Live stock estimates show U S and state figures by species
A summary from the Bureau of Crop Estimates lists January 1 live stock counts and values for Pennsylvania and the United States. Horses, mules, cattle, sheep and swine are detailed with numbers and value per head, comparing current figures to a year ago and five years ago. United States totals are included for each category.
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Department of Agriculture
Hershey Press
Pennsylvania
United States
The
Bureau of Crop Estimates
PNLAG
United Statis
ROT
Pennsylvania Vegetable Growers Convenes At Berkshire Hotel
Prof. Alvan Agee urged Pennsylvania farmers to add aluminum to products at the state convention. Edoward Morris welcomed delegates. P Stewert reviewed last year’s pomology work. discussions covered potato production, irrigation cautions, and saline methods. The Seed Larylee Committee pushed a uniform seed distribution with New York growers invited to cooperate.
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Alvan Agee
New Brunswick
Pennsylvania
Vegetable Growers’ Association
T World Cultural Assocition
Berkshire
Readbig
Edoward J. Morris
Chamber of Commerce
P. Stewert
Faculty of State College
Wowanda
New York Association of
U S Food Exports Reach Record In 1915 War Boost
1915 wartime export figures show U S food shipments rising toward 1 billion dollars with over 800 million in eleven months ending December 1. Meat products climbed to about 250 million, bread shipments hit 300 million for late 1914, edible oils reached 25 million, outpacing 1912 and 1913 levels despite British cargo disruption.
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Europe
United States
Land values by county in Pennsylvania rise to farm land high
The report shows Philadelphia at the top with improved farms averaging 278 an acre, far above the state average of 76. Unimproved land trades at 50, with Philadelphia at 240 and Cameron county as low as 16. Delaware county averages 210, Lancaster 180, and other counties list varied values up to 200 in several.
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Philadelphia
Commonwealth
Cameron County
Delaware County
Sonbcombery County
Lancaster County
America
Cumberland
Lehigh
Bucks
Chester
Snyder
Union
Westmoreland
Interior
Cameron
Potter
Pike
Warren
Wayne
Clinton
Forest
Susquehanna
Luzerne
Monroe
About precious stones and their chemical nature
The article explains that most precious stones aside from diamonds are compounds of aluminium with various impurities affecting color. Diamonds are pure carbon, a natural spectroscope, while other stones like emeralds sapphires and rubies owe their hues to metallic oxides and impurities.
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Morence
Italy
Ladovico Storan
Quote on Oberlin president Gardell and the oak metaphor
A fragment discusses James A. Garfield and Oberlin College with a parable about making an oak. It quotes lines about a student needing a shorter course and God taking time to make a strong oak, reflecting debates on education and character.
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James A. Gardell
Oberlin College
Hindol
Garfield
Omanthy
Fractioned Voice Carries On in Omniscient Exchange
A fragment shows a character urging a man named Toanaryy to return to Kenke with a defiant reply. The passage swaps bold emotion and awkward dialogue as two figures speak.
Cars on every tenth farm in Pennsylvania
The state’s farmers own 14.1 percent of registered automobiles in 1915, up from 22,608 of 159,984 in the prior year. Lancaster leads with 18 percent of farmers owning 1,842 cars, Chester 1,019, Bucks 963, and several counties report gains of 150 to 200 percent in farm car ownership.
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Pennsylvania
Commonwealth
Bureau of Statistics
Department of Agriculture
Arge
Tancaster
United States
Chester County
Bucks
Earthquake Shakes Interior City Residents and Home
The Smith family felt a minor quake that rattled pictures furniture and crockery in their home. Amid the tremor the mistress calmly called to her maid Lizzie asking what she was doing now, reflecting a heavy handed household.
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Smith
Lizzie
Harper's Magazine
Even Up Pessimist and Optimist Quote in Brooklyn Life
A brief Brook lyn Life exchange features a pessimistic remark about life’s unfulfilled desires and an optimistic reply noting that not everything unwanted was experienced. The dialogue captures a concise, wry urban sentiment.
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Brooklyn
Twin Boys Share Names In Mischief Makeover
A humorous exchange notes how two twin boys are indistinguishable. When well behaved they answer to their own names, but in mischief each answers to the other's name, showcasing playful confusion.
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