Insect Menace and the Boll Weevil Chronicle
The article traces the global pest threat from imported insects to the Mexican cotton boll weevil, detailing U.S. entomology efforts, pesticide research, and a Alabama town Enterprise’s transformation after diversification. It notes a January import restriction on narcissus bulbs, the pest impact on cotton, and a looming chemical warfare response led by Maj. Gen Amos A. Fries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sohn Dickinson Sherman
Uncle Sam
Jon
George HI
George Washington
Trenton
Sam
Agricultural Department
Vienna
Viena
Coffee County
Cotley County
Middle West
Quele Sam
Amos A. Fries
Chemical Warfare Service
Army
Georgia Experiment Station
Griffin
Fourth Dimension as a Mathematical Concept in Pathinder
The piece argues the fourth dimension is a mathematical phrase with no physical existence. It notes lines, surfaces, and solids define one to three dimensions, while the fourth is a hypothetical tool for geometry. The text also includes quoted lines from Pathinder Magazine and Margaret E. Sangster praising hopeful life and gratitude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pathinder Magazine
Margaret E. Sangster
To Be Thankful for Counting Our Mercies
A reflective piece urges gratitude for everyday blessings. It lists gentle words, loving smiles, cheerful mowers, children, and supportive friends, alongside good books and dear songs, inviting readers to count both small and large mercies.
Fragmented exchange on medical plea and joke
A terse dialogue fragment shows a caller seeking a prescription for tonsils and a puzzled response about doctors not purchasing tonsils. The brief skit ends with a quip about hardware.
Value of Family Living on Farm Stability and Food Supply
The U S Department of Agriculture analyzes farm business surveys from 1915 to 1922 across 21 states and 30 localities. It finds six items cover 92 percent of family living value from the farm, led by house rent, fuel, dairy products, poultry and eggs, pork and lard, and fruit and vegetables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
New England
Wisconsin
Florida
Shenandoah Valley
Virginia
Niagara Falls
New York
Great Plains
Palouse
Idaho
Washington
Oregon
West
Northwest
Drying Off Cows Aids In Milking Cessation
The article outlines variability in drying cows, noting single daily milking as common but not universal. It discusses alternative methods such as irregular milking, avoiding dry milking, and removing grain from rations. Protein-rich feeds and sweet feeds are used strategically, with gradual adjustment of feeding and milking to promote dryness.
Velvet Beans as Steer Fattening Feed Compared to Cottonseed
Feeding trials by USDA and state stations show velvet beans plus corn silage, in equal parts, rival cottonseed meal economically if cost per pound in pods is not more than half. Two pounds of velvet beans equal one pound cottonseed meal. whole beans fed unsoaked are best, grinding reduces palatability and gains. Velvet beans in pods without soaking are most economical. thin padded speckled variety offers higher value and palatability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Mississippi
State Agricultural Experiment Station
Department
Beltsville
Packing Apples Is Key Harvest Task at Ithaca College
Prof. Joseph Oskamp of New York College of Agriculture at Ithaca stresses packing apples as the most important harvest task. He urges rack the barrel after each half bushel to settle fruit, warns against overfilling, notes tight packs require little pressing, and highlights grading systems and market decisions based on crop quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Oskamp
New York College of Agriculture
Ithaca
Farm Hints Seed Selections and Crop Protection
A vintage agricultural note discusses lime, legumes, and Fre stock as a threefold path to prosperity. It notes cover crops ease soil care, warns about poor fruit handling, and emphasizes basic barn feed and water. It also touches on laying hens producing eggs, citing a historic record of 335 eggs in a year.
Reven-Saw Tale: Parents Swap Roles in Unusual Town
In Reven-Saw Looney Town a boy and girl swap roles with their parents as the Fenwicks imagine life from the other side. Parent Sally urges bed early for school, while Daddy and Mother Fenwick lament old books and rising costs for new ones. The piece captures a childlike lesson on growing up and changing times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sally Fenwick
Bobby Fenwick
Reven-Saw
Daddy
Mother Fenwick
Daddy Fenwick
Robert
Grent
Fenwick
Sally
Couldn't Be Softer The boy learns to hold anger and give a soft answer
A father advises his quick-tempered son Jimmy to respond gently when provoked. Later his brother taunts him and Jimmy replies with a firm but calm retort, echoing the lesson to keep calm under pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy
Also Mentioned on This Page
North Carolina
Federal Penitentiary
Baltimore
Service of
United States
Atlantic
Texas
Oklahoma
Pacific
Mexico
Alahame
Enterprise
Alabama
King Cotton
Carl AV. Dipman
Good Hardware
Pest
Pasat
Lane
Adi Frotl Gzbac
Pres
Her Ag
Loening
Graham Bonner
Chilldren
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