Pioneer Roots Lead to Pinkham Vegetable Compound
A historic evocation of pioneer remedies leads to Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Mrs. Kraft of Detroit and Mrs. Green of Rockford report renewed strength after using the product, crediting ads in the News with guiding their trials.
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Lydia R. Pinkham
Wm. Kraft
Vinewood Ave
Detroit
Mich
Pinkham
Imaade
Gust Green
Lincoln Park Boulevard
Rockford
Illinois
Kraft
Incidental eye care ad touts Roman Eye Balsam outlet
An early advertorial promotes Roman Eye Balsam for inflamed eyes with overnight relief claims. It lists a storefront at 372 Pearl St N and includes a short moral quote about self love attributed to FE Clarke.
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Pearl St
Salt Tolerance in Chickens Surprises Researchers at Illinois
Experiments at the University of Illinois College of Agriculture show chickens can grow on rations with up to 8 percent salt with no apparent harm. Fifty birds tested salt levels of 1 2 4 and 8 percent in a basal diet, while 25 others gauged the maximum lethal single dose. Findings indicate daily salt intake of 6 to 8 grams per bird is safe for 9 week old or older chickens, while direct crop dosing of 12 to 16 grams daily proved fatal for small birds. The minimum lethal dose was about 4 grams per kilogram body weight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College of Agriculture
University of Illinois
H. H. Mitchell
L. E B. Card
G. G. Garman
Profitable Place for Ducks on Average Farm
A reader outlines how Pekin ducks can become profitable on farms with proper feeding. Breeders should be chosen early and fed grain until December then switched to a wet mash of ground corn oats bran shorts low-grade flour and meat scraps. Water is optional for swimming but water access improves egg fertility. for market stock, swimming water hinders fattening.
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Indiana Farmer’s Guide
Caring for Old Ducks in Winter Quarters
Ducks require a dry warm night shelter even if daytime travel is possible. Keep them indoors until all have laid eggs in the early morning. Do not mix ducks with hens in the same pen. Provide soft feed and manage their dirty eating habits.
Orchard heaters and cling peach profits in California
UC extension specialist urges 40 to 60 large oil heaters per acre or 80 to 100 solid fuel units to maintain temperatures during cold periods. S. C. Day reports cling peaches as a two to one better paying fruit for growers and canners. Kale feeds baby chicks and growing pullets. cement floors ideal in poultry houses. farm flocks yield steady profits in Westmoreland and Kings County areas.
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Warren R. Schoonover
University of California
S. C. Day
Loomis
Placer County
California Canning Peach Growers Association
Wilson
Wilson School House
Yuba City
Lettuce Planting Expands on Mt Valley Ranch Near Perris
An eighty acre Los Angeles lettuce project, run by Pennsylvania Macaroni Company of Pittsburg, is profitable on Mt Valley ranch two miles east of Val Verde school. Managed by C. T. Fisher, with C. McFadden directing cultivation, harvest is set for late December with another crop planned for January for spring cutting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
County Farm Bureau honors sow prize to Madera bureau
State directors in Visalia awarded a Poland China sow to Madera county farm bureau for the largest 1925 membership gain. The prize, raised by Kern county high school Boys Agricultural Club, weighed over 600 pounds and valued at $150, competing with Tulare Kern Fresno and Kings counties.
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California Farm Bureau
Visalia
Madera County Farm Bureau
Madera
Tulare
Kern
Fresno
Kings Counties
Boys’ Agricultural Club
Kern County
Pasadena Poultry Show Set With Youth Prizes
A junior poultry exhibit will be a feature of the Pasadena Poultry Association show. President L. W. Colby raised funds for cash prizes for boys and girls who raise poultry despite a city edict banning male birds within 100 feet of dwellings. The show runs January 11 to 15.
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Pasadena Poultry Association
L. W. Colby
Rice culture gains traction in Imperial Valley
The Meleland state experimental station reports three years of rice trials and this season 160 acres are under cultivation. Authorities advocate flood irrigation to combat alkali and claim rice can be profitably grown on such lands.
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Imperial Valley
Meleland
Bakersfield Kern Mesa Harvest Ends with Reduced Potato Payments
Kern Mesa near Bakersfield completes season harvest of sweet potatoes and crops. One hundred fifty acres planted. farmers paid about 200 dollars per acre versus 700 last year due to lower demand and prices.
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Bakersfield
Kern Mesa
Valley advisory council backs clearing house for grape shippers
The San Joaquin valley regional advisory council of the California Development association met in Fresno to hear reports on valley conditions and industries. The overall view was that business and agriculture are in comparatively good shape and further improvements are expected.
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San Joaquin Valley
Heinz Pickle Plant to Double Isleton Capacity
Experiments at the H. J. Heinz and Company pickle plant in Isleton over three years have led to a decision to enlarge the facility to at least twice its current capacity. The expansion aims to place the delta region’s pickle output among its major crops.
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H. J. Heinz and Company
Isleton
Delta
Porterville Poultryman Wins First in Barred Plymouth Rocks
Frank Penn, a leading Porterville district poultryman, reports his pen of Barred Plymouth Rocks won first prize for egg production in the heavy breed class at the Pomona egg production exhibition. Penn is known for Barred Rocks and guard birds on the coast. The Yucaipa valley apple harvest is among the best this year with satisfactory prices despite large nationwide crops. The Delici ous harvest ends as late varieties like Winesaps, Blacks, and Pearmains are gathered.
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Frank Penn
Porterville
Plymouth Rocks
Pomona
Penn
Yucaipa
Pasadena to test fertilizer project from sewage
Pasadena plans a thorough test of producing fertilizer from sewage at its municipal farm east of Alhambra. New sludge drying equipment costing several thousand dollars has arrived and is being installed at the farm sewage treatment plant. Operation is expected to begin early in November.
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Pasadena
Alhambra
Atascadero Leads as Fruit Shipping Center This Year
About 2,000 tons of fruit moved through Atascadero this year, supported by a new packing plant, dehydrating plant, and cold-storage facility. More than half the tonnage were pears, with peaches, apricots, plums, and prunes making up the rest.
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Atascadero
Prunes From Chico Find Ready Market Despite Lighter Crop
E T Reynolds of the packing company says daily shipments from Chico run two to three carloads. Prices are not as high as some years but demand remains strong due to the fruit's excellent quality. The crop is lighter than prior years, yet the quality is finer.
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Chico
E. T. Reynolds
Packing Company
Paradise growers seek apple by products factory
Leading apple growers of Paradise northeast of Oroville say a factory is needed to utilize cull apples. Earl Mills, county horticultural commissioner, notes growers have urged action for establishment of such a facility. In the past cull grades were discarded or used for stock feed.
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Paradise
Oroville
Earl Mills
Record citrus boom at Redlands district port
Mark Anderson, manager for the Redlands-Highlands Fruit Exchange, reports the latest citrus crop as the largest and best ever handled at Redlands. Over 7,000 cars shipped, growers to receive about 10 million dollars. The coming year is expected to be nearly as large.
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Mark Anderson
Redlands-Highlands Fruit Exchange
Redlands
Almond harvest totals reported in Arbuckle district
Sixteen hundred tons of almonds were produced in the Arbuckle district in Sonoma county this year. The association handled 1200 tons and the independents 400 tons. Practically all independent crop shipped, while Arbuckle College City Almond Growers' Association shipped only thirty cars of nuts ranging from twenty five to thirty tons each.
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Arbuckle
Sonoma County
Association
Independents
Arbuckle College City Almond Growers’ Association
Engineer Cressy Praises Tanlac
B Cressy, a San Francisco electrical engineer, reports Tanlac relieved stomach trouble bloating nervousness and constipation and led to a 26 pound gain. He says it improved digestion appetite sleep and overall strength and recommends Tanlac as a health booster with the note that over 45 million bottles have been sold.
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Tanlac
B. Cressy
San Francisco
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My Life Insurance Co
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Owensmouth
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el Nide
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Engineer Cressy
Haarlem
Gotp
Green
G. G. Green, Inc
Woodbury, N. J
America
Hill
Cascara
Buffalo Specialty Company
18 Liquid Veneer Bldg
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Geo. I. Fox, Inc
New York
Fox-New York
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W.N. U
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