Parade of the Iron Horse Through a Century of Travel
A Chicago World’s Fair travel pages segment celebrates transportation’s rise from horse and wagon to steam and electric power. It chronicles milestones from the Tom Thumb to locomotives, Promontory Point, and the era’s giants, ending with visions of a stainless steel, high speed, streamlined future.
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Elmo Scott Watson
Qhienga
Lake Michigan
America
Levbark Conor
Concord
Oregon
Pony Express
Hur
Siti Mawk
North Carolina
Than & Fodrad
Peter
United States
Iron Horse
Atertea
Baltimore & Ohio
Baltimore
Ellicott's Mills
Charles Carroll
Carroll- Hy
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Travel and Transport
Aeros
Peter Cooper
Alanisna
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Theo
Tay
Alee
Triad
Phineas Davia
York
Pioneer Railroad
Tom Thumb
Amelia Earhart
de Witt Clinton
Mohawk & Hudson
New York Central
Albany
Schenectady
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C. P. Huntington
Union Pacific
Northern Pacific
Minnetonka
Northern Pa
Co. P. Huntington
Central Pacific Railroad
Promontory Point
Utah
Stanford
Huntington
Hopkins
Crocker
Central Pacific
Duran
Chicago
Jackson Park
Chicago & Northwestern
Chesapeake & Ohio
Winds Central
Pennsylvania
Rock Island
Uslua
Quality Eggs in Demand Says Colorado Extension Poultryman
A Colorado Agricultural College extension poultryman outlines 15 steps to produce and market quality eggs. Key points include eliminating male birds, collecting eggs twice daily, broodiness control, proper nesting, clean nests and facility sanitation, using wooden baskets, feeding a premium ration, storing eggs in a clean cool area, avoiding metal containers, candling to judge quality, and careful packaging for shipment with small ends down.
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Ufford
Colorado Agricultural College
New Agricultural College Bulletin
United States Department of Agriculture
Attention to development period for pullets boosts fall profits
Poultry expert I. Parrish of North Carolina State College warns that poorly developed pullets show higher mortality in the laying house. Emphasizing free range, proper shelters, and full feeding, he advises choosing an effective feeding system, ensuring ample fresh water, and avoiding dole feeding to promote strong development and future layer production.
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I. Parrish
Extension Poultryman
North Carolina State College
Mark Broody Hens Record Broodiness With Legbands
Ohio farmer notes that confining a broody hen on full feed can end broodiness in three to four days. A legband on each bird entering the coop records broodiness, aiding marketing when enough birds accumulate. In flocks with frequent broodiness, one or two broody spells may be tolerated to preserve future breeding stock.
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Ohlo Parmer
Poultry Litter Seen as Valuable Back Yard Fertilizer
A gardener poultryman notes that 100 five pound hens can yield 4 250 pounds of manure yearly rich in nitrogen phosphoric acid and potash. He adds litter in the poultry house or yard to absorb moisture and prevent nitrogen loss.
Feeding Instructions for Laying Hens in Ohio Farme
The Ohio Farmer advises keeping good laying mash in open hoppers, feeding grain daily in troughs, and always providing oyster shell and ample clean water or milk. Limit green feed, keep Leghorns indoors in the afternoon, and expect darker yolks with excess greens.
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Ohlo
Save Vegetables and Fruits by Drying
Miriam J. Willams, Extension Nutritionist, Colorado Agricultural College, explains drying as an economical preservation method for vegetables and fruits. Dried products store well, are lighter, cook quickly, and retain texture and flavor. protect from insects and moisture storage. Equipment ranges from sun screens to cupboard trays, with considerations including dust, heat, air circulation, and roof design to maximize drying temperature. Green vegetables deteriorate more in storage, but dried greens can outshine canned greens. use fresh prime produce for best results.
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Miriam J. Willams
Colorado Agricultural College
WNU
Colorado Farmers Dig Trench Silos This Year
Colorado farmers anticipate digging trench silos on many farms this year. More than 100 farmers who valued silage last year dug these silos, using a plow, a slip or Fresno, a spade, and labor. Silage from trench silos matches upright silos in quality per H. B. Osland and O. A. Smith of Colorado Agricultural College extension.
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Colorado
H. B. Osland
Colorado Agricultural College Experiment Station
O. A. Smith
Beekeeping Swarms Modernized With Safer Methods
The Montreal Herald argues for updating beekeeping to avoid risky tree climbs for swarms. Modern approaches reduce swarm risk by clipping queen wings and using queen and drone traps, with the goal of preventing swarms through controlled management and, if needed, artificial swarming or queen removal.
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Montreal Herald
Fertilizer tips for grapes before plowing
A farm expert advises a light manure application before plowing bunch grapes. If stable manure is unavailable, one half pound per vine of prtrate or soda may be scattered in a circle about one foot from the vine. On light soils apply two pounds acid phosphate and one half pound potash per vine.
Agricultural Hints From 1081 Farm Data and Crops
Agricultural data show 608786 electrified farms in 1081. Kentucky hay and pasture value from Korean lespedera reached 4.76 million dollars. Alabama legumes added about 1 million annually to corn over 15 seasons. Pittsfeld Massachusetts area produced two dollars of food value per dollar invested by garden and canning plant. A thousand tons of beer feed supported by 2000 4H members for fall markets. Dolomitic lime treatment may boost pasture grasses and clovers. California's alfalfa area yielded 2,750,000 tons hay valued around 330 million dollars.
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Alabama
Pittsfeld
Dlass
Chlo
California
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