Standards Help Farm Problems in Butter Grading
An article argues for broader use of federal butter grading standards to improve pricing and quality in the U S dairy market. It cites Danish grading as a model, notes existing but uneven adoption, and highlights recent inspections of 4 000 000 pounds destined for export to Europe. The piece urges wider application of official grades to boost efficiency and producer incentives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Shakespeares Ciainiet
Dentoark
Tsentuark
United States
New York
Grk
Isnmark
America
Minneapolis
Chicago
Philadelphia
Boston
Bureau of Markets
Europe
Federal Inspection Service
Washington, D. C
Profit From Stock and Crops in Community Farms
The piece notes limited demand for the same product and suggests community enterprises should favor generally grown crops. It cites dairy surplus calves and cattle feeding, pork production, and pasture land use as paths for expansion, with focus on local surplus and nonproducer markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Sates Department of Agriculture
Department
Successful Pig Litter and Pens
A dry pen is crucial for a successful litter as filth and dampness foster disease and weakness in young pigs. The text stresses cleanliness and dry bedding as key factors in piglet rearing.
Buildings for Sheep Provide Simple Sheltering
Farmers can shelter flocks with a south facing shed. Simple open structures meet needs in most regions and avoid high costs.
Nurse Crops for Clover and Early Oats as Cropping Aid
The article discusses using nurse crops such as barley or short straw to protect clover and describes how early maturing oats can serve as the best forage or purse crop in mixed farming systems.
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Bes
Better Sires for Rabbits Recognition Granted
Hamilton Coleman of Bay county Florida becomes the first in the United States to enroll in the Better Sires Better Stock movement for rabbits though rabbits are not officially listed among target mammals. The official emblem of recognition is granted to Coleman for raising meat breeds such as Flemish Giants Spot ted Giants New Zealands and Belgian hares.
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Florida
United States
Hamilton Coleman
Bay County
Coleman
Seed corn ear by ear advice from an old farm column
The article surveys crop practices with notes on seed corn ear, high farm wages, treating small grain seed with formaldehyde to combat smut, barley as a strong seed, and legal issues for muddy garden tools. It also covers profitable soy seed, planting depth, soil aeration, and potato plant sensitivity to unbalanced nutrients.
Bent glass substitute cellon promises new materials
A new material called cellon, under Dr. Eichelgrun patents, can be cut with shears and heated to form a kneadable mass that rehardens on cooling. Available as solid or acetyl cellulose in camphor, it comes in slabs tubes or putty and forms anti rust liquid. Burnt drops like shellac and is water fat and alcohol resistant. Liquid cellon impregnates textiles and makes insulating tape.
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Eichelgrun
Tanks in Peace Time Use Spreads Across France
French tanks, once war machines, are now used for transport in industrial yards and on farms. Larger tanks replace horses for canal traction while compact models haul passengers on mountain routes. The tanks shed firepower for a carriage, enabling steep grades and crossing streams with ease.
Year of the Monkey Impacts Japan In 1920
Japan marks the year of the monkey in 1920 under the twelve year animal cycle. The superstition links monkey year with failed marriages, prompting many couples to wed in December 1919. Post offices faced a massive rush delivering hundreds of millions of New Year cards sent on January 1.
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Japan
Ole the Bear Makes Snowshoe Travel Record
Mail carrier Ole the Bear of Revelstoke to Downie Creek 45 miles up the Big Bend set a district record by using birch snowshoes on his horse. Heavy snow and crusty ice blocked roads, but Ole covered the route in three days without harm to rider or horse.
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Ole
Revelstoke
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
True universities should include life out of doors
Henry Van Dyke argues that true education blends outdoor life with study. He cites Milton John Burroughs and John Muir as models, saying field trips and voyages reveal more than books alone, making culture essential to learning.
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John Milton
John Burroughs
Houdson
John Muir
Yosemite
Henry van Dyke
Company Halt Ends Exhausting Two Mile March
Re cruit Sullivan, ranked No. 3 in the rear, nearly collapsed after two miles of marching without rest. The captain finally ordered the company to halt, and Sullivan joked that the captain had spoken for him.
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Sullivan
Rubber output rises through wartime and 1907 baseline
The text notes rubber production increasing from 1907 levels, doubling since the war began. In 1914 cultivated plantations produced 71,880 tons while forests yielded 40,000 tons. By 1918 plantation output reached 200,000 tons and forests 41,000 tons.
Canada to halt steel shipbuilding for years
Canada will not be able to build steel ships for at least two or three years due to a steel shortage. The decision reflects ongoing supply constraints affecting naval and commercial shipbuilding plans.
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Canada
Burmese Kindness to Animals and Human Compassion
The Burmese people show deep sympathy for all animals and believe kindness to animals reflects kindness to people. A Burmese boy is taught not to harm animals and to avoid cruelty in sport or food. The essay notes tame village animals and a culture that values compassion as a foundational virtue.
Chinese Laborers Aided WWI Effort Across Oceans
A little known side light of the Great War notes 150000 Chinese laborers, 100000 with British forces and 50000 with French, recruited from lower coolie classes. Initially sent via Indian Ocean and Mediterranean routes to France, submarines closed that path. The rest traveled via Pacific routes to Canada then across North America to Halifax and finally to France. Each man wore an identity bracelet and received 60 cents a day, with two thirds saved for families in China, drawing thousands to recruitment at Tianjin.
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China
Indian Ocean
Red Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Gibraltar
France
Mediterranean
Pacific
Vancouver
B. C
Canadian Pacific
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Atlantic
Tientsin
Plarvest Queen Barge Sinks Near Coast Guard Arrangements
The 63 year old double deck barge Plarvest Queen, built in 1857, sank in mud beside the barge office after pump failure. Towed from Norfolk by the cutter Manhattan, she was to serve as a temporary Coast Guard houseboat for men losing quarters at South Ferry. An inquiry will probe possible outside involvement in the sinking.
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Plarvest Queen
Norfolk
Coast Guard
Manhattan
Thecoast Guard Service
South Ferry
New York Tribune
Features of the American redstart bird described
The American redstart measures about five and a half inches and spreads its tail like a peacock. The male gains black on back tail and wings only at age two, while early life is mottled. The female is grayish yellow and white.
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American Forestry Association
Washington
Lazarus, Lazarette, and Leprosy in Church Language
The terms lazaretto lazar house and related forms come from Italian lazzeretto meaning a hospital for contagious diseases notably leprosy. Derived from Lazarus the leper in Luke sixteen this is the only New Testament parable with a proper name. The words show the parable's impact on Christian thought.
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Lazarus
Christendom
Alligator Farming in Peak Demand Periods
Alligator farming offers strong profits as demand rises and supply remains tight. The animals need meat only during active months, as they hibernate from September 1 to May 1 and do not eat at all during that period.
The Increased Cost Circus Conversation
The dialogue contrasts a boy seeking money for a circus with a father who recalls his frugal youth. The son argues the winter circus in a big building differs from the tented circuses of the past, while the father insists no money be spent.
Tanks in World War II Production and Battle Engagement
The record notes 2,636 tanks produced during the war and cites that the peak number in active battle was a little over 400 tanks.
Milks Emulsion advertised with testimonial from Emma Withers
A testimonial from Emma Withers of Belmont N C praises Milks Emulsion for restoring strength after a severe flu. The ad touts appetite aid, digestion benefits and rapid relief of chronic stomach trouble, offering a six bottle trial with money back guarantee and prices of 5c and 1.26 per bottle. Sold by druggists nationwide.
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Charlotte
N. C
Emma Withers
Box
Belmont
N. Co
Price &c
Sion Co
Terre Haute
Ind
Baby’s Arrival Silences Mary Elizabeth’s Laughs
The new baby brother sleeps while Mary Elizabeth is chided for playing and laughing noisily. She grumbles that since the infant arrived she cannot even whisper a laugh.
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Mary Elizabeth
Lift Off Corns With Freezone Adv Claims Easy Pain Free
An old advertisement touts Freezone as a cheap topical that lifts off corns and calluses with a few drops. It promises instant pain relief and painless removal, claiming no soreness during use and complete removal of the affected skin.
Pest Control Proverb Promotes Year Round Growth
A terse adage declares that interest alone grows constantly without effort while thrift and intelligence destroy pests, implying a financial or household discipline message.
Freckles Remedy Promises Clear Complexion
A wartime style ad touts Othine double strength as guaranteed to remove freckles. Apply nightly and morning with rapid results, often needing only one ounce, and request money back if not successful.
Genuine Compliment Prompts Phonograph Record Offer
An appreciative listener tells a book agent he does not want books but will buy a full phonograph record set if the agent returns with records of his talks about them. The exchange highlights interest in audio presentations over printed volumes.
Strength in Faith and Healing Card
Strength in Faith emphasizes courage and belief as mastery over circumstances. An advertisement for Hall's Catarrh Medicine claims to cure catarrhal deafness by addressing mucous inflammation via the bloodstream, offering a $100 reward if not cured.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Chia
Platinum Trade Shift Skews Global Output
The article notes a sharp decline in Russian platinum production and explains that historically Russia supplied about 90 percent of the world’s output while the United States imported about half of global production, signaling a major supply disruption.
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Rhussia
United States
Mixed Observations on Newcomers Across the Way
The Boston Transcript notes two newcomers in the opposite house who appear wealthy though socially inept. Patton Ayers dismisses them as shallow, noting their “mauvay reesh” and suggesting a French comment on appearances. The piece closes with a maxim about planning and executing work.
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Eusband
Abs
Patton-Ayers
Boston-Transcript
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