Denmark's Cooperative Drive Makes It World’s Leading Farmer
Denmark, a small nation with harsh climate and poor soil, has become a top agricultural power through educated farmers, government aid, and strong cooperative credit systems. Apprenticeships Folk schools and agricultural colleges train farmers, while co operatives and favorable loans keep ownership widespread and production efficient.
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Denmark
Copenhagen
Folk High
Agricultural
Co-Operative Society
Co-operative Credit Societies
Value of forage crops for pigs outlined in farmer guidance
An agricultural outline explains how green seeds and pasture improve pig growth and health. It covers forage crops, feeding rates, and practical plans for grazing to boost profits, with emphasis on alfalfa rape clover and balanced grain supplementation.
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Bermuda
Simple Lines for a Bride and Maids Wardrobe
The guide lists practical gowns for a smart society bride and her maids focusing on lightweight serge travel coats and evening gowns. It describes white taffeta wadding frocks with tulle bodices, a lightweight serge traveling costume, and a range of afternoon and dinner gowns in crepes chiffons satins and sheers. White is favored for evening wear with delicate tints as appealing alternatives.
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Trousseau
Good Method to Hatch Duck Eggs from an 19th Century Guide
The article argues incubators are best for early season duck hatchings while hens can handle most. It warns fresh eggs hatch best, ages beyond ten days fail, and handling must be careful due to thin albumen. It advises stable temperatures, no damp cellars, and moderate feeding with grit. It cautions against overfeeding and milk consumption but allows dairy as feed moisture.
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Denmark
Schleswig-Holstein
Germany
Europe
Maurice Francis Egan
Copenhagen
England
Co-Operative Society
Setting Strawberry Plants
When setting strawberry plants, firm the soil well around the roots to anchor and support growth.
Pruning Effects on Fruit Bearing and Growth
The note explains that summer pruning induces fruit bearing while winter pruning promotes wood growth, highlighting timing in pruning practices. It emphasizes two seasonal outcomes for tree management and fruit production strategies.
No Business With Chickens
A remark asserts that laziness in cleaning a poultry house weekly and whitewashing annually disqualifies someone from keeping chickens. The statement stresses discipline in husbandry and a commitment to proper coop maintenance.
Have Some Currants A Garden Suggestion
A brief note urging gardeners to plant currant bushes, claiming a few currants should be in every garden and promoting their inclusion as a simple addition to home gardening.
Docking of Lambs Quite Necessary
A guide on docking lambs at about one week old describing methods to prevent bleeding, the use of heated blunted pincers, applying pine tar to the wound, watching young animals for infections, and recommending castration only by an experienced handler.
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Young Farm
R. Pak
Importance of Protein and Forage in Pig Rations
The article explains that pigs need ample pasture and forage to provide succulents and bulky foods. From weaning to six months, protein is crucial, with oats and rye offering more protein than corn, while barley outperforms the others as pig feed in many regions where corn fails.
Poor Combination Reflects Dairyman Skill Concept
The saying contrasts a good dairyman with a poor cow to show that skill cannot fully overcome poor stock. It notes that a good dairyman will not keep a poor cow beyond one season, implying value is tied to combination of quality and expertise.
Selling Products and Production Costs in Market Pricing
A man can better afford to sell butter when its price covers the costs of feeds and labor at market value, rather than selling grain, implying production inputs are factored into the butter price.
Golden Touch for Black Frocks with Golden Accents
To brighten a black satin or crepe de chine frock, add golden touches on the collar cuffs and sash end. Choices include gold lace veiling cloth, gold motifs on satin, medallion encrustations, appliques, bands in gold ribbon, arabesques in gold braiding, or slim piping in gold cloth. The extent depends on the wearer and occasion.
Summer frock described with blue and white voile
The article describes a cool blue and white summer dress with a white indestructible voile skirt and two tunics, a bodice and puffed upper tunic in white voile embroidered with blue flowers, and blue pussy willow taffeta piping and sash. The sash buckles with silk.
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Volle
Easy to Make High Girdle in Two Colors
A Philadelphia North American fashion note explains a crushed two color girdle made from bias silk strips joined end to end. It uses braid frogs and silk covered buttons, with options in velvet and fancy trims, designed to wrap and fasten at the front.
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Philadelphia
BecomINg De Medici Collar Trim Notes
Hems stitched with a hand embroidered edge. Small net butterflies compete with bows to finish these collars.
Boots Must Be Buttoned Fashion Notes on 19th Century Footwear
The piece describes buttoned tops with twisted cloth, patent leather vamps, and slender patrician-feeling feet. It notes that fashion disguises foot defects, favors slender long lines, and avoids laces in drawing rooms. A curved heel adds a graceful French effect suited to dances.
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Fifth Avenue
Bathing Remedies For Health And Beauty
The article prescribes electric baths as a tonic and, if costly, a nightly warm bath with a dash of liquid ammonia. It advises a hot soak followed by a vinegar rinse and brisk toweling, then a bed. Morning routine includes a dry loofah massage and deep breathing with Swedish exercises.
Coquettish Hat Wows Shoppers At New York Fashion Promenade
A mannequin in a New York shop wore a tiny sailor hat trimmed with dull blue ribbons. A rosette of old rose ribbon sat under the brim with a streamer that draped over the shoulder and reached below the knee, creating an extremely coquettish look.
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New York
Copy Fashions of Elders and Children in New Styles
Children resist new looks as elders embrace the latest styles. Five year olds wear tiered ruffles to create bouffant hip lines while petite dresses feature pompadour taffetas and bright Poiret silks with pinked bottom ruchings and smocked yokes. Boys’David Copperfield suits with white waists and color matched linen trim rival long white linen suits, though the classic white linen still dominates, much to the boy’s subtle protest.
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David Copperfield
Dauphin
France
Quarter Inch Hems and Oddly Shaped Jacket Fashion
A description of light skirts with dark jackets featuring white serge skirts. One jacket resembles a smock frock and Norfolk jacket, with a yoke, turnover collar with square ends, and a belted coat length just below the hips. It pairs with a white serge four in hand and a dome shaped white serge cap faced with strawberry colored material.
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Minister of Agriculture
W. B
Hatch
Becoming DE Medici
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