Merits of Horse and Tractor Studied by Federal Panel
A federal study panel appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture met in Chicago to evaluate the relative merits of horse and tractor power for farm work. The group urged five core investigations under the Farm Power Program covering animal and mechanical power, labor factors, and farm organization. Recommendations include funding fundamental studies and coordinating with state agricultural colleges and federal agencies.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Old World Dessert Recipes And Cozy Kitchen Dishes
A lengthy domestic guide offers recipes for date pudding, apricot ice and whip, lightning cake with frosting, rhubarb and raisin jelly, baked ham, eggs and dried beef scramble, meat loaf, codfish balls, and a variety of salads. It includes methods, ratios, and step by step instructions with tips on freezing and serving. The piece also shares moral verses and a note on economical dining with eggs as a protein source.
Feeding Poultry for Eggs After Winter Hen Selection
The article stresses feeding poultry as the key after selecting hens for winter. It notes after frost worms die, high grade meat meals offer convenient animal food and that fresh greens are among the best foods, with emphasis on maintaining lay through cold months.
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Br & J
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Pig diet suggests mineral mixture for fattened pigs
Instructions note confinement fattening pigs naturally lack mineral matter and recommend a separate feeding compartment with a mix of charcoal, time and salt. Some add sulphur and wood ashes to this mixture to satisfy mineral cravings.
Unclear Message on Work Life and Mortgages
Fragmentary note touts hard work and family life benefits but provides no concrete events or names. The text questions a business system and promises shorter days and easier mortgage burdens without specifics.
Artificial Light For Hens And Winter Poultry Care
A historical note discusses artificial light for hens to boost winter egg production. It advises feeding vegetables, avoiding rotten produce, and using a tight wire to cover potatoes while keeping poultry fed. It also covers dirt floors, cleaning the fowl house, and promoting winter egg output. Carrots are noted as horse feed, and general guidance on farm practices is given.
Preparation of Herd Boar for Breeding Season
The guide emphasizes heavier feeding for boars during breeding season with a thick slop of milk oats and wheat middlings. Add corn and ensure adequate exercise. Feed two sows per aged boar and one per young boar, with one service on day two of heat. Include mineral mix and ample good grass.
Mixture To Fatten Turkeys Described In 19th Century Note
The heat feed for fattening turkeys is a mixture of dry corn with abundant fresh buttermilk or fresh skim milk and other grains like wheat buckwheat and a little barley. It notes confinement is not usually profitable for fattening turkeys though some have succeeded in small yards or in fattening batteries.
Compost Saves Fertilizer On Farm Use
The compost pile provides organic material for farming and utilizes waste materials. The cost of making the pile is small compared to the fertilizing value it yields for crops.
Accurate Records and Farm Upkeep Tips from Old Ledger
Practical notes emphasize keeping complete production records to determine cow profitability. Advice covers repairing a leaky poultry house with shingles or tar paper, ensuring hens have scratch to exercise indoors, promoting farmers via home production plans, saving manure by spreading it on soil, and storing garden tools until spring.
Biding Her Time and Seasons Defined
Florence pretends to cry to delay punishment from her strict aunt while a stray text explains how seasons arise from Earth's orbit and the sun’s apparent path. The article contrasts family discipline with a science lesson on equinoxes and solstices.
Roumanian Superstitions and Ancient Wines Mentioned
The text surveys Roumanian beliefs with ghosts on St. Andrew's night and unbaptized spirits needing holy water for seven years. It notes garlic repels spirits and cites ancient Roman wines including Falernian and Madeira. Also mentions Argentina’s pine forests, estimating one million trees for profitable timber.
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Roumania
Stricol
St. Andrew's
Attractive brick bungalow appeals for home builders
An article promotes brick bungalow design ready sale and offers free expert advice from William A. Radford. It describes a 14 room Averoom brick bungalow with detailed dimensions, a large dining room, two bedrooms, a rear porch, attic storage, full basement, and economical construction as a sound investment.
Small rooms but well sized home offers porch charm
The design features a 20 by 10 foot porch, brick construction, 26 by 48 feet plan with five rooms including living dining kitchen two bedrooms and bath. Large front living room opens to two windows and a sunny layout while shrubs and flowers would enhance a narrow lot. A vacuum ash removal system in New York buildings is described as a new efficiency aid.
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New York City
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Community buildings rise as memorials and centers
Neighborhoods convert former buildings into community centers to sustain wartime activity, with some towns turning temporary soldiers’ camps into permanent hubs serving farmers and families. The movement envisions memorials to fallen soldiers and broader public service beyond military use.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Hatchet The Incubator Mystery And Epistolary Anecdotes
A fragmented text recalls a shop assistant recounting a purchase of an incubator and a humorous remark about its egglessness. It then cites an admonition about fame and fortune and a Baconian maxim on the value of friendship. The passage ends with a note on a proposed laboratory on shipboard to study tropical possessions of several nations.
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America
Great Britain
France
Italy
Cascarets Ad: Cure for Indigestion and Bowel Upset
An old advertisement touts Cascarets as a remedy for headaches, indigestion, sour stomach, and constipation. It claims the product cleanses the stomach, removes fermenting food, eases liver bile, and empties bowels overnight. Includes a political cartoon gag about elections and a joke about a dog catcher.
Quarrel on Streetcar Ends With Amicable Reconciliation
A young couple on a streetcar quarreled with the man listing the couple’s woes and vowing ruin, only to restart their friendship aloud. The scene, observed by a rider, ends with a casual reconciliation as they exit. The piece closes with a proverb about happiness and usefulness.
Diamond Dyes Advertises Fabrics Color Transformation
An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes promising rich, lasting color on wool silk linen cotton and blends with an instructional booklet. It advises checking a Diamond Dye Color Card for material matching and guarantees easy results.
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