Federal Grades of Big Benefit in U S Agricultural Standardization
The United States Department of Agriculture outlines the rapid rise of federal grades for fruits and vegetables. Since 1915 the program expanded from onions and potatoes to 30 commodities, with widespread state adoption and international recognition. Virginia apple growers form standardization rings, and Georgia peaches are packed and shipped under U S grades with 8 000 cars inspected.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bermuda
Food Administration
United States
United States Food Products Inspection Service
Department
Virginia
Georgia
Two Year Old Ayrshire Sets High Year’s Milk Record
Kansas State Agricultural College’s two year old Ayrshire Canary Bell posted a yearly total of 9 315 pounds of milk and 329 73 pounds of butterfat. Canary Bell II and Melrose Canary Bell II descendants bolster the college herd famed for top class leaders and world records. The KSAC Ayrshires hold ten of 16 Kansas class records and average 12 139 pounds milk and 448 pounds butterfat over three years.
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B. M
Canary Bell
Kansas State Agricultural College
Bell
Melrose
College Ayrshire
Ayrshire
America
K. S. A. C. Ayrshires
Hens Exercise Feed Regimen for Equal Mash and Scratch
Instructions urge hens to forage by placing grain in a deep litter, feeding mash wet or dry to ensure roughly equal parts mash and scratch. In cold weather, allocate one third of scratch in morning and two thirds at night to boost exercise and appetite.
Land of Cockhaigne as a Satire of Avalon
The piece describes a fabled ideal land Land of Cockhaigne where houses are edible, rivers flow with wine, and roasted geese parade the streets. It is presented as a satirical vision contrasting luxury and abundance with critique of social excess.
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Land of Cockhaigne
Cockaigne
Avalon
All the Difference in the Exchange Note
A brief quip contrasts a juggler using pencs with a skater relying on feet, highlighting agility and skill.
Seed and Plant Mailing Practices Urged by USDA Circular
The USDA releases Circular 823 guiding how to collect label and pack living plant material for long distance shipment. It stresses proper wrapping to prevent loss from climate and handling and warns against using newspaper in place of burlap. It also notes sickly material should be avoided and copies are available from Washington.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Tropics
Department
Washington, D. C
Legume Hay Favored for Farm Flock of Sheep
Agricultural guidance notes legume hay as top feed for sheep with alfalfa and red clover highlighted. Cautions include sweet clover curing difficulties and dangers from moldy hay. Other feeds discussed include wild hay, millet, corn stover, straw, and timothy hay with notes on health and wool impact.
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Timothy Hay
Forcing Rhubarb In Winter
Rhubarb forcing is presented as easy for both commercial and home use to supply a January through early spring dish. Roots are dug in late autumn, buds kept, soil retained. Fully frozen roots force faster. ten days of severe freezing recommended before bringing plants into a dark cellar at 50 to 60 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Iust
Farm Facts and Farming Advice Amid Low Prices
A fragmented rural note urges drainage with ditches or tile to cut costs, warns against wasteful practices like burning wood, and discourages improper feeding of high value feed to low value livestock. It stresses sanitation and efficient fertilizer use for farm economics.
Scotch Cow Admits Salmon Tale From English Angler
A Field story recounts a north Scotland salmon tale where an English angler, after catching a ten-pound salmon on a famous river, hides the fish in rushes near a marshy nook. A Highland cow discovers the bag, eats the fish except the head and tail, and the angler’s trumped reaction ends with the cow calmly finishing the trout a passerby finds amusing.
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England
Scotland
Rules of Politeness Were Not for Tennyson
The Kansas City Star notes Alfred Lord Tennyson often ignored social courtesies in solitary moods. A neighbor tried to bring a visiting society woman to meet him for luncheon, but Tennyson forgot the plan and remained silent throughout the meal, leaving without uttering a word.
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Tennyson
Kansas City
Aldworth
The Silent H in English History
The piece explains how the letter H was not pronounced in Latin and Norman French due to language formation. It notes the shift as English emerged as a national language and that the habit persisted among less educated classes, especially in London, with some clergy clinging to older speech.
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England
London
Water dyed green near Buckingham Palace Victoria memorial
London Times reports a water feature opposite Buckingham Palace has a delicate apple green tint from a material in a sack dragged through the marble basins. Workmen explained the substance prevents weed growth while coloring the water.
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Buckingham Palaces
Victoria Memorial
London Times
Oldest Form of Writing The Hygyptian System
The Hygyptian system of writing is described as perhaps the oldest form known. It is presented as early Hieroglyphic script used by ancient cultures.
Ancient Egyptian Papyrus Fragments and Prisse Work
The article notes the oldest papyrus records the reign of King Assa dating to 8580 35368 B C and highlights the Prisse Papyrus in Paris as the earliest literary papyrus. It mentions a fifth dynasty king’s work dated to 2500 B C.
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Assa
Prisse
Paris
Fiery Refuses to Fetch Putter After Golfers Outburst
In a Muirfield scene a golfer who misses a short putt flings his club into a potato field. Fiery, the caddy, passes on his way to the next tee and the golfer asks for the club. Fiery replies he is too pale to fetch and carry.
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Muirfield
Potatoe
Fiery
Reflections on manners and social norms
The collection muses on disputing versus agreement and the power of a soft answer or humor. It warns against envy and vanity, notes fashion as a male domain, and comments on youth, confession, and advice. It also praises musical comedy for youth and suggests saving for a future wedding.
Logics and Labor in Life and Love
A collection of maxims on founding parties, climate, labor, love, money, writing plays, health, and philosophy. The author contrasts reason with imagination and notes that political aims should rest on principles, not anger.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Words of Wisdom Verses from Classical Thinkers
A compact collection of aphorisms and quotes from Richter Emerson Thomas Russell and Shakespeare. The text juxtaposes faith sight and beauty with reflections on error and trust, offering moral and philosophical guidance.
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Thomas Russell
Wise Men's Words on Advice and Leadership
Short reflections on humility and prudent leadership. The text argues that true wisdom comes from action not vanity, that quiet strength hides within, and that effective rulers have learned by obeying in the past. It cautions against ego and emphasizes practical experience as the mark of a wise person.
Matches Message Prompts Caution on Fire Risk
A Scouting slogan warns that a single match can ignite vast damage, urging careful use and prevention of wildfires. It states one match can start a chain reaction leading to widespread ruin, emphasizing responsibility before striking.
Brother Williams and the Roadside Knife Fight Folklore
A brief, period voice item notes how local men claim pride and risk near the roadside. The piece references community life, resilience, and the idea that work and office status pale beside frontier bravado. It preserves a colorful regional tone from Atlanta readings.
Owl Economy and Inheritance: A Moral Reflection
A reflective critique notes wealth is not a satisfactory inheritance and that a man’s enemies are few when relatives praise him. It argues conscience should spur honesty rather than fear, emphasizing moral character over material gain.
Free Land and the American Frontier
The vast unoccupied west shaped American individualism as farming drew settlers westward. By 1880 census data show the frontier no longer stretched coast to coast though large sparsely inhabited areas remained. The era fostered belief that free land would soon vanish as settlement advanced.
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United States
Pacific Coast
Lands of the West Offer Vast Unused Acres for Future Use
The article notes 186,604,733 acres across 24 states remain unreserved and unappropriated, led by Nevada and Utah, with Alaska adding 338,000,000 unreserved acres. It argues wastes like deserts and swamps hold future value via transportation and new materials, urging harvest of neglected lands.
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General Land Office
Nevada
Utah
California
New Mexico
Wyoming
Alaska
Adal
Ilnodlanapolis
Cooking Expert Keeps Her Dates Straight
Mrs. Rose Amiot Salvail, cafeteria manager at Gimble's in New York, juggles a large family and a public career writing cooking articles. Her Date Goodies recipe blends dates and walnuts, baked into bars, reflecting her expert approach to homemaking and food journalism.
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Rose Amiot Salvail
Gimbel’s
New York
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