Albion Fellows Bacon and her housing work urged for towns
The piece praises Albion Fellows Bacon for advancing better housing and suggests readers study census data and local needs. It urges contacting housing associations, colleges, and the Bureau of Vocational Information for guidance, and notes books and a pageant to learn from her example. It also observes libraries can obtain any U.S. congressional library book by express mail.
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Albion Fellows Bacon
United States
New York
Alabama
California
National Housing Association
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Baker
Percy Pennypacker
Chautauqua
United States Congressional Library
Florence Cotman Voices Woman Suffrage Beliefs on Main Street
Florence Cotman of Little Rock urges self expression and civic education, sharing her suffrage journey from Arkansas to New York. She stresses educated voters, international friendship, home life priority, and the value of business training for women before marriage.
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San Francisco
Florence Cotman
Arkansas
Little Rock
New York City
How to live long in a modern world
The article argues life expectancy rises from 25 to 55 over generations and could extend further with healthier habits. It links reduced contagious diseases to longer lives and emphasizes daily physical exercise, moderate diet, and regular sleep as keys to preventive health and a longer, happier old age.
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Ife
A Cheap and Easy Obesity Cure
An article argues against pills and potions for weight loss and promotes a diet plus activity plan. It advises cutting cream and sugar, swapping white bread for whole wheat, and replacing starchy vegetables with leafy greens to lose weight in weeks. It claims benefits include better health and appearance and costs nothing.
Feeding and care for newborn pigs on alfalfa pastures
The article outlines sow and piglet care after farrowing. It covers initial water-only feeding for sows, a bran based starter ration, gradual intake increase, sun exposure for piglets, moving to alfalfa pasture, colony housing, needle teeth clipping, creep feeding, and weaning schedules for two litters versus one per year. H. H. Smith of Colorado Agricultural College provides guidance.
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H. H. Smith
Colorado Agricultural College
Filthy Quarters Cause of Disease in Swine
An article urges clean hog housing arguing that sanitation reduces digestive ailments in swine. L V Starkey of Clemson College notes fresh water shade feed and shelter are essential and that a large pasture with water promotes hog health, while mud wallows are not necessary for welfare.
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L. V. Starkey
Clemson College
To Control Round Worms Keep Sanitary Quarters
Sanitary quarters prevent spread of round worms in hogs and are the best defense against ascarinasis. If infestation appears move hogs to clean quarters, plow and reseed infested lots, and keep farrowing pens and pastures clean with plenty of exercise to prevent serious cases in young pigs.
Grazing Schedule for Lambs on Rape and Bluegrass Pastures
The guide prescribes lambs graze rape after dew lifts for one to five hours across five days, with initial bluegrass grazing in the morning. It recommends afternoon grazing on rape and bluegrass, and notes that rape pasture will be ravaged if pasture is not separated.
Montana pioneer builds wealth through farming and sheep feeding
W W A Allison of Billings recalls arriving in Montana in 1899 with 6.50 in cash and a strong will. He now farms 160 acres west of Billings, diversified with dairy, poultry, alfalfa, potatoes and sugar beets. He feeds 1,831 sheep this winter with a careful ration and has not lost a sheep, earning an estimated 7,500 dollars gross from sheep feeding plus fertilizer value. He plans to shift to alfalfa and winter sheep feeding, expanding Montana farming.
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Allison
Toronto
Canada
Mr. Allison
Billings
Montana
Atison
Watering Dairy Cows For Winter Milk Yield
Bligh notes cows on dry roughage need large water amounts. Cows with ice cold water once daily in winter will not drink enough for maximum milk yield. If possible, water twice daily in cold weather. Dairy cows should have all the salt they desire at all times.
Proper Poultry House Placement for Healthy Flocks
The poultry house should sit on dry, well drained soil and avoid direct sun in the hottest part of the day. Shelter from winds is vital, yet shade is sometimes needed in summer. Avoid spring puddles, mud, or filth, ensure cleanliness and moisture control, and provide constant ventilation year round.
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Montana
Dty
Making Sugar Beet Syrup At Home In Montana
Beets ready for syrup should be mature with crowns removed and cleaned then dried and sliced thin. Mix hot water with beets at 160 to 170 F, let stand an hour, strain through cheesecloth, then boil the juice to the proper consistency while skimming off scum for clear syrup with good flavor.
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Montana
Candling Eggs Importance Outlined by Montania Station
The Montania Experiment Station lists six reasons to candling eggs before sale. It establishes a standard for trading and fair pricing, identifies responsible sellers of bad eggs, improves overall quality, complies with law, and lowers transport costs by removing worthless eggs from handling.
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Montania
Screenings as Feed for Livestock Urges Wheat Byproducts Use
Montana State College extension specialist R B Millin says 3.5 million lambs could be fed on wheat screenings in spring wheat states last year, adding at least 8.5 million dollars to lamb value. Ground screenings reduce weed seeds. sheep benefit with clover or alfalfa, hogs mix two parts heavy screenings with one part corn, cooking improves palatability, cattle need cleaned screenings with legume hay or silage and protein meal, poultry can be in scratch or mash.
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R. B. Millin
Montana State College Fixtension Service
Farm Women Create Hats Under County Agent Direction
Valley county farm women produced 307 hats in May under home demonstration agent Gertrude Erickson. Hats cost 711.10, valued 1712.30, saving 1012.90, reducing millinery bills and offering better headwear than mail order sources distant from town.
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Valley County
Gertrude Erickson
Miss Erickson
Watering Horses: Regular Frequent Doses and Salt Rules
Practical Montana farm experience favors small water portions at short intervals over large single doses. Avoid feeding and watering together to prevent digestive issues. Provide free salt access always, about two ounces daily, with salt in separate boxes. do not mix with grain to avoid overconsumption.
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Montana
Farm and Home Week Plans At Bozeman
Plans for Farm and Home Week at Montana State College Bozeman are under way earlier than ever. The event gathers agricultural leaders from across the state with many organizations holding annual meetings in Bozeman during the first part of January. Reduced railroad fares are expected across the state.
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Montana State College
Bozeman
The
State College
Blackleg Prevention for Calves Warned by Veterinarians
The article notes blackleg is a fall risk for yearling calves and can strike any time but hits fat thrifty stock first. It urges vaccination with readily available vaccines at drugstores to prevent losses, advises not vaccinating overheated animals, and warns delaying vaccination invites infection.
Sunflowers Make Good Silage For Silos
Good silage can be produced from Mammoth Russian sunflowers from bloom to seed hardening. Harvest after 50 to 60 percent bloom to minimize juice loss, using a corn binder or ordinary silage cutter. Pack silage thoroughly, with at least one person in a 16 foot silo.
Montana Prospects Seen as Best in Nation for Crops
M. J. Abbey, Montana agricultural education supervisor, says Montana crops look as good as the best and better than most eastern states after returning from lectures in the east. He notes Ohio and nearby states suffer a poor corn crop from a cold wet spring and bad seed, while eastern spring wheat states show no better prospects than Montana.
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Montana
M. J. Abbey
Ohio
Corn and Wheat Prices Lift Montana Farm Prospects
An anticipated corn shortage and lower wheat yields in Canada push U S prices higher. Montana reports a fine harvest, with higher wheat prices boosting farmer incomes and rising corn costs expected to lift livestock prices soon.
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Canada
Montana
Corn Proves More Valuable Than Summer Fallow in Montana
In south central Montana experiments show corn yields higher returns than summer fallow within rotation systems, signaling a shift in crop planning. Researchers note corn’s productivity and soil benefits support greater long term value for growers.
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Montana
Seed corn selection for next two years before frost
Farmers should select seed corn this fall from the field to ensure seed for next year and the following year in case of crop failure. Field selection favors ears from the earliest maturing and best developed plants.
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