Poultrymen Press for Federal Accord on Standards
Poultrymen from the Middle West meeting in Chicago urge the United States Department of Agriculture to grant federal recognition and protection to statewide efforts under the Manhattan plan for accrediting breeding flocks baby chicks and commercial hatcheries. They seek cooperation with poultry journals to curb misleading advertising while the USDA provides moral and advisory support in the absence of funds for an inspection service.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Middle West
Chicago
Manhattan
Kans
M. A. Jull
United States
Soybeans Gain Ground as Cattle Feed at Purdue
Soy beans rapidly rise among farm crops and prove useful in cattle feeding at Purdue University. Whole soy beans can replace cottonseed meat as a protein supplement in fattening two year old steers for market. Soybean hay substitutes for cotton seed meal and clover hay when used with silage and shelled corn.
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Trinia
Agricultural Experiment Station
Purdue University
Shipping Fat Hogs in Heat Passes With Precautions
Shippers and producers warn that hot weather risks hog losses but proper handling can prevent trouble. Quiet loading, avoiding exertion, and bedding cars with wet sand rather than straw are advised with careful, steady transport along the line.
Cultivation Kills Weeds and Saves Soil Moisture
The article explains seed bed preparation as essential for germination, noting moisture air and warmth are key. It urges deep plowing followed by harrowing within 24 hours, then maintaining a loose mulch to keep top soil open and reduce weed growth and moisture loss.
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DC. R. Hudson
North Carolina State College
Hudson
Sows Need Protein For Healthy Piglets
Sows require protein and minerals to ensure strong litters. Include alfalfa or clover hay alongside corn or grain. About one-third pound daily tankage for sows starting a month before farrowing.
Farm Advice on Tractor Care and Soil Preparation
The text outlines maintenance time for tractors and feeding separate horses, notes common soil pests like white grubs wire worms and cutworms harming crops, and recommends breaking up and stirring soil around young trees before growth to ventilate roots and support health.
Kind to the Young Man Comedy in Cat Burial Mixup
A London misadventure follows two spinsters on their way to bury a cat in Highgate woods. They place the body in a parcel mistakenly swapped with a fellow traveler’s package. Returning home they bury the cat, only to discover a joint of salt beet in the parcel.
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Highgate Woods
London
Inheritance Letter Downsized Hope for Feature Editor
A feature editor receives news of an inheritance but declines the contribution, reported in a terse Japanese advertisement style. The letter’s tone suggests mixed disappointment and restraint as the matter unfolds.
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Fig
Japan
Between Girla and Mand A Dialogue on Dignity and Refusal
A playful exchange frames conversation about romance and propriety. Mand Keen jokes that Robert, a dignified suitor, would not dance the Charleston after a refusal, while Girla Madge Green probes her love interest’s reaction.
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Madge Green
Robert
Memory Maid Delivers Alibi for Unpaid Bill
At the door, Maidé reports the maid confessed she forgot the payment. The creditor questions the claim while the maid says she was told money was left.
Freer With Greter Than Pearl Gayboy at Jewelers
A cryptic note describes an afternoon event at a jeweler involving Juliette, a girl, and an unspecified freer or greater item. The text hints at whimsical or coded speech and lacks clear names, dates, or outcomes.
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Greter
Pearl Gayboy
Juliette
Jeweler
Eye Injury Banters Sparkling Banter in Quip-filled Exchange
Jones asks what's wrong with Smith's eye and Brown jokes he met a girl who took his eye, delivering a playful, punny exchange about an eye incident.
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Jones
Smith
Brown
Noted Patient Lament Over Week's Medical Bill
A doctor consoles a patient over a steep weekly medical bill. The physician hints the case was unusually interesting and nearly led to a post mortem, justifying the charge.
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Scott
Reducing the Loss Amid March Payroll Talk
A clipped fragment discusses payroll reform and conservative rhetoric in a debate on financial losses. Names and places are unreadable, but the focus appears on budget measures and public official commentary regarding wages.
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