Soybeans as Profitable Feed and Soil Improver
Report on soybeans as a hog feed and soil fertility booster. Field trials in Alabama Kentucky compare soybeans with peanuts sorghum and corn for hog gain costs and pork value. Soybean pasture plus supplementing with corn increases daily gain and lowers cost per pound of pork.
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Alabama
Rurege
Perel
Kentucky
Kentucky Siliculture
Ia Corp
North Darling
Oy Deana
Expansion of National Market News Service Highlights 1918 Growth
The 1918 annual report details the U S Department of Agriculture market news service expansion to about 90 offices and 14 000 miles of leased wires. It notes continuous fruit and vegetable coverage, extended stock and meat reporting with new western market access, and a shift to government reporting restoring confidence in market conditions.
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United Slatea Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Markets
Secretary of Agriculture
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Pittsburgh
Daily Reports
Daily Telegraphic
Hye
Allegheny
United States
Chicago Union
Washington
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Ohicago
Minneapolis
Million in Organizations Aid Farmers Through County Agents
The United States Department of Agriculture notes more than seven million farmers belong to or assist with organizations allied to county agents. These groups, including women volunteers, provide access to federal and state agricultural programs, bridging scientific research and practical farming life for rural households.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Ormeniaations
American Armer
First Penny Postage Trial Inaugurated in England 1840
The article reviews Britain’s penny postage start on January 10, 1840 and notes delayed adoption in Canada. It contrasts U.S. rates in 1840 and explains the development of adhesive stamps and prepayment methods, including Rowland Hill’s system and the 1847 introduction of stamps in North America.
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England
Canada
New York
Atlantic
Great Britain
United States
Hilles
Rowland Bill
Country
Unknown Dead in Flanders and the Marne
Soldier poets and simple boys from Brompton Oxford and towns unknown sleep in war’s gloom. They loved English lanes the sun on downs and late the English rain. Though gone they are not dead and, across lonely graves, their memories smile in a celestial garden.
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Flanders
Marne
Surrey
Brompton
Oxford
Trey
Troy
Jada
Charles Hanson
Port
Hymn Writer William Cowper Ended Walk With Faith
The article recounts poet William Cowper attempting suicide by Thames during a deep melancholy. A foggy misdirection led him back to his home where he, moved by what he saw as a divine interposition, returned to his room and penned his famous hymn God moves in a mysterious way.
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Wil- Han Cowper
People’s Home Journal
Cowper
Thames River
Spider Web as Simple Weather Barometer
The article notes a spider’s web signals weather: stretched threads imply calm skies, shortened lines indicate wind or rain, and daily changes show impending conditions. If the spider rests, rain is likely. active work suggests rain will end quickly and give clear weather afterward. Observations claim evening changes forecast a clear night.
Middle West Farmers Oppose Hour-Earlier Daylight Saving Scheme
Middle West farm bureaus report opposition to daylight saving tactics next summer. Farmers say moving clocks ahead costs them an hour during haying and wheat harvests as dews delay work start times until eight thirty or nine, while workers quit at six. They urge reporting for work an hour early instead of repeating the change and press Congress to reenact the law.
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Middle West
Clites
Congress
Monument Erected for Historic Macintosh Apple Tree
Farmers of Dundas County Ontario raise a marble pillar to honor the Macintosh Apple tree that founder John Macintosh reportedly planted. The tree, famed for superior fruit, survived until recently and helped seed Canada's apple industry.
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Dundas County
Ontario
Canada
Macintosh
Thrift and Flavor in Home Cookery from Janet M Hill
A vintage guide extols thrift in kitchen work from a 19th century perspective. It provides methods for preparing thick ham slices with elder, cider sauce, and hot roast ham with cider, plus baked ham liver dishes and calf liver with clove pepper sauce and a fruit juice glaze.
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Janet M. Hill
Chevrons mark war service and wounds for veterans
Army officers outline types of chevrons worn on sleeves to denote war service time, wounds, outside theater service, discharge status, and three year service. Types include gold war service, wound, silver, scarlet discharge, service stripes, and sky blue cloth chevrons with placements on left or right sleeves.
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France
Hnd
Corps
Department of Service
Salt by electricity expands in Norway with two plants
Yerrie Mar reports successful sea water electrolysis for salt production. Two plants will be built in Norway, each with an annual capacity of 50 tons, to scale this method.
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Fio Norway
Half Inch Spider Defeats Two Inch Fish in Edge Fight
A scientist observed a half inch ground spider from the wolf family wrestle a two inch fish at a pool edge. The spider clamped the fish’s tail and pulled it ashore while the fish fought to drag the spider back into the water. After about ten minutes the fish died and the spider dragged the carcass ashore.
Wise and Otherwise Ingram Style Observations
A collection of quips on thrift and behavior ends with a farmer’s proverb about common sense. The pieces lampoon saving habits by gender and social roles while offering a light reminder that practical wisdom comes from everyday experience.
North Carolina Forests to Supply Railroad Ties
North Carolina forests will provide timber for rail ties as railroads face a nationwide shortage. The article notes 50,000,000 ties needed west of the Mississippi and 60,000,000 east, with 20,000,000 for street railways and industry. A 40 mile road into Transylvania, Jackson, Graham, and Clay counties is being built to extract timber.
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Carolina
Crete Hutchinson
American Fors
Magazine of Washington
Railroa
Mississipi
Mississippi
Railron Purchasing Committee
North Carolina
Transylvania
Jason
Graham
Clay Counties
Have a Laugh Working Both Ways
A local dialogue sketches misfired statistics and gender notions. Conversations touch on marriage, quarrels, medical bills, and a Stradivarius joke, ending with a remark on ladies learning grace and men’s habits.
Farming Is a Business in the County
A partial article argues farming as a business, noting farmers grow their operations to increase profits. It compares business methods to agricultural practice, implying more investment leads to larger returns and stronger local economies.
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Conn
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Longwood War Relief Unit
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Eugene Smith
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Thad
Violin
Bill Ek
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