Blackmail Prank Ends on River Bridge Thriller
Caldwell and Simpson wagered any man can be blackmailed. A staged ransom letter leads James Clay to confront them. On a bridge, Clay and his son reveal the joke and save the pair from a deadly fall, proving the bluff backfired.
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Caldwell
Simpson
Clay
James Clay
Wall Street
Bowville
Clarion
Bonville
Metropolis
J.C
J. C
Philip Caldwell
Joe
George Simpson
Red Ike
Joe Cley
Gambling and the myth of the professional gambler
A Melville Post critique argues that true gamblers persevere through losses, while crises force only defaulting clerks and ruined individuals to self harm. It contrasts the hopeful professional gambler who supposedly ages with time, against desperate, self harming outcomes driven by necessity and ambition.
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Monsieur Claude
Melville Post
Saturday Evening Post
Pair of Wrens Divorce Sparks Bird Tag Study
Howard H. Cleaves, secretary of the American Bird Banding Association, discusses the common bird divorce observed in wrens. The Brooklyn Eagle reports that a pair divorced after one brood, each remarried to raise two more families, with one bird ringed and the other not. Evidence suggests returning to the same locality and nests in some cases.
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Howard’ H. Cleaves
American Bird Banding Association
Brooklyn Eagle
Waste Product Era Fuel Reforms From Early Coal Oil Lamps
In the early coal oil lamp era the oil yielded dangerous impurities and efforts aimed to improve kerosene quality. Gasoline was treated as a waste byproduct to be discarded, evaporated, or drained away, with risks of fire as refining and handling standards lagged behind.
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Surgical
Engineex
Gas Tractor Use Warns Against Self Experimentation
United States Department of Agriculture summary from Farmers' Bulletin 719 notes that among nearly 200 Illinois tractor owners the main drawback is operation difficulty. It urges owners to gain training with a competent instructor rather than learning by trial on their own machines, citing cost and delays from breakdowns.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Farmers’ Bulletin
Corn Belt
Illinois
Manure Returns From Clover Sod in Iowa Experiments
Barnyard manure applied to a clover sod and turned under in spring yielded an average 4.69 dollars per ton in Iowa experiment station trials. Applications on clover mixed meadows left for hay produced an annual return of 3.76 dollars per ton.
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Iowa Station
Iowa Experiment Station
Iowa
Kill Aparagus Beetle With New Spray Method
During cutting, adult asparagus beetles feed on young shoots and lay dark eggs that stand on ends. Millions of eggs can be destroyed during harvest, while late summer growth remains vulnerable. Advances in machinery and spray material allow effective, economical control using arsenate of lead paste fish oil soap and water, applied with a power sprayer or hand pump.
Holding Cutworms In Check
Garden and field pest advice from J. S. Gardner of the Missouri College of Agriculture outlines a control mix using 25 pounds of bran, 1/2 pound of paris green or lead arsenate, 1 quart of molasses, and two gallons of water plus ground rind. Apply at dusk to keep it moist, note that citrus juice attracts worms but also attracts chickens and other farm animals with fatal risk.
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S. Gardner
Missouri College of Agriculture
Automatic steering device for tractors keeps furrows parallel
A rectangular frame attaches to rear and front wheels with two guiding wheels at the front. One wheel rides in the furrow while the other travels on unplowed ground. A spring pressed shield on the furrow wheel bears against the land side to maintain parallel furrows as described by Wisconsin Agriculturist.
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Wisconsin Agriculturist
Feeding Regimens Show Feed Needs for Beef Steers
Missouri studies over nine years reveal feed to maintain constant weight varies with conditions. Ration averages 2 pounds grain per 1 pound alfalfa, with grain mainly corn chop and linseed meal. Results show cost tied to lean tissue, season, living conditions, youth, activity, and fatness.
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C. R. Moulton
Missouri College of Agriculture
Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station
Steer Feeding Notes From St Francois County Association
Wil Ashburn of the St Francois County Association and graduate of Missouri College of Agriculture notes feeding data for a steer weighing 837 pounds. Another steer of the same age, eight pounds lighter, required daily 6.5 pounds of grain and 27 pounds of hay to maintain weight. The subject steer was quite active.
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St. Francois County
Missouri
Wil Ashburn
St. Francois County Association
Missouri College of Agriculture
Proper Dairy Cow Care And Feeding Rules
Guidance on milking hygiene calf handling and dairy cow management. Emphasizes milk from clean utensils early dam care avoiding suckling, valuing butterfat, and calculating cow value. Stresses clean stables ample feed silage freshness, and gentle handling for steady milk production.
Skim Milk Proves Highly Profitable for Hens in Winter
Clemson College expert notes skim milk or buttermilk as a top protein source for hens, especially in winter. Indiana trials show hens fed skim milk laid 1,364 eggs yearly for four years, far above 32.5 eggs for those not fed skim milk. Cost to produce a dozen eggs in skim milk pens fell under ten cents.
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South Carolina
Clemson College
Indiana
KEEP CULTIVATORS ON MOVE
Owing to the small fertilizer use and drought, farmers are urged to move cultivators frequently and keep weeds down. Shallow cultivation preserves soil moisture as a mulch and helps corn and cotton absorb remaining fertilizer.
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Clem
Son College Bulletin
Time for Breeding Swine
Time for breeding swine is spring as the best season for hogs. Pigs born early grow faster and healthier. sows should be thriving but not overfat at breeding. Gilts breed at eight months, second litters at two years. avoid breeding too early to protect vitality. A sow should remain in the herd as long as useful and a good sow is not second-hand.
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W. L. Blizzard
Department of Animal Husbandry
Oklahoma A
M. College
Stillwater
Baby apple barrel aims at new consumer market
Virginia apple growers adopt a baby barrel, half the size of a standard barrel, holding half as many apples. English and American handlers say it could attract buyers unwilling to buy a full barrel and help eastern growers compete with western box packs in a familiar container.
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Virginia
Babcock Tester Affects Texas Dairying
The Babcock tester has greatly aided Texas dairying by helping farmers weed out unprofitable producers and by giving creameries a practical buying basis. It provides colleges a method to address major economic problems in dairying.
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Babcock
Texas
Collegea
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Harold Carter
W. G. Chapman
J. W. Ridgway
College Station
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