Plan for Rebuilding Sandy Land Farms in Midwest
United States Department of Agriculture outlines a plan for northern Indiana southern Michigan and northwestern Ohio sandy land farms. Grow soybeans or cowpeas for seed to finance development while soil improves. A two stage rotation begins with continuous cropping then a four year cycle including clover and limestone soil amendment. Livestock integration through rye catch crops follows to expand profits toward hogs or dairying depending on market and land.
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United States Department of Agricultura
Indiana
Michigan
Ohio
Farmers
Dapeline
Bulletin
Common Cause of Scours in Calves
The Nebraska College of Agriculture attributes calf scours to indigestion or stomach inflammation. Begin treatment at first signs by reducing rations by half or more, with complete withholding in severe cases. After one or two feedings, calves often normalize. in obstinate cases, castor oil may be given. Return to normal feeding gradually after recovery.
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Nebraska College of Agriculture
Arranging for Feed Crops and Animal Care
Advice urges farmers to plan feed crops before raising livestock. Emphasizes 4 rotation of crops suited to local conditions to ensure ample feed. Warns that animals rely on humans for feed and care and that withholding food is unjust.
Fight Against Weeds Promises Simple Effective Agriculture
Anxious farmers seek relief from weeds as government aid advances simple, practical methods. The piece argues tillage, crop rotation, and soil productivity are key, detailing pests like purslane, pigweeds, cockle, cheat, and others spreading with crops in fields, meadows, and pastures.
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Gardena
Massachusetts
Michigan
Much Cattle Feed Wasted Across Farms Nationwide
A Department of Agriculture report finds vast cattle feed losses of grain straw and corn stover wasteful. Failure to use these materials raises costs, cuts profits, and deters farmers from breeding stock operations. Annual losses exceed 100 million dollars. Straw and stover offer valuable roughage for wintering cattle and breeding cows, yet many regions underutilize them.
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Department of Agriculture
Stover
Clover and Alfalfa Bloat in Cattle Warns Pasture Risk
Dr Lipp cites Kentucky station circular noting bloat arises after ether clover or alfalfa pasture due to sugar fermentation in blossoms. Red clover blossoms have 8.6 percent sugar, alfalfa 2.8 percent. Fermentation yields carbon dioxide, distending the rumen. Formulin drench recommended. one quart of 14 percent solution prepared by padding three tablespoons of formalin in a quart of water. Gentle exercise advised after administration.
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C. Lipp
Kentucky Experiment Station
Shade Attachment For Hoghouses Describes Portable Shelters
Portable hoghouses with shed roofs can easily gain outdoor shade by adding an attachment. The setup uses supported structures to provide shade for hogs in treeless lots or pastures.
Shade for Hoga Timber Ends in Lustration Image
The description notes shade placed along house ends, shown in the lustration. The shade attachment is separate from the house and can be easily moved.
Remedies for lice on hogs from Nebraska college bulletin
The Nebraska college of agriculture recommends crude oil as the cheapest effective lice remedy for hogs. One application can kill lice and the mites, with oiling devices offering convenient continuous treatment and improved skin appearance. Regular oiling reduces dust in dirty pen floors and protects hogs.
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Nebraska College of Agriculture
Lee
Care of cream in summer for dairy farmers
Advice for summer cream handling to maintain quality. Emphasizes cleanliness to prevent spoilage and poor butter, noting dirt carries bad flavors and dirty surroundings affect milk, cream, and butter quality.
Surgeon General Warns Against Dark Homes for Babies
The surgeon general of the public health service declares that rearing children in dark, unswathed homes nourishes General Disease. He cites 1,200,000 American deaths annually from heart disease, pneumonia, and tuberculosis while stressing the role of flies laying eggs at high rates in spreading illness.
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Surgeon General
Public Health Service
United States
Army of General Disease
Baby Skin Care Ad Promotes Cuticura Emollients
An old advertisement advises bathing a baby in hot water and Cuticura Soap, and anointing irritated skin with Cuticura Ointment. It claims these emollients bring relief and better sleep, inviting readers to request a free sample by mail from Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston.
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Dept. L
Boston
Doubtful Case Ends With Child's Prayer to Improve Parents
The judge’s five year old son John, after being reproved during guests, asked God to teach his mother to make him a good boy and added to teach his father if possible. The boy’s penitent prayer ends with humor about parental reform.
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John
Unintellectual Man Misreads Cassowary at Museum
In a humorous tale the unintellectual man visits a museum with a science-minded friend. He spots a cassowary in a case and asks its identity. When told it is a cassowary he quips that he has heard of it but does not see it as his idea of the creature. The friend replies that it is God's idea.
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Sald
After a Moonlight Night Bacon See Beach Morning
A fragmentary dialogue references a Moonlight Night and a beach scene. Robert replies No, something worth seeing. He notes it is certainly five and asks if the area is covered with seashells or hairpins.
A Woman's Problem Change of Life Prompts Lydia Pinkham Remedy
A period paragraph extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as the best aid during the Change of Life. It claims headaches backache heat flashes and nervous symptoms improve after use and features letters from Philadelphia Beverly and Erie women praising its effects. The ad invites free advice from the Lydia Pinkham Medicine Co. Lynn Massachusetts with confidential replies from women.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
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Lydia
Beverly
Mass
Lydia B. Pinkham
Mia
Erie
Pinkham
E. Kissmra
Hrio
Lydia E
Lydia BE
Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
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