Women on the Farms May Earn Pin Money With Canning
The Agricultural Department highlights the rise of home canning ventures by farm women. Richmond Virginia and Washington DC examples show canning pickles chowchow and other products bringing real income. Beginners should start small then specialize and seek markets with neatly presented products.
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the Agricultural Department
Hershey Press
Richmond
United States
Washington, D. C
United States Department of Agriculture
Protect the Roots In Ageing the Roo
Advice on preserving tree roots during aging or transplantation emphasizes keeping roots moist and protected. It recommends wrapping with burlap or canvas to prevent drying, especially preserving fine roots to support larger roots.
No Cheap Meats on the Horizon Across Atlantic Markets
The article argues there is no prospect of low priced livestock or meats. Export regions Australasia South America and North America face limited supplies. Hog crops offer the only hope for more meat, aided by disease control and preventive farming, though corn shortages may limit hog yields.
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Atlantic
Australasia
South America
North America
Strockman
Points on Pigs for Early Fall Markets
The Farmer’s Journal urges rapid growth of early fall pigs to beat cold weather. Provide shelter and care, reduce range, increase grain, and avoid overcrowding. Ensure ample water for fattening hogs and keep a pan of charcoal sulphur salt and wood ashes in every yard. All hog breeds prosper with proper feeding.
The Man Who Kept His Barn Door Shut
A 96 year old New Englander famed for parsimony dies after a life of thrift. Family and neighbors reflect on his stinginess as his heirs settle a sizable funeral bill. An old man at the wake quips the departed “was always good at keeping his barn door shut.”
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New England
Hershey Town Showcases Unique Modern Coop Village
Wagenseller praises Hershey as a unique town built around chocolate, highlighting its cooperative structure, large factory complex, 1200 employees, extensive milk usage, and integrated community facilities from the Hershey Department Store to the Power Plant. The editor notes rapid floor-space growth and the town’s modern, clean, up-to-date character.
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George W. Wagenseller
Middleburg Post
Pennsylvania Weekly Newspaper Association
Hershey
Harrisburg
M.S. Hershey
Lancaster
United States
Hershey Trust Co
Hershey Transit Co
Hershey School
Hershey Improvement Co
Hershey Abattoir
Hershey Laundry
Green House
Seed, Bees, and Hay Tips From a Rural Note
A farmer notes the barking dog and noisy roosters as common nuisances. The queen bee is the only perfect female and lays all eggs for workers. Mixing a little alfalfa seed with timothy improves hay and soils for future alfalfa crops. Those who skimped on grass seed last year face damage to land and yield. It never pays to skimp on seed. better to use durable tools and clothing than to cut seed costs.
Farm Management Says Best Land Produces Most Livestock
Live notes claim the most productive farm is where the greatest number of live animals are raised and manure is saved and applied. A wart remedy for cattle is announced by Professor Cottrel of Kansas using castor oil rubbed into warts twice daily for one to two weeks. Calves thrive on skim milk and grain diet then eat clover or alfalfa hay and dry bran with oats to aid digestion and adjust stomachs to forage.
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Cottrel
Kansas
Man Quits After Secretarial Hen Job
A hired man at a farm quits after nine years when the farmer adds poultry raising. The man explains he must write the date and name of each hen on every egg, declaring he will not be secretary to the farmer’s hens any longer.
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State Bulletin of Pennsylvania
McCormick
Missouri
Superior
Thomas
Peoria
Crown
Prices of Meat Animals Rise 3 Percent Over July to August
Prices paid to U.S. meat animal producers rose 3 percent from July 15 to August 15. The August 15 average price across beef cattle, calves, hogs, sheep, lambs, and chickens was 7.63 dollars, up from 7.20 a year ago and higher than earlier years in the four-year comparison.
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United States
June cattle confinement prosecutions total 87 cases
The Bureau of Animal Industry reports 87 prosecutions in June for cattle kept confined over 28 hours without unloading for feed water or rest. Total fines amount to nearly $5,000.
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Bureau of Animal Industry
Department
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le Roy Cady
Pennsylvania
Wagenseller
the Farm
David Gordon
Hershey, Pa
J. E. Gruber
Hershey _ DERRY CHURCH
Yingst’s
John B. Curry
Swatara Station
Curry
Hershey Store Co
Chocolate Avenue
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