Interest Boys in Managing Trees in New Hampshire
Junior extension forestry program in New Hampshire teaches club boys to manage pine woodlots as a crop through planting and thinning on family farms. About 31 boys planted over 13 000 seedlings last year with projects on town land reservations and home woodlots. A state county forestry contest funded by the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests runs this fall through next October with six counties participating.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Club Boys
New Hampshire
Society For the Protection of New
Hamp‘shire
Cattle Tested at Rate of Six Million Annually
The bureau of animal industry reports tuberculin testing of cattle is proceeding at over six million cattle annually. From July to December 1924, 283,935 herds and 3,157,196 cattle were tested under the cooperative program, with expectations that six and a half to seven million will be tested in the year ending June 30, 1925.
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United States
Bureau of Animal Industry
United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Animal Industry Veterinarians
Gosling Feed Guidelines from Early Rearing Text
Instructions emphasize abundant green feed and water for goslings. Start with stale bread milk and water, add greens, avoid hulls, then after days use a corn meal brow mix with small sand, later include beet scraps and milk. Feed three to four times daily initially, then three times daily.
Mixture of Field Peas and Oats Good for Hay
A cool moist climate in northern states favors a mix of oats and Canadian field peas for hay. The legume peas boost protein and the blend better resembles clover than other emergency crops. It grows well north of the Ohio river and in western mountain areas on moist loam soils.
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Ohio River
Swine Production of Big Importance
The U S Department of Agriculture highlights hogs as the most valuable farm animal and urges regions across the United States to consider swine production. It advises starting with a small herd of pure bred sows, studying farm crops and markets, and obtaining free copies of the bulletin from Washington.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Animal Industry
United States
Central West
Washington, D. C
Apple Scab Causes Major Losses in Pennsylvania Apples
A Pennsylvania State College bulletin reports apple scab as a major statewide disease with a 15 percent yield loss over 1919 to 1922, averaging over two million bushels annually. The study covers 26 orchards in Adams, Centre, Franklin, and Chester counties, testing 18 materials across 111 treatment combinations to guide growers on effective spraying and dusting strategies.
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Pennsylvania
Agricultural Experiment Station
Pennsylvania State College
United States Department of Agriculture
The
Bulletin
Adams County
Centre County
Franklin
Chester
Farwlntites Forest Fire Plans and Planting Tips
Fire protection costs little and saves much. Sweet corn needs full poromation tests as field corn this spring. Plant sound seed in a prepared bed for a good stand. Potatoes profitable in large or small orchards. Feed for chicks keeps them warm for eggs later. Early Irish potato spraying boosts yield by 74 bushels per acre per Dr. Selby. Rape should be drilled six to eight pounds per acre on plowed ground for June feeding.
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R. W. Selby
North Carolina
Ode to memory and loss from a youthful triumph
The poem laments a past joy and the cost of success. It counsels reverence for those who died or fell short, urging lasting memory for the brave and the wounded. It contrasts earthly prize with peaceful remembrance and honors those who wandered from the path.
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Iifo
Gettysburg battlefield reverie and memorials quoted
The piece extols Gettysburg as a battlefield famed for monuments and markers from Union states. It recalls battle scenes with vivid imagery and Bret Harte, John Burns of Gettysburg, and the famed Lincoln quotation about the sacrifice of the brave. It suggests such scenes aid in forming true American character.
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Gettysburg
Will Thompson
Bret Harte
John Burns
National Day of Honor for Soldiers’ Graves
The text speaks of national dedication to honoring fallen soldiers with a day set aside for their decoration. It emphasizes gratitude and reverence, asserting that a life given for the country should not be spent in vain.
Spirit of 61 Fife and Drum Veterans Pass at 79
Charles Stone and George Merrill, famed fifer and drummer of the Civil War era fife and drum corps, are reported dead in Boston. Both men, once famed performers who kept the marching tunes alive, lived to seventy nine.
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Charles &. Stone
George R. ‘Merrill
Amo
Proud and Unafraid Veterans March Through Rain in Boston
A Boston crowd recalls Civil War veterans marching through rain as aging soldiers from both sides of the Mason Dixon line are praised for their enduring vigor and unyielding spirit. The piece lauds their discipline, courage, and devotion, inviting reverence for surviving grand army camaraderie.
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Boston
Sob-Staff Brigade
Baltimore Sun
Mason and Dixon
Memorial Day Reflections From Detroit News
The Detroit News recalls the value of Memorial Day as a time to honor fallen heroes and learn from the past. It stresses that true tribute comes when life has fulfilled its purpose and sacrifice enriches the nation.
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Arlington
Detroit
Newa
Bank cage mystery ends with monkey ransom plan
A bank audit reveals seven thousand dollars missing from a cage. A visitor from Fidelity Bank Cage Co demonstrates a monkey could retrieve notes through the cage bottom gap, exposing a design flaw and leading to a dramatic repayment ending the ruse.
Nervous Troubles Show Improvement With Lydia Pinkham Remedies
A Cincinnati woman reports relief from nerve and sleep problems after using Lydia E. Pinkham remedies, claiming renewed strength and appetite. A Philadelphia resident also credits Lydia Pinkham products for significant improvement and offers to answer inquiries. Sold by druggists nationwide.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Lydia B
Ham
Pilz
Lydia
Copp
Peete Street
Philadelphia
Lydia E
New Device Clamps Overshoes to Shoes in Mud
A recently patented device prevents overshoes from being pulled off by deep mud. It uses two metal grips that clamp the overshoe to the shoe itself. For high shoes a hook attaches to the top and extends to gripping jaws. The jaws are movable to avoid excessive wear. Scientific American.
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Scientific American
Swamp Root Promises Kidney Aid in Ad Page
An old advertisement touts Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a gentle healing vegetable remedy for kidney liver and bladder ailments. It claims quick relief and quick friendship with users urging immediate treatment and offering a sample bottle by mail from Kilmer Co.
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Kilmer
D Drug
X Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
How She Knew A City Girl and Ducks Eggs
A city girl marries a farmer. She exclaims that she found four ducks eggs among the twenty four eggs her husband brought. He asks how she knows they were ducks eggs. She says she tested them in water and four floated.
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John
Rahama Baptist Church's 106-Year History Highlighted in Lake Birmingham
The Rahama Baptist Church in Lake Birmingham marks its 106th year, detailing a long history as one of Alabama's oldest congregations and its role in the community.
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Rahama Baptist Church
Lake
Birmingham
Elofius
Alabama
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