United States drafts plan for nationwide livestock reporting service
A careful study is under way on methods to gather and distribute livestock data. The Department of Agriculture plans a national reporting system with 70 000 to 100 000 farm inputs, forecasting movements from range states to the corn belt and from feed lots to markets, plus lamb and calf crop estimates. Cooperation from farmers groups and packing interests is sought.
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United States Department’ Oy
Ot Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture
Corn Belt
Lancaster
Middle West
West
County Agents Boost Farm Management Education Efforts
Twenty four northern and western states now have 30 specialists to devote full time to farm management extension work. In 1921 county agents across 895 counties distributed 51 083 farm account books and 18 448 books were kept. Four hundred forty four counties reported 8 454 farmers assisted in summarized accounts. Over 2 972 farmers changed business practices due to keeping accounts. More than 800 farm account schools with about 20 000 attendees were held nationwide.
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United States
Department of Agriculture
Great Importance of Grit for Poultry Health and Egg Output
The article emphasizes grit as essential for digestion and health. It recommends regular poultry grit in boxes or hoppers and gravel near the chicks to boost heart function and egg yield. It also provides a laying output table with monthly egg counts and an annual target of about 160 eggs per hen.
Geese Raising Tips and Purebred Sire Push
Practical notes describe geese as easy to raise with simple needs a dry resting spot ample grazing and water access. The piece endorses purebred sire associations as tools to remove scrub stock from communities highlighting breeding standards and farm management.
Pasture Crop Success and Egg Production Boost
Sweet clover shifts from weed to top pasture crop and thrives where alfalfa fails. Roosterless flocks now produce more and better eggs, signaling improved poultry outcomes.
Webworm Outbreaks in Corn Warned by U S Agriculture
The U S Department of Agriculture warns that webworms in Middle Eastern corn are native pests with no easy cure once infested. Cultural methods like timely plowing and soil preparation, fertilizer use, and planting resistant seed are the main preventive steps. poisoning or trapping have shown little success.
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United States Department of Agricultura
Middle Eastern
Bureau of Entomology
United ‘States
Department of ‘Agriculture
America
Unique hitting record by White Sox in April game
Every Chicago White Sox batter collected at least one single against Baker of Cleveland on April 28 2001. The 23 hits were all singles with no extra base hits, making a rare hitting oddity that may stand for some time.
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Baker
Cleveland
White Sox
One-Ball Pitcher Wins Game Debate
A historical dispute questions if a pitcher can earn a win by throwing a single ball. In a Cincinnati Brooklyn game, Markle faced one batter and retired him, yet Cincinnati still lost 7 to 6. The piece argues scores should reflect fairness over strict rules.
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Johnson
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Markle
Couch
Foolish plan to curb batters with curved-ball device
A youth entered a sporting goods shop and asked the manager for a curver said to bend a ball. The manager questioned him and learned the claim that such a device would let a batter miss any pitch.
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Sporting Goods
Homemade Garden Weeder From Scrap Iron Demonstrated
C L Meller of Fargo North Dakota describes a simple efficient weeder made from flat iron old buggy tires and a wheelbarrow wheel. A blade set parallel to the ground is pushed just under the surface to cut weed roots and loosen crust between rows improving moisture retention and serving as a cultivator.
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C. L. Meller
Fargo, N. D
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Plan All Star Golf Course Proposed in Chicago
Chicago golfers plan an all star municipal course combining the best holes in the United States. The project follows Charles Evans Jr ideas and invites prominent players to submit hole selections. If approved the course would be municipal and links style.
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Chicago
Charles Evans, Jr
Windy City
United States
How to Pronounce Toporcer Says Cardinals Star
The National League rookie George Toporcer explains the correct pronunciation of his name as Toe-pore-sir with the emphasis on the second syllable. He notes many locals mispronounce it as Toper-cer and urges readers to say the syllables clearly.
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George Toporcer
Cardinals
Toporcer
Toper-cer
George
Orioles Add College Players to Roster
Orioles manager Jack Dunn adds three college boys to the squad. Infielder Dickson from Leonard Hall near Baltimore, pitcher Mark Jackson from Catholic University in Washington, and catcher Joe Barry also from Leonard Hall join the team. Jackson has been a college cornerstone for years.
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Orioles
Leonard Hall
Baltimore
Dickson
Leonard Hall School
Mark Jackson
Catholic University
Washington
Jackson
Joe Barry
Green manuring as soil aid long in use across lands
The United States Department of Agriculture notes green manuring is not new but a very old method. Romans used lupines sown in September and turned under in May. Germany adopted lupines in the 19th century to reclaim sandy Prussian lands. England India Japan use legumes and green plants in farming and rice fields. In the U S its use is more common in the South and under irrigation in the West for orchards, not in dry farming.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Germany
Prussia
England
India
Japan
United States
Babe Ruth Sets Modern Pitching Record
Babe Ruth, famed slugger, also posted a pitching record in modern American league history. He won 91 games and lost 45 for a .699 winning percentage, a remarkable mark in his pitching career.
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Babe
Babe Ruth
German ladies seek frying pan know how in Chicago ads
An OCR fragment shows a classified style inquiry about learning to operate a frying pan, offering information for free via a Chicago address Box 491 and naming Brown Brothers' Nurseries in Rochester New York as possible contact, alongside vague references to world nursery sales and commissions.
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Grigoldit
Chicago
Ill
Pinch Hitter Replaces Cobb in Major League Game
In the thirty second game on May 80 2006 Ty Cobb was removed for a pinch hitter after hitting safely in 81 of 82 consecutive games. Cobb could not explain the move, and it remains a singular incident in his career.
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Cobb
Ty Cobb
Cobb Tops Five Hits Per Game Against Nine Pitchers
Five hits in a game mark Cobb’s American League stay as he successively hit off pitchers Vickers White Brown Shawkey Harper Dan forth Quinn Shore and Chormahlen.
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Cobb
Vickers
White
Brown
Shawkey
Harry Harper
Danforth
Quinn
Shore
Chormahlen
Baseball Notes Streaking Giants and League Talk
Giants' pitching surge continues with Stengel on the bench and several minor leaguers stepping up. Ruth, Keeler, Mays, and Rogers Hornsby feature in a roundup of players, trades, and prospects across the National and American leagues with Cuba, Syracuse, and Oakland making notable mentions.
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Oakland
Sporting Squibs of All Kinds in 1920s Leagues and Venues
Aggregated notes on tennis at night in Kansas City, cross country meets planned for New York on November 18, 1924, and Wimbledon outcomes. Mentions Olympic seating, A A U track championships at Weequahio Park Newark September 8 9 11, Williams and Princeton team captaincies, notable runners, Belgian boxer Charles Lantern, and hockey stick shipments to Australia. Also references Maison Square Garden swimming pool and Dartmouth football contract with Colby college coach duties.
Skunks Worry Beekeepers in Ohio Hives
A report to the U S Department of Agriculture notes skunks trouble Ohio beekeepers by visiting hives at night and waiting for bees to emerge to eat them. The Biological Survey recommends fencing hives with chicken wire at least three feet high.
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Ohio
Biological Survey of the
United States Department of Agriculture
Biological ‘Survey
Ducks Reach Peak Profit At Ten-Week Market Age
The article notes ducks yield the highest profit when sold around ten weeks old. It mentions green ducks as the common term for ducks of this age ready for market.
Grow Better Hogs With Care and Demand
The message argues that raising fewer hogs with better care yields in demand animals. It emphasizes quality over quantity and suggests focused breeding and husbandry to improve outcomes.
Eradicate Chicken Lice Dip Birds On Tepid Day
A poultry treatment note describes dipping birds on a warm day in tepid water. Each gallon contains one ounce of sodium fluoride for lice eradication.
Manure Spreading Advised As Best Field Practice
A farmer notes that applying barnyard manure across fields daily saves money and sustains soil, claiming spread out work yields the best agricultural results.
Spray to Prevent Disease for Tomatoes and Melons
Apply Bordeaux mixture to tomatoes and melons to prevent disease. The spray aims to protect fruit growth and reduce fungal infections during cultivation.
Pygmy South American Tribe Strikes Joyful, Ignorant Image
A World’s Work profile by George P. Busch describes a newly found naked red-skinned tribe near the Colombia Venezuela border. Four feet tall, they are described as perpetually smiling with no apparent worry or ceremony, using bows and arrows to hunt fish in calm rivers.
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Colombia
Venezuela
George P. Busch
Classified Ads Echo Evening Transcript Humor
A Rochdale style collection notes odd ad phrasing from Rog ton Evening Transcript. Items include Wanted-Delivery boy bicycle town knowledge For Rent-large newly furnished room With three windowed sides. Wanted-Woman for cleaning woodwork.
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Rogton Evening Transcript
Sign in the Heavens Scares Scottish Towndrunk Duo
In a sleepy Scotch town a giant plane like dragonfly sailed overhead frightening two old drinkers. They cry in alarm and interpret the sight as a sign urging them to quit whisky. The exchange features Sandy and Tammas reacting to the unusual sight with disbelief and relief.
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Lammas
Tammas
Boston Transcript
The Man From Wome Leads to Theatrical Mentions
A pair passing a theater recall The Man From Wome with a joke about Booth Tarkington and a niece’s confusion over authorship. The aunt insists Tarkington wrote the scenario and may act on stage, in a clipped exchange from the Indianapolis News. Guidance of God Urges Young People to Seek Divine Guidance in a New Path.
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Wome
Booth Tarkington
Indianapolis News
Not Always Successful Aviators Speak On Safe Descent
A fragment discusses an aviator query about descent, with Ile replying that she aims to come down feet first, contrasting ascent methods and hinting at caution in aviation.
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Ile
Too Bad You Missed the Boat Says Daya
Lively Daya quips about being two miles at Kea while another figure boasts of an airplane arrival, reflecting a playful exchange.
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Daya
Kea
Train Exports from U S 1920 Reach 1 721 Locomotives
US exports of locomotives in 1920 totaled 1 721 units valued at 63 020 847 dollars. A casual note follows about drama and figures not marking a climax.
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