Critics Support Tuberculin Testing Boosting Milk Supply
USDA findings show tuberculin testing and dairy herd cleansing increased milk production and consumption from 1917 to 1922. Despite early fears of milk shortages and dairy hardship, national milk output rose to nearly 9 billion pounds in 1921 with butterfat up, and many towns adopted testing regulations while parents sought milk from tested herds.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Department of Agriculture
Surprise milk contests improve city milk quality
Milk dealers across urban areas participated in unscheduled tests, revealing dramatic drops in bacterial counts and rising quality scores. Cities like Long Beach Riverside Los Angeles Portland and Seattle saw substantial improvements in milk purity and consumer confidence after USDA aided contests.
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United States Department of Agriculture
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Calif
Riverside
Los Angeles
Portland
Seattle
Dutch schoolboy’s water level law draws Royal Academy attention
A Batavia high school science student Van Erpecum observes that water in a glass full to the brim with ice does not overflow as ice melts. Dr Van Deventer and professors Van der Walls and Zeeman consider the finding notable enough for presentation to the Royal Academy of Amsterdam, proposing the term the law of the permanent level.
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van Erpecum
Batavia
van Deventer
van der Walls and
Zeeman
Royal Academy of Amsterdam
Destroy Canada Thistle Through Farm Practices
The Canada thistle is a notorious weed spread by roots and seed. Eradication starts with preventing seed development and plowing deep after harvest to bring roots to the surface. Fall disking and later plowing expose roots to frost. A three year crop rotation may knock it out if rotations are reinforced.
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University Farm Men
Marjorie Rambeau's Philosophy Cited by Reporter
The Boston Transcript quotes Marjorie Rambeau on future plans and dreams. She says she will do what she must and dream about what she would like to do.
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Marjorie Rambeau
Boston
Sweeping to Right The Long Skirt Comes Back
The remark envisions a fashion shift toward long skirts gaining popularity nationwide, with a playful exchange about sweeping the country as the trend spreads.
Stagnation and Speech Echoes in Conference Revelations
A fractured dialogue cites Senator Sorghum reflecting on conferences. He says benefits include preventing monotony and offering people places to go and things to talk about. The fragment highlights dialogue about participation and social usefulness.
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Sorghum
A Union of Interest to Women and Pain Relief Promoted
A fragment from a 19th century style notice praises Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for women’s troubles, claiming it eased suffering and improved daily life. The text references letters from women and a generic testimonial tone, with strained spelling and period diction.
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E. Pinkham
Poets and Pride in Old Times Fuss over Views and Verse
A collage of literary quips and anecdotes passing through a newspaper page. It recalls Alfred Lord Tennyson mocked for vanity and a timid cousin’s church tale, with Chicago Tribune and Cobbett quotes reflecting on independence and courage.
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Marie
Chicago Tribune
Love Boiled Down in Friendly Deeds at Loulaville
The Loulaville Courier describes a local exchange about exercise and belonging to a country club, weaving a quaint friendship tale set in Friendship. A lighthearted vignette hinges on courtesy, affection, and neighborly humor amidst small town life.
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Doc
Loulaville Courier-Journal
Mistake With Beef Cattle Management and Profit
The piece explains beef cattle convert cheap roughage to usable product and criticizes treating beef cows like dairy herds. It warns that high overhead costs in labor equipment and feeds erode profits, stressing minimal overhead to sustain a substantial profit in beef production.
Establishing Color Grades for Extracted Honey
USDA collects honey samples nationwide to set reliable color grades. A new anectro-photomater will assist this work, conducted by agriculturists with the division of grades and standards and the agricultural economics division in cooperation.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Department 6
Pean of Agricultural Economics
Alfalfa Crop Of Many Uses In Forage And Soil Aid
Alfalfa is described as a superior forage crop with high hay value and pasture carrying capacity. It yields excellent silage and can be used as ground rate meal, though it offers no special medicinal or human food advantages. The crop also improves soil and fits longer rotations, though not ideal for short rotations.
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Sotheby's Auction Room
London
Amenemmes II
Percy E. Newberry
United States
Gome
Ag Ito
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