Paris Couture Split Between Mannish Tailleur and Ensemble
A Paris fashion column surveys the spring split between mannish tailleur and feminine ensemble. It notes ensembles link dress and coat with printed silk or lined fabrics, and tailleur offers a short jacket with a matching skirt. The piece highlights Chanel’s short coat, kasha daytime dresses, and Lanvin’s use of polka dots as versatile trends.
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Paris
New
Ffie
Paris Couture
Mily
Halson
Chanel
Redingotes
Directoire
Oth
Kasha
Lanvin
Time to Clean Up Home Berry Patch
R P White at Kansas State Agricultural College urges immediate cleanup of home berry patches and the vineyard to prevent diseases in raspberries and blackberries. He recommends Bordeaux mixture applications, removing diseased canes, burning orange rust infected plants, and careful pruning to curb black rot and crown gall. Strawberries need winter mulching and clean cultivation. if root rot appears start a new patch elsewhere.
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R. P. White
Kansas State Agricultural College
Chance for Farmers to Produce Riding Horses
The Kansas State Agricultural College animal husbandry department offers farmers a chance to start producing salable riding horses. They will keep General Haig, a government remount loaned thoroughbred, at the local stud this season. General Haig has won more than 5,000 prizes and placed first in nine handicaps on major tracks from New Orleans to Latonia. Dr. C W Mc Campbell notes a strong market demand for riding horses and encourages farmers to participate.
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Animal Husbandry Department
Kansas State Agricultural College
General Haig
New Orleans
Latonia
C. W. Mc Campbell
Farmers Should Produce Vegetables for Own Use
Modern life rests on division of labor yet farmers should grow their own vegetables. If they rely on purchases they buy too little. Diet standards call two servings daily per person plus potatoes. Farmers now sell food at about 126 of prewar prices while retail buys cost about 150, so producing more reduces the gap and boosts savings.
Convenient Location For A Hen House In Farm Practice
A guidance note on poultry housing stresses placing a healthful hen house near the dwelling yet not too close to avoid feathers and droppings. It favors a sunny sheltered site away from northerly winds, proximity to cribs and granaries, and warns that close quarters invite rats and vermin. Emphasizes secure construction and modern standards for flock safety.
Flavor and odor in milk from succulent feed
The United States Department of Agriculture explains that feeding cows succulent feeds such as cabbage potatoes alfalfa green corn turnips or silage can impart noticeable flavors and odors to milk unless precautions are taken Timing matters with longer intervals between feeding and milking reducing undesirable flavors Immediate milking after feeding has little effect and prompt aeration of warm milk can lessen strong flavors These findings advise careful feeding practices and public explanations when flavor changes appear in milk.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Economical Ration for Feeding Ewes and Lambs
Experiments at the Ohio agricultural station show heavy grain feeding before lambing is uneconomical for thrifty ewes and does not raise ration efficiency. A light grain allowance of one-third to one-half pound per head daily, alongside legume hay and corn silage, yields strong lambs and ample milk. After lambing, increase grain to maintain ewe condition and milk, then reduce as lambs begin to eat grain with a creep in place.
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Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station
Proper Plan to Supply Bee Colony Foundation
B S Prevost explains that foundation saves bees from building comb and speeds honey flow. Using foundation keeps bees focused on field work while reducing brood rearing, producing straighter comb and enabling workers to draw cells efficiently. The plan highlights two main benefits: ease of handling and stamped cells guiding drawing.
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B. S. Prevost
Clemson College
Sheep Shearing Machine Pros and Cooperative Use
Farmers explore sheep shearing options from scissors to machine clippers. The flexible shaft machine, with attachments for horses and livestock, is highly satisfactory and costs about 80 dollars. Clemson College recommends cooperative buying to share one machine among small flocks.
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L. V. Starkey
Clemson College
Farm equipment boosts returns and clover pastures yield more
The excerpt extols high value of farm gear and sweet clover pastures. It notes ten pounds per acre as a guideline, warns that proper equipment preserves the farmer and field, and claims sweet clover pastures can carry six to ten times more stock with better milk and meat output.
Sat to Trell the Linens Hotel Mystery Love
A Tennessee era tale unfolds as Ted Randall uncovers Sat later named Trell’s love triangle at a Seattle hotel linen desk. Miss Lawrence reveals she refused marriage, while Sat seeks to fix his life, propose to Annie, and become hotel manager without the ring.
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Ell Orterman
Seattle
Ted
Clara
Wagner
Sat
Trell
Ted Randall
Sal
Miss Lawrence
Annie
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