Sheep Killing Dogs Spark Debate in Agriculture Bulletin
United States Department of Agriculture warns sheep-killing dogs threaten the sheep industry. The Farmers' Bulletin 1268 discusses dog legislation, Michigan laws, dog-proof fences, and public opinion. It notes sheep numbers fell 43.7 percent from 1870 to 1922 and urges stronger dog control to boost meat and wool production.
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Better Sire-Better Stock Campaign Gains Interest Across Regions
The United States Department of Agriculture reports rapid enrollment growth in the Better Sire-Better Stock drive as purebred sires become standard in breeding across poultry and other domestic stock. In Oldfarm county Kentucky 10 percent of 1,080 farms participate, while counties like Tiiaski and Greene show notable adoption and bureau estimates suggest higher use in principal markets.
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Dodder Threat to Alfalfa Seed Crops
Dodder will harm alfalfa if seed is allowed to mature. Isolate fields and reuse till cutting to reduce seed spread. Alfalfa seed contaminated with dodder is marketable in some states but dodder cannot be eliminated by methods. The practical approach is to remove the seed-bearing dodder and prevent its spread to other fields.
How the Gullies Can Be Reclaimed
United States Department of Agriculture offers guidance on reclaiming gullies. It stresses preventing erosion by soil building, surface protection, and slow water discharge. Methods include plowing in, seeding to grass, and building self saving dams at the head to trap soil and reduce flow.
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Potatoes In Tobacco Barns For Storage
United States Department of Agriculture explains in Farmers Bulletin 1207 how flue heated tobacco barns can store sweet potatoes. Farmers with small acreage can remodel existing barns to save crops with low outlay, using detailed plans, materials lists, and storage methods. Copies may be obtained from the department in Washington, D.C.
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Better Roads Recommend 18 Feet For Safety
The Bureau of Public Roads advises a minimum hard surface width of 18 feet to allow safe clearance between autos and trucks. At 80 mph a driver should keep 14.5 feet from pavement edge. trucks at 15 mph need 12 feet. A 3 foot minimum clearance between bodies is urged, with 20 feet needed near busy cities to maintain a 34 foot face and wheel margins.
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Gravel testing device to judge road gravel quality
Bureau of Public Roads develops two portable gravels testers using two steel balls to drop on gravel. The height needed to break the gravel indicates its ability to withstand traffic. The test aims to select suitable local material, reducing costly improper choices and assessing dust and material quality in concrete mixes.
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Money for Colorado Roads Approved by Agriculture Secretary
Expenditures totaling 586000 of national forest highway funds for 108 miles of roads in Colorado were approved by Secretary Wallace. The funds are designated for roads of primary importance to the state and to counties or communities within adjoining or adjacent to national forests.
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Rheumatism and Dyspepsia Are Soon Ended
Rheumatism and dyspepsia are linked to stomach trouble and many testify Tantac frees them both. Robert Trotter of St Paul Minnesota reports relief after taking Tanlac, noting aches vanish and his stomach improves, asserting the medicine’s strong therapeutic effect.
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Vegetable Fancy Work and the City Editor
A market scene ponders vegetable freshness and a joke about verdant asparagus. A Boston Transcript quip questions readers and a Washington Star anecdote features a woman asking a city editor which city.
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Whence Tommy's Idea and Teacher-Tommy Exchange
In a London Answers style quip a boy explains spelling irony of bank capital. Tommy cites his father's line that a bank needs large capital to be good in a witty exchange.
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Prolific Writer Claribel and the Anonymous Mystery
Twelve year old Claribel reads poetry and questions the identity of Anonymous. Her father King admits he does not know. She quips that Anonymous writes many poems. The piece also notes a Cuticura advertisement and a lexicography moment about spelling double p and double e as two ple.
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Freedom From Laxatives Natural Oil Alternative Ad
An ad promotes Nujol as a natural lubricant that aids bowel movement without being a laxative, not a medicine, and safe like water. It claims medical authority supports its gentle action and mentions hospital use and availability through druggists. A Boston Transcript joke about a boy’s birthday book appears as a clipped quip.
Dirt Road Maintenance Through Community Dragging
Rural communities adopt monthly drag schemes to smooth dirt roads. Farmers share tasks, reducing funding demands and equipment wear while saving on transportation costs. The system distributes labor across the year, easing local budgets and improving road conditions.
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Road Building Plan Outlined by French Public Works
In France the minister of public works outlined a large scale road building program due to increased highway strain from rising motor vehicle use. The plan aims to expand and improve the road network to accommodate growing traffic and promote modernization.
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Children Attend School or Stay Home Due to Highway Condition
The article discusses how road conditions determine if children can attend school each day or must stay home to help their mothers during the school year.
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