New Alphabet to Save a Billion a Year
Harvard graduate Dr Godfrey Dewey proposes a Fonette Key Alphabet adding 15 letters to the present 26 to simplify spelling, cut printing costs by billions, and speed learning. He claims eight years of study support that one sixth of letters are useless and foresees major adoption within generations.
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Vegetarian Dogs Village near Baro da by Ulndu millionaire
A Calcutta informed report describes a village named Kutta-Nagar created near Baro da by an Ulndu millionaire. The settlement houses vegetarian dogs fed on rice, wheat, milk, and butter with no animal flesh. Mice are confined to limit predation and breeding aims to produce a dog type lacking blood instinct.
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Kutta-Nagar
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Birds Good in Checking Pests
Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture notes birds play a chief economic role among insectivorous vertebrates. It cites species like gulla, sparrows, meadowlarks, nuthatches, woodpeckers, crows and more, detailing their pest-control duties from crickets to weevils and moths, urging protective measures to maximize their services.
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United States Department of Agriculture
California
Utah
Unites States Department of Arricphare
Straw Bedding From Partially Rotted Straw Manure Use
B. Smith of Colorado Agricultural College explains surplus straw not fit for roughage can be used as bedding to absorb manure. Moisture aids decomposition, turning straw into a farm by product. Direct straw application harms next crops by drying soil. Iowa experiments show partially decomposed straw mixed with stabilizers does not hinder growth and supplies nitrogen from manure as it decomposes.
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B. Smith
Colorado Agricultural College
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
Farmnotes on pruning, clover, and fertilizer prices
The note discusses pruning methods with the open head system as best for beachen, praises sweet clover to rejuvenate tired land, and suggests sowing clover on snow. It compares current fertilizer prices to last year, notes fencing is easier than hog chasing, and advises farmers to time seeding and consider alfalfa if the land will allow.
Surplus Skim Milk and Whey Boosts Poultry Feed
The Bureau of Dairy Industry notes surplus skim milk and whey can be turned into high milk sugar poultry feed. Adding whey to skim milk increases milk sugar content, aiding digestion and reducing losses from coccidiosis in chicks. A new process yields a product with over 18 percent milk sugar, boosting feed value.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Dairy Industry
Early Cultivation Guide for Soy Beans at Lefors
The Missouri College of Agriculture expert K G Harman notes soybeans require good seed bed prep and can be easy to grow. Begin cultivation after emergence with a shallow harrow pass on diagonals, then follow with six to eight shovel cultivators and avoid ridge, usually two cultivations suffice.
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K. G. Harman
Missouri College of Articulture
Standard Breeds and Varieties of Chickens Bulletin
The United States Department of Agriculture publishes Farmers' Bulletin 1508 F describing standard breeds and varieties of chickens in American Asiatic English and Mediterranean classes. It notes market preferences for yellow skin and suitable weights and offers guidance on mating and quality. Free distribution available while supplies last. requests to USDA Washington DC.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Farmers’ Bulletin
Washington, D. C
Quack Grass A Serious Farm Menace And Quality Forage
Quack grass is a troublesome weed with deep roots and drought tolerance. It competes with crops, but livestock like it and sheep feed on it through fences. It does not winterkill or summer till, grows quickly, and provides a balanced forage comparable to blue grass.
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Boraich No More in Wisconsin Money Return Remedy Co
Independent Wisconsin notes show Boraich troubles and a prepaid $1.60 payment being refunded. Itoh and Boroms mentioned alongside an equity claim in Sehnotder Remedy Co. amid Independence area issues. This fragment hints at a local finance dispute or business cessation.
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Sehnotder Remedy Co
Indapendsnca
Wis
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