Dairy Facts on Roughage Fed Cows Milk Output Study
United States Department of Agriculture reports a dairy cow fed only alfalfa hay and corn silage produced 14 210 pounds of milk and 470 pounds butterfat in one year on pasture and roughage. When allowed grain, the same cow yielded 95 490 pounds milk and 828 pounds butterfat, with 75 percent more butterfat and different nutrient use.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United States Department of Ageriendture
Diantley
Mont
Feeding Ration Trials Compare Roughage and Grain Economics
On a farm trial cows using roughage alone produced substantial butterfat and milk with no grain. Some cows in the herd yielded 477 pounds of butterfat in 50 days, 345 pounds in 245 days without grain, and 195 pounds in 120 days. Plans include moderate and heavy grain trials to measure nutrient use and determine profitable feeding in context of local price variations.
Benefits of Limestone in Farm Entrances
A farmer proposes a shallow box filled with ground limestone at the barn entrance. The measure would clean hooves reduce slipping and potentially improve manure value.
Increasing Milk Production Requires Cows and Feed Balance
The article notes that boosting milk output depends on both cow quality and feeding, and that some cows cannot perform well regardless of diet. It emphasizes evaluating animal capacity alongside nutrition to improve production outcomes.
Oberammergau Passion Play Faces Money Dilemma and Faith
A New York World report from Oberammergau describes villagers grappling with mounting costs to stage the Passion Play. Anton Lang, the village potter, received offers up to 1,000,000 from American film producers, while locals insist the festival remain a religious event, not a money-making venture. Martha Weit, 24, is chosen as Virgin Mary, with other roles filled by local families. the community pledges to keep faith amid wartime isolation and rising living costs.
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Oberammergau
Bavirin
Gheramimergau
Mounttain
Christ
Tohaave
America
Anton Lang
Lang
Jai
Nomenos
Flo
Toland
Father
Atd
Romano
Hin
England
Phiy
Six Hundred Veterans Appointed Postmasters
Washington DC reports the Post Office Department named six hundred World War I veterans to postmaster positions since May 10 executive order. Postmaster General Work called the record remarkable as many appointees had no prior post office or business experience.
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Washington, D. C
Post Office Department
GOC
Charding
Postmister
Buttons Outworn Brushed by Dining Car Use for Nearly Three Decades
John J. domes a dining car waiter on the Pennsylvania Railroad sought a new set of brass buttons after exchanging his worn and polish-flared pieces. The old buttons dated from 1902 to May and had seen about twenty nine years of service amid dining car and restaurant supervision. Christmas as a Name in London Directory notes 25 Individuals with diverse callings from stained glass artist to furniture broker. Historical figures named Christmas include a navy Hester carver Christinis and a St Peter’s torturer Henry Christmas, with Jane Christmas a noted author and propagandist in the 19th century. Poetry of love is transformed into prose as omniu crompany reaches paregoric stage.
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Magdalene
Pauli Kendl
Maury Magdalene
Josef Meyer
Christ
John the Baptist
Herod
Judas
Karl Mayer
Obesammergau
Sprces
Oberanmergun
Aksel Faber
New York World
John J. Domes
Pennsylvania Railroad
Tegdie
Bod. Trout
Christmas
London
Christnuis
Christinis
Hester
Charles Oandl
Cornhill
Jane Christmas
Adept Exchange Shows Shimmy Challenge Between Governor
A terse ribbing between a young man and the governor plays out as the youth claims he can shimmy better while the official urges self discipline and practice. The snippet captures a playful exchange reflecting stage or street theater tone.
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Government Farm
Montana
Uncle Sam
United States Navy
Navy Department
Be. Kalbfys
Atlantic
Navy
Roosevelt
Eft
W. C. Cole
Ware
Martha Weit
Villate
Martha
Ste
Oime
Ashe
Mary
Histary
Wrigley
Putnam
Goodyear
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