and Poultry on Grade Best
The piece discusses annual grading of eggs and poultry, the shift to premium for heavier fowls, and the push toward standardized grades. It notes co op marketing, agricultural regulations, and competition as factors, with the U S Bureau of Markets aiming to standardize grades to support quality products and healthier markets.
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Departments of Agriculture
United States Bureau of Markets
Alfalfa Sown in August Should Be Seeded Alone
When sown in August alfalfa should be seeded alone without a nurse crop. Sufficient soil moisture aids rapid germination and weed control, making a stand easier than in spring. If plowed late July or early August, compact the seed bed thoroughly then disk and harrow to a fine compact surface.
Farm Facts in Rural Advice Column
Sweet clover improves hog pastures and thistle control reduces future work. A legume boosts subsequent crops and provides feed. Dry seasons favor shallow level cultivation to conserve soil moisture and may save corn. A brush and kerosene can loosen dirt for proper bearing adjustments and belt and nut tightening.
Child prays after weekly wireless hour ends with Amen
Bennie kneels to say prayers after listening to the children's hour on the wireless. He closes the program with a final blessing and Amen, drawing a gentle note of humor from Good Hardware.
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Little Bennie
Parish council attends church for war memorial unveiling
In a small town the parish council gathered at the church to commemorate the local war memorial. When asked by the chairman about attire and conduct, his witty reply appeared in writing: All you want is a clean shave and a contrite heart.
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