The Management of Alfalfa in the Field
A detailed note on alfalfa stands compares thick and thin sowing, noting up to 120 plants per square foot in ideal seedings and as few as ten per square foot as a fair stand. It covers thinning, reseeding, fallowing, and crop rotation practices, plus data from Kansas experiments showing plant decline over years but maintained production. It also discusses cultivation, weed control, and the impact of soil moisture on young plants.
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Kansas Experiment Station
The Question of a Good Brooder House
An article explains outdoor brooders versus hens for large chick rearing, detailing temperature control challenges, design plans for a 70 by 16 foot brooder house, and features such as a heated system, insulated walls, pen layout, and pest prevention measures. It notes that open pip systems work and that the described house is a successful chicken raiser.
The Value of Goods Roads to Agriculture
A farmer argues that soil makes poor road beds and advocates macadamized roads using local materials. He cites New York example, costs, and state matching funds, noting benefits to agriculture, transport, schools, and rural life. The piece emphasizes local effort and economical labor as key to durable roads.
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New York
Lime Sorrel Fields and Bell’s Acid Indication
Sorrel as an indicator of acidity in Bell is uncertain. The text notes sorrel fields are rare when lime would not improve them.
Getting His Own Back
A suffragette leader proclaims the sexes should not use razors. A meek man jokes his wife uses his razor to sharpen her pen. The scene in Plunkville introduces Sim Piffie as a candidate for reeve, praised for combining Beaconsfield and Pitt’s sterling traits while lacking their faults.
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Beaconsfield
Pitt
Plunkville
Sim Piffie
Reeve
His Little Joke on a Jac of Rupees
A humorous exchange unfolds as a visitor from Hindustan asks what a jac of rupees is. The Easterner quips that it is a great inconvenience, showing a playful misunderstanding of an English idiom.
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Hindustan
No Ton of Coal for Your Son in Custom Exchange
A sharp exchange about family tradition follows a father’s claim he laid down a ton of wine at birth and the reply notes he will not lay a ton of coal for his son. The dialogue carries humorous social tension.
Modern Health Quip Sparks Revision of Axiom
In a witty exchange from the Catholic Standard and Times, a modern observer suggests revising a common axiom to reflect a focus on boiled aqua sanitas. The plain citizen asks for clarification as the quip pivots on a literal interpretation of health water.
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Plain Citizen
The
Catholic Standard and Times
Among Politicians. A Boom 80 Hopeful Of Election
A Washington Star item notes a veteran politician, described as a man with a boom, is optimistic about reelection after recalling a book line that the unexpected often happens. The quip hints at longevity and persistence in politics.
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Washington Star
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Allied Topics
A. M. Ten Eyckd
Agronomist
Kansas
Bence
Brooder
New York State
W. H. Jenkins
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