Old Kentucky Home Fund Seeks Federal Hill Purchase
Residents urged to donate to buy Federal Hill near Bardstown the Rowan homestead where Stephen Foster wrote My Old Kentucky Home. The effort aims to honor Foster with a Kentucky shrine and contributions will be acknowledged and sent to the Old Kentucky Home Commission.
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Federal Hill
Rowan
Bardstown
Stephen Foster
Kentucky
Foster
Grand Old Commonwealth
Old Kentucky Home Commission
Pocket Losses At The Race Track Decline His Roar
A humorous note compares a man at the race track who roars louder over 25 cents lost through the bottom of his pocket than over 25 dollars lost through the top. The quip highlights misplaced priorities and comic vanity in wagering culture.
Properly Prepared Soil Saves Corn Cultivation
Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station findings show thorough soil preparation reduces post-planting cultivation to weed control only. Early shallow cultivations with harrow or weeder suffice, three to four passes rival seven or eight if weeds stay controlled, deep cultivation only when weeds are tall. no moisture savings after knee-high growth. A closing humorous aside contrasts cleaning towels with drying socks.
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Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station
Father buys shirt, pins fall. mother spends days cleaning
A vivid domestic moment shows a father purchasing a new shirt triggering a mess as pins scatter on the bedroom floor. The mother works for two days to pick them up, highlighting household strain and everyday labor.
Rolling Stone Declines as It Continues To Slide
A concise note records a rolling stone’s ongoing descent as it continues its path downward, illustrating a persistent drop in elevation and momentum.
Campaign for Better Livestock Led by Kentucky Dean
Dean Thomas P. Cooper of the University of Kentucky calls farmers to raise better grade meat animals. The Kentucky Pure Bred Livestock Association and Louisville Livestock Exchange promote a Farmers Better Live Sale at Bourbon Stock Yards Louisville on June 2 featuring 200 pure bred registered bulls. He cites USDA and state college cooperation to eliminate scrub stock and stresses three economic losses from poor care, disease, and inefficient production.
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Dean Thomas P. Cooper
College of Agriculture
The
University of Kentucky
Kentucky Pure Bred Livestock Association
Louisville Livestock Exchange
Bourbon Stock Yards
Louisville
United States Department of Agriculture
Breeding for Profit Boosts Stock Values Says Kentucky Study
The article argues pure bred sires raise offspring quality and market value. It cites Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station results showing higher weights, dressings, and values for cattle and sheep sired by pure bred bulls or rams. Improved wool and meat yield follow from careful breeding decisions.
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Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station
Kentucky
States Standards For Normal Children
Dr Edith Lowry of the U S Public Health Service outlines 1921 health standards for Kentucky school children. Normal vision corrected if needed, no disease or inflammation, normal hearing and no disuse, clear nasal passages, no enlarged tonsils, healthy gums and teeth with no cavities, clean scalp and skin free of eruptions, chest expansion at least two inches, no diseased lungs, valid vaccination status, free from hookworm, and normal weight within 16 percent of standard.
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Bureau of Child Hygiene
State Board of Health
Edith B. Lowry
U. S. Public Health Service
Lowry
Louisville
Kentucky Educational Association
Kentucky
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W. Main
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