World horse and mule stocks fall postwar effects noted
An official report from the U S Department of Agriculture outlines an 11 percent drop in global horse numbers since 1913 with 103 550 000 head in 85 countries and declines concentrated in Russia and the United States. Mules and asses totals fall slightly with the United States leading in both horse and mule stock. Exports and imports shift as countries adjust to postwar conditions and a move back to animal labor accompanies reduced tractor use in Britain and Wales.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Russia
United States
United Kingdom
France
Germany
Japan
Argentina
Canada
Union of South Africa
Denmark
Spain
Sweden
Norway
Brazil
India
Mexico
Belgium
England
Wales
British
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries
Seven Scrub Chasers
A historical note lists seven actions to phase out scrub bulls and promote purebreds. It suggests selling scrub bulls for beef, exchanging calves, forming a bull club, holding a registered bull sale, and involving county officials to replace scrub stock with purebred bulls. It also proposes owners borrow a good purebred bull for two years of service before returning it.
Market feed through cows and hogs impact prices
With corn and other feeds relatively cheap and hog numbers low, farmers should optimize hog health to maximize profits from pork. Lower elevator prices make feeding decisions crucial to favorable returns.
European corn borer threat spreads westward, attracts attention
The European corn borer, first found in 1917, spreads across 7700 square miles and threatens major corn areas. The U.S. Department of Agriculture issues Farmers Bulletin 1294 detailing control measures and the pest’s range, hosts, and identification to aid growers and others.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United States
D. J. Caffrey
L. H. Worthley
Boston
Mass
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
New York
Lake Erie
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Michigan
Ontario
New England
Hungary
Italy
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Concrete Failures From Water Loss In Dry Heat
The article explains how Portland cement gains strength through hydration not drying. It warns that heat and dry air cause rapid evaporation, leading to weak or crumbling blocks. Proper curing with water or saturation can recover strength even years later, though desert conditions pose the greatest risk.
Weather effects on crops and yields
Weather studies by the weather bureau examine how conditions influence yields for potatoes corn oats and cotton. They identify the key weather factors and growth periods, suggesting possible yield predictions before harvest, with oats requiring longer lead times and corn and cotton forecastable by late June to July in the eastern belt.
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Weather Bureau
United States Department of Agriculture
Hatching Guineas Needs Tender Care and Careful Rearing
The Poultry Tribune advises careful handling of young guineas. Keep them dry and out of wet grass, use chicken hens or incubators, feed frequently with a varied ration, and provide grit. They forage well and help control bugs without damaging gardens.
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Poultry Tribune
Timber Growing Drawback in U S Forest Taxation
The Forest Service of the USDA says a major drawback to timber growing in the United States is the annual property tax on land with young trees. It urges a system that taxes growing forests mainly at harvest to be fair to other taxpayers and to fund public revenue.
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United States
Forest Service
United States Department of Agriculture
Crude Oil to Destroy Rats
A cheap effective rat control method uses crude oil placed in runs to drive rats away or kill them by fumes. Meat treated with petroleum used as bait can catch rats, with experiments showing poisoned rats dying within 15 minutes after eating treated meat.
Ration for Young Turkeys Feed Guidelines
The guide outlines feeding ramps for poults from hatch to six weeks. Start with finely crumbled boiled egg, water, and grit. Provide grain and chick feed, allow green feed and insects, keep distance from the hen yard, and gradually switch to whole grains as poults mature. Feed two to three times daily early, then once or twice daily later.
Poultry Notes on Hen Laying and Turkey Breeding
The busy hen is the laying hen and less exercise market fowls fatten faster. Milk as the sole drink removes need for other animal protein. Chicks fail mainly from improper feeding in the first days. Meat scraps and tankage boost egg production adding 10 percent to grain. Success in turkey farming hinges on breeding stock, health, vigor. A good layer shows a soft red comb and wattles, intelligent head, vigor, light fat, pliable skin, and faded color.
KEEP BARLEY FREE OF OATS
Observation from field notes on barley purity in farming regions. Growers report oats mixed with barley seed concerns as customers demand clean, pure seed to avoid disappointing buyers.
Poor Fish and the Jack-o-Lantern Motif
A brief vignette notes a fish that risks capture if it opens its mouth, paired with a Jack-o-Lantern motif. The line contrasts caution with temptation in a compact, folkish reflection.
Red Cross Ball Blue Ad Promises Repayment
A vintage advertisement urges customers to try Red Cross Ball Blue bluing with a promise of lasting results and repeat use. The casual promotional tone emphasizes satisfaction and repeated purchasing.
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Red Cross
Parents confront daughter over party denial in old quote
A Detroit Free Press quotation depicts a tense parental exchange about forbidding a party. The dialogue shows the parents explaining safety and propriety while the daughter rejects the rationale, mockingly accusing them of being out of date.
Penns Words of Wisdom on Lending and Stewardship
A compact moral from Penn cautions lending within ability and helping others without ruin. If the debtor is honest and capable, expect repayment or at least praise. if insolvent, avoid ruinous demands since you are a steward, not an owner of another’s fate.
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Penn
Orator Learns Difficulty Finding Suitable Subjects
A thoughtful remark notes that even skilled speakers struggle to locate engaging topics after a time, as the craft requires fresh material and timely themes. The observation highlights the balance between eloquence and subject matter.
Cuticura Ad Promises Clear Skin With Ointment Soap
An advertisement urges using Cuticura Ointment for pimples redness and roughness followed by Cuticura Soap, hot water rinse and gentle drying, then a light dusting of Cuticura Talcum for a pleasant fragrance priced at 25 cents each.
Teacher Threats Thought Furnace Prompts Absence
An Indianapolis school youth missed days and a mother reported the pupil feared being thrown into a furnace after a teacher warned the class she would drop absentees from the register. The teacher recalled the remark and sought to confirm the boy’s safety.
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Indianapolis
John
Lincoln highway spans twelve states from New York to California
The Lincoln highway runs about 3284 miles between New York and San Francisco, designed as direct a route as terrain allows. It will shorten with curve eliminations and improvements and will be the longest road in the world, built of concrete where feasible.
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New York
San Francisco
Grocery Prices Double Prompt Shoppers to Change Varieties
As grocery prices rise from five to ten dollars, consumers switch catalog of items, reducing staples and seeking cheaper substitutes. Shoppers report broader changes in brands and product choices across stores and neighborhoods.
Grape-Nuts Promoted For Digestible Carbohydrates And Strength
An advertisement extols Grape-Nuts as easy to digest carbohydrates from wheat and malted barley. It highlights nutrition including iron and phosphorus, vitamins, and claims of strength and energy, noting the product’s long-standing digestibility and status as a baby food base. Made by Postum Cereal Co. in Battle Creek Michigan.
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Postum Cereal Co., Inc
Battle Creek, Mich
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