Beekeeping as a Diversified Farm Side Line
Diversified farming includes beekeeping as a profitable small scale activity. The article notes 10 to 25 colonies on Southwest farms can yield about 50 pounds of honey yearly for a decade with proper care. It explains bee biology, loyalty to the colony, and the need for study with beginner books and magazines.
Ida Clifton's Ethel Sets New Jersey Milk and Butterfat Records
W D Howard of Milford Massachusetts owns Ida Cliftons Ethel a purebred Jersey cow that set the highest American records for milk and butterfat in the senior three year old class. The cow produced 18151 lbs of milk 8433 quarts and 1030.79 lbs butterfat 1288 lbs equivalent. Eight state college supervisors verified the test. Howard says the herd includes about fifteen Jersey cows and he also grows carnations with success in New York.
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Ida Clifton
Ethel
W. D. Howard
Milford
Massachusetts
America
Lass
Hood Farm
St. Mawes Lad’s Pride
Oregon Jersey
A. BE. Sherburne
North Pomfret
Vermont
Howard
American Carnation Society
New York City
Visitors Welcome at Leading Hill Country Chicken Industry
Visitors are invited to tour the Leading Hill Country Chicken Industry founded in 1907, with open doors including Sundays to showcase operations and poultry production practices.
Royal bee roles in colony life explained
The passage explains the queen bee’s special crib and rich food for five days as she develops into mother of the colony. It notes the drone is the male hatched from unfertilized eggs, with the sole duty of mating and a worker-initiated end of life after the season if unmated.
Subscribe to the Standard at One Fifty Per Year
Advertisement notes a subscription offer for the Standard newspaper at 1.50 per year. It highlights value and mail delivery. No additional details on terms or deadlines are provided.
Windmill Shipment Arrives Tomorrow for Awaiting Buyers
The long awaited model from Aermotor Windmills is due to reach tomorrow. Buyers who have waited can be supplied without further delay, announced by Oscar Krauskopf.
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Oscar Krauskopf
Air mail trail blazer Randolph G. Page dies in Fort Worth
Randolph G. Page, 36, vice president of Texhoma Aeronautical Service, died in a Fort Worth hospital after planning a flight to St. Louis. A pioneer of night and coast to coast mail, he helped design the Stinson Bat light cabin plane and served as chief pilot for Stinson. Survived by his widow and three children. body to be sent to Arlington National Cemetery. Advance Motor Co. ad notes service hours.
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Tex
Randolph G. Page
Texhoma Aeronautical Service, Inc
St. Louis
McDuffee
Aviation History
Page
New York
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Chicago
Omaha
Hazelhurst Field
Mineola
N. Y
Iowa City
Cheynne
Stinson Company
Texas
W. A. Mara
Texhoma Company
Stinson Organization
Washington, D. C
Arlington National Cemetery
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