Influence of Feed on Butter Quality in Dairy Cattle
The article discusses how linseed meal softens butter when fed in large amounts while medium amounts keep butter fats normal. It notes linseed meal as a valuable source for milk and fat distribution, with price as a drawback. Half to three quarters of a pound daily improves butter quality. corn meal firmifies butter when paired with roughage. gluten meal softens butter and has higher protein but cows dislike it. Wet brewers grains can harm milk quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marty Snyder
University of Minnesota
Probable error in weather forecasts proposed
The article notes Prof. Schuster urges official stating of forecast error. He compares astronomy practice of giving probable error with meteorology. He envisions weather columns including odds such as 3 to 1 or 9 to 1 for rain tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Werther Toreeaxting
Buren
Schuster
Remedy for Sagging Farm Gate with a Wheel
A simple fix for sagging farm gates is to bolt a wheel from an old machine to the front end of the gate. This adds support and makes opening and closing easier for a strong person. The wheel can be large or small depending on the gate.
Robins Killed for Food Spark Controversy in South
Leslie's Weekly reports an estimated one million robins killed in Louisiana during the 1907 08 winter. Hunters, including men and boys, shot birds for food while protecting songbird status in the North. A government expert links robin slaughter to boll weevil eastward movement, angering Audubon societies.
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Louisiana
Audubon Societies
Leslie’s Weekly
Night Transplanting Plants Shows Safe May Jun Shifts
A foreign contemporary notes a practical article on transplanting plants in full foliage at night. Rouault's experiments suggest deciduous trees can be shifted in May or June with little injury if done at night, a finding endorsed by leading French horticulturists.
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Reyne Universelle
Rouault
France
Brewery Feed Values For Dried Brewers Grains
Dried brewers grains rank close to bran for feeding value with more protein and fat but slightly lower carbohydrate content. In 100 pounds the feed contains 15.7 pounds protein 36.3 pounds carbohydrates and 5.1 pounds fat. Malt sprouts and dried brewers grain are valuable cow feed with the latter especially rich.
Wisdom of the Bee Insight by John Burroughs
The Atlantic excerpt notes bees store honey without learning its use for humans. The hive worker cannot know winter needs or when enough is stored, following a motto to gather and store as long as honey remains.
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John ‘Burroughs
Population and Food Demands for 1931 Projection
A U S Department of Agriculture statistician estimates 1931 U S population at 130 million. To feed this total 700 million bushels of wheat 1 25 billion bushels of oats 3 45 billion bushels of corn and substantial hay cotton tobacco fruits and vegetables would be required. To meet these needs 150 million additional acres would need cultivation but only 108 million acres are available for cultivation.
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Department of Agriculture
United States
Lantern fly’s hidden nose drives remarkable leaps
In the Malay Peninsula a curious insect called the lan tern fly leaps suddenly without wings. London examination revealed a unique projecting nose on its head that acts as a leaping organ, bending beneath the abdomen and releasing to propel the insect.
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Malay Peninsula
London
Recipe for historic white wash with lime and additives
A traditional white wash formula calls for 25 pounds lime slaked with boiling water, 5 pounds clean wood ashes, 10 pounds melted beef tallow, 2 pounds common salt, and 1/2 pound glue. Dissolve and mix while hot, apply warm, and color with burnt umber ochre or mineral red.
Sheep Pen Bedding Absorbs Urine Without Stock Harm
Sheepmen report that heavy bedding keeps moisture down in pens. Straw absorbs urine during the season start and remains dry, with pens not cleaned more than once in a season without harming the sheep.
Spraying Fruit Trees During Dormancy
Farmers are advised to spray all fruit trees while dormant with lime, sulphur and salt to prevent San Jose scale and destroy fungi. The mixture is claimed to act as a fertilizer and keep trees healthy. Many insects attack trees that are dead or decaying, using them as breeding grounds for other pests.
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San Jose
Digest ed manure as soil fertilizer discussed
The text explains that manure is softened and decomposed material from an animal. It states that applying raw materials like bran and linseed meal directly to soil offers no advantage, and their value improves when fed to stock as fertilizer.
Farm News and Notes from the Nation
Uncle Sam received 11.5 million dollars last year for public lands of all kinds. A Tacoma gardener sold 750 dollars worth of celery from one acre. An explosion in Trempeleau Minnesota nearly killed Burl Adams and his mother. Calvin D. Rogers of Iron River imported twenty bees at five dollars each. Emperor William of Germany sent fifteen coach and cavalry horses to an international show. Night riders in Tennessee were freed when no jury could be found to try them for tobacco shed arson and shootings. New Mexico farming has grown due to farmers institutes turning unproductive valleys into rich grass and fruit fields.
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Sam
Tacoma
Wash
Burl Adams
Trempeleau
Minn
Calvin D. Rogers
Iron River
Wis
Italy
William
Germany
Tennessee
New Mexico
Comic Snippets and Witty Quips Across Magazine Humor
A collage of lighthearted quips from 19th and early 20th century magazines. Jests range from courtship and marriage to politics and social behavior, featuring snippets about Sir Arthur Conan Doyle anecdotes and everyday mischief.
Women Signalers in Southern French Railways
In the South of France women attend signals at small stations for daily trains while companies cut costs at level crossings by hiring female labor. Husbands tend vines on the hillside as wives wave signals and quiet children. Also noted is Mrs Carrie whose voice remains with her despite time and memory.
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France
Detroit News-Tribune
Poorly Dressed Stranger Faces Mrs. Lamport's Kitchen Warning
A mistress scolds Norah for letting a shabby looking policeman visitor linger in the kitchen last night. Norah defends him as a decent man, insisting he is all right and just wearing plain clothes.
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Norah
Lightning Flashes Across Ironstone Beds In South Africa
Terrific thunder storms in South Africa are followed by blue flames leaping from ironstone beds. Reports describe lightning striking ironstone outcrops and, hours later, fires or burning buildings sparked by the odd blue火.
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South Africa
Forgetful Wife Provokes Comment In Philadelphia Press
A short humorous exchange quotes Radley praising his forgetful wife and a visiting polite guest remarking on her memory, noting a morning lapse about a missing pipe. The snippet captures a light domestic jibe from a Philadelphia newspaper.
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Philadelphia Press
Proverbial Snow Clearers Spark Storm in Chicago
A fragment from a Chicago Tribune excerpt notes a slow process of shoveling snow with a man repeatedly warming indoors. A humorous aside about a roller skater colliding with a man dodging an automobile contrasts with historians blaming Henry VIII for Cardinal Wolsey’s fall.
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Cardinal Wolsey
Henry VIII
Chicago Tribune
Wordplay Sparks Clash Over Witty Sayings
A man known for frequent quotations argues that a word to the wise suffices while another counters that such words are unnecessary. The exchange highlights differing attitudes toward concise wisdom in a terse, back-and-forth banter.
Uncle Allen Sparks on Men Like an Idle Water Mill
Uncle Allen compares a group of men to an old water mill that spins its wheels but yields no grain. The metaphor highlights wasted effort as the speaker ends his tirade and the audience absorbs the analogy.
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Uncle Alen Sparks
Famous ball player signs again after noted in columns
A famed baseball figure comments that he has been neglected by sports pages. He then decides to sign to ensure another mention appears in the newspapers, continuing his public presence.
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