Profitable to Sell Cream Over Butter in Dairy Farms
The Missouri College of Agriculture professor cites three main reasons to sell cream rather than make butter: less work for farm women, creamed income comparable or higher, and flexible market for any cream quantity. A cream separator quickly pays for itself, especially with ten cows, and four cows with a separator equal or exceed five without one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Eckles
Missouri College of Agriculture
Missouri
Handy Wilk Bottle Holder for Suspended Milk
A simple wire device lets you suspend a bottle out of reach of cats and dogs. The illustration shows a curved wire with ends bent to fasten to a support. Described by Independent Farmer, it suits any convenient mounting for easy storage and access.
Pasteurized Milk Advise and Future Retail Use
Pasteurizing milk at 145 degrees F for 30 minutes kills disease causing bacteria with minimal effect on nutrition and digestibility. Higher temps like 150 degrees F cause more chemical changes. The article suggests most city market milk will be pasteurized in the future.
Prevent Growth of Horns on Calves
Caustic potash is used to stop horn growth in young calves. Application must occur before the calf is one week old. Hair is clipped from the horn buttons and a moistened stick of caustic potash is rubbed on the spots until slight bleeding. Keep calves away from sun and rain for several days to prevent caustic wash into the eyes.
Parks as the heart of the city and recreation role
J R Richards Chicago superintendent of recreation argues play and outdoor exercise are essential for modern city life and moral improvement. He urges cooperation with existing groups, surveys of vacant areas, and expansion of outdoor sports, public pools, and activities like golf tennis cricket boating and skating to enhance community health and cohesion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Richards
Chicago
Herbert Croly
City Practical Guides St Louis Planning Push
Harlan Bartholomew arrives to advise the citizens' city planning committee. He prioritizes river front public access and freight interchange with rail and water carriers, and urges radial highways to replace overly rectangular streets, focusing on subdivision and addition planning to prevent past costly mistakes.
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St. Louis
Harlan Bartholomew
Citizens’ City Planning Committee
Newark
N. J
Chicago praised for outdoor recreation by Enos Mills
Enos Mills of Colorado lauds Chicago for promoting outdoor recreation and utilizing national park spaces. The Chicago News notes Chicago excels in providing park facilities, playgrounds, beaches, and pools for accessible healthful activity, yet laments delays in acquiring surrounding wooded areas.
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Chicago
Enos Mills
Colorado
America
Mr. Richards
The
Chicago News
Mr. Mills
Mills
City to Build Homes for Working Men in St John
The city of St John New Brunswick advances into housing for workers. A common council meeting approved a bill authorizing expropriation of lands and building homes. The plan includes bond financing and a 10 to 15 percent down payment with monthly installments at 6 percent interest.
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City of
St. John
N. B
Common Council
Craged Egg Loss Pack Emphasizes Early Spring Packing
United States Department of Agriculture urges strict exclusion of cracked eggs in early spring packing as nearly half of annual egg production occurs March through June. Poor packing raises transit and storage losses, with cracked eggs causing significant economic damage from farm to consumer and potentially $881,000 in losses per 3.75 million cases in 1915 cold storage.
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United States
Department of Agriculture
Seaboard
American Warehousemen’s Association
Way of Spreading Disease in Poultry Water
Instruction from Wisconsin Station stresses daily cleaning of water basins in henhouses to prevent disease. Recommends a cheap flat wash basin on a raised box, kept away from roosts and nests, filled daily with clean water to keep germs at bay.
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Wisconsin Station
Proper Housing for Tools in a Small Workshop
The article argues that preventing depreciation requires proper housing for tools and implements to shield them from weather when not in use. It also stresses repairing defective parts, needing a workshop that is not large but roomy enough for a work bench a stove and floor space for repairing disassembly and reassembly of machinery.
Poultry Lice Powder Uses and Remedies
Good poultry lice powder made from tobacco stems dried and powdered with slacked lime or alone. Stem juice boiled yields a sprayable liquid to kill mites on roosts. Apply juice to chick heads with a camel hair brush. Tincture of larkspur removes large head lice but must be used carefully in small quantities.
Frocks and neckwear for the girl graduate in summer days
A Woman's Realm guide describes a dainty summer outfit for graduates featuring a simple four-panel ta ffeta skirt with side tucks, a narrow waistband, and decorative bands. It covers matching neckwear, capes, overbodices, and ruffs in organdies, chiffon, and marines, with emphasis on dainty detail and practical wear.
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United States Department of Agriculture
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