Model Farm Shows Fertile Soil From Stable Manure
Southeastern Pennsylvania farm credited by the Department of Agriculture as a model twentieth century farm occupies fifteen acres with thirteen cultivated. Since 1881 the owner, a minister, has rebuilt the soil using stable manure with no losses and no commercial fertilizer. Thirty head of stock, seventeen cows in milk, are kept year round in stalls with seasonal field staking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Department of Agriculture
Denmark
Quincy
Stewart
From a Pennsylvania Dairy to the Government Editor
A Pennsylvania farm shows a model dairy operation using balanced rations and silage to boost fertility and profits. The owner ships milk to a state institution, keeps Jerseys, and emphasizes manure management and sanitary practices. The article links farm success to the Department of Agriculture's Publishing Division, led by George William Hill, highlighting modern, practical bulletins and wide distribution.
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George William Hill
Department of Agriculture
Joseph A. Arnold
Bread pill hailed as universal remedy in medical lore
A historical piece critiques the bread pill as the most important yet ineffective remedy. It suggests doctors often use plain sugar pellets or weak solutions to placate anxious patients while noting the bold paradox of a harmless treatment serving as a general cure-all in uncertain cases.
Systematic dairy farm management boosts soil fertility
The Pennsylvania farm demonstrates a land saving system dependent on skilled management and student oversight. Stable year round stock allows daily collection of liquid and solid manure, applied to fields to reduce leaching and boost crop yields. The method yields remarkable results across all farm sections.
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Rhodel
Pennsylvania
Farmers urged to use farm bulletins as info mine
A department official extols farm bulletins as a vast mine of agricultural information. He says farmers can obtain them, noting they cover practical subjects and would make a valuable farm library. Bound volumes would showcase expert guidance from wide scale experiments.
King Alfonso's Hat Request Stuns Paris Shopgirls
An amused tale recalls King Alfonso strolling Rue de la Paix in Paris with his party. He asked to see hats for his mother sister and aunt, choosing three and asking them sent to his hotel, leaving shop staff delighted by the royal encounter.
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Alfonso
Paris
Rue de la Paix
Ig Majesty
Demoiselles de Maggasin
King Alfonso
Bread pill used when diagnosis fails in medical practice
The article discusses physicians giving a so called bread pill to patients when a medical case is unclear and a firm diagnosis cannot yet be made. It notes physicians fear damaging patient confidence by admitting ignorance and instead resort to a harmless seeming remedy.
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Guy Elliott Mitchell
Weather Bureau
Mr. Hill
Arnold
Jersey
Gies
True Blue CO
Dept
Boston
Mass
Anderson B
New York
Iria
Woodlawn Nursery
Malden
Mase
Nenderson
W. OL Crane Company
Case
New York, N.Y
H. D. Hemenway
Hartford School of Horticulture
Doubleday Page & Co
Lam
Americo
Hartford
Connecticut
Biaker Magazine
ASD
Maxwell’s
Homemaker Magazine
Fisher Building
Chicago
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