High piglet losses in spring farrowing urged by USDA guidance
USDA reports show about one third of piglets die before weaning across four corn belt states. Minnesota data indicate 84 percent loss in spring 1928, with similar levels in Indiana and Iowa. Recommendations stress proper housing, guard rails to prevent crushing, vigorous breeding and optimal sow care before birth. Details available from the Department of Agriculture in Washington, D.C.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Corn
Indiana
Windls
Iowa
H. G. Zavoral
Minnesota University Extension Service
Minnesota Survey
Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Advantage of Gaining Ewe Flock at Breeding
The ewes gaining weight during the breeding season come into heat together and should breed within three to four weeks. This concentrates lambing in spring, allowing focused care when lambs are born in a short period. Gaining ewes also drop more twins, improving lamb crop outcomes on the western range. As cool weather arrives, healthy ewes appetite improves. if fed, they may still gain. Ten days before rain, give ewes a small additional feed or ensure good pasture access.
Rapid gains from highprotein feeds in pig growth trials
Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station tests show feeding corn with tankage reduces cost per 100 pounds of gain to 5.86 from 6.90 and raises daily gain from 1.2 to 1.4 pounds. Pigs reach 200 pounds twenty days sooner, aiding fall market timing.
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Earlies
Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station
Pure Breds Campaign Planned by Kentucky State Extension
Thirty nine Kentucky counties plan an active campaign to replace scrub bulls boars and dams with pure bred stock. Specialists from animal husbandry and extension workers will conduct the work in cooperation with the U S Department of Agriculture.
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Kentucky
United States Department of Agriculture
How to Start Pigs with a Safe Creep Feed Plan
Begin by building a creep that sows cannot reach. Place shelled corn in untouched ground or use a self feeder. Start pigs on a slop of middlings and milk, then at about ten weeks add soaked ground oats. Gradually shift to two thirds oats and one third middlings.
Just an Empty Six year old Freddy visit to farm
Freddy, during a city visit, learns at breakfast that his uncle’s Jersey cow was stolen in the night. He quips that it’s a joke on the thief, because the hired man had taken all the mills out of her just before supper yesterday.
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Freddy
Reducing Apple Losses by Wrapping Against Scald
USDA reports that wrapping and other practices can greatly reduce apple scald during storage. Factors include fruit maturity, temperature, delayed storage, aeration, oil wrappers, and oils or waxes. Oiled wrappers emerge as the most effective preventive, with low temperature and quick cooling crucial to delay scald. Farmers’ Bulletin No. 1380 details these findings.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Farmers
Washington, D. C
Butterfat losses traced to separator faults
Losses of butterfat a separating skim milk from cream on the farm may be traced to low speed of the separator cold milk dirty bowl worn bearings or other mechanical defects. Keep the machine clean and well oiled, run at least as fast as the handle speed.
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C. A. Iverson
Department of Dairying
Iowa State College
Feasible Plan Outlined for Seeding Grass Plot
J. Garber of West Virginia College of Agriculture recommends a seed mix per acre for seeding timothy red clover redtop and oats. The suggested blend is eight pounds timothy seven pounds red clover five pounds redtop with oats if the drill can sow grain and grass together. He cautions against over seeding oats and notes red clover performance varies by land.
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R. J. Garber
West Virginia College of Agriculture
Orchard grass and garden notes from a farm column
The piece notes Sudan grass hay protein is low for dairy use, oats seed gains, and home gardening value. It covers farm crops like lettuce patches for root crops, guidance on pest checks for currants and gooseberries, cabbage butterflies, cutworms, and orchard grass growing beneath trees.
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Sudan
Veins of Wealth Quote Echoes Ruskin View on Youth
A historical quotation attributes to Ruskin the idea that true wealth lies not in gold but in the vitality of youth. The line likens wealth to rich red blood pulsing through young bodies, linking economic value to youthful vigor.
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Ruskin
Rough Places to Blossoms Brings Hopeful Message
A reflective note urges perseverance through harsh times. It speaks of enduring winds and rough paths, promising eventual renewal and better days. The tone encourages resilience and faith, framing hardship as a prelude to blossoms.
Will Rediscovered Halves a Village Feud Over Estate
Mary Halloran finds Simon Newell's last will in a secret cabinet drawer. It reveals John Ames inherited all when he courted Mary, prompting moral conflict. Mary destroys the will to protect Ames, but Tom realizes the truth as the document burns.
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Mary
Tom Halloran
Mr. Ames
Mary Newell
Simon Newell
John Ames
John
Squire
Ames
Newell
Ilfe
Halloran
Mr. Newell
Tom
Mary Halloran
Tom Mary
Amey
To Be Successful in Thinking Thoroughly
Quote on success stressing complete problem thinking. Emphasizes not settling for partial understanding and avoiding reliance on others for leadership. Advocates fully exploring why and how to solve issues rather than superficial solutions.
Have You This Habit Adam Everyman’s Appreciation Habit
Adam Everyman learns to value his wife and children after years of neglect. His daily acknowledgments spark better work, kinder relations, and a more hopeful home life, showing appreciation as a cure for egoism and friction. The piece urges readers to adopt the habit of appreciation.
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Adam Everyman
Adam
Ada
Sj Ie Dam
Ac Istomer
Icelanders Never Saw Train Or Trolley Art Masters
In Iceland many people have never seen a train or a trolley and have not visited a tree or saplings. They lack gardens fruit or grapevines and work in sheltered settings.
Push Clouds Aside by Airplane Through Cloud
The article notes aviators can clear small clouds in steady, non growing cumulus by about twenty passes. The effect, tied to stirring from propeller and plane, introduces warm unsaturated air and compressional warming, though no full explanation exists. The method fails when clouds grow rapidly.
Beauty of the Himalayas Inspires a Climber
A vivid scene captures the allure of the Himalayas as a fearless climber treks the ascent of eight thousand feet. The article frames the journey as a testament to rugged endurance amid stark, majestic landscapes.
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Himalayas
Himna
Abnormal rho dodendron bloom reported in mountains
A returned traveler in late spring cites altitude and climate as cause for an abnormally large rho dodendron, with vast scarlet and pink blossoms covering slopes. The growth blankets scores of square miles, color softening at higher elevations, Ohio State Journal reports.
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Tawne
Ohio State Journal
Campeche Honey From Haiti Attracts American Market
Haitian honey known as Campeche honey blends royal palm and logwood tree nectar to create a nearly white, delicate product. It commands higher prices in France than in the United States. some producers face criticism for harvesting before ripening. Objections arise over early gathering.
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Campeche
France
United States
Mixed Beekeeping Wax and Bees Report
A fragment notes bees and wax mingling in a disrupted beekeeping context. The text hints at issues with handling honeycomb and wax products amid unclear conditions or processes.
Complex Count of World Languages and Dialects
The text estimates about 860 living languages with thousands of dialects and near languages. It notes lack of consensus among linguists on when a dialect becomes a language and provides rough regional counts: Europe 80, Asia, Africa 14, America 117, and Pacific and Indian Ocean islands remaining.
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Europe
Asia
Africa
America
Islands
ATC
Emperor Taizong Opens Empire to Christian Teachings
In 631 the Nestorian Christian missionaries were welcomed by Emperor Tai Sung who heard their creed and ordered Chinese translations of the scriptures. In 628 he stated the new religion was satisfactory and could be preached within the empire.
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Taisung
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Springfield
Ohio
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Lillian
Belasco
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Iceland
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Apostle
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