Bulgaria the Balkan Model and its Revolving History
The article traces Bulgaria from Ottoman rule to a rapid modern ascent, praising peasant-led reform, royal missteps, and national resilience. It notes Bulgarian courage in wars, the role of brigands and priests, and the shift to small-scale farming under new laws, with Varna as a northern port and a climate split between hot south and cold winters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
Bulgaria
Balkan Alliance
Balkan
Herodotus
Euxine
Adriatic
Boris
Gibbon
Simeon
Balkans
Robin Hood
Greece
Iowa
Varna
Black Sea
Boston
Pressure Cooker Guidelines From USDA For Tender Meats And Puddings
The United States Department of Agriculture explains how steam pressure cookers tenderize cheap cuts of meat and dried beans quickly while preserving flavor. It covers temperatures at 5 to 20 pounds pressure, cooking times, method tips, and cautions for safe operation and heat penetration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
A Diamond Candle Phosphoresces Brightly in Vacuum
A discussion of diamonds that glow when exposed to sunlight describes how colors vary from pale blue to pale green. Professor Crookes possesses a notable green diamond that phosphoresces in a vacuum, emitting a pale green light nearly as bright as a candle.
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Crookes
Paina in Cooking Shows Careful Cereal Salting
The United States Department of Agriculture urges particular pains in cooking and salting lower priced breakfast cereals. The rule also covers foods like hyminy boiled rice or macaroni commonly served with luncheon dinner or supper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Meat curing guidelines to enhance mutton flavor
The Bureau of Animal Industry advises thoroughly cooled not frozen mutton and offers two curing methods. Begin curing 24 to 36 hours after slaughter, prefer large cuts like legs and shoulders, with dry cure using seven pounds salt and pepper mix per 100 pounds plus sugar or sirup and saltpeter.
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Bureau of Animal Industry
Mexican bean beetle threatens southern crops and beans
The Mexican bean beetle is spreading across Georgia Alabama Tennessee and neighboring states with up to five generations in Alabama and potential expansion southward and westward. No satisfactory control exists beyond crop changes though research continues at Thomasville Georgia and Birmingham Alabama. Annual crop losses exceed 100 million dollars with over 50 million from table beans.
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South
Bureau of Entomology
United States Department of Agriculture
Georgia
Alabama
Tennessee
Kentucky
North Carolina
South Carolina
Mississippi River
Michigan
New York
Colorado
Florida
Good Preserve for Winter
A USDA tested and approved winter preserve recipe favors school lunches and family meals. Soak one pound chopped dried apricots overnight then mix with drained pineapple, sugar, and stepwise cooking before bottling into sterilized jelly glasses. Watch carefully to prevent scorching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Louisiana Moves To End Cattle Tuberculosis In Livestock
The United States Department of Agriculture reports growing momentum for eradicating cattle tuberculosis. Louisiana enacted a bill on June 29 authorizing cooperation with the federal program and creating a $15,000 yearly indemnity fund for two years, aiming to curb the disease. Massachusetts also authorized joint action with the USDA and earmarked about $60,000 annually for indemnities.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Hitle
United
States Department of Agriculture
Louisiana
State Livestock Sanitary Board
Bureau of Animal Industry
Massachusetts
State Bureau of Animal Industry
Labor-saving devices funded by poultry profits in Linn County
An extension worker in Linn County Missouri urges using proceeds from a single egg setting to buy home conveniences. Seventy-seven women across seven communities pledge to spend all chick-raising earnings on comforts after selling one hen. They raised 722 chickens for 735.20 dollars and earned premiums from local merchants for top records.
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Linn County
Rape as a Top Forage Crop for Hogs and Pasture
J C Eldridge of Iowa State College touts rape for hog feed due to high protein and yield. Plant late summer for best results. sow Dwarf Essex variety. start grazing lightly to avoid dew blistering. can serve as emergency pasture when other forages fail.
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J. C. Eldridge
Iowa State College
Essex
Doof Interest 10 The Housewife Delivers Handy Tips
A vintage culinary list offers tips for homemaking. It mentions cooking oysters, chalk for hats, rubber gloves for slicing, wood ashes for stains, olives in soup, milk for all ages, bread moisture from apples, stuffing tomatoes with crumbs, and rising bread crumbs as a novelty.
Exhibit Shows Good and Bad Pigs at Riverside County Event
At a River side county California exhibit two pigs from the same litter were shown by a boys and girls club. One pig gained 70 pounds in 150 days at 18 cents a pound, the other 206 pounds at 9 cents a pound, with weights feeds costs and gains recorded for both.
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Boys’ and Girls’ Club
Riverside County
California
Time to Cut Sweet Clover for Better Second Growth
The article advises cutting sweet clover when blossoms appear to prevent woody stems and leaf shattering. For a second-year crop, cut the first harvest eight inches above the ground to avoid removing buds on the stalks, which form the next growth.
Virginia county gains from beef breed fund reallocation
Three breed associations representing major beef breeds diverted funds to a Virginia county. The move aims to replace the greatest number of scrub cattle with purebreds, based on reports to a US government bureau.
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Virginia
Ant
United States
When to Start Feeding Pullet Flocks in Spring
Purdue University research finds many flocks underperform due to poor feeding and crowded coops. For best growth, provide constant mush in a simple mash of bran shorts and tankage, plus some grain, and ensure pullets have space and free range to develop before laying begins.
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Rhode Island
Wyandotte
Plymouth Rocks
Purdue University
Keep Young Stock Growing and Prevent Cold Loss
Ensure young stock receive ample green food grain water shade and ventilation. Variations in growth occur if any essential is missing. Crowding causes dusted nostrils rough coats and ruinous colds. act quickly by culling market stock and expanding space and shade to keep growth on track.
Cockerels for Breeding and Poultry Care Tips
Advice on handling cockerels for breeding and general chick management. Emphasizes keeping youngsters away from older birds, preventing lice, avoiding misshapen eggs, preventing flock reinfestation, whitewashing poultry houses, balanced feeding during fattening, and providing shade for growing chicks.
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Luus
Mr. Gladstone
Midlothian
San Stefano
Disraeli
Nation of Farmers
Financial Outlook
Vent
Department
Thomasville, Ga
Birmingham
Grery
Roama
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