Springtime schemes and water poured on a neighbor
Grace Buddington watches next door suitor Tippler from a window as a playful water duel and subtler courtship unfold. A whimsical chase leads to notes tied by a cane, a long string, and a plan to send Grace away to boarding school before an eventual elopement.
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Smail Park
Grace Boddington
Tippier
T. Pemberton Tippler
Tippler
Howe
Miss Angdington
Dippier
Lipper Hugeot
Buddington
Muodington
Boone
Grace Buddington
Ali the Six
Ruddington
Boddington
Raising Hothouse Lambs and Crossbred Sheep Trials
A Maine farmer details starting a hot house lamb operation with ten Dorset ewes and a buck, supplementing with Shropshire ewes, crossing for high grade stock, and culling early breeders. Nine Dorset ewes died naturally, while one aged ewe was sold with a lamb, hinting a grade lineage despite registry papers.
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Shropshire
Dorset
Maine
New England
Sussex Southdown sheep praised for hardy mutton type
For a century Sussex sheep have been famed as mutton producers. The chalk hillside diet yields a hardy muscular animal that excels with care. The Southdown breed is highlighted for its rugged full meat type in illustrated shows.
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Sussex
Southdown
Brains Needed In Hog Raising
A farmer who stays in hog raising year after year earns money in the long run through careful selection and gradual building of buildings yards and pastures. Intelligent dairy and attention to small details plus good judgment cut costs and improve herd quality as part of overall farm management.
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HB. M. Cottreil
Hog Cholera Symptoms Describe Rapid Hog Deaths and Internal Bleeding
The article details hog cholera with signs like watery offensive discharges, eye tearing, and reluctance to feed. Diarrhea dark or gray, rapid weight loss, and death follow in weeks. Pneumonia may accompany, with rapid breathing and cough. Internal lesions include hemorrhages in kidneys and thorax, red stomach areas, and button ulcers in the colon.
Dirty Fleeces Defined for Wool Markets
Farm and Fireside outlines three causes of dirty wool. Unclean sleeping quarters or crowded yards contaminate fleece. Weeds especially burdock and sand bars damage value. Manure-soaked or weed-free fleece is considered clean despite dull appearance.
Rearing the Calf Feed Regimen and Remedies
Instructions for calf nutrition advise four quarts of whole milk daily at start, then add one quart skim milk after three weeks, warmed with a teaspoon of oilmeat. Do not mix warm and cold milk. if scours occur, feed ground dried blood or, if unavailable, a tablespoonful of common salt. Introduce grain at four to five weeks and withhold one milk feeding to encourage chewing.
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Textus
Paralysis From Overfeeding in Pigs Report
A report in Fart ers Digest discusses paralysis in swine caused by overfeeding nitrogenous foods. It notes that removing the feed and reducing portions helps. if not overfed, pigs may recover, though initial signs include partial paralysis and erratic movement.
Crown Princess Marie of Roumania At Coronation Ball
The crown princess Marie of Saxe Coburg, granddaughter of Queen Victoria, is to represent Roumania at King George VI’s coronation. She bears a striking resemblance to Queen Mary and is praised for charity work in Bucharest, promoting national crafts and embroidery. She favors American visitors to Roumania.
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Roumania
Victoria
George
England
Queen Mary
Marie
Saxe Coburg
Intel
Alfred
Saxe-Coburg
M Larie
Russia
Sarre Coburg
Ferdinand
Europe
Milo
Helen Vaceresco
Elizabeth of
Princess Marie
Roumanian Coital
Windows in Stables Guide Light for Horses
Guidance on placing stable windows to avoid glare for horses. Prefer south wall lighting, but avoid direct stair-facing walls. Plan stairs to allow horses to stand facing south if possible. Ensure windows light the building from the rear and minimize direct sun in eyes.
Cows Benefit From Grass in Spring
The article notes that grass is ideal for cattle in spring, contrasting with dry feed used in winter. It advises continuing dry feeds through March to June and making gradual changes to routines as grass becomes available.
Fat Content of Milk Determined by Feed and Individuality
The fat percentage in cow milk depends on two factors: the treeed and the individual. Normal feed changes cannot affect fat content under typical conditions.
Necessity For Good Sires In Domestic Breeding
The article emphasizes the need for high quality sires to produce superior offspring and profitable pork production. It urges careful selection of breeding boars to ensure prepotency, quality, and soundness in the herd.
Fragmentary note hints at old ball or debt issue
The readable lines reference a value and a rector urging caution over removal of a boll and suggesting that the rent could worsen misery if not managed. The text is too garbled to confirm names or definite actions.
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F. A. Mitchel
American Press
Hoddington
Digmirr
Mim
Crown Princess
Crown Princess OF
Roumarta
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