Kudzu the hardy forage vine found to enrich soils and feed stock
A Florida farmer’s accidental discovery shows kudzu as a superior forage vine that feeds livestock and fixes nitrogen through root bacteria. Kudzu yields 4 to 6 tons of hay per acre under favorable conditions and remains productive, hardy across the United States, with minimal cultivation after establishment.
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Kudzu
United States
Florida
Lot
Teraly
Tde
Department of Agriculture
Nova Scotia
Miscellany Items and Inventions from Old Newspapers
A stringing machine for beads, a two rider velocipede, and a Brazilian railroad using tailed poles for telegraph posts appear in brief notices. A dynamite explosion on a drifted white carcass near Pemaquid Point weighs over twenty tons. Household tips suggest kerosene for window washing. Two sisters from Brockton and Providence celebrate a birthday. A Kyoto professor outlines a chemical preservative for art objects.
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Brazil
Pemuquid Point
Henry E. Snow
Brockton
Evelina Dawley
Providence
Chickashige
Kyoto University
Adidother
Ork
The Greatest Bond Between Men and Women Love
A compact study of first Corinthians thirteen on love as the best gift from God. It defines love as patient, kind, free from envy, humble, selfless, and truthful, and explains its enduring permanence beyond prophecy and knowledge. The lesson urges love as the transforming force in life and service.
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Earth
Christ
The School of Gentleness Bible Reflection
The text praises the gentleness of Jesus as the Great Physician who consoles bruised reeds and broken hearts. It highlights his tender words such as Sog and Daughter and notes his calm, patient, compassionate approach as central to healing and lighter burdens for those he met.
Do Not Shun the Light Reflects on Sin and Peace
A reflective aphorism cites Perey, Ains worth about facing one’s sin and seeking peace. It warns that avoiding the light forfeits heart’s final peace and prevents solving the question of sinfulness.
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Perey
Ainsworth
Silence and Prudence In Quiet Conduct
A terse reflection on prudence and restraint. The fragmentary line hints at urging silence and measured action, urging reserve in conduct and speech.
Mole family wander tale of underground life
Mr. and Mrs. Mole discuss life above and below ground in a whimsical dialogue. They compare rents, safety, and food, noting moles live underground while people pay for houses and meals.
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Mr. Mole
Mrs. Mole
Mole
Mrs. Mote
Mr. Mote
Mr. ‘Mole
Views of Little Folks Define Animals in Class
In a classroom exchange Nona defines animals as creatures with fur or four legs, and the teacher corrects her noting two legged animals with feathers or smooth skins. The discussion ends with Nona remarking that boys are animals but girls are too.
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Nona
Not a Bad Plan in a Haunted Attic Exchange
Children play in the attic when Whitty yells in fear. The horse asks what is wrong. Whitty says T has a half dozen in his throat and fears feeding them to Pet while their father sleeps.
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Whitty
Pape
More Blessed to Give. Father and Son Confront Accusation
A fragment shows a father questioning his son Jimmy about beating a neighbor's boy. The boy claims he acted because the father told him to, while the father asserts he did not authorize such violence, prompting a tense exchange.
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Jimmy
Smith
Son
Cows in Hamton County Ohio See Milk and Butterfat Rise
The Hamton county cow testing association of 24 Farm Bureau members reported 304 cows on test in 1918, with 181 on test all year. Average milk per cow rose from 1916 through 1918 to 6 101 pounds, butterfat to 259 pounds, and total association gains reached 415 264 pounds of milk, valued around 13 354.14 dollars at 2 975 dollars per hundredweight.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Hamton County
Ohio
County Farm Bureau
Association
Cow Testing Associations Boost Dairy Butterfat Output
The USDA notes the average butterfat from all U S dairy cows is about 160 pounds yearly. From 80 cow testing summaries covering 26 710 cows the average rose to 245 pounds annually, over 50 percent higher than the national average, with associations judged successful by investigators and practical field results.
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United States
Dairying on a Better Basis Through Targeted Cow Breeding
The article urges dairymen to study breeding details as rigorously as horse breeders do. It argues for using superior sires and matching cows with proven qualities to improve profits and reduce losses from unproductive stock.
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Wea
Teaser: Higher feed prices squeeze the herd
A cautious note warns that rising feed costs limit how many cows a dairy can keep. Producers weigh fodder prices against herd size and long term revenue.
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Daddy
Tary Gratiam Bonner
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