California and red-bellied woodpeckers and sapsuckers impact
The report covers the California and red-bellied woodpeckers focusing on diets and damage. California woodpeckers store acorns and sometimes attack buildings and poles. Red-bellied woodpeckers consume insects fruits and seeds with notable orchard impact in Florida. Three-toed woodpeckers provide forest conservation by eating beetle larvae. Sapsuckers cause extensive tree damage, injure ornamentals, and threaten wood value across many species.
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United States
Texas
Colorado
New York
Michigan
Minnesota
Florida
Electric light for farm homes
Farmers are urged to explore in home electric plants for light and power. L. T. Perrill of Kansas notes growing interest after a state farmers institute where over 400 inspected electric plants. A typical system costs under 500 dollars and can be built with a gasoline engine, dynamo, switchboard, and storage battery, with ten ampere output satisfactory for most farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. T. Perrill
Kansas
State Farmers’ Institute
Perrill
Hive covers and early electrical wiring notes
A Bender hive cover model emphasizes water tightness nonconductivity and long life with cedar rims and asphalt roofing. The article also discusses a ten ampere battery powering seven to eight room homes and basic wiring costs plus appliance efficiency and charging time.
Hauling Stock to Market Farm Conveniences Emphasized
The article urges small producers to install durable loading chutes and hurdle fences for loading and unloading stock at the barnyard or feed set. It recommends wagon frames for hauling hogs or cattle, adjustable to any wagon, stored when not in use, and stresses timely, careful farm improvements to save annual costs.
Spain expands olive acreage to 3 500 000 acres
The report notes Spain dedicates about 3 500 000 acres to olives and cites other global figures including Trieste as a pipe industry center and American mills consuming 5 000 000 bales of cotton yearly. It also mentions land deeds in Dalhart Texas and New Zealand sheep exports. Dust indoors is described as germ laden due to human effete matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. F. Bender
Newman
Spain
Trieste
Dalhart
Tex
New Zealand
Mechanical tumbler washer debuted at soda fountain
A new mechanical tumbler washer for soda counters uses a Tose jet to clean the inside of the tumbler while water from perforations in the outer wall cleans the exterior. Patrons had disliked reusing cups rinsed in dirty water, and the invention aims to improve hygiene at the fountain.
Early Attention to Calves in Milk Feeding Practices
The article advises feeding calves on skim milk for six to eight months depending on milk supply, with heifers kept longer for better growth. It recommends introducing grain after skim milk begins and avoiding mixing grain with milk to prevent indigestion. Feeders should limit grain to about half a pound daily for the first two months, then about a pound per day from two to six months, adjusting by appetite.
Freshness Desired in Eggs
Freshness is described as the top quality in eggs and is best assured when eggs reach consumers within 24 hours of laying and are sterile and sanitary. The public relies on dealer honesty unless they have personal knowledge of a farm or poultry plant, though most dealers are reliable.
Useful Fence-Post Puller Jig for Easy Removal
A simple jig shown in Popular Mechanics uses a small chain hooked near the ground a fulcrum stick and a base block to pull posts from the ground. The setup allows a team to exert a moderate pull and lift even deeply set fence posts without heavy labor.
Housecleaning for Cows
G W Gehrand of the Minnesota Experiment Station urges dairy farmers to thoroughly clean barns before cows return from pasture. Whitewash walls, improve lighting with extra windows, and ensure comfort with warmth ventilation and ample, varied feed to sustain milk production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Gehrand
Dairy and Animal Husbandry Division
Minnesota Experiment Station
Chicks Rearing and Fattening Guidelines
The article outlines methods for broiler chick management including feeding, growth, and separation. It advises keeping marketable birds in a growing ration with exercise, separating those for breeding, and fattening birds in small quarters about two weeks before marketing.
Development of Draft Costs
The text outlines draft foals development from birth to maturity with ample feed and exercise. Proper care and good breeding expand possibilities as feeding and care shape growth.
Maine Fishery Bureau Shows Salmon Thrive On Coast
The bureau of fisheries reports humpback salmon thriving off the Maine coast after a February 1914 planting. Fish weighing five to seven and a half pounds have been seen in the Penobscot River, Bangor agents captured twenty alive for egg collection, yielding 3,000 eggs for Craig Brook Hatchery incubation. Local fishermen and a Green Lake hatchery worker report many fish caught and observed passing dam fishways in Dennys River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Bureau of Fisheries
Penobscot River
Bureau
Bangor
Craig Brook
Green Lake Hatchery
Dennys River
Four year old Olive and father hear bobolink mystery
Olive, aged four, walks with her father in June. She stops to admire a bird with a black and white coat and exclaims it is a bobolink. Her father asks how she knows and she says she distinctly heard it babble.
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Olive
Fragmentary wartime remarks about Russian cavalry analysis
A quoted line depicts World War II era war imagery with a remark about Russian cavalry charging trenches. The fragment contrasts mounted action with German dugouts and notes a horse impact on soldiers. The excerpt reflects informal battlefield storytelling rather than a formal report.
Turn Over Time When Nature Hints About the Food
A reader recalls digestive struggle from fast meals and sedentary work. Grape-Nuts provides nourishment, ease of appetite, and weight maintenance. The letter praises pre digested nutrition and notes family use with health gains.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
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Oregon
California Woodpeker
HIVE
Doan
Indiana
Isham Thurman
Locust Sts
Boonville
Ind
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo, N. Y
Carter
Dr. F
Plummer Med, Co
Bellefontaine
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