Food supply needs to be increased for hog breeding
A USDA prepared note argues breeding sows earlier to yield fall litters and market-ready pigs by October. It recommends breeding in May or June, flushing sows before breeding, weaning calves, and using a strong purebred boar to boost litters. It notes growth continues in pregnant sows with proper feeding and emphasizes balanced rations and timely grazing.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Missouri Experiment Station
Old Glory The Name Behind James Whitcomb Riley Poem
A dramatic dialogue on the flag’s name Old Glory that frames the banner’s meaning. The speaker questions who christened the flag and the flag answers that its name is as old as the glory of God reflecting stars and stripes. The verse mixes reverence with national sentiment.
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Oory
Tom
Harry
Cho
James Whitcomb Riley
Flag Tribute Recited As Indiana Receives Admiral Taylor Sword
Mr Riley read a stirring 1903 poem praising the Stars and Stripes as Indiana presented a sword to Admiral Taylor who led the battleship Indiana at Santiago. The tribute extolled the flag as a living symbol through battles, death, and sea service.
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Mr. Riley
Indiana
Admiral Taylor
Santiago
Farmers Patriotism Promotes Home Food Production
A short patriotic essay urges practical service to the country through home farming. It recommends expanding gardens, canning surplus, growing corn or kafir, rotating wheat and feterita, planting cowpeas, saving manure, and boosting poultry and livestock for self sufficiency.
Heel Flies Pester Cattle In Summer
Colorado professor notes heel fly larvae as parasites harming cattle. Flies deposit eggs on hind legs. cattle lick them into their mouths, larvae migrate through the body, grow by spring, then exit via a breathing opening. The document warns these pests harm cattle but acknowledges their dependence on hosts.
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George H. Glover
Colorado Agricultural College
Fort Collins
Colo
Seven Hills and Seven Kinds of Seven in Ancient Views
A miscellany notes ancient Rome on seven hills and seven kachims, seven principal officers, and seven female court functionaries. It mentions the sultan’s seven kachims and peasant crafts, plus a note on peppering hats with incandescent lamps and a Toronto industrial school costing about two million dollars seated 1,800 and with a well-equipped gym. It cites various oddities from Asia tusks to per capita cheese, and daily traffic on Forty-second Street.
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Rome
Toronto
North America
Asia
Forty-second Street
Fifth Avenue
New York
United States
Yukon Volunteers Progress Through War Service
More than six hundred Yukon men joined the war effort from Dawson since the conflict began. The 1914 training arc led to France with notable success, seven Yukon motor gun detachment members earning the Military Medal and a captain the Military Cross. A new unit, Yukon Infantry Company C FEI, trains in England under Capt. George Black, with Corporal Lyman Munger Black among its ranks.
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Dawson
Yukon
France
England
Yukon Infantry Com
Pany C. FE. I
George Black
Yukon Territory
Lyman Munger Black
Militia Reforms under King David Organize Regiments
King David established a national militia divided into twelve regiments with officers named for each unit. A commander in chief headed the army in active service, with each regiment called out for one month annually.
Feeding Goslings Mash Transition Plan
Goslings begin with a mash of two parts shorts to one part corn. After three weeks the diet changes to equal parts shorts and cornmeal with beef scrap and grit at percent proportions.
By Their Fruit Insight on Farm Yields and Value
A farmer assesses crops and livestock by yield and return on time spent. The saying implies assets that give nothing back waste effort and money, guiding choices that affect customers and profitability. The remark frames practical evaluation of farming investments.
Insect Life Cycle and Fly Control on Cattle
The text explains how certain flies lay eggs on cattle, with larvae developing in stages and emerging as adults in about a month. Grubs reduce flesh and milk yield and depress hide value. Techniques include enlarging the opening to press out grubs, applying kerosene through the opening, and using pine tar or coal tar dips to deter flies.
Wrong feeding methods on Sunday for work horses
Work horses show higher sickness on Monday than other days, often due to Sunday feeding. Experts warn of Monday morning sickness and cold from heavy idle feeding. Use steamed bran mush with salt, keep Sunday feed quality similar, and reduce grain by half. If possible, let the horse graze in a small pasture with shade.
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C. W. McCampbell
Kansas State Agricultural College
Dottor McCampbell
Shoats For Early Market Methods And Feed Tips
Shoats for early market should have millfeed slop twice a day in connection with abundance of green feed. Keep a box of wood ashes and charcoal under cover in the feeding pen where they can eat what they need.
Kill Irish Potato Bug With Lead Arsenate Spray
A pest control note advises spraying a solution of arsenate of lead one tablespoonful, lump lime one fourth to one half pound, and three gallons of water to kill the Irish potato bug.
Need of Our Pastures
A call to value and preserve grazing lands as essential resources beyond current wheat market gambles, urging foresight for future farmers and communities reliant on pasture access.
Don't Crowd Beets Do Not Grow Two Beets
A simple farmer admonishes plant spacing with a rhyme urging not to crowd beets and to avoid crowded rows. The message promotes healthy yield and proper garden planning.
Flags in Fashion Amid War Hype and Cape Trends
The article notes how American fashion embraced red white and blue during wartime with caps capes and dresses. It contrasts French restraint to American displays and describes capes driven by army styles plus dark blue serge and black white checks as the season’s key silhouettes. It highlights designers adapting military motifs into everyday wear and calls for curbing flag fashion excess.
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New York
France
Mr. Wells
Mr. Britting
England
America
Joffre
Wrench Guard
McClure
Suits of Ribbon Fashion Trend Takes Soaring Stage
Ribbon fabrics dominate this season creating sports suits hats bags and even pajama sets. Bayadere and lingerie ribbons form a red white striped Russian blouse plaited skirt and striped bag while a light blue lavender pajama suit features a bordered deep Soshanara girdle and kimono sleeves.
Art in Wearing Black and the Parisienne Style
An essay contrasts the skilled use of black in women’s dress with careless wearers. It notes that true wearers avoid missteps by respecting signals, while the Parisienne reserves black for bold, daring moments to contrast with pale skin.
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Parisienne
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Poland
China
SOW
Missouri
BY James Whitcomb Riley
Europe
London
City Hall
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