Texas Facts On Mills And Markets In The Lone Star State
The text notes Texas hosts 228 cotton seed oil mills producing 30 million units annually and ranks second in rice production with 372 million pounds milled yearly. Petroleum refining ranks fifth among Texas industries while 12 malt liquor establishments yield 7 million dollars in value. breweries output 6.464 million dollars. It mentions history of the first ice factory at Jefferson, 2 500 car capacity cold storage, 182 ice factories, 143 foundries and machine shops, 85 bakeries, 13 cotton mills, 25 furniture factors, 67 tobacco and cigar factories, 127 steam laundries, and 253 central electric plants. It cites Dallas as a major saddle and implement hub, irrigation construction costs at 13.5 million, and Texas farms producing 1.8 million dollars per day. Farmers’ marketing scale reaches moonward. Dallas is a leading implement distributor, and farm laborers outnumber those in other states with earnings of 19 dollars monthly plus board.
The Evolution of Progress in a City Grocery
A historic reflection on progress from typewriters to adding machines and a store's pivot to an up to date grocery. The piece notes a century of change from old methods to modern communications and commerce to meet advanced public ideals and demands.
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Old World
Illinois Dairy Prof Shows Cow Keep Costs and Profits
Prof Wilber J Fraser of Illinois analyzes cow herd data from the Illinois station over a year. He reports profits per cow across four herds, noting only a few cows pay their keep, while many produce losses, and that milking only the top cows could have boosted overall profit.
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Wilber J. Fraser
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Homemade Door Fastening Plan for Stable Doors Illustrated
An Iowa Homestead diagram outlines a home made door fastener using three two by twos and a one by two inch cut on the underside to create a sliding passage through the door frame. The illustration shows how the mechanism passes from either side to secure the door.
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Altow
Iowa Homestead
Farm hints and tips from an old agricultural column
Farmers are advised on barn improvements water drainage and shelter costs. Suggestions include stronger doors, proper ventilation, and using inexpensive feed storage. Advice covers boar selection, spraying fruit trees before spring, manure use, and preventing dead chicks from inbreeding.
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