Poisonous Plants of the United States Warn Farmers
The Department of Agriculture reports widespread poisonous plants harming livestock and people across the nation. It highlights loco weed and water hemlock as dangerous, notes efforts to identify and control weeds, and describes a farmers bulletin detailing toxic species, symptoms, and antidotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agrlulture
Bureau of Plant Industry
Frederick V. “Coville
Ellet Solinist
United States
Agriculturists
Colorado
Department of Agriculture
West
Department of Ages
New Jersey
Oregon
Europe
Asia
Wyoming
Shortening Moult in Laying Fowls Probed by California Station
The California Experiment Station tests a method to hasten moulting in laying hens by alternating light and heavy feeding to stop egg production and trigger moult earlier. Early results suggest the moult may finish sooner and normal laying resume, but the experiments are not concluded and success remains uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Experiment Station
Testa
Hena
California
Fractured Comedy Bits on Ancestors and Surprises
In a rapidfire exchange, a mother recalls being away at grand in the country when J. was born, while Punchline remarks tease family pride. A ragged bottle and a minister near the end of a sermon draw a joke about ancestry and lineage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flossle
Mamms
Grand. Tou's
Plossle
House in Native Wilds Revealing Moose Senses and Mating Violence
A hunter discusses moose behavior in remote country, noting exceptional scent and hearing, and fierce rutting. Bulls become vicious from late September to mid October, cows hide in deep forests, and calves weigh about 100 pounds at 3 to 4 weeks. Numerous bulls were killed in infighting during the season.
Moose and farm life mix in late 19th century notes
The article describes Secretary Bonaparte’s farming routine near Baltimore, the winter lettuce risk to urban markets, and detailed, quasi-news sketches of moose behavior. It covers their breeding, calls, antler activity, feeding in summer, diving for watercress, and winter foraging patterns with vivid behavioral notes.
Smile and Sign of Happiness Amid Harsh Desert Heat
The text hints at misread phrases about happiness and a desert climate. It references extreme day heat of 150 degrees and freezing nights, warnings about dangerous learning, and mentions unclear beverages and pills. The garbled OCR concentrates on mood, temperature, and cryptic drill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Subata Desert
Tropical Fruits and Cold Climate Adaptations
The piece surveys tropical fruits that cannot endure frost and explores cross breeding and acclimation efforts. It notes Porto Rico and the Philippines as sources of genuine tropical conditions, discusses hybridizing tropical with hardy fruits, and mentions the Lardy orange as an example of artificial evolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Frost
Department of Agriculture
Porto Rico
Tropics
United States
Porto Tito
Philippines
Porto Eleo
Nest box described for record keeping in egg production
To Keer Exe Records Maine Experiment Station describes a simple inexpensive nest box used to record how hens lay to weed out poor layers. The station uses these nests in experiments to establish breeds of hens that excel as egg producers. A description and construction details are in Farmers' Bulletin No. 114 from the Department of Agriculture.
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Keer
Maine Experiment Station
Farmers’ Bulletin
Department of Agriculture
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Hillside
Nuabery
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Baltimore
Carlos J. Bonaparte
Navy
Navy Department
Bonaparte
Hovaparte Baa
Thia
HOM
Charles J. Bonaparte
Secretary of the Navy
Geer Manufacturing Company, Inc
Prince, New York
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Handsome Astall
Gershin Fur
Columbia Novelty CO
Dept
East
Boston
Mass
Cypress
Eagle Tank Co
H. Green St
Chicago, Il
Wilson-Stillman Co
Dey
City
Pensions
Pension Bureau
Taber & Whitman Co., Water Bid’g
Washington, D. G
International Harvester Co
International Harvester Co. of America Finceputed
Monroe
Chicago
Mil
U. S
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