Grow Calabash Pipes At Home From Gourd Fruit
An article from the bureau of industry explains farmers can grow South African calabash gourds in the United States to make their own pipes at home. It covers selecting gourds, bending necks for desired shapes, cutting and finishing the bowl, inserting a mouthpiece, and using plaster to fit an inner bowl. It notes imported gourds cost 23 cents to $2 per dozen and warns against overestimating income from selling gourds for pipe material.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Print Industry
Washington
Cape Town
N. L. Washington
Department of Agriculture
United States
Sam
WHEN PLANTS ARE FROZEN Hints on Restoring Window Garden Towers
During winter the tender plants face frost in poorly heated greenhouses or frames. Science offers methods to combat frost and preserve plant health. By keeping plants dry during frosty spells and applying core protective steps, gardeners can maintain growth through the cold months.
How to save frost damaged plants through slow thawing
A horticultural guide explains plant cells rupture from freezing, the benefit of slow thawing, and steps to rescue frost damaged greenery. It advises sealing heat sources, shading from sun, then drenching with ice cold water to remove frost gradually, and keeping plants cool for days to prevent further injury.
Patents New Hay Press Lets Two Bales At Time
Theodote Guidry of Church Point Louisiana has earned two patents on a dual end baler hay press claimed to cut draft and produce fifty to sixty bales an hour. The machine uses end baling chambers and a crank driven plunger with a two horse power source, offering adjustable bale weight and simplified construction. Guidry seeks manufacturers to build and market the device.
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Theodote Guildis
Church Point
Soso
Bates
Guidry
City men could fill farm labor needs
A New York legislature commission studies moving city jobless to farms. Labor leader John Mitchell attended hearings and notes city poverty breeds unfamiliarity with country life. Many urban men might adapt, though some would miss rural life, while others would gladly work as farm hands if given the chance.
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New York
John Mitchell
Secon
Orchards Werth $1000 Per Acre
An exhibit of Nova Scotia apples at a fruit show outlined profits from Cornwallis and Annapolis orchards. Across eight to ten orchards in five years, shipping apples yielded 100 to 165 barrels per acre at $1.90 to $270 per barrel. Gross per acre ranged $190 to $304, net $117 to $219, averaging $17 per acre annually, enough to cover 19.75 percent on $1000, supporting a $1000 per acre valuation as reasonable.
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Nova Scotia
Cornwallis
Annapoli
Yfield
How to Prevent Disease in Poultry
Discases of Fowls. Most diseases from carelessness and indifference by the owner. Health and proper surroundings are essential. No poultry looks well on the cash side unless healthy and well cared for. The watchword should be prevention, not cure.
Beef and Dairy Cattle Outlook in One Herd
The dairyman who sells cows from his herd for beef loses confidence in combining beef and dairy qualities within a single herd. A common prejudice against beef from an old dairy cow and the lack of advantage in merging both traits discourage such crossbreeding.
Another's Shoes Origin in an Ancient Custom
The Chicago Record Herald explains that the phrase stepping into another's shoes derives from an ancient Norse adoption rite. A right hind-leg bull skin shoe was used, adoption signaled by each successor stepping into the shoe with consent and witnesses to verify legality.
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Guklug
Chicago Record-Herald
Ostrich Fights Like Boxing With Feet Says Harper's Weekly
The article describes ostriches as fierce fighters rivaling stags and bulls, boxing with their feet and dancing around like sparring partners. It notes injuries to humans from breaches on farms and claims ostriches rival horses in power, with wings enabling bursts of speed unseen in equines.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Harper's Weekly
Notorious German Travelers Describe a Quick Rise
A southern visitor famed for liberality stays at a Baltimore hotel where Black porters serve. His name spreads as he asks for a friend’s card, prompting a porter to recall a neighbor’s habit of not tipping. The exchange reveals a German notoriety in a single day, framed by Youth’s Companion.
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Baltimore
Darky
Mr. Blink
Demself
The Setting Sun Sailed by Vulcan and Mythic Theories
The article recounts ancient ideas on sunrise and sunset. It notes flat earth beliefs and wrong theories. Rythologists claimed a golden goblet voyage across the western ocean. Aristotle is cited on sun transport by night and blocking mountains.
Spies and Sleuths Across Publicity Revealed in Echoes
A collection notes the inevitability of exposure as Emerson Moses and others spell out the law of publicity. It cites Holmes lore and a Boston Bates Hall sighting of a bronze bust as examples of public perception and the spreading of whispered secrets.
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Emerson
Moses
Detroit News Tribune
Holmes
Publicbrary
Boston
Bates Hall
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Dr.Holmes
Success Magazine
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Denton Journal
Howard Melvin
BEX
Johnson Melvin & Johnson, Publishers
Fes
Patents
NEW Hay Press
Farmers’ Headquarters
Arght & Lowe's
Centreville, Maryland
Columbus Buggy Co’s
Cortland Wagon Co’s
Cortland Cart & Carriage Co’s
Brockway
Waterloo
Aermotor
Eagle & Other
Hatcher
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