Record Winter Wheat Crop Prospects Rise in US
The government reports record planting of winter wheat with conditions improving since December. Prospective production is about 619 million bushels, up from earlier estimates, though final output depends on April to harvest conditions and weather. Leading states show notable improvement in Kansas Nebraska Oklahoma Illinois and Missouri.
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Department of Agriculture
Crop Reporting Board
Kansas
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Illinois
Missouri
Farm Eggs by Mail Show Viable Direct Sales Through Parcel Post
The Agriculture Department's Farmers Bulletin No. 594 reports over 9 000 eggs shipped in 466 experiments with a 3.6 percent breakage, 118 usable. Costs for 2, 5 and 10 dozen parcels are outlined, noting parcel post fits direct farm to family sales and express shipments grow with pricing, packaging, and timing challenges.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Vegetuble Growers’ Association of America
Wella -Iargo
Real Facts About the Mule Show and Industry
The article notes Missouri Cal loway County markets 2000 to 3000 mules yearly and Missouri’s mule population at 329000 as of January 1 1915. It cites a nationwide herd of 4479000 mules with strong demand for army mules for Europe and lists leading states by production.
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Callaway County
Missouri
United States
Europe
Texas
Georgia
Mississippi
Alabama
Tennessee
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Kansas
Kentucky
Birds in Harrisburg Parks Inspire Private Birdhouse Talk
The Harrisburg Telegraph reports J Horace Mc Farland of the American Civic Association praising the idea of municipal bird hotels in parks while warning against sparrow crowding. He notes the need for proper design, pole placement, and sparrow traps, and cites Farm Bulletin No 609 by Ned Dearborn for guidance.
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Harrisburg
J. Horace McFarland
The
American Civic Association
United States
United States Department of Agriculture
Farmers’ Bulletin No
Ned Dearborn
Biological Survey
Henry W. Henshaw
Washington, D. C
The Horse to His Master Poem Plea for Fair Horse Care
A verse in the New York Times voices a horse’s plea to its master. The speaker asserts loyalty, labor in all weathers, and asks for fair food shelter and care, noting the horse’s usefulness and dependence. The piece contrasts horse fidelity with human flaws and calls for humane treatment.
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W. J. Lampton
New York Times
Mules Rise in Western Horse Breeding Industry
The text contrasts mules with horses, noting mules as stubborn and hard to assess while describing their general stoicism when tangled in wire. It states mule breeding has become widespread across the western two thirds of the United States.
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United States
The Difference Between Cannibals and Other Folks
A quip contrasts cannibals with ordinary people noting cannibals eat enemies while others live on friends and relatives. The exchange frames a stark moral joke about appetite and loyalty in human behavior.
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Johnny
Real estate investment appeal grows amid rental scarcity
With housing shortage and expanding industries, investors find value in ready tenants and rising property prices. The note presents No. 1 Business Propositions highlighting opportunities in real estate market dynamics.
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