Electric cooling of milk eyed by dairymen in new view
R F Bucknam of New York Agricultural College says electric refrigeration raises new questions for dairymen about cooling costs. He cites estimated equipment costs from 75 to 100 dollars per can capacity and about 0.8 kilowatt hours per can, totaling around 14 cents per can with electricity versus 16 cents with ice cooling, suggesting ice may stay cheaper where ice houses and labor are readily available, while electricity deserves study where those are limited.
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R. F. Bucknam
New York Agricultural College
Bucknam
Wisconsin
New York
Calves Benefit From Protein Feed During Winter
Young calves facing their first winter fare better on cornstalks and prairie hay when given cottonseed cake to supply protein. Nebraska tests at Valentine Station show one half to one pound daily per calf yields economical gains, with benefits outweighing cake costs.
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Valentine
University of Nebraska
Agricultural College
Lincoln
Dairy Notes On Fall Calves And Ration Mixes
Dairy notes emphasize warm dry clean stalls for fall born calves. They warn barley oats wheat and corn alone won t balance rations. Gluten feed meal and bran are common winter components while cotton seed meal is discouraged despite low cost. Cows prefer clover hay and mixed hay. clover needs about 14 percent and mixed hay about 16 percent digestible protein in the grain mix. Cleaning separators pays dividends and dirty separators skim poorly.
Bands on Apple Trees Help Trap Moths in Orchards
United States Department of Agriculture reports banding trunks with treated materials can trap codling moth larvae, reducing need for manual band maintenance. Beta naphthol plus oil shows promise with little tree injury, though further tests on full-bearing trees required. Paper burlap bands perform as well or better than cloth burlap and cheaper, while roofing and crepe papers were least effective.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Pruning Black Raspberry Guides Strong Bush Shape
Growers trim black raspberries by limiting canes in spring. Nip tips when three feet tall to encourage branching, then remove weak or uneven canes next spring, leaving six or seven strong canes and cut laterals to four or five inches to avoid excess length.
Pruning Tips for Blackberries and Raspberries
To prevent long weak canes and fruit contact with soil, pinch out the tips of blackberries and raspberries when they reach 18 to 24 inches height. This encourages thickening and new side shoots near the top, where most fruit forms. Shorten laterals in spring to prevent over bearing.
Feed Bees Candy Early in Spring Months
Bee owners should open hives in early spring and inspect stores to confirm food for brood rearing. If honey stores are abundant, no candy is needed. if not, supply bee candy. If a swarm is winter-killed and honey is left, use honey first. otherwise, make and feed candy with confidence.
Best Litter to Use in Brooder
New Jersey agricultural station says there is no single best brooder litter. Light weight, absorbent, cheap, and clean litter like shaved wood, cut straw, or cut hay meets needs. Straw or hay must be cut to avoid matting. Dirty litter spreads bacillary diseases. clean the brooder every five days by removing old litter and applying fresh.
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Poultry Department
New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station
Produce Good Pullets at Reasonable Expense
At the Pennsylvania state college 926 pullets reached maturity costing $126 per bird after deducting returns from 924 cockerels. Leghorns, mainly, valued at 20c each, with costs covering feed coal labor 35c/hr interest 6 percent and depreciation on houses 5 percent and equipment 10 percent. Pullets ready to lay fetch $2 to $2.50, with older pullets selling around $1.25 to $1.50 at three months.
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Pennsylvania State College
Poultry Health and Feeding Tips for Turkeys
The article advises feeding dry rations, monitoring old hens for tuberculosis spread, using milk for breeding stock, and avoiding beef scraps when milk is plentiful. It promotes vitamins in greens, cod liver oil, and a disinfectant mat for brooder entrances, plus isolating sick birds and careful incubation of eggs to ensure healthy chicks.
Preparing for the wedding guest response in Vancouver
The Hostess and Host discuss card sending for a Vancouver event. The hostess aims to prepare for worst case turnout while noting many invitations may be declined. The exchange highlights uncertainty about guest acceptance and catering planning.
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Vancouver
Lucky At That Insult Echoed Between Two Figures
An exchange unfolds with a sharp back and forth about deserving more, one remarking luck in life while the other counters with doubt and assertion, hinting at unequal fortunes. The dialogue suggests humor and social tension between two speakers.
Noisy gods and costly bills defied today
A brief verse laments the worship of noise as a costly god, promising relief for children as the day unfolds. It frames the issue as a quip about modern excess rather than a direct event. The tone remains sly and observational.
Prehistoric Styles Clip Ends Of Hair Exchange
In a terse exchange Bonescraper the bridegroom orders a close trim to the scalp and Flintrazor the barber agrees. The dialogue hints at a prior marriage and a concern about grip during a postnuptial moment.
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Flintrazor
Bonescraper
Life saving crew rescues wife as husband demands real resuscitation
The lifeboat crew pulls the wife from the water unconscious after her third submersion. The husband, nearly distracted, insists on real resuscitation rather than artificial methods, declaring she is all he has.
Mistletoe Test Leads to Upstairs Banter
A humorous family exchange features Thorough and Sweet Thing testing mistletoe as a mother jokes about their progress. The upstairs scene centers on a playful moment and generational chat.
Mackie’s Long-Running Business Celebrated in Glasgow
The Glasgow Citizen notes Mackie’s business tenure, quoting a judge’s remark on his typewriter ribbon and stating “fifty-seven years” of operation. The item highlights a longstanding local enterprise and its place in community history.
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Mackie
Glasgow
Something Hatching Wifie Feigns Fire With Egg Coal
A domestic quip depicts a wife listening to a hissing grate as it seems to hatch a joke about egg coal cooling the fire. The husband notes the grate is literally full of egg coal, a playful metaphor in a cozy scene.
Figures and rhetoric fade as the statesman turns arithmetic
A quotation notes the shift from eloquence to plain numbers in leadership. It contrasts orators who praise figures with a statesman who adopts arithmetic, signaling a move toward tangible, numeric governance. The line emphasizes pragmatic calculation over stylistic speech.
Damaged the Bridge Work Hortense and Marjorie Dialog
Hortense and Marjorie joke about a man who allegedly harms the bridge and makes violent love to a girl. The conversation humorously escalates to mentioning kissing and needing a dentist to repair the bridge.
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Hortense
Marjorie
Would Come in Handy and the Dress Dilemma
A fragment from a domestic scene shows a wife asking for a new dress while quoting a troubling remark about her husband. The exchange hints at tension, choice, and the impact on personal life within a slice of everyday drama.
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