Buckwheat as Turkey Fattening Feed Compared to Grains
Historical notes compare fattening rations for turkeys. Buckwheat is fair but has a woody hull. mixtures with barley oats and buttermilk yield lower cost. Examples include 200 parts corn meal 100 oats hulls removed 50 red dog flour 8 tallow 706 buttermilk totaling about 5 cents per pound and equal oats barley with beef scraps plus buttermilk about 4 cents per pound. The Cornell ration uses corn meal buckwheat middlings oat flour beef scraps and charcoal as another fattening mix.
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Cornell
Sodium Fluoride Best for Destroying Vermin
Sodium fluoride is promoted as an effective agent for eliminating chicken lice. It can be bought at drug stores and applied by pinch method or mixed with talc for dusting or used in a dip. Repeat after about eight days to target eggs. blue ointment with grease is common, and head lice may require lard blended with kerosene or carbolic acid.
Producing Capons for Home Consumption
The article stresses the value of producing capon meat for home use, arguing capons are superior to rooster meat like steer beef to bull beef. It urges farmers and poultrymen to aim for high quality and to treat capon production as important as quality beef standards.
Poultry Hints on Hens Turkeys and Healthy Rearing
The notes urge investors to segregate sick birds and use vaccination as a preventive, emphasize clean feed and troughs, and advise rotating yards for poults. It also recommends confinement to protect turkeys, notes proper breeder selection, and explains hens molt timing and egg production shifts.
Plan to Improve Soil Fertility Through Green Manure
United States Department of Agriculture outlines green manuring to boost fertility, stressing proper soil and crop selection. On very poor soils even strong feeders may produce poor growth, so fertilization with phosphorus and potash aids yields and nitrogen fixation for legumes. Recommendations include 300 to 400 pounds per acre of 16 percent superphosphate and 100 pounds of muriate of potash, with stable manure for especially poor spots to level field productivity.
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United States Department of Agriculture
South
United States
Department of Agriculture
Home Garden Fertilization Guidelines Include Manure And Lime Cautions
Farmers guidance notes that most home gardens benefit from manure or a complete fertilizer, with lime sometimes raising potato scab and harming beets. Apply 10 to 20 tons of manure per acre or 50 to 100 pounds per 100 square feet, plus two to four pounds of high grade fertilizer per 100 square feet. For soils suited to liming, use six pounds ground limestone per 100 square feet, and alternate lime application by garden section to avoid potato and beet issues.
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F. O. Underwood
State College of Agriculture
Ithaca
N. Y
Farm Notes on soil, crops, and family farming
The article urges good soil, cover crops, and paying for essentials with farm yields. It notes corn seed treatment cannot stop corn smut and soilborne organisms attack crops. It suggests teams of horses and mules can raise profits, barn ventilation aids health, and warns on family farming plans with sons joining the business and paying rent.
Moving Chickens to Winter Quarters Requires Care
A. C. Smith of the University Farm warns that moving chickens from range to winter quarters must be gradual to prevent illness. Early-hatched stock should be housed first and all winter housing cleaned and disinfected before use. Delays increase exposure risk as ground freezes approaches.
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A. C. Smith
Division of Poultry Husbandry
University Farm
St Paul
Minn
Alkali Soils Vary. Potash and Manure Suggested
The article notes wide variation in soils labeled alkali and recommends trials of spring applications. It cites potash or horse manure as the likely treatments, proposing about 10 tons of manure per acre or 200 pounds of potash per acre to boost corn yields.
RINGING THE BELLE Bill Bradford Dines in Pasadena
Prize dancer Bill Bradford of Hollywood took a girl to a dance in Pasadena because his car was laid up and used a taxi. A pleasant evening followed until the taxi driver presented his bill and Bradford quipped about the fare as “the fare sex.”
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Bill Bradford
Hollywood Camera Fraternity
Pasadena
Bill
Young Bradford
Los Angeles Times
Promising Career Quip From Senator Sorghum
A Washington Star quotation recalls a former claim by Senator Sorghum. He replies that his hopeful constituents will bear him out by noting he has been promising one thing or another since his youth.
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Sorghum
Washington Star
His Way Was Rough Lines From a Candid Exchange
A dialog snippet shows a tense exchange about directions and social expectations. One speaker denies following the other, hinting at conflicting paths or approaches. The fragment suggests underlying tension and choices in personal conduct.
Time's Change Beside the Filling Station
The village smith stands by the station as time alters the scene and many dollars pass through his large sinewy hands in a small town vignette.
His Bright Future Seen as Industrial Magnate in School
A par ent praises a boy for a natural bent while the schoolmaster notes the child’s knack for leadership and making others do his work, suggesting a future as a successful magnate. The exchange highlights early ambition and social dynamics within a school setting.
Looking Ahead Mr Multirox and Miss Maindhance Banter
Dialogue showcases flirtatious banter between Mr Multirox and Miss Maindhance. He laments aging and mortality while she lightheartedly counters promising to compensate when he declines. The exchange hints at a playful domestic tension.
More Displacement Inquiries About Wives
A quip about marriage stability and temperament contrasts a second wife with the first, suggesting growing equal or harsher temper. The exchange hints at social satire on remarriage and domestic harmony.
Wonders of the West Funny cooking houses and block-houses
An odd column contrasts eastern and western notions with humorous remarks on bug themed cooking houses and the idea of block-houses. The piece leans into playful regional stereotypes and light satire without a clear news event.
Idle Fishermen Revel In A Day Of Rest
A group of idle anglers chose not to fish or roam streams, spending a lazy day as they skipped the nets and left the camera behind, embracing rest over pursuit.
Encores Spark Radio Gag as Senator Quips on Air
In a Washington Star remark, Senator Sorghum jokes about radio encores. He says the announcer handles the encores, while the speech over the radio is praised but not entirely satisfying.
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Senator Sorghum
Washington Star
Laurel Foliage Used by Florists Year Round
Florists use laurel foliage in every season and at Christmas. Branches are gathered as convenient sizes without special preparation. Some sale occurs for laurel shrubs for landscaping, though digging enough roots for plant survival is not always practical. Nursey plants are transplanted to make roots easier to manage.
Extraordinary Effect Husband at theater to his wife
A brief exchange on stage shows a husband and wife reacting to a play. The husband remarks on the show as extraordinary while the wife agrees, highlighting the dramatic impact on the audience.
Courting Troubles
Dialogue sketches a second marriage awkwardly framed as a cure for prior unhappiness. A cautious exchange hints at lingering doubts and possible relapse, capturing a lighthearted yet wary tone about remarriage.
Lyrics and Soiled Linen Poet Sonnet on Cuff
A humorous quarrel unfolds as a speaker jokes about a cuff specimen and a wife dismisses it. The couple contemplates cleaning the item with a witty exchange about laundry. The scene plays on domestic banter and a playful literary conceit.
Possible Use for Old Store Teeth Lobster Bait Tale
At Webster Beach Marshfield a lobster man lost his store teeth overboard from a boat. A large lobster clutched the teeth, hid in the stern, then was speared. the teeth emerged undamaged and usable.
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Webster Beach
Marshfield
Brockton Enterprise
Smoother Going If All Pedestrians Were Laid End to End
A witty Altoona Mirror quip notes that smoother traffic would result if every U S pedestrian were laid end to end, implying fewer pedestrians in the path of reckless drivers.
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United States
Altoona
Tatting Women Embrace Modern L Shape in Craft
The tatting circle adapts with a new style featuring an L shaped motif in contemporary lacework. Crafters report faster weaving and bolder patterns while preserving traditional knots and delicate texture.
Joke Dialogue About Engine Knocks and Running
A humorous exchange centers on engine sounds with a quip about knocking. One character asks if the motor always knocks, and the other replies that it only does so when it is running, delivering a playful automotive pun.
Record Gain in Butter Profits
The biggest creamer ies earn record profits by coloring butter with Dandelion Butter Color. Ninety percent use it, as it colors a gallon of cream with half a teaspoonful, does not color buttermilk, is vegetable and tasteless, and is approved by food laws. Free sample bottle offered by Wella and Richardson Co.
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Wella and Richardson Co., Inc
Burlington, Vty
Portugal shifts from left to right traffic rule
Portugal, among a few nations with left side driving, switches to right hand traffic for traveler convenience and to align with neighboring countries and international norms.
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Portugal
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