Sunlight Destroys Bacteria and Practical Cleaning Tips
The report notes bacilli die after 30 minutes in direct sun and that sunlight can penetrate large opaque tuberculous masses. It recommends exposing utensils, milk cans, and worn items to direct sun to reduce germs and improve sanitation.
Proper Attention to Dairy Utensils
Article by P Benne t ch of West Virginia Experiment Station warns against milk utensil contamination. It urges heavy tinning and soldered seams, avoids rusty gear, and prescribes rinsing with cold water and washing powder, brushing instead of cloth, hot water rinse, and proper draining and storage away from dust. It stresses sterilization by boiling or sun exposure and cautions against sun while dust and flies can contaminate vessels.
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P. Bennetch
West Virginia
Duck Dent’s and Duck Farming on the Farm
Text discusses starting duck farming on farms with beginner guidance. It mentions choosing a duck variety, learning the ropes, and selecting quality stock suitable for a small operation. The tone suggests practical tips for new growers seeking profitable poultry options.
Butter Flavor and Aroma From Cream Ripening
The article explains how cream ripening shapes butter quality by texture and flavor. It notes temperature controls firmness while bacterial by products affect aroma, and describes two ripening paths through natural bacteria or added starters.
Crate Fed Poultry Described As Most Desirable
Unfattened chickens are hard and muscular unless allowed to range. Crate fed birds spread fat throughout the body producing tender flesh. Pen fattened birds waste fat in dressing. crate feeding yields high quality. Anyone can fatten chickens crate fed, small or large scale, with attention to detail.
Much Manure Required Rhubarb and Asparagus Need
Garden notes explain that rhubarb and asparagus require substantial manure to thrive. The guidance emphasizes soil enrichment for vigorous growth and larger yields.
Prairie birds feed on weed seeds insects and mast in wild habitats
The text details the diets of prairie birds including the ruffed grouse and other game species. It notes weed seeds such as foxtail and ragweed, grains from stubble, mast like hazelnuts, and substantial insect consumption mainly grasshoppers and destructive beetles. It also discusses propagation, food variety, and farming notes on beets and seed supply challenges.
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Canada
Alaska
California
Colorado
Tennessee
Georgia
United States
Europe
Germany
Russia
Applying Animal Manures for Spring Crops and Potatoes
Guidance on manure use for spring crops covering how to apply rotted versus coarse manure, harrow and roll techniques, timing for spreading, and effects on soil. Includes corn with bone fertilizer per acre and a NY experiment finding lime sulfur lowers potato yields versus Bordeaux mixture.
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New York
Ladies Ady and Eyewear Ads in Loose Ledger Items
A scatter of ads and quips from a vintage page includes dope free relief claims for Ady Certain Prospect, eye remedy offers from Marine Eye Remedy Co. Chicago, a grip remedies pitch for Brome Quinine, fashion humor about women’s clothing, and Femenina for female disorders.
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Duck Dent’s
Boston
Capucine
Marine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
Baltimore American
E. W. Grove
Asc
Femenina
Castoria
Hanford
G. C. Hant Syracy
Finlay, Dicks & CO
New Orleans