Furloughs to Aid Farm Work in Wartime Production
Washington announces furloughs for enlisted men to farm during the season to sustain agricultural output for the war effort. Officers may grant short term furloughs when they contribute to farm production. recallable once fields are harvested. Exceptions exist for specialized experts. applications processed by local boards with approvals and certificates for soldiers.
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Wien
Marshal Generel
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Trade Specifications and War Department Personnel Plans
A 300 page War Department book, Trade Specifications, details more than 600 trades for skilled and semiskilled workers across units, plus refined methods for selecting aviators and specialized duties. Other notes cover war service classification, public information on Daimler profits, and demands for fertilizer licenses.
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Seeet Tate
Navy
acMstaner
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War Service Exchange
Committee On Classification of
Army
Department of Labor
War Department
Better Pigs From Thig Tile House A Hoghouse Guide
William A. Radford advises on hoghouse construction emphasizing permanent design, daylight roof ventilation, and germ control. He details hollow tile foundations, floor beds with air spaces, eave openings, and ridge roll ventilators to optimize airflow and reduce disease, with the aim of economical, durable pens and better yields.
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William A. Radford
Equivalents for hog pen space and hinged partitions
The text describes using equal floor space per hog pen in a round hoghouse. Hinged partitions allow all pens to swing up and rise about nine inches above the floor for feeding and conditioning before weaning, plus detailing hollow tile foundations and sliding doors to regulate airflow and temperature. It also includes unrelated notes on fighting nature and a joke about exemption from war.
Fragmented Austrian Tablet Tale and Other Curiosities
A correspondent recalls a small Austrian village near Vienna where a marble tablet marked the Danube flood height but was later moved out of reach after vandalism. The piece blends historic notes, oddities, and brief reflections on poetry, salt tolls, and lightning myths, with quotes from Robert Louis Stevenson on imagination.
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Vienna
Zwettel
Trees and Lightning and Social Reform Notes
A clipped selection covers ideas on how trees react to lightning with beliefs about certain species being more or less prone to destruction. It also touches on criminal justice reform, arguing criminals arise from a flawed social system and that social improvements will curb crime. An American chamber of commerce for Spain is noted in Barcelona.
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Charley M. Horton
Humanity
Mankind
Robert Louis Stevenson
Aboyut
Alexander Karlin
Aisbor
Grow a Big Crop with Less Labor and Higher Corn Yield
A 1918 agriculture bulletin urges bigger corn output with less labor. It favors tractors, larger implements, two row planters, and efficient harvesters to increase acreage and reduce manual work, noting last year yielded 8.16 billion bushels on 120 million acres.
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United States Department of Gericulture
United States Department of Agricultre
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Advancing Corn Harvesting Methods and Labor Saving
The article argues for mechanizing corn husking with machine huskers and shedders to cut labor and preserve stover feed value. It recommends using corn pickers for standing stalks and improving crib design with elevated drives and level ground to minimize handling, dumping, and pitching of loads.
Call for More Corn in 1918 Planting Plan
The Department of Agriculture urges a corn acreage in 1918 about equal to 1917, the peak on record, with minor reductions in some regions to allow spring wheat. In 1917 the corn area was about 119,755,000 acres, versus 105,872,000 acres for the 1911-15 average and lower years.
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United States
Department of Agriculture
Department
Spraying Potatoes Proves Worth Against Late Blight
The department of agriculture reports that spraying potatoes for late blight pays off. In Aroostook County, Maine, 1917 trials by the U S Department of Agriculture and Maine Agricultural Experiment Station showed sprayed plots yielding 18 12 bushels per acre versus 143 5 bushels for untreated plots, a gain over 26 percent. Also advised is seed corn germination testing using a rag doll tester, with 60 percent germination as a minimum standard and guidance from county agents or the agricultural college.
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Aroostook County
Aroostook Farm
United States Department of Agriculture
Co-Operaton
Maine Agricultural Experiment Station
Agricultural College
Washington
Thorough land prep and careful manuring aid crop success
Farmers are urged to prepare soil thoroughly and rely on rotted manure or compost to boost wheat and rye. Red clover improves soil for grain and nitrogen enrichment. Manure spreaders gain importance, stable waste should be spread, weed plows, dry storerooms for cereals, and enduring equipment value emphasized. Sudan grass rises as plains pasture and gardeners should mix varieties yearly. Pasture grasses on waste lands require diligent care for profitable beef.
The Substitute The Son of Man Sacrifices for Sinners
A reflective piece on atonement through Christ's death, explaining substitutionary redemption. It cites scripture from Galatians and Exodus, discusses Gethsemane's agony, and praises fallen soldiers whose sacrifices uphold national dignity, ending with Lloyd George's note on courage and honor.
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Christ
Gethsemane
Moule
Preaching and Praying Reflections by Bishop Westcott
A brief excerpt discusses the contrast between public prayer and private prayer. It notes that practicing what is preached is harder than private prayers and emphasizes childlike confidence in awaiting God's answer, with fuller knowledge guiding our own requests.
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