We Are Cutting Forests Three Times as Fast as They Grow
A Forest Service publication cites annual forest drain at about twenty million cubic feet against a 550 million acre base. Of this, 200 million acres hold mature trees, 250 million acres show partial cutting with young growth, and 100 million acres suffer severe damage. The report urges coordinated action by owners states and the federal government to restore equilibrium and conserve timber for the future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. S. Kellogg
Office of Forest Statistics
Forest Service
United States
Germany
France
Golden Bear House in Leipzig Links History and Goethe Visit
A Hartford Courant correspondent notes Leipzig history and the Golden Bear building on Universitatsstrasse. The Breitkopf and Hartel firm erected it in 1736, housing Gottfried Gottsched in its second story until 1767. Goethe visited in 1766 seeking access to Gothic manuscripts and translations.
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Institut For Kultur
University of Leipzig
Lamprecht
Leipzig
Universitatsstrasse
Bernhard Breitkopf
Breitkopf & Hartel
Breitkopf & ‘Hartel
Hartford Courant
Gottsched
Sas Goethe
Breitkopf
Gottached
Goethe
Innovations and discoveries shared at exhibition and world progress
Reports describe new metal lighter than aluminum, larger battleship barrels, a funnel air meter, and a British Columbia electric smelter processing lead and zinc. It notes India rubber growth, mammoth size debates, and rubber storage observations, plus jokes and poultry housing advice.
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Congress
United States
Anyowa
Nelson
British Columbia
F. A. Lucas
Alaska
Siberia
Europe
India
Herbert Wright
Wright
Brookside Whispers Charm Autumn Walkers
A vivid line evokes a playful brook whose babble pleases visitors during this season, inviting quiet reflection as the stream provides a soothing soundtrack to an autumn stroll.
Ventilation Methods for Stable Buildings
A practical guide describes side wall intake flues for stables. Ventilation flues occupy space but offer efficiency over a single flue. Openings near floor level rise to roof ridge, capped to exclude rain. A central opening with a baffle shutter reduces air flow, and options include separate outlets or a single cupola.
To Make the Hens Say
Advice from T F McGrew urges turning out lazy hens to forage and dig for food. Bury grain so they hunt bugs and worms, boosting egg production and hen vigor. If hens refuse to work and lay, the note says they should end their life and be eaten.
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T. F. McGrew
Raising Chickens Faces Relentless Daily Routine
An excerpt notes the toughest part of the chicken business is the constant year round labor from egg hatching onward, with no days off as care continues from pip to full growth.
When Hens Are Moulting
A Denver poultry institute talk by W. J. R. Wilson details a rapid molt method. Hens are shifted to alfalfa then dry bran, followed by a mixed grain and meat ration with light morning feed and full noon and night forage. By October 1 hens resume laying for fall and winter profits.
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Poultry Institute
Denver
Colorado Agricultural College
W. J. R. Wilson
Alfalfa For Dairy Farms Boost Yields
Alfalfa becomes a key dairy feed, usable in many regions with adequate moisture. Start with a small, rich seed bed and careful feeding as plants establish. Failures stem from insufficient seed-bed preparation and poor early care.
Right Time to Pick Apples
The article explains that apples should be picked when fully grown, highly colored, yet still firm for best storage value. It argues against picking before full ripeness to prevent rapid deterioration and notes the belief that pre ripe fruit stores well is mistaken.
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Hubby
Scott
Boston Transcript
Little Waldo
Boston
Florida
Atlantic Ocean
Charley Baskum
George
Ants Signal Plant Lice Infestation In Orchards
Ants running on fruit trees often indicate plant lice on branches and leaves. Experts note most plant lice are tended by ants, whose presence aids in distributing the pests and does not directly harm the plant beyond this.
Grafting on Willow At Gloucester Lodge Garden
A gooseberry bush a currant bush and an elderberry tree are growing high up on a willow tree at Gloucester Lodge Portsmouth Road near London. They have been grafted and all are flourishing with fruit forming on the gooseberry and currant bushes.
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Gloucester Lodge
Portsmouth Road
London
Hog Cholera Costs Missouri Hog Industry Millions
In Missouri about 4,000,000 hogs are worth nearly 45 million dollars at market prices. Hog cholera costs Missouri growers over a million dollars annually, with losses sometimes exceeding 5 million dollars.
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Missouri
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