Colonial Style House Features Front Dormer and Six Large Rooms
William A. Radford explains a colonial style home with a front dormer variation, six large corner rooms, central entrance hall, living and dining spaces, rear laundry projection, 9 by 21 foot living porch, three upstairs bedrooms, and a basement suitable for heating and storage.
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New England
Farims
Concrete block garages offer flexible design and sizing options
Concrete block garages provide versatile aesthetics and durable surfaces suitable for stucco, faced, or marble chip finishes. Proper sizing avoids future upgrades, with single car widths around 12 feet and two car widths 20 to 22 feet, while length above 20 feet supports work space and storage. Larger spaces suit trucks and potential future two car ownership.
How to Finish Oak Floors With Proper Preparation
Cleaning the floor thoroughly removes dirt and dust before finishing. Apply a high grade varnish after a complete scrub and dry for a first coat, then wax after the second coat dries. Use paint remover with a scrub brush and kitchen cleanser to soften and lift old finish, leaving the floor nearly white.
Plaster Arch Brings Distinctive Air To Homes
Describes plaster arch features and methods to guard home corners using expanded corner head and cornerite. Explains round nose reinforcement with a deep groove and diamond metal lath sheet to reinforce pilaster corners. Stresses steel reinforced plaster reduces damage to decorations and common bumps or shocks.
Proper dry period for dairy cows before calving
The Iowa Homestead advises a six week dry period before calving with careful nutrition. Avoid starving cows during dry spells and provide mineral balance and sufficient protein. A feed plan includes 200 lb ground corn and 100 lb ground oats plus roughage and silage to keep digestion lax and prepare for the next lactation.
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Iowa
Soy Bean Dairy Ration Recommended by Rhode
C S Rhode of Illinois Agricultural College suggests a dairy cow ration using soy beans. The mix varies by available roughage and prices, with adjustments for Guernseys and Jerseys producing high milk volumes. Beans must be ground and are compared as substitutes for linseed oilmeal and gluten feed.
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Rhode
C. S. Rhode
Illinois Agricultural College
Guernseys
Jerseys
Good Sire and Herdsman Key in Dairy Herd Improvement
Pennsylvania railroad demonstration farm at How ard City Michigan shows dairy progress. A 1927 herd change from Betsie the grade Guernsey to a new herdsman boosted butterfat from 262 to 450 pounds. Mollie the two year old and her mother yielded 230 pounds, while Mollie and her sire produced 440 pounds in 1927.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Howard City
Mich
Betsie
Mollie
Guernsey
Calves Require Full Grain Feed After Adaptation Period
Calves on full feed will need at least 30 days to become ready for full grain feeding in the feedlot. After a gradual ramp up, calves should receive all the grain they will clean up twice daily, as limiting grain reduces fattening profits for calves and yearlings.
Awful sick joke hidden in a Boston Transcript quip
A brief humor item notes a character claiming illness and a pun about a favor sleeping at the wrong end. The line captures a quip style seen in old Boston Transcript humor columns with a light conversational tone.
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Boston Transcript
Three Cheers Fizzle Out In Brief Civic Moment
A light public moment prompts three cheers but quickly fades from memory as residents move on to other concerns. The fleeting event reflects liminal civic engagement and short attention spans in local life.
Police stop leads to warning over reckless driving
A police officer contends with a motorist about dangerous driving. The motorist questions the danger as no pedestrians exist on the street. The exchange underscores a claim of attempted death by own action and reflects a transmissible quote about wisdom and silence.
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W. A. Radford
William A. Radford
Prairie Avenue
Chicago
Boston Transcript
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