Costliness of human neglect in care of tuberculous brood
A Florida farmer sent hogs to market. post mortem checks found many tuberculous. Tracing the infection led to Iowa Illinois and Maine sources. The dairy by products and untested stock spread tuberculosis to pigs and cattle. VDAs urge strict quarantine and testing before introducing breeding stock to healthy herds.
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Florida
Federal Bureau of Animal Industry
New Orleans
Iowa
Illinois
Maine
J. G. Fish
United States Department of Agriculture
Food price trends tied to supply in seasonal markets
Market experts from the agriculture department say perishable produce prices hinge on supply and shipment levels. Early high demand guides prices down as shipments rise, with lows after peak shipments and potential mid-season rises if quality improves or competition wanes.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Better Sires as an Asset for Virginia Beef Farmers
A Virginia circular argues farmers should not question affording a purebred bull but the cost of not using one. It emphasizes replacing inferior beef cattle with high grade purebreds as a way to increase dressed beef yield and profits, noting that high grade steers yield more valuable cuts.
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Virginia
Better Sires Better Stock Demonstration From Georgia Farm
Milton P. Jarnagin of the Georgia State College of Agriculture presents a breeding example to the USDA. A fifteen month old heifer from a native scrub cow sired by a purebred Shorthorn weighed 610 pounds, while its nine year old dam weighed 605 pounds. The half bred Shorthorn heifer soon surpassed its dam in weight due to improved breeding.
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Milton P. Jarnagin
Georgia State College of Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture
Feeding Stock in Transit Under Federal 28 Hour Rule
The article explains that when long distance livestock shipments cannot meet the 28 hour rule, animals must be unloaded and fed and watered. Railroads with heavy long distance traffic provide feed in transit stations, while smaller lines often lack such facilities and shippers must arrange feeding and watering themselves.
Live Stock Notes Emphasize Market Needs and Health
Change of pasture can protect sheep health. Lamb demands rise in hotels and restaurants. Hogs should reach about 200 pounds by 8 to 12 months. Wool alone no longer profitable. meat market essential. Pure bred sires rise in value with breeding demand. Heavy draft horses show bright prospects. European demand is large. Rape may cause sores in pigs. avoid grazing when plants are wet.
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Europe
Infertile Eggs and the Poor Egg Trade Critique
An article critiques how farmers and country stores market infertile eggs. It warns that low prices and careless handling harm producers and consumers, urges candling and quality pricing, and condemns case count and huckster practices. It calls for higher standards to protect egg quality.
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Sion
Rank feeders hard on soil
The piece notes that crops like Sudan grass or millet grow luxuriantly and demand large amounts of nutrients, leaving little in reserve in the soil. It warns that such rank feeders quickly exhaust plant food reserves.
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Sudan
Fletcher's Castoria Reminder Against Substitutes
The notice recalls that Fletcher's Castoria is prepared solely as a remedy for infants and children and warns against substitutes counterfeits and any just as good products that may be dangerous for the little baby.
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Fletcher
One Potato Seedfuture Proposes Global Crop Plan
A speculative note suggests a single remaining potato could yield 10,000,000,000 potatoes in ten years through careful cultivation, restoring seed supply for the world.
99 Out of 100 Need Vacher Balm for Summer Ailments
An old advertisement page promotes Vacher Balm as a remedy for summer colds hurts and itching and urges agents to join where sales are lacking. The piece includes a Francis de Sales quote and a punny exchange about neighbors chickens, ending with a Dr Peery’s Dead Shot worm expeller claim targeting tapeworms and stomach health.
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KE. W. Vacher, Inc
New Orleans
Adv
Illness Study Links Sunlight to Malaria Improvement
Dr. G. Vinle reports to Policlinico Come that exposing the nude trunk to sunlight for several hours after each quinine dose rapidly improves malaria causes.
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G. Vinle
Policlinico Come
Samson Pulls Down Temple Scene Echoes Old Tale
The fragment recalls a dramatic moment with Samson and a collapsing structure. Exclamations highlight astonishment at the temple's fall and the perilous, explosive outcome. No further details are provided in the surviving text.
Soft velvety skin promise in 1900s ad pitch
Advertisement touts Tetterine as a cure for pimples and blotches, claiming soft skin unattainable by sea hor powders. It urges Southern women to try Tetterine, sold by druggists or mailed for one dollar from Shuptrine Co., Savannah, Ga. Also mentions a distant River of Life phrase.
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Shuptrine Cy
Savannah
Advy
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Georgia
Department of Agriculture
Castor
de Samuel
Tar Gentaur Company
New York
Bes
Francis de Sales
Gen- Haman
Columbus
Dis- Patel
Peery
Ome City
Samson
Bayer
Ee Bayer
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