Sheep-Killing Dogs Urged as Key to Sheep Industry
United States Department of Agriculture report urges stronger dog laws to curb sheep losses. Michigan law highlighted as a model. bulletin notes dog-proof fences and public support needed to boost sheep production and meat wool supply. Bulletin 1268 by M W Colt available free from Washington DC.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United States Department of Agricultors
Farmers
M. W. Colt
Michigan
Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Interest in Better Sire Better Stock Campaign Grows
The Better Sire Better Stock campaign attracts signups across counties as purebred breeding expands. In Oldham Kentucky 10 percent of farmers signed enrollment blanks while other counties report similar or higher participation in purebred stock initiatives.
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Anguat
United States Department
Agricultura
Gordon B. Nance
Oldham County
Kentucky
Pulaait
Vie- Kinin
Kittiins County
Washington
Greene County
Ohio
Orangs County
Virginia
Bureau of Animal Iduntry
Dodder Threat in Alfalfa Seed and Crop Sanitation
A fragmented notice warns that dodder seed contaminates alfalfa and that a single inspection is insufficient. The text notes dodder seed causes the alfalfa head to be unsalable in many markets and faces discrimination across states. It claims no known method fully frees large-necked alfalf seeds from contamination.
How The Gullies Can Be Reclaimed
Agricultural guidance explains reclaiming gullies by soil protection and controlled drainage. Techniques include plowing in, brush dams, and low temporary dams to slow water, with planning and placement to fit channel conditions and reduce erosion.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Witten
Potatoes In Tobacco Barns Savings Method Described
United States Department of Agriculture outlines how farmers who grow both crops can remodel flue seated tobacco barns to store sweet potatoes. The Farmers Bulletin 1207 covers conversion plans, materials, storage methods, and potato varieties, with free copies available from Washington.
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United Sttes Department of Agriculture
Tobacco
United States Department of Agriculture
Dillea Hun
Bulletin
Carttaing
Washington, D
Better Roads Recommendation for Highway Width
United States Department guidance recommends minimum 18 feet for hard surface highways with 8 foot truck bodies and 6 1/2 feet clearance for cars. At 80 mph drivers should keep 1 1/2 feet from edge. trucks at 15 mph require 1 1/2 feet clearance behind wheels. Where trucks and coaches pass frequently, widen to 20 feet to allow 14 feet clearance.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Public Roads
Bureau
Portable gravel tester aids road building tests
The bureau of public roads has developed a portable gravel testing device. Two steel balls drop from varying heights to crush gravel placed atop one ball, measuring the fall height needed to break the gravel. This tests suitability for concrete and helps avoid overpaying for unsuitable material.
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Bureau of Public Roads
United States Department of Agriculture
Colorado road funds approved for 100 miles of forest roads
Expenditures totaling 520000 of national forest highway funds were approved by Secretary Wallace for construction of 100 miles of roads in Colorado. The money is designated for rounds of primary importance to the state, counties or communities within or adjacent to national forests.
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National Forest
Colorado
Wallace
Mateyias Wade
Dirt Road Tending Improves Hauling Efficiency
Communities find dragging dirt roads smooths the surface and allows heavier loads with less strain on harness and equipment. Farmers note the transportation time saved more than covers the effort spent maintaining roads across months.
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Aya
Jess Stridis
Road Building In France Amid Highway Demand Increase
In France the minister of public works announced a large scale road construction program due to rising highway use from more motor traction. The plan targets major improvements to transport links and infrastructure nationwide.
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France
Children Gan Attend School and Road Conditions
A fragmented report notes that highway conditions affect whether children can attend school daily or must stay home to help their mothers during the school year.
Rheumatism and Dyspepsia Are Soon Ended
Testimonial style note claims Tonlae tablets relieve sour stomach and rheumatism by improving digestion. Mr Robert Trotter of St Paul Minnesota reports years of discomfort ended after using the product, urging readers to obtain a bottle from a local druggist.
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Robert Trotter
State St
St. Paul, Minn
Which City Editor Question in a Morning Grocery Tale
A Washington Star item recounts a shopper asking the city editor, Are you the city editor, which city, highlighting readers’ quirky notions of newspaper work. The piece contrasts common myths with the editor’s straightforward response.
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Edifter
Washington Star
Whence Tommy’s Idea Teacher Tommy quirky quip
A humorous London Answers quip highlights a child named Tommy asking why a bank needs a large capital. The speaker recalls Tommy noting his father’s line about capital making a bank strong, presented as a light, witty remark.
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Tommy
London
Prolific Writer Clanibel Seeks Anonymity in Poems
A twelve year old reader, Clanibel, notes many poems signed Anonymous and asks her father who Anonymous is. He admits ignorance while she muses on the prolific nature of anonymous verse. She also recalls ads for Cuticura and a primer lesson on words revealing playful lexicography about spelling.
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Clanibel
Wather
Clanbel
Freedom from Laxatives Ad Expounds Nu-jol Benefits
A medical authority warns against laxatives for constipation and promotes Nu-jol as a non laxative lubrication like nature. Advert compares Nu-jol to water, safe, non medicine, and prescribed by physicians in hospitals. Boston Transcript anecdote about a mother seeking a birthday gift note adds social context.
Mothers and Daughters Testimony on Lydia E. Pinkham
Greenville Delaware resident Mrs We Huzua shares how Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound helped her eldest daughter recover from internal troubles after stopping school for a week The ad touts past testimonials from mothers and daughters noting the medicine's value and urging readers to try it locally.
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Greenville
Del
Lydia E. Pinkham
Huauza
Delaware
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