Hog House Design and Ventilation for Sanitary Pigs
A US Department of Agriculture guide outlines well drained sites with elevation for dryness and ventilation in hog houses. It discusses large stationary versus small movable houses, pen layout, doors and windows, wooden vs cement floors, and use of fenders to protect piglets in farrowing pens.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Calcium arsenate urged as lead arsenate substitute in orchards
The Ohio experiment station endorses calcium arsenate for spraying fruit trees as a Bordeaux substitute for lead arsenate. Entomologists say it matches lead arsenate in effect and costs less at current prices, with minimal crop injury in trials. Chicken manure shown to boost some vegetables. beneficial for sweet corn and onions with frequent light applications.
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Ohio Experiment Station
Ohio
Scions for Grafting Do Not Forget Your Scions
Instructions remind grafting workers to bring scions for budding and grafting tasks. It emphasizes preparation and readiness for proper horticultural work.
Hogs in Britain Decline Sharply in 1916 to 1917
US food administration figures show hog populations fell across the British Isles from 1916 to 1917. Ireland down 264 percent, England and Wales 58 percent, Scotland 9.5 percent, totaling a drop of over 600000 with more than 50000 breeding sows lost. The data suggest opportunity for US hog production and a dairy farmer’s better odds with hogs.
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British Isles
United States Food Administration
Ireland
England
Wales
Scotland
United States
Don’t Forget Your Silo Says Agriculture Specialists
U S Department of Agriculture specialists urge beef cattle farmers to limit feed crops and ensure adequate silo capacity. They warn against overstocking on expensive feeds and endorse larger silage crops to cover possible shortages and secure a steady annual return.
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Department of Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture
Place for Poultry Manure
When the poultry keeper has a garden the manure from removing the earth floor of the poultry house compensates for the labor of renewing the floor. New earth can be taken from a convenient spot on his own land. If he pays others to haul away old earth and bring in new, costs will in a few years exceed cement floor costs.
Keep Flies in Check on Farm Sprayers and Fly Dope
A farm should equip a sprayer and a portable fly dope to control flies. The guidance urges farmers to maintain insect suppression to reduce torment from attacking insects.
Orchard pruning advice favors limited summer pruning
Orchard experts say summer pruning of fruit trees is not favored and should be limited. They caution against aggressive pruning to avoid stressing trees and reducing fruit quality.
Fat lady discerns fashion gaps for sixty year old
A matronly shopper laments store offerings that ignore her size and age. From noon to evening she finds only two items in her range a hay pet and a belt while noting dresses run small and sales staff overlook her sixty year old frame in Indianapolis News style commentary.
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Poland
Indiannapolis News
Japan Plans Broad Tax Rise To Fund Navy Expansion
Japan to raise income tax by about 20 percent overall over six years to fund a navy expansion costing 1.24 billion dollars. The plan introduces a war profits tax while exempting personal incomes under 1,500 dollars a year. Tax rates: 10 percent on the lowest incomes, up to 50 percent on the highest. minimum tax 250 dollars. Corporations with increased profits face 20 percent tax on the rise.
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Japan
Celebration honors General Pershing in historic Laclede
In Laclede Missouri a vivid celebration honored General John J Pershing a Pershing descendant once born in the French town that founded St. Louis The event highlighted the towns long French connections and one of the era s most enthusiastic gatherings in the former French southwest region of the United States
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Pershing
Laclede
United States
Pierre Ligueste
Bion
France
St. Louis
Alsace
Joseph Pershing
General Pershing
Bloodhounds Origin Story: From Sleuthhounds to Blood Tracks
Bloodhounds earned the name sleuthhounds for scent tracking deer boar or wolf. When wounded game broke away, they strained the quarry by the blood trail, and the dogs were finally called bloodhounds.
Flight price puzzle across merchants hints at pressure
The exchange questions how rivals push prices up faster than he can, noting the high cost of flying and the difficulty of matching others’ price increases. The dialogue implies competition dynamics among merchants and a puzzling market dynamic.
Oldies Banter Sparks Dueling Phrases in Boston Transcript
A cheeky exchange quoted from the Boston Transcript shows a humorous clash of phrasing as speakers demand to be struck and resist changing someone’s facial appearance. The fragment hints at a playful, old style dialogue captured in print.
Dates Gathered From A Palm Bearing Record
A fragment notes that many 4g dates were collected from a single palm bearing trace. The terse record focuses on the palm source and the accumulation of dates, with minimal context.
Hadley and the Night Sleeper on the Fall River Trip
Arthur Hadley, president of Yale, shared a state room on a Fall River boat when a passenger suffered a gagging episode. The incident led to a tense late night rescue as Hadley assisted with a jaw maneuver in a nightmare scare, though it proved to be false.
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Arthur Hadley
Yale University
Sin
Badley
Speech as an Engine of Action in a Nation
A Baltimore American note cites that speech drives action and warns against rhetoric that serves only hot air. It emphasizes speech must advance the nation and align with public welfare and national purpose.
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