Growing Demand for Sanitary Milk Under Health Standards
A report by W A Stocking Jr notes rising demand for cleaner milk for direct use and dairy products. It emphasizes sanitary farming, stable cleaning, brushing cows, and pre milking hygiene as key to reducing dirt and bacteria, and highlights a covered milking pail cutting dirt by 37 percent and excluding 29 percent of bacteria on average.
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W. A. Stocking, Jr
Union
Europe
Ama
Connecticut Experiment Station
Watermelon Crop Tips From Florida Experiment Station
C K Mc Quarrie advises frequent cultivation with a shallow running tool until ground coverage. Plant hay or a legume between rows after the last cultivation. Do not plant watermelons in raised hills except on flatwoods. furrow planting on high land preferred to avoid dry hills and restricted root growth. Also notes adding wheat bran to ewe rations strengthens lambs and nourishes ewes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. K. McQuarrie
Florida Experiment Station
Mr. McQuarrie
Drain soggy spots on farm by tile drainage
A Mississippi Experiment Station note explains turning marshy fields into productive land with tile drains. It recommends 4 inch or larger tile, proper grade checked with an engineer level, and protection against cave-ins and animal burrows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Scoates
Mississippi
Freak Varieties of Fruits Warn Against Untried Types
An agricultural note by C W Rapp warns that new or freak fruit varieties are often not suitable for the average farm. Home planters should stick to standard varieties and let nurserymen test and prove new types before planting. Early bearing trees and profits may come from waiting for proven cultivars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Rapp
Department of Horticulture A, & M. College
Buillwater
Hens Prefer Cooked Vegetables for Mash Feed
The facility notes that hens relish turnips pumpkins parings and similar scraps more when cooked into a mash and fed steaming hot. This preparation method improves palatability and consumption among fowl.
Dodson's Liver Tone Replaces Dangerous Calomel Ad
Local druggists report a drop in calomel sales as Dodson's Liver Tone gains popularity. The vegetable remedy is marketed as safe, non irritating, and effective for cleansing the liver and improving digestion with a money back guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodson
Odson
Rist
Insurance Dare Tests Suitor for Westchester Daughter
A young man courting a Westchester county heiress was urged by her father to insure himself for ten thousand dollars and prove his commitment. The scene ends with a blunt demand that the suitor pay up to secure future prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Severs
White Plains
Westchester County
Stern Pain
Free sample Cuticura lotion with book offer
Fragrant, creamy emollients advertised to treat skin pimples blotches and redness, scalp dandruff itching, and chapped hands. Readers to mail postcard to Cuticura Dept L Boston for a free sample. sold widely.
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Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Health Seekers Return to Farm for Tuberculosis Care
In Search of Health, child victims of tuberculosis from the Cleveland Anti Tuberculosis league move to Woodland Hills tent colony near Nenus, IA, with equipment transferred to Warrenaville farms. The league opens an open air sanatorium costing $4,000, to be taken over by the city, housing 60 to 80 children, doubling prior capacity.
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Warda
Cleveland Anti-Tuberculosis League
League
Woodland Hills
Nenus
Farma
Warrenaville
Youth and Youthfulness in Morals and Advice
A reflective essay laments aging myths and the elusive pursuit of pure unselfishness. It notes that social judgment often blames fathers for children’s faults and that those who dole out free advice rarely heed their own counsel.
Thwarted Schemes and Electrified Rails
A playful note warns a young man about a girl flaunting a cooking school diploma as a leap year proposal. Cordelia chastens casual invites, and Switzerland announces plans to electrify its railroads.
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Cordelia
Switzerland
Vaedaes
Berkely
Guitarali
Daisy Fly Killer
Etprees
Masold Somers
Mroekiya
al Remedy Co
Texas
R Peden Iron & Steel CO
San Antonio
McCane’s Detective
Houston
Texa
the Automatic Grinding Co
W. N. A. Houston
Zema
A. B. Richards Medicine Co
Shen Sherman
Tex
Stella-Vitze
Thacher Medicine CO
Chattanooga
Tenn
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