Timbuktu in 1920s: French notes on desert city life
The article describes Timbuktu under French protection, detailing travel routes, city layout, markets, and daily life. It notes Tuareg and Arab influences, modest European presence, and modern touches like telegraph, telephone, and a 200-ton paddle boat. It highlights the salt caravan from the desert and French escorts guarding it.
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Timbuktu
Dakar
Desert
Gundam
Eb Waleji
Gao
Skim Milk and Meal Ratios for Market Pigs
Lecturer E W Crampton explains skim milk and by products as valuable pig feeds but stresses balanced rations. He notes six pounds of skim milk equates to one pound of meal and provides practical meal to milk proportions for pigs up to 16 weeks.
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E. W. Crampton
Macdonald College
Que
Canada
Excellent Supplements Increase Flow of Milk
The article explains that if cows lack protein for milk production, adding cottonseed meal can raise milk and butterfat output. Cows producing up to about 1½ gallons daily may meet needs with alfalfa hay and silage, while higher-producing cows require grain. A suggested ration is 600 lb corn chop, 200 lb bran, 100 lb cottonseed meal per given milk output.
Orchard Fertilization Pruning and Spraying Boost Yields
A York County New York farm bureau report shows 14 demonstrations where 4.08 pounds of sodium nitrate per tree raised yields by 0.69 barrels per tree. The value of the increase was 2.47 dollars and fertilizer cost 0.21 dollars, yielding a net 2.26 dollars per tree. Across 654 trees, the total increased value over fertilizer cost was 1,478.04 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York County Farm Bureau
New York
Common Barberry Killed by Chemicals Says USDA
The common barberry spreads black stem rust in grains and is hard to kill by digging but responds to chemicals. Salt and kerosene efficiently eradicate it. salt around shoots and kerosene at the base kill bushes year round when ground isn’t frozen. Kerosene permits livestock access. circular 832 outlines methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Department
Washington, D. C
Alfalfa Replacing Timothy in Wisconsin Cow Ration
Agronomist L F Graber notes alfalfa is gaining ground on Wisconsin farms but not yet usurping timothy and grasses quickly. Dairy farmers seek a dependable year to year forage to cut feed costs, confident alfalfa’s drought tolerance and high yields offer a solution.
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Wisconsin
L. F. Graber
Wisconsin College of Agriculture
Graber
Few Hints for Careful Pruning of Young Trees
Paul Thayer, fruit extension specialist at Pennsylvania State College, urges orchardists to aim for strength growth and productiveness in young trees. He notes young apple and peach trees often suffer from over pruning or under pruning and recommends careful annual pruning after bearing is established.
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Paul Thayer
Pennsylvania State College
Thayer
Sunlight and soil care guide for spring farming
The notes advise chickens need sunlight to prevent rickets and recommend spraying and dusting machines kept in order. Plan home grounds before spring planting and use quality seed to ensure market demand. Prepare legume seed and plant several acres per plow to improve soil. feed ensilage when June grass pasture dries, as it is rarely needed with sweet clover pasture.
Emergence of pawnbroking in Europe and England
The passage traces pawnbroking from medieval lending on land to movable pledges. It notes its growth in Europe during the fifteenth century and special regulation in England, with pawnbroking licensed in 1783.
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England
Prettier Too In the Bowl with Growing Bulbs
A note suggests using large glass beads like kindergarten supplies as a change from ordinary stones to decorate bowls with growing bulbs. The suggestion emphasizes a decorative, inexpensive alternative.
Public health reviews new TB cure claims weekly
The public health service notes about one new tuberculosis cure proposed each week, most failing. Authorities are examining the Mollegaard cure for tuberculosis and will announce results after evaluation.
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Public Health Service
Town repeals 30 year old motorist telephoning statute
A long standing local rule requiring traveling drivers to phone ahead to warn nervous horses has been repealed. The 30 year old provision finally disappears from the books, ending the unusual citizen duty.
Not Bothered This Season Embraces Parlor Sofa Trend
A note on a shift from porch swings to parlor sofas marks a social change. The piece highlights indoor comfort and the quiet preference for formal seating during this period.
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Sahara
Algeria
Africa
Tombouctou
Niger
Kabara
Korylamo
Morocco
Doan
Iowa
Fred Moser
Franklin St
Manchester
Foster-Milburn Co
Mfg
Buffalo
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Bayer
Jack's Run
Pittsburgh
Minneapolis
Minn
Popular Science Monthly
Boston Transcript
Cry
Fletcher
Chemical Warfare Service
United States Army
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