Country Life in Alera Next on the Program
Mia Heith Stuyvesant Vanderbilt of New York argues for a shift toward country living and dairying at Biltmore in North Carolina. Her remarks reflect broader questions about American society, wealth, and the potential return to rural life as a counterpoint to urban social demands.
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Nace
Ohn
Dickinson Sherman
American “Society
Amerijca
Tate
Mia
Heith Stuyvesant Vanderbilt
New York
Bar Barber
Biltmore
America
England
Mra
Vanderbilt
George W. Vanderbilt
Commodore” Cornelius Vanderbilt
George W
Lving
New York City
French Broad River
Asheville
N. C
France
Cecil-Venderhill
United States
Cecil
Col
George Warren Dresser
Andi Fisted
Hera
Tam
North Carolina
Ims
Providence
Akill
Catnip Lure and Oil Treatment Used by Government
A Department of Agriculture survey notes catnip lure is now split across the western states as stock and game face shortages. Researchers blend catnip oil with petroleum oil to slow scent dispersion, a method cited by Scientific American and adopted in wildlife management. A Surrey chapel anecdote shows a preacher’s witty responses to questions and petitions from the pulpit.
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Depart ‘Ment of Agriculture
bantera—Scientific American
Surrey Chapel
Blackfriars
Preacher Rowlanditi Born in 1744 Marks Quiet Pulpit Wit
The famed evangelist Rev. Rowlanditi, born in 1744, was among the last of a school known for quiet, witty pulpit remarks. His speech and style reflected a dry humor that charmed listeners and underscored his enduring legacy.
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Kingusy Evangeie
Rowland Iti
Quiver in the Flivver
A Continent report notes a minister dictating a sermon on The Joy of Youth to a new stenographer. The typist renders a misread Bible verse about happiness, highlighting the clash between modern transport and ancient text.
Crashi Aviator Says Plane Has Malfunctioning Speed
A humorous exchange contrasts an anxious passenger asking what if the plane can’t keep up with life with the aviator’s reply that speed is already a concern. The fragment reflects a light, paradoxical dialogue about pace and fate.
Black Walnut Worth Growing In Waste Areas Says USDA Bulletin
The USDA bulletin praises black walnut for timber and nuts and its ornamental value and urges planting in waste places. It notes best growth in fertile moist soil, markets in the Ohio Mississippi Missouri valleys, and cautions against major farming crop cultivation, recommending use in fence corners along rows and along streams.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Farmers
United States
Department of Agriculture
Ohio
Mississippi
Missouri River
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Kentucky
Tennessee
Indiana
Trinois
Missouri
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Beef on the Farm Slaughtering Bulletin Issued
The U.S. Department of Agriculture released Farmers Bulletin 1415 Beef on the Farm Slaughtering Cutting Curing by W H Black and E W McComus. It covers cattle selection, carcass handling, cutting up, curing, beef products, hide heating, and calf slaughter with 50 photographs. Free copies available while supply lasts from Washington.
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United States Department of Agriculture Haa
W. H. Black
E. W. McComus
Bureau of Animal Industry
Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Oats Favored Over Corn for Dairy Feed This Year
Oats will be more largely fed as a dairy ration due to abundant supply and corn shortage. Oats contain more protein than corn and are excellent when ground or crushed. Their bulk and protein content suit mixing with other feeds, and farmers should avoid selling too much oats to maintain milk flow.
Dairymen Fail To Properly Cool Milk And Cream
The article warns that dairy producers neglect cooling after milking or separation during certain seasons. Milk and cream cool slowly in air or water, leaving centers warm for hours and enabling rapid bacterial growth. Result is sour milk and second grade cream at the creamery.
Poisoned bait to kill orchard mice proposed by extension specialist
Mice and other rodents threaten orchards in winter. A. Freeman Mason of New Jersey College of Agriculture outlines a poison bait method using strychnine and baking soda coated oats mixed with beef fat paraffin, heated and cooled, then distributed in containers under trees. Ensure labeled containers and keep away from children and animals.
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Saye A. Freeman Mason
New Jersey College of Agriculture
New Brunswick
United States Department of Agriculture
Protect Fruit Trees From Mice and Rabbits
The text describes remedies to guard fruit trees against mice and rabbits. It suggests baiting with sweet potatoes treated with strychnia sulfate and advises placing bait under trees in protected containers to keep chickens away. For rabbits, a galvanized wire barrier around the base of the tree and up to about 20 inches is recommended, with cheaper protectors like newspaper or corn stalks wrapped around the trunk, to be removed in spring.
Cutting Cordwood Helps Forest and Farm Use
Farmers cut cordwood to utilize suppressed and crowded timber while preserving remaining stands. H H Tryon of Clemson College notes the practice can yield wood for domestic use and improve forest condition, as many farm woodlots contain over topped and backward trees that should be removed.
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H. H. Tryon
Clemson College
Agricultural tips and stock care in old farming notes
The article shares practical farming observations on preventing digestive troubles in live stock, using heat and cold cream contrasts, carbon disulphide prevention to guard against weevils, and notes on pure bred stock growth. It discusses gasoline and electric power in farming, feed quality for cows, and varieties of wheat Grima and Grimm, plus methods to control lice and mites on hogs.
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America
Mrs Bradford endorses Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound
A Phoebus Virginia woman testifies after twenty years of use by her and three sisters that Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound eased life affecting nerves insomnia and other symptoms. She offers to answer inquiries through the publication. The note urges others suffering nervous troubles irritability or blues to try the remedy, sold by druggists nationwide.
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Phoebus
Virginia
Mrs. Bradford
Armatead Street
Sala
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Alera
Bitte
Preacher
Wo Agricultural College
Bradford
Lydia E. Pinkham
Spohn
DR. Humphrey
Eifel
Paris
Europe
Cologne Cathedral
Boys & Boys
Wickes
Ruggiste
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