Electric Wires Boost Heat and Early Yields in Garden Beds
A Great Falls area trial shows electric heated hotbeds nearly double celery size versus manure heated beds and accelerate marketing by four weeks. Fritz Ross and Harry Boetcher report tomatoes cucumbers melons and more yielded earlier with cost around $7.50 weekly for 250 kWh, and a 110 volt system with a $10 thermostat for total equipment near $11.50.
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Great Falls
Frank Scotten
Montana Power Company
Harry Boetcher
Boetcher
Fritz Ross
Power Company
Nick Poncelot
Scotten
Poncelot
Slot Machines Sell Ices in Los Angeles Suburb
In a busy Los Angeles suburb slot machines operate to sell ice treats to passersby. The unusual setup draws curious customers and local chatter as merchants offer frozen delights alongside gaming machines.
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Los Angeles
China to Expand Changsha Airport With Eight More Military Planes
China has ordered eight additional military aircraft for Changsha airport, expanding its air force capacity. The move accompanies ongoing upgrades to the facility and strengthens regional defense posture in Hunan province.
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China
Changsha
Farming notes from Iowa dairies and storage tips
The report notes one cow in ten culled in Iowa dairy herd improvement efforts last year. Culling along with improved feeding and management raised feed costs to 34.90 dollars per cow. It also advises cool ventilated potato storage and comments on turkey feed efficiency and Romania's grain-export status in Europe.
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Continental Illinois Bank and Trust Co
Cuny & Teets
Fulton Market
Chicago
Iowa
Hunter and partner track 280 pound bear after jammed gun
Francis Pettey fell asleep on a trail near Square Butte. A three legged bear chased him, he climbed a tree, and his gun jammed. He and partner Dan Moudree hunted the bear the next morning, killing it after an hour.
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Francis Pettey
Pettey
Dan Moudree
Square Butte
Destroy Tenth Of Milch Cows Urged By Dairy Board
A report from dairy cooperatives to the farm board urges farmers to destroy one in ten milk cows to curb overproduction after four years of herd growth. The plan calls for culling low producers and selling slaughter-ready cows, with extra heifer calves also to be vealed. Amateur photographers in England spent over $12,000,000 on the hobby in the last year.
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Farm Board
Dairy Co-Operatives
England
Automatic telephone exchanges spread across Scotland
Automatic telephone exchanges are being established throughout Scotland, expanding modern communication services. The move aims to improve connectivity for urban and rural areas alike, signaling a shift toward broader telephone access and faster dialing for residents and businesses.
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Scotland
Training Baby Bowels With Old Doctor’s Syrup
A nostalgic prescription for infant constipation promotes daily half teaspoon doses of Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin. The ad touts regular bowels, reduced fretfulness, and steady growth, citing the doctor’s 47 years practice and 3500 births without loss.
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Caldwells
Caldwell
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