Principles of Practical Cooperation at National Grange Meet
At the Wilmington Delaware convention 17 speakers outlined nine core principles for cooperative buying selling and marketing. Local units and cash basis operations drive success with information bureaus and Rochdale methods cited as models and Maine New York California and Michigan examples cited to show regional practice and results.
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National Grange
Wilmington
Del
Grange
Europe
Kansas
Washington Co-Operative Association
Ketcham
Michigan
Judson
Iowa
Kansans
Reardon
Grane
West
Maine
Stetson
Boston
Rogora
New York
Dixon
South Dakota
Hart
Wyoming
Thompson
Delaware
Holmer
California
State Grange
Connecticut State Grange
Sherwood
Connecticut Patrons’ Exchange
Chapman
Massachusetts
Hampden Improvement League
Springfield
Michigan State Grange
Missouri
Raine
Commismission
Montana State Grange
Young
Montana
Mastery Ream
Nebraska
Master Gaunt
New Jersey
Grange Fire Insurance Company
A Simple Nest Easily Made for Maine Experiment
A simple nesting box construction is described for egg gathering. The design uses a box with a slatted door that slides in grooves and a cheap hook. When a hen enters the nest the door presses back, the hook is lifted, and the hen settles in and is kept shut until release.
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Maine
Aldo
Thia
State Leads in Corn Yield and Strong Tobacco Output
The Department of Agriculture data cited by the Harrisburg Telegraph place Pennsylvania first in corn yield per acre and second in tobacco among states for 1914 and the ten-year average. Wisconsin and Ohio follow in various ranks while the national averages sit at 25.8 bushels this year and 26.7 for the decade.
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Department of Agriculture
Washington
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
Ohio
United States
Practical Poultry Rearing Notes for Fattening and Care
Practical guidance on feeding to fatten fowls for markets, including oats potatoes boiled milk and cooked rice for diarrhoea. Tips on turkey and geese fattening with cornmeal suet and bran, egg production from hens, and origins of common poultry species. Lime to purify coop air.
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Hamburg
Asia
Oceania
Americas
Africa
California farm boys win one month US tour prize
Twenty California high school farmers earned an all expenses paid US tour for their farming work. Winners averaged 17 years old and produced notable profits on small plots from beans to potatoes while studying economy as well as yield. Multiple states show varied crop performances across the nation.
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California
United States
Raymond Beckman
Earl Butterfield
Bird
Courtney
Grant Cornell
Oliver Erickson
Harry Huffman
College of Agriculture
University of California
This Year’s Crops Surpass Averages Across Regions
The Department of Agriculture reports total crops 2.3 percent above average. Eastern States outperform Western, with New York crops 10.7 percent above the regional average.
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Department of Agriculture
New York
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David Gordon
Hershey, Pa
J. E. Gruber
Hershey Derry Church
Yingst’s
John B. Curry
Swatara Station
Curry
S. H.C
New Holland
Hershey Store Co
Chocolate Avenue