Farmers of Tennessee Warn Against Uninformed Theorists
Capt T F Peck warns farmers about theorists offering advice without practical experience. He urges readers to choose regional farm papers edited by knowledgeable locals, and notes the value of reliable information from state newspapers and the U S Department of Agriculture. Estimates from the Crab Report Board project 1914 crop yields: corn 31 bu, buckwheat 19.3, Irish potatoes unspecified, sweet potatoes 10, tobacco 20 lb, cotton 276 lb per acre.
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T. F. Peck
Cross Roads
Lim
Department of Agriculture
Tenhensee
Crab Report Board
United States Department of Agriculure
Cooperative farming spreads through Tennessee communities
In this era of cooperation, manufacturing and commercial interests have merged resources boosting success. Co-operation is entering rural life, reducing living costs and farming expenses. Tennessee farmers lead the movement, expanding into broader community life.
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Tennessee
Rural telephones urged for farmer benefits
The telephone is a profitable business for farmers providing market links and a community gathering place. It offers rapid communication in sickness and emergencies and can be built through local co-operative efforts at reasonable cost to connect country lines.
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Tennessee
Government Makes Report on Tennessee Crops
A Washington dispatch from December 6 reports that the government has released findings on Tennessee crop conditions. The bulletin highlights rainfall patterns and potential yields, noting improved moisture, with emphasis on corn, cotton, and soybeans across the state.
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Tennessee
Tennessee farmers complete hay mowing in 1914
Washington Dec 8 Tennessee farmers produced 907000 tons of tame or cultivated hay in 1914 per preliminary estimates by the U S Department of Agriculture. The yield per acre was 1.20 tons and the average price stood at 18 60 per ton, up from 15 70 in 1913, with quality below the average of the past decade.
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Washington, D. C
Tennessee
United States Department of Agriculture
Calumet Baking Powder Company buys cotton in the South
The Calumet Baking Powder Co, a leading southern brand, backs the buy a bale movement by purchasing a bale of middling cotton for each representative in the affected states. Salesmen carry a bale recipe and wear a buy a bale button as part of a broader effort to boost business through modern methods. The initiative aims to aid recovery, with modest direct returns but strong community appreciation and hoped for better times ahead for Calumet.
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Calumet Baking Powder Co
Calumet Company
South
Calum
Stop the Childs Colds and Croup Threats
Public health notice references remedies for colds coughs and croup with a Victorian style ad tone. It urges immediate attention and mentions Dr Kings New Discovery for cold relief and healing. Also discusses first wedding anniversary customs and cotton gifts with a casual social note.
Wedding Preparations With White Themed Decor And Dainties
A guide suggests wedding preparations with white and cotton decor. Instructions cover attire using white dominoes and pillowcase fabrics, drapery substitutions with cheesecloth, and frost white palettes. Trumpet-like table decorations, snowball motifs, and simple treats accompany the ceremony, dancing, and a Willemene course.
Granger Song of the Grangers and Dixie Cheer
A humorous verse portrait celebrating Grangers with rural imagery and songs of farming life. It rails against modern irritants while praising self sufficiency and cross regional trade, ending with a rousing chorus about buying a bale from Dixieland and support for planter brothers.
Are You At Odds With Yourself What Ails You
A vintage ad copy warns of liver disorders causing constipation headaches and nervousness. It touts Dr King's New Life Pills as a remedy priced at 25 cents and Bucklen's Arnica Salve for skin eruptions, urging readers to buy at their druggist.
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Dr. King
T. Bucklen
Farm Pacts Urge Unity to Ease Farmer Struggles
A distressed note argues farmers must unite to overcome market challenges and rising costs. It asserts cooperation strengthens bargaining, marketing, and leadership, enabling farmers to organize, direct, and manage their own business for better prices and stability.
Marketing, Diversification, and Rural Life in Early Agriculture
A fragmented historical notice discusses agriculture as an evolving field facing overproduction. It urges farmer families to adopt efficient marketing, diversify crops, and keep in touch with market conditions to organize rural life and improve the country. The piece references Carolina Clinchfield and Ohio Railway timetables and announces winter tourist fares and ticket details for Johnson City routes with multiple destinations.
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Both Hones
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Munbsiaa
Huntsville
Ala
East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad CO
Limiler River Railway CO
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Ty'more Shoals
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