Christmas Table Talk in a Rural Home
Jennie Woodruff hosts Jim Irwin and family at Christmas as they debate education and culture. Jim extols practical study from meals, while Jennie worries his visions clash with official life. The meal sparks remarks on farming, breeding, and the meaning of culture.
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Haakon
Jennie
Jim
Jim Irwin
Professor Darbishire
Justin Morgan
Napoleon Bonaparte
George Washington
Peter the Great
Jennie Woodruff
Woodruffs
Mrs. Irwin
Jim Irwin Learns From Rural School Debate
Jennie Woodruff refuses to marry Jim Irwin over money and status. Jim, mocked for his ideas on teaching and farming, is unexpectedly elected as school teacher after a joke. He speaks at a meeting denouncing rural methods while county superintendent Jennie faces criticism from prominent women and gains support from pupils.
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Jennie Woodruff
Jim Irwin
Jim
Jennie
The Brown Mouse Escapes Chapter IX
Jennie and Jim debate the value of school meals as education while Mrs. Woodruff and the colonel weigh in on whether dinner time serves as learning. Jim argues children should cook and buy materials as part of school work, and Jennie contemplates the plan.
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Jennie
Jim
Farmer Builds Own Telephone Line in Cape Colony
A mountain farmer near Beaufort West Cape Colony wanted a telephone. Officials said the connection would cost £500. He laid the line himself. it was inspected and passed, saving him £450 in the process.
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Beaufort West
Cape Colony
Poor Wheat Fed To Stock Is Valuable
Off grade wheat from Montana sells at elevators for less but livestock farmers can profit by feeding it to hogs cattle and sheep. Cracked wheat improves fattening in hogs and should be balanced with hay skim milk and other feed to supply vitamins and muscle building materials.
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Montana
Household hints and farm home efficiency notes
Fresh stains come out easier and rooms should flow on one floor. Site farm homes near abundant water and keep pantry and passageways on the same level. Drying fruit preserves value while removing moisture for storage. Farm families generally produce over 60 percent of their food and over 50 percent of their fuel.
When Are Market Steers At Top
Montana Extension Service cautions that market timing depends on current prices and expert knowledge. For inexperienced feeders the advice is to feed steadily until fat and then extend finishing by about 380 days, with regional variations for eastern markets requiring leaner finishing.
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Lvestock
Montana Trextension Service
Reducing Egg Loss Through Better Marketing and Handling
Government figures show five percent of eggs in shipments are old or developed with chicks. Producers can cut losses in fall and early winter by removing roosters and marketing eggs more frequently. Overall average egg losses run about seventeen percent which can be mitigated by careful handling.
Silage Fed to Lambs Draws Feeding Advice
Silage and heated tops may be used in feeding lambs. Corn silage has been widely used in the corn belt for this purpose. One to two pounds per head can be fed to good stock. Sunflower silage may be used but its value is not yet determined. Do not feed decayed mouldy or heated silage to sheep.
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Ark Vantage
America
France
Lammeter
Potatoes Grow Big Yield on Half Acre
Frank Deyoe of this place harvested five tons of Rural New Yorker potatoes from just over a half acre. The crop, noted for large size and top quality, is believed to be among the state's best reported tuber yields.
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Frank Deyoe
Potassium iodide fed to prevent hairless pigs in Montana
Montana livestock men push prevention of hairless pigs calves and colts by feeding one grain of potassium iodide daily to pregnant animals. Dr. Howard Welch of Montana State College says early prevention avoids losses from goitre and hairlessness, a remedy affordable and effective.
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Montana
Howard Welch
Montana State College
Welch
Insect Decline at Montana Crops Promises Better Harvests
State College entomologists report the pale Western cut worm nearly vanquished in Montana after heavy losses in 1920 and 1921. The pest has reached a low ebb with only minor damage last year, though a few fields may face activity next spring.
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State College
Bozeman
Montana
Milking Technique Emphasized By State College Expert
An expert from the State College Extension Service stresses meticulous milking to protect cow health. Proper prep includes brushing the udder and flanks, washing if dirty, clipping long hair, and milking at a steady, moderate pace with two-handed stripping and gentle udder massage.
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Tretsven
State College
Soxtension Service
Ice Houses For Farmers In Montana Bulletin Says
Montana farmers can store ice for summer using simple on farm structures. Winter months provide time to harvest and build. Prof H F E Murdock from Montana Experiment Station in Bozeman published a free bulletin on ice houses.
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Montana
H. FE. Murdock
Montana Experiment Station
Bozeman
Ica
This Is Blackleg Season
Blackleg cases appear in fall and early winter warns Dr. Howard Welch of Montana State College. He urges all farmers to vaccinate calves and yearlings as the vaccine is affordable, though free government supply ended last year. Blackleg is fatal but preventable with vaccination.
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Howard Welch
Montana State College
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