Feeding Calves Before and After Birth According to Bulletin
The article summarizes USDA Farmers' Bulletin 777 on dairy calf feeding and management. It stresses starting feeding before birth, using colostrum, keeping calves with mothers for about 48 hours, and maintaining cleanliness. It covers milk amounts, pasteurization, weaning ages, grain introduction, and recommended grain mixtures and roughage for healthy calf development.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Farmers
United States Deartment of Agriculture
Have Wheel Cultivator For Efficient Garden Work
If you own a sizable garden a wheel cultivator proves worthwhile for efficient work. Small plots suit hand tools, especially for quick tasks. For feeding calves after milk, keep them in stanchions and offer grain. Preserve cream and milk away from odors to ensure quality butter. If milk tastes bitter the issue lies with the cow.
Envenient Winter Feed Plant Foot Crops for Feed
Farmers urged to plant foot crops to bolster winter feed when cow numbers are low. Advice notes choosing resilient varieties to supplement silage and keep herd nourished through lean periods.
Sound Beekeeping Tips For New Hobbyists
This guide by Leonard Haseman from the Missouri College of Agriculture offers practical precautions for beginners. Learn bees habits and temperaments, wear a face veil, use smoke sparingly, avoid pinching, handle colonies in warmer parts of the day, and avoid opening brood chambers in cold weather to prevent chilling the queen and brood. A study of bee life helps make beekeeping interesting and profitable for farmers.
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Leonard Haseman
Miasouri College of Agriculture
Sing
Government Urges Careful Gasoline Use For War Needs
Army and Navy officials warn of a critical gasoline shortage for aircraft, trucks, cars, tractors, and other military machines. Director Van Manning calls on auto owners and dealers to curb pleasure trips, improve efficiency, and cut waste, detailing potential savings of hundreds of millions of gallons to support the war effort.
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United States
van, H. Manning
Bureau of Mines
Department of the Anterior
Army
Navy
United Statos
Variation in Motor Fees in 1916 United States
The United States Department of Agriculture reports 1916 average motor vehicle registration and license costs at 7.36 per car. State figures show NH 19.67, VT 19.02, MN about 0.50 annual per car with three-year registration, SC and TX no annual fees. Rules vary by weight, horsepower, or capacity. some states tax cars as personal property. several rely on fees in lieu of other taxes.
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United States
United States Department of Agriculture
Office of Public Ronda
New Hampshire
Vermont
Minnesota
South Carolina
Texas
Idaho
Iowa
Michigan
New York
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Keep All Punctured Tubes
The Fish Rubber service manager condemns discarding punctured tubes and promotes modern repair. He argues that skilled repairmen using better equipment can restore damaged tubes to like-new condition, urging motorists to send tubes for repair while a reliable repairman accepts them.
Convertible car body folds into two seaters and tourer
A newly announced convertible body lets a motorist switch from roadster to touring car in two minutes. By folding the rear section, a two or four seat roadster becomes a spacious touring car, enabling one chassis to serve multiple styles from affordable light cars to luxury models.
Invention Aims to Stop Car Overturns with Arm Device
A inventor proposes an arm attached to a car that does not hinge but swings outward to press a steel wheel against the ground during a tip. The device is designed to prevent automobiles from overturning when a car careens.
World Rubber Supply and Consumption Shares
Report notes global rubber distribution with about 75 percent used by the British empire and 12 percent by others, while the United States accounts for around 2 percent of consumption.
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British Empire
United States
Loose Vibrator Repairs Prompt Auto Dash Mounting
In New York, automobile owners inquire about securing a vibrator box by fastening the small brass brackets to the box and attaching it to the dashboard with small dots. The note details the mounting method and suggests care in installation.
Views on buying hurlers and Army Navy game
Umpires split on calls as old time managers differ in methods. Three stars from two decades ago watched a game and a controversial steal home led to a neutral verdict. Baseball purchases proven lottery-like. wartime football game unlikely as Baker argues war effort trumps athletics.
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Army-Navy
Detroit
Pop" Ankon
Chicago Colts
Charley Bennett
Sam Thompson
Cleveland
Bobby Roth
Stanage
Anson
Bennett
Charley
Army- Navy
Newton D. Baker
Baker
Daniela
Col. Palmer Pierce
Naonal Collegiate Athletic Association
West Point
Annapolis
Ramnpolis
Umpire’s Advice Aided Ehmke’s Rise With Tigers
Bill Brennan, former Federal League umpire, credits his tip to Howard Ehmke during Federal League days. He watched the pitcher experiment with the emery ball and urged abandonment. Brennan says quitting the trick helped Ehmke refine his natural stuff and soon excel for the Detroit Americans.
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Bill Brennan
Howard Ehmke
Detroit Americans
Ehmke
Brennan
Fohl Urges Three Umpires for Every Game
Cleveland manager Lee Fohl praises the three-umpire system, saying it is far ahead of the two-umpire setup and essential for fairness. Meanwhile Pacific Coast League players plan a Honolulu winter trip, with promoters signing players and facing no major obstacles.
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Lee Fohl
Cleveland
Honolulu
Pacific Coast League
Keeps Away From Umpires Hughie Jennings Coaching Tenor
Bunting manager Hughie Jennings admonishes players to avoid arguing with umpires. After two tight calls in a recent game, he accepted the rulings without protest and later disciplined a player for kicking at a close decision. Jennings believes respectful conduct toward officials is essential.
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Hughie Jennings
Hiime
Jennings
Hughie
Browns Sign Ted Murray and Pitcher Molyneaux on Davis Advice
Scout George Davis advised St. Louis Browns to hire Ted Murray captain of Trinity College as an infielder and slugger. Davis also signed college pitcher Molyneaux who traveled west with the club. Davis, a former Chicago White Sox player under Jones in 1906, joins as coach and remains close to Jones.
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White Sox
St Louis Browns
George Davis
St. Louis Browns
Ted Murray
Trinity College
Murray
Davis
Molyneaux
Browns
St. Louis
Chicago White Sox
Jones
Joe Higgins Emerges as Next Great Middle-Distance Hope
Joe Higgins, the noted runner with the Irish American Athletic Club of New York, is hailed as Mel Sheppard's successor. Trained at Holy Cross, Higgins has not yet chosen between chasing the mile or longer middle-distance events and may test different events.
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Mel Sheppard
Joe Higgins
Higgins
Ball Players Barred by War Exemption Boards
Exemption boards across the country found many athletes unfit for military service. Wrestler Earl Craddock and players like Tommy Gibbons Heinie Groh were turned down. Fist feet and deformed hands from busted ankles sidelined many otherwise fit players. Low shoes caused flat feet while tin ears kept fighters out, and athletic heart affected many to miss service.
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Earl Craddock
Tommy Gibbons
Heinie Groh
Samuel
Ray Caldwell Infield Outfielder Prospect For Yankees Long Recall
The article notes Ray Caldwell could become an outfielder like former pitchers Elmer Smith Jimmy Ryan Cy Seymour Mike Donlin Dave Robertson Harry Walter and Walter Thornton who converted to outfield. Caldwell is described as having speed and natural hitting ability, meeting the qualifications of those players.
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Yankees
Ray Caldwell
Elmer Smith
Jimmy Ryan
Cy Seymour
Mike Donlin
Dave Robertson
Harry Walter
Walter Thornton
Caldwell
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