Hay Shipments Lose Value From Early Baling Practices
U S Department of Agriculture notes most new hay arrives hot and out of condition in central western markets. Early baling while moisture is high leads to heating, bleaching, and heavy discounts. Recommendations include loose bale packing, vented cars, near-market shipments, stacking maturity, and careful billings to avoid delays and losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Markets and Crop Estimates
Department of Agriculture
Turnips as Summer to Winter Garden Crop
A compact guide from agriculture notes recommends turnips after early vegetables, grown in July to August with rich, finely leveled soil to avoid water pools. Broadcast sowing, light seeding, and gentle brush tillage promote sprouting. harvest requires little care.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Proper Plant Spacing for Healthy Garden Rows
Gardeners most common error is crowding rows and plants. Increase spacing between plants to improve moisture access and nutrient uptake. Proper distance reduces competition and promotes stronger growth.
Sawdust Not a Good Fertilizer Says Garden Note
A garden advisory warns sawdust should not be spread until rotted and nearly disintegrated as it attracts insect breeding sites. It suggests burning the sawdust and using the ashes instead.
Serum Limits in Hog Cholera Control Debated
The U S Department of Agriculture says hog cholera cannot be eliminated by serum treatment. Only about 2 percent of hogs are treated annually, with a yearly turnover of swine and millions more hogs in spring and summer. Serum can merely mute the losses for a season, not erase the disease long term.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Purebred Ram Boosts Lamb Value in Missouri Study
In a Missouri College of Agriculture experiment purebred ram offspring fetched 63 percent more money than lambs from a scrub sire fed identically. Purebred lambs weighed more at three months than the inferior ram’s offspring at four months, highlighting the value of purebred sires.
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Missouri
Missouri College of Agriculture
Dressing Asparagus Bed For Tender Grass
The guide advises giving the asparagus bed a thorough dressing of manure to speed the emergence of the green shoots and improve tenderness. It notes that salting the bed is optional and yields no noticeable difference.
Home Town Helps Build a Real Monument
The article argues planning before construction yields the greatest satisfaction in home building. It urges families to gather clippings and sketches, consider layout features, and let preliminary studies rest before action to avoid regrets later. Many ideas come from observation and planned anticipation.
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Kansas City Star
Twenty five million trees planted by Canadian nursery
The Indian Head Saskatchewan forest nursery distributed twenty five million trees in five years for prairie provinces from 1901 onward. Towns and farmers plant for shade windbreaks and shelter. The program changes landscapes and promises future groves. Women show notable interest in tree planting and rural life is praised over congested city districts.
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Nurgery
Indian Head
Saska
Prairie
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Canada
Benefits of Painting for Farm Homes
Painting enhances the farmstead by blending with seasonal surroundings and preserves wood while blocking moisture and heat. A good paint coat prolongs building life and boosts appearance, signaling neighbors that farm buildings are well maintained.
Lady Astor Opens American Architecture Exhibition
Lady Astor, M. P., expressed a tongue in cheek rule for architects at the Royal Institute of British Architects in London. She opened the American Architecture exhibition amid remarks on family housing and design.
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Lady Astor
M. P
Royal Institute of British Architects
London
Ambition and Determination Drive Meaningful Living
A reflective note stresses that intense effort stems from strong desire and purposeful aims. It urges choosing worthy ambitions, focusing on fulfillment, and identifying what to sacrifice to achieve them.
Women protesters push for emancipation in Palestine
An article notes rapid emancipation of Palestinian women who were once treated as chattel. It describes new freedoms, women as artisans, and an Halfa exhibition showing pottery weaving and embroidery progress.
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Palestine
Halfa
Greater Moment: Dodge mocks sentimental socialism and Bolshevik talk
President Philip T. Dodge of International Paper at a New York reception dismisses sentimental socialism, argues the underdog may not be better, and contrasts Bolshevik rule with Western leaders. He notes a Bolshevik heckler calling Bolsheviks brothers and a reply about feeding Russian famine victims.
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Philip T. Dodge
International Paper Company
New York
Bernard Shaw
H. G. Wells
Harding
Lloyd George
Lenin
Srotzky
Flapper Eyebrow Plucking Quip Stirs Parental Soliloquy
A Birmingham Age Herald anecdote recalls a flapper daughter at a mirror plucking eyebrows. The subdued parent replies with a wry answer about delivering thoughts as a soliloquy. The exchange hints at social camera of the era and youth fashion.
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Birmingham
Attentive Listener and the Party Dialogue
A mother and daughter exchange remarks about listening at a party. The daughter claims to have listened to one person the whole evening. The speaker notes that those who make law by their own will may not like their own actions, and observes that rights are protected, but privileges are often removed. The saying Love is blind is cited as a reason intuition is relied upon.
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Dorothy
Tlk
Economy is easy when you never have money enough
The statement suggests that financial ease arises from persistent underfunding or scarcity. it implies attitudes toward budget limits and the perception of simplicity in managing resources when funds fall short. It reflects a skeptical view of economic planning and personal spending discipline.
Young Matron’s Pie Becomes Dinner Topic At Party
A week ending gathering at the suburban home of the Young Matron featured six to eight friends dining with the couple. The bridegroom praised her culinary art especially pie making, noting the apple pie may be green but hopeful. The crust browned perfectly and the slice revealed juicy mince.
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Chicago Journal
Mother in a Hurry Forsakes Boy on Street
A mother rushes to an appointment as her son Bobby struggles to keep up. He shouts a warning that she is about to lose her little boy if she does not watch out, prompting an embarrassed reaction from her.
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Bobby
Joy in religion and the art of growing old
A reflective piece on sincerity in faith and the wisdom of aging. It suggests joy in belief stems from genuineness and humor in aging guards against cynicism, celebrating simplicity and authentic feeling.
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