Taxes Keep the Rates Up
The November Index from New York Trust Co examines taxes on electric industry revenue. Tax burdens rose across eras from 1902 to 1932, with estimates for 1933 showing higher taxes than 1929. Taxing reduces net income and hinders rate cuts despite efficiency gains. Immunization aims are urged for children. Indiana is urged to follow Chicago and Milwaukee in reducing disease deaths.
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New York Trust_Co
Edison Electric Institute
State Division of Public Health
Chicago
Indiana
Milwaukee
Jazz Curfew By African Village Phonograph Ends Night
In Africa 150 miles inland from Cape Town natives use a phonograph as a curfew device. The record sending them to bed is Di nah performed by an American quartet.
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Africa
Cape Town
Diphtheria Immunization Push in Indiana Schools
Public health officials urge immunization as the most urgent need to curb diphtheria and smallpox in Indiana. The statewide campaign targets the 2,000 annual cases and about 170 deaths, stressing early diagnosis and school-age outreach to prevent this preventable disease.
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Indiana
State Advisory Public Health Council
Farm guidance urges pruning and careful leasing for 1934
The article notes that removing large limbs early can reduce losses by 50 to 100 percent and recommends pruning trees while young. December is suitable to study farm leases for 1934 to benefit both owner and tenant. It also discusses equipment, records, dairy economics, and horse breeding advances in Indiana.
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Purdue
AAA
Early Horses Brought to America by Spaniards
Spaniards introduced horses to the continent with Cortes bringing them to Mexico. De Soto reportedly abandoned many horses near Texas, and Indigenous peoples quickly adopted horse jack riding using descendants of those Spanish stock.
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America
Cortes
Mexico
de Soto
Texas
Fertilizer Savings Guide for New York Muck Soils
Expert J. E. Knott outlines fertilizer strategies for muck soils from New York: new cleared woody muck needs nitrogen mainly, while sedge-rich muck requires nitrogen plus phosphoric acid and potash. Established muck shows limited benefit from potash and phosphoric acid. shift to higher nitrogen or lower overall fertilizer, using home-mixed blends where feasible. Sulfate of ammonia offers cheaper nitrogen in tests.
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J. E. Knott
Cornell University Experiment Station
New York
WNY Service
New York State
COWS FUTURE IN HER HEIFER DAYS
H Work of the New York State College of Agriculture notes that well grown heifers pay as they join the milking herd. Tidy, used in the college protein experiment, was a thin five year old when bought four years ago. Her milk peaks rose from 50 to 90 pounds as she developed, proving early growth matters for cows when they freshen.
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New York State College of Agriculture
Tidy
Work
Occasional Stirring Accelerates Milk Can Cooling
A Wallaces' Farmer note explains that top milk and cream layers warm by rising, carrying bacteria, making top layers harder to cool. Stirring the milk and water helps distribute heat, speeding overall cooling when a can is placed in a water tank.
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Wallaces
Ground Fodder Increases Palatability For Cattle
The South Dakota experiment shows ground corn stover fed with grain or ground hay eliminates waste. Feeding shock fodder in spring after grinding improves palatability and helps cattle consume more, extending hay supply until pastures are ready.
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South Dakota
Drinking Cups Boost Milk Production in Barn
Oscar Hammer of Dakota County Minnesota reports that drinking cups in his barn increased herd milk output. In two weeks this fell to 15 gallons daily for 25 cows versus prior yields. He notes cows drink more with convenient water and that four pounds of water are needed per pound of milk. He also installed a milking machine, reducing milking time to about one hour ten minutes.
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Oscar Hammer
Dakota County
Minnesota
Hanmer
Water use for milk cooling studied at Kansas State and Michigan
W H Martin of Kansas State college reports after tests that six to seven gallons of well water are needed to cool a gallon of milk and cooling in cans takes 30 to 2 minutes. Michigan Agricultural college studies show similar water needs but faster cooling, Hoard's Dairyman notes.
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W. H. Martin
Kansas State College
Michigan Agricultural College
Hoard
Dairyman
Odd Beliefs About the First Day of the Year
A historical overview of New Year customs from Old England to ancient civilizations. The piece notes beliefs that activities on January 1 predict future months, customs like gifting and spending, and varied rites across cultures from Druids to Romans. It highlights omens, weather legends, and superstitions about new beginnings and luck.
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Old England
England
Babylon
Janus
Scotland
Agricultural Squibs On Goats Sheep and Crops
More than 200000 goats and sheep are raised on the Aegean islands. Colored lights protect California crops against insects. Brood sows to farrow this spring require exercise and good flesh but not excess. Resurrection keynote Christendom at Easter remains central to Christian faith with the resurrection as the foundation of preaching since the Apostles.
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Aegean Islands
California
Mary Magdalene
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