Be Sheep Profitable on Farm Additions to Livestock
Be Sheep Profitable on Farm argues that ten to one hundred more sheep can be profitably kept on many farms alongside existing stock. Writer W. F. Baird shares 28 years in farming and 16 years with 100 to 125 breeding ewes, asserting sheep are the most profitable livestock. He notes higher grain yields and grass productivity, stresses shelter and dry bedding, and recommends shed designs oriented east to west for wind protection and daily air.
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W. F. Baird
Harvest Crops With Swine by Ohio Station
Study fed three pig lots for 80 days with different feeds. Lot 1 ear corn and lower pasture, Lot 2 rye pasture, Lot 3 ear corn and rape pasture, plus one fourth pound tankage daily. Averages: gains 0.82, 0.57 and 0.75 lb per pig. feed per lb gain 2.66, 6.4 and 2.91. Lot 2 joined Lot 1 on clover and Lot 3 remained on pasture for 26 days. clover gain 0.75 lb with 4.44 lb feed per lb gain. on clover 0.87 lb gain with 8.16 lb feed per lb gain.
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Ohio
Pedigree Of Direct Value In Animal Lineage
A concise discussion on animal pedigree explaining that a pedigree records ancestors across generations. It emphasizes the genetic principle that offspring resemble parents and outlines how pedigree data relate to inherited traits and value in breeding.
Don’t Sell Breeding Stock Temptation of High Prices Warned
Farmers are cautioned against rushing into breeding cattle or sows due to flashy offers. Prompted by rumors of high prices for popular breeds, the notice urges restraint to avoid mistaking temporary gains for lasting value.
Edith Cavell's Defender Buxton to Speak in Saratoga
Buxton de Levant, Belgian defender of Edith Cavell, arrives in America to present a report to the state department and address a Saratoga Springs audience on legal aspects of alleged spy cases. He plans to deliver documents to the American Bar Association at the event.
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Buxton de Levant
Jexaloy Brusseld
Fragmentary 19th Century English Rhetoric Snippet
The text presents a garbled, archaic passage praising equality and referencing figures such as William Dean Hawella, with unclear context and multiple corrupted phrases. It reads like a rough OCR fragment from a period essay or critique discussing races, identity, and societal roles in a convoluted, unreadable form.
Transformer Testing Advances By Industry Experts
Under direction of the firean of Standards and the American Bureau for Testing Materials experiments start among electrical manufacturers and oil producers. They study methods to test transformer insulation for dielectric strength. Objective is uniform testing across the industry.
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Firean
Bueiety
Aimericom
Father Cuts Off $5000 Yearly Allowance Then Son Seeks Work
In New York John Moller claims his father Peter Moller refused to support his 21 year old son. The father, a sugar refining doctor, cut the allowance to $3000 after his marriage and insists the son live a gentleman life. The son says he wants to enter business and earn his livelihood, seeking $25,00 more to cover life long needs. The dispute centers on independence versus dependency in a wealthy New York family.
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New York
John Moller
Peter Moleler
Moller
Naeure
Ueninn
Molter
Angs
May Allowance Sparks Family Dispute Over Independence
A fragmented note states that in May an allowance was cut, the father gave the son money, and the son's ambition was stifled. The younger man declares he is entitled to a break from the family support to strike out on his own.
Chicago man shoots wife in alleged burglary
Charlen Bikorski awoke to a possible intruder and, after seeing a figure near the window, shot his wife Malie's during a quarrel that followed a daytime dispute. Police report he believed the intruder was a burglar and he fired to protect himself.
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Chicago
Charlen Bikorski
Alu
Fred
Maliie
Leprosy Scare Shakes Local Court Hearing
Erratic OCR text reports a court case involving alleged leprosy related charges. Names and specifics are unclear, but the notice references a germ related health issue and a court proceeding in the city. No clear ages or actions could be confirmed from the fragmented source.
Forty Years Later Patrick Hyland Reunites With Alice Mim Jane Young
After four decades Patrick Hyland of cig City and his former partner Mim Jane Young of Shipsburg Maas reunite at the railroad station in the region. They parted years ago when young and moving across the country and now meet again in a touching moment near the local rail line.
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Monhagu Qty
Patrick Hyland
Cig Cty
Alice
Mim Jane Young
Shipsburg
Maas
Postal theft unsolved mystery grips Colorado and Kansas
A damaged OCR tale describes a Santa Fe postal theft case involving $25,000 in currency from a Chicago to Pasadena transfer. Charles Oldfield, ex postal clerk, faced grand jury indictments in Kansas and Denver but lacked sufficient evidence for trial. The case centers on a registered pouch that vanished in Pasadena and later yielded rain damaged $20 bills near Oldfield’s Kansas home.
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Denver
Uncle Sam
Santa Fe
Ranwwe City
la Aint
Colecan
Geard
United States Distriet Court
Continental and Commercial Nation Bank of Chicago
Mist National Bank of
Pasadena
Oldfeld
Kansas City
Leavenworth
Kan
Old Oldfield
Oldfield
Kansas
Hired to Admit Murder in Fort Worth Case
Minx Callie Lee Meadows, charged with the murder of D. P. McAdame, is released under 85 00 bond. She implicated Mrs. 0 Phimmer and said Parker pen ty officials paid her to confess. Meadows claimed she went to Fort Worth seeking work and was manipulated into the killing plot.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Callie Lee Meadows
D. P. McAdame
Thin City
Sherie
Pinner
Miss Meadows
Parker Pen Ty
Adie
Jofer
Tetui
Mley Meadows
Women seeks draft into army for husband service
A woman signer submitted a wartime plea to the War Department requesting her own induction alongside her husband, arguing the couple’s shared sacrifice would bolster morale. She states her husband is capable and wants to support him by serving.
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War Department
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