Poisonous Plants of the United States
Farmers report stock sickness and deaths from local flora. The Bureau of Plant Industry led by Frederick V. Coville releases Farmers bulletin No. 86 detailing thirty poisonous plants, symptoms, and antidotes. It highlights loco weed as a major threat and notes eradication efforts, misidentification issues, and ongoing experiments to curb poisoning in livestock.
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Department of Agriculture
Department
Bureau of Plant Industry
Frederick V. Coville
United States
Colorado
Europe
Asia
Wyoming
Oregon
Uted
B. T. Galloway
Areau of Plant Industry
Shortening the moulting period in laying hens
California Experiment Station tests a method to hasten moult in laying fowls by light then heavy feeding to stop egg production and trigger moulting earlier. After about a month the hens resume normal feeding and begin laying again in early fall. Results are not yet conclusive.
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California Experiment Station
California
Came as a Shock Flossie’s Birth Story Converses
A brief dialogue unfolds with Flossie voicing curiosity about her birth and her mother explaining she was away at grandma’s in the country. The exchange ends with Flossie noting her mother’s surprise at hearing the news.
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Flossie
Grandma’s
Ragged Boy Theme Turns Sermon Toward End
A quip notes a ragged boy resembles a minister at sermon’s close, as the speaker jokes he has torn his clothes. The remark blends humor with a rustic image, suggesting moral tone and social observation typical of local page commentary.
Ancestral boasts spark a cryptic secret joke
A quip between friends centers on a boast about Mayflower ancestry. One character brags yet refuses to reveal details, while the other shrugged, implying some truths are better left unsaid and cannot be altered by mere memory.
Moose in Native Wilds Shows Moose Nature and Mating Chaos
A seasoned hunter describes moose intelligence scent and hearing in a northern region. He notes rampant mating season aggression from bulls from late September to mid October. Cows retreat to deep forests and islands to escape wolves. Calves appear homely with heads longer than bodies and weigh about 100 pounds at four weeks.
Moose Behavior Described With Interesting Hunting and Feeding Habits
The article details moose life from birth through winter. Calves follow mothers for nine months before she abandons them. Bulls grunt to call cows while antlers strike trees to signal rivals. Moose dive for watercress, feed on roots and lily pads, and migrate to rocks in autumn. In deep winter they herd in cedar swamps, trampling snow.
Secretary Bonaparte Farm Life Near Baltimore
Secretary Bonaparte spent six months yearly at his Maryland farm about 15 miles from Baltimore. He rose at 5 30 each day to inspect the place before breakfast and then drove to the city, arriving as people were waking. He never sought wealth from the farm, only recreation.
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Baltimore
Charles J. Bonaparte
Navy
Navy Department
Bonaparte
A collection of aphorisms and weather note fragments
A fragment paragraph offers scattered maxims on happiness and mistakes. It cites a proverb about a miss and a smile, notes the Sahara desert daytime highs and nighttime freezes, and includes misquoted or altered lines from Bacon and an age old couplet about fault and deceit.
Tropical Fruits and the Cross Breeding of Hardier Varieties
The article discusses tropical fruits such as mango pepino and alligator pear, grown abroad in Porto Rico and the Philippines, and notes the effort to hybridize tropical with hardy fruits to resist frost in northern climates. It highlights artificial selection, cross breeding, and the gradual invasion of northern orchards by previously southern varieties.
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Jack Frost
Department of Agriculture
Porto Rico
Tropics
United States
Philippines
Maine Experiment Station Describes Simple Egg-Laying Nest Box
The Maine Experiment Station publishes in Farmers' Bulletin No. 114 a simple inexpensive nest box to record how hens lay, aiding selection of top egg producers. The description covers construction and use for breeding programs.
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Maine Experiment Station
Farmers’ Bulletin No
Department of Agriculture
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Guy Elliott Mitchell
West
New Jery
Arnica
Amos
Hillside Nursery
Somerville
Mass
Seley
Northwest
Bonaparte, Farmer
Secretary of the Navy
Sahara Desert
Polor
Geer Manufacturing Company, Inc
Neww York
Ieee
Columbia Novelty € CO
Dept
East
Boston
Eagle Tank Co
281 N. Green 8T
Watson-Stillman Co
Dey St
N.Y
Pensions
Pension Bureau
Taber & Whitman CO
Warder
Washington, D.C
International Harvester Co
I. N.C
I. H.C
International Harvester Co. of America Incorporated
Monroe Street
Chicago, NL
U.S. A
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