Dairy and farm practices for profitable cattle and crops
Dairymen may consult Gir Euler 26 C on pure bred vs grade cows. Forest Service warns against cutting small trees for lumber. younger trees yield higher net income. Feeder cattle profits hinge on market timing. August often pays more for high quality steers. Sweet clover boosts nitrogen, is drought tolerant, and second-year grazing is highly productive. Dairy sterilization can be done in a basic galvanized box. Lice control favors sodium fluoride dusting over medicated water. Hellebore powder treats manure to curb house fly breeding. The Dairy Bull notes prove some bulls raise butterfat across lactations, with varying effects by herd fat levels. Fall army worm outbreaks require monitoring and multiple control methods. Household pests demand strict food storage and cleanliness. Grapes can become a cooling sherbet with simple prep.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Forest Service
Marketare
Department of Agriculture
United States
Soda for Gas Stops Attract Attention In City Ad
For 20 years a local druggist L. J. Rice advertises soda for gas relief and indigestion. The note repeats the offer with a playful stop phrase and a nod to the longstanding practice.
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L. J. Rice
Early Seeded Oats Give Larger Yields
The Nebraska and North Platte experiment stations show oats seeded in early spring yield more per acre. Seven to fourteen year data indicate March 31 to April 20 sowings produce higher averages, with 56 to 58 bushels at seven years and 28.5 to 85 bushels at North Platte in 14 years. Ground should be prepared to rush seeding after spring work begins.
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Nebraska Experiment Station
Tne
North Platte
Neb
Cate
Farm Inventory Offers Simple Record for Farms
Prof W B Hart of New York State College of Agriculture says an inventory is the simplest farm financial record and takes less than a day on an average farm. It shows net worth over debts and tracks yearly progress, leading to a credit statement filed with the farmer’s bank. The Ithaca college unit provides a free form with directions, blanks for two credit statements, and can be ordered by writing to the college.
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W. B. Hart
New York State College of Agriculture
State College At
Ithaca
Ventilation in Chicken Houses Stresses Fresh Air
The text explains that chickens need more fresh air than other farm animals to prevent foul air in overcrowded houses. It notes moisture, dullness on roost, and inadequate ventilation even in open-front houses. It recommends a narrow south opening and curtain placements from 30 to 86 inches to improve circulation and allow closing.
Inventory as Aid to Farm Property Records
A farm inventory helps track rented or misplaced property and supports progress notes. It is a vital record for farmers maintaining farm business records, ensuring property accountability and ongoing management.
Economical Rations in Silage Coating Costs Studied
The Missouri Agriculture College analyzed silage costs noting $5.90 per ton for corn ailage last year. They used a 2644 bushel yield, credited corn at 4 cents per bushel and counted actual costs which were liberal on all items.
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Missouri Agriculture College
Grub Out Dead Trees Midwinter in Orchard
Grub out dead trees in midwinter to prevent blisters, canker, and borers from spreading to live trees. Remove large dead branches now as they would have become stove wood for the stove or kitchen stove and improve orchard safety and health.
Fragmented Old Notice About a Family Story
A garbled OCR fragment recounts a broker who rarely sees his small family due to work. One night he stays home to tend his offspring and responds vaguely about putting children to bed. The text is severely corrupted with unclear names and dates, limiting precise reconstruction but implying a domestic scene.
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Amis
Banditry in China and U S debated by press and reformers
A San Francisco Chronicle remark questions foreign banditry claims, urging focus on the United States. Editorials cite rising social ills from unemployment to slums, while English vicars denounce Industrialism and defend the equal value of all human life against property supremacy.
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Reed (0
Wireless and war photos spark public wonder and caution
Essays praise wireless as a universal boon multiplying experiences and linking minds, while noting new camera tech from the US Army Air Service could photograph enemy positions from safe distances. A census report cites farm sales in the central hardwood region valued at $66.44 million, urging careful farm asset management amid urban beautification contests and evolving views on child training and social manners.
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United States Army Air Service
Itta
Outstanding Man or Nonentity in a Word Play
A reader's play on the word outstanding traces its meaning from uncollected to unaccepted, then to standing out. The Cleveland Main Dealer challenges the drift, arguing that true greatness denotes difference, not mere rarity or egregiousness, concluding an outstanding man may still be a nonentity.
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Webster
Cleveland Main Dealer
First Impressions Guide Banking Caution
Experienced men trust first impressions over words or letters. A banker will hesitate to cash a check for a stranger after a quick eye read. The brief eye to eye moment reveals truth, warns of danger, and guides cautious behavior in initial meetings, according to Hills Parker Butler.
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Hills Parker Butler
Hearst
International Cosmopolitan
Revenge in the Quiet Household
A busy housewife vows punishment after the Keegar children mess the sewing room. The father jokes that TV caused the chaos, noting she once tidied his desk. He then admits he rearranged her sewing room to mirror her cleanup efforts. The exchange ends with a calm, witty reconciliation.
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Father
Shave and a Haircut Moment Chooses a Man
A commanding figure, Ti wan, conducts a stern inspection of ten soldiers at dawn. He removes his hat and coat, then fixes his gaze and selects one man with a terse demand for a shave and haircut, as described in the Michigen Gargoyle.
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Ual
Michigen Gargoyle
Old English Game Burley Breus Played by Three Couples
Three couples in old English Burley Breus played by lot. A ground divided into three sections with the central space called hell. Outside couples approached the central space to tempt the condemned couple. The hell couple must stay within boundaries and keep hands locked with partners. When an outside couple was captured, it moved into the central space.
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Burley Breus
England
Lot
Not a George Washington Teacher Where and Why
A reader recounts a chaotic incident in which they were attacked by a tiger at school while defending a pocketful of peppermint candy. The encounter drew a large crowd and left the narrator's memory of the lesson unclear and their sum wiped out.
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George Washington
Willie
Cumming
Left Handedness Opinion Echoes Old Belief
A medical man endorses the idea that left handed children naturally develop better and are luckier than those forced to use the right hand, noting nervous issues from coercion. A Scotch minister meets an old friend during visiting rounds and asks how life has treated him.
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Jock
Gadye
NOTES FROM HERE AND Interesting Notes From USDA
A United States Department of Agriculture bulletin covers food prep tips and sewing guidance. It advises keeping lettuce beds intact, cutting voile selvedges, using canned juices in sauces and drinks, and preventing woodburner fires in the South. It discusses hog cholera eradication challenges and cost, plus sewing machine readiness and sun safety for children.
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Voile
South
Forest Service
United States Department of Agriculture
California
Deeds and court items in Hardin County records
Hardin County deeds list transfers including J Nissen to C Gethman and A Peterson to K Peterson with numerous lot and block descriptions in Woods Add Union. Civil suits include Horrigan vs Megan and Goodson v Goodson, plus a guardianship appointment and a forfeiture case. A narrative paragraph closes with a locomotive shop scene and a girl asking about a locomotive boiler.
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Hardin County Report
J. Nissen
C. Gethman
Eldora
R. M. Crippen
C. Crippen
K. Peterson
Woods
Union
E. Anderson
H .E. Anderson
Ricks
F. H. Ricks
L. M. Stevens
D. Tettoyy
Daughty
Eunice Moore
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