Beef cattle profitable on Pennsylvania rough lands study
An Agricultural Experiment Station report from Pennsylvania State College details a three year study using 20 pure bred beef cows to evaluate winter corn silage and cottonseed meal fed stock. It concludes beef production can be profitable under fiber rich, pasture based systems with proper breeding and management.
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Agricultural Experiment Station of Pennsylvania
State College
Pennsylvania
Agricultural Experiment Station
Pennsylvania State College
Hershey Press
Ben Davis Apples Still Lead In U S Crop Totals
The U S Department of Agriculture estimates over eleven million barrels of Ben Davis were produced last year, about 14 12 percent of total apples. Balwins and Winesaps followed. McIntosh topped harvest price at 2 50 per barrel. Lambertwig and Ben Davis paid the lowest at 1 41 and 1 42 respectively. Total production reached 76 670 000 barrels with 43 117 000 sold at 69 cents per bushel valued at 89 000 000 dollars. livestock consumption about 5 000 000 dollars and other uses account for the remainder.
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Ben Davis
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Limbertwig
Up-to-Date Submarine Child Quips on Family Rules
A humorous fragment shows a child rebuking a parent with a line about not striking a father asleep. The exchange includes a playful claim of being a submarine and references life and motherhood in a light domestic vignette.
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Hershey
Substitutes Found In War Era Science Figures
A fragment notes speculation that Teuton scientists claim substitutes exist for many goods during wartime, reflecting wartime resource innovation debates in the period. The line mirrors trade and scientific optimism in neutral press coverage.
700000 Motor Vehicles Made in U S During 1915
More than 700,000 motor vehicles were manufactured in the United States in 1915 with a value over 523 million dollars. The cost averaged about 860 dollars each and over half were sold to farmers in rural districts.
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United States
Missouri
Kansas
Iowa
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Dakota
Illinois
Oklahoma
State Treasuries
One Acre Farm Profits Show Big Belgium Lesson
A Belgian immigrant describes a single acre planted with asparagus radishes lettuce onions peas squash cucumbers rhubarb and more yielding about 2738 dollars in a year. He details soil preparation planting methods and crop rotation and notes profits after expenses of about 1700 dollars while supporting a large family.
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Belgium
Andre de Martelerc
Ccc Ene Ee Cence
United States
American-born boy rebels against Italian father over citizenship
A San Francisco youth, Tommaso, declares he is a United States citizen after his father punishes him. Family members discuss parental rights while the boy asserts he will not endure punishment from a foreigner. The Argonaut notes the incident reflects hyphenated citizenship tensions.
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San Francisco
Tommaso
United States
Argonaut
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Wall Street Journal
Missus Brown
Chile
America
Engineers
Naval Consulting Board
Homann
Die
Renanne
Amanican
Bandaiay
Hhi Ming
Lil
India
G. & C. Merriam CO
Springfield
Mass
Walter T. Bradley
S. E. Corner
Ninth and Thompson Streets
Philadelphia
Hoffer
Engle
Hummelstown
George P. Hoffer
Palmyra
Landis
E. B. Cassady
Sabie
Swatara
E. M. Hoffer
C. S. Maulfair
Penna
H. M. Hartz
Insurance and Real Estate
W. Main St
Palmyra, PA
Letz
New Holland Scientific
Peerless
Ideal Duplex
Letz Alfalfa Mills
Syracuse
John Deere
Dellinger
Hershey Store Co
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