Protect orchard trees from field mice with wood veneer guards
Minnesota orchard and forage crop fields face mice damage. F L Washburn of the University of Minnesota recommends wood veneer wrap around young trees, two inches underground, secured with string or wire, lasting two to three years and also deterring rabbits. An alternative is wire mosquito netting that climbs above the veneer to protect trunks.
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Minnesota
F. L. Washburn
Division of Economic Zoology
University Farm
Ventilator Protection Using an Inverted Barrel
A Popular Mechanics illustration shows a protective device for vents in storage and drying houses. An empty barrel with a vane and counterpoise is placed over the ventilator flue, cutouts on the vane side, a center hole allows rotation on a pivot, and a washer with a cutter pin keeps the barrel free to revolve, shielding against rain wind and snow.
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Popular Mechanics Magazine
Opportunity for Selling Farm Products Direct to Consumers
A proposed plan to cut farm surplus by attracting automobile owners to buy farm produce directly. With 7.5 million cars and farmers, many farms on auto routes could supply fruits vegetables poultry and eggs to passing shoppers. War era market baskets boost appeal as city residents would accept buying produce to save on living costs.
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United States
Roadside fruit stands lure motorists with value and timing
Farmers can profit by simple roadside stands near highways. Signs like Fresh Apples Fresh Cider and Fresh Vegetables draw autoists who stop when they see a stand in view. Pricing below city markets and honest quality build lasting motorist trade and word of mouth.
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Etire
Curious Effects Of Light On Trees And Potatoes
The southwest side of a tree receiving more sun makes that wood harder and limbs shorter while the tree leans northeast to maximize light. In a greenhouse light and temperature control can mimic this. A potato sprout in a cellar can grow long without increasing dry matter as light-grown growth does.
Treatment of Cherry Trees
Advice on pruning times for cherry trees and a fertilizer plan. Pruning is effective in fall or spring with mild frosts, best in late winter or early spring. Recommends nitrate of soda, ground bone, muriate of potash, or wood ashes as fertilizer quantities for average soil.
Fall Cleaning in the Orchard and Garden
Orchard and garden cleanup advised to remove weeds leaves and brush around trees to prevent pests and diseases. Grass at the roots of apple trees can harbor mice in fall and winter, experts warn.
Begin with Popular Breed for Poultry Culture
Beginners in poultry culture should start with a popular breed with established demand and commercial importance for eggs or meat. Sales of stock in the new class are limited, making trade slow, and neighborly fellowship may be weaker with unfamiliar breeds.
Higher prices for glober through cooperative farming sales
County agent under the cooperative extension system helped Barham county Alabama farmers market peanuts. Twenty three carloads totaling 460 tons were sold to confectionery buyers at an advance of 17,250 over mill prices. Cooperative marketing saved farmers 30 to 37.50 per ton.
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Alabama
United States Department of Agriculture
State Colleges of Agriculture
Barham County
Storage House For Winter
The grower with no storage is at the mercy of the speculator. An efficient storage house would keep growers independent of buyers and shield crops from car shortages or frost in fall.
Spread of Corn Rot Causes Heavy Losses Across U S
A USDA Farmers Bulletin warns corn rots threaten major regions where corn grows. The 1919 loss estimates reach 125 million bushels, about 4 percent of the crop. It outlines seed selection, ear scoring, curing, and germinator testing to control the disease.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Waves Leave Mother Ocean for Worldly Adventures
The waves insist they deserve a chance to see the world and crave adventures beyond Mother Ocean. Reluctant, she grants permission as they pack shell guitars and sea-green outfits, tearful but eager to start their journey across the shore.
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Mother Ocean
Anting
Sadey
Mother Yean
Mother Owean
Adventures of Waves and the Brownie in Far Forests
A brownie leads curious waves on a world tour through forests and a city. The waves fear strange birds, lizards, and animals, while the brownie insists on exploring, and the group hopes to return to the ocean after surviving the journey.
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Win
Largest of flatfish halibut tops gitfish family
The halibut is the largest member of the flatfish family. Its size and weight surpass other related species, marking it as the dominant fish in its group.
Wanting a Peke Sparks Conversation at Dog Store
In Louisville Courier Journal style a wife asks her husband for a Pekingese breed dog. He responds with a teasing line about indulging her wish, prompting a light domestic moment centered on a canine purchase.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Substantial Sub For Chin-Whiskered Customer at Rapid Fire Diner
A chin whiskered customer demands a hearty no frills meal. Waitress Leloise replies with calm humor ordering hay for the gent from Jimpson Junction as the kitchen responds. An ad promotes Cuticura products and talcum powder at 25 cents.
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Jimpson Junction
Leloise
Kansas City Star
All Stripped for Dinner
Edward Bok denounces Paris fashion influence on daughters at a Philadelphia business men luncheon. A Merion host overheard a butler whisper during a party about guests being "stripped for dinner," illustrating social satire on attire and class.
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Edward Bok
Philadelphia
Paris
de du Paix
Emimondaniof
Bok
Drawing the Line on the Train
Miss Cora takes her first train trip. The conductor requests tickets and she offers hers. A butcher boy asks to chew gum. she refuses, saying you may take my ticket but not my chewing gum.
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Cora
Minneapolis
No, You Cannot Pay Your Way Through Age Limits
A cautionary line about wealth not exempting one from aging shows that money cannot buy timeless privilege. The quote suggests persistence of consequences regardless of finances.
Eatonic touted as relief for stomach acidity and neuralgia
An advertisement claims R. Long recovered from neuralgia and upset stomach after using Eatonic. It urges readers to prevent acidity and gas by taking Eatonic after meals, promising quick relief and a small cost with pharmacist guarantee.
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Eatonic
R. Long
Porcupine Threat Reports From British Joast Africa Farm
A traveler recalls porcupines damaging potato crops at night on a farm in British Joast Africa. They raid plots from rock crevices under the escarpment and attack when chased, using their quills to wound humans or dogs. The narrator and his brother organized hunts to curb the depredations.
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Africa
Taken Out of Himself in Honest Business Talk
A Birmingham Ace Herald quote notes Mr Grabeom’s address on honesty in business as one of the most impressive talks heard. The speaker’s exalted mood contrasts with rumors he ever sold bogus stock, a point echoed in the humorous exchange.
Danish Proverb Teaches Humility in Wounds
A Danish proverb cautions against underestimating minor injuries or humble foes. It highlights that even small wounds or enemies deserve respect and attention, reflecting a wartime or everyday prudence about risks and humility.
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