Water Troughs Easy to Build for Livestock
Farmers can construct a concrete watering trough using a simple outside form, reinforcement with U shaped rods, and a 1 2 3 concrete mix for water tightness. The interior wash of cement and water creates a smooth, leak free surface with proper slope to shed water.
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W. G. Kaiser
Beekeeping Opportunities in the Clover Region Detailed
The clover region offers profitable beekeeping with proper management. The USDA bulletin notes extensive northern, midwest, and parts of western areas, with Italy race bees preferred for handling European foulbrood and improving brood health. Copies are free from the Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Farmers’ Bulletin
BE. F. Phillips
George
Demuth
Division of
Minnesota
Ohio ‘River
Mason and Dixon’s
Washington
Oregon
Canada
Department of Agriculture
Washington, DG
Proper balance to manure alfalfa seeded in summer
Farmers discuss balancing barnyard manure with rock or acid phosphate to enhance crop yields. At University of Illinois dairy farms alfalfa and corn forage rotation shown. Fall wheat sowing after silage enables two alfalfa cuttings next year. Also notes fresh water needs for poultry and swine comfort.
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University of Illinois
University of Ilinoig
Lent Candy Dilemma Traps Little Jane
A mother shares candy given by an Episcopal friend and explains Mrs Cox’s children give up candy for Lent. Little Jane hesitates to eat, asking how she can return it if it’s lent, revealing she misinterprets the tradition and the concept of lending.
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Little Jane
Haster
Mrs. Cox
Jane
Stearns
Complete Removal Fat Mother-in-Law Look
Ad copy claims a product will remove 30 pounds monthly for a person weighing 180 pounds. Dialogue features a son-in-law and remarks on gender and gentleness while urging six months of use.
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James
Red Cross Ball Blue Ad Promises Linen Care
An advertisement notes wartime scarcity raises table linen value and promotes Red Cross Ball Blue as improving wear and appearance, urging readers to try the product in groceries.
Public official rewards clerk in a medal list swap
A great official expresses despair over medal recommendations while a secretary offers a blue pencil. The official, grateful, replaces the first name on the list with the clerk Miwaukee Sentinel, then beams at the idea of a country reward. The line ends with a quip about baby talk.
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Miwaukee Sentinel
Pattern for Husbands Ostrich Remark Sparks Laughs
An ornithologist employed by the government lectures at a western summer school. He notes the ostrich sees little yet digests all. A girl in the front row whispers that an ostrich would make an ideal husband, prompting amusement.
Quip Sparks Debate Over Rainy Day Golf Mockery
A clipped exchange labels a golfer as clueless for staying out in rain with the remark He doesn't know enough to come in out of the rain. The retort suggests the speaker, humorously, is obviously a golf player.
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