Wise policy to select seed for two years from this season's corn crop
The 1919 corn crop offers seed corn well developed and sound but selecting seed takes time. Farmers should set aside two to three years of seed supply to avoid poor future yields and disease risk. Early, careful selection reduces risk of finding unadapted or inferior seed and boosts long term profitability.
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United Sty Department of Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Department of Agriculture
Firewood prep for winter supply and co operative plans
Farmers eye cooperative wood cutting to cut labor and cost. Many already own gasoline engines for power. one outfit can serve several families. When co operatives aren’t feasible farmers hire or rent saws by the hour or cord with rates around 35 to 60 cents per cord, aiming to keep wood ready without neglecting other work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Securing Best Seed Corn and Winter Bee Care
Guidance on selecting top seed corn in autumn by ear height and stalk sturdiness. Advice to winter bees in a cellar with a good cellar, avoiding outdoor wintering and keeping outdoor colonies insulated with straw or shavings.
Custom outfit trims costs while keeping owner profit
The article notes a custom outfit can perform the work cheaper than using an individual outfit and still yield a profit to the owner.
WASTERS OF SOIL FERTILITY
A United States Department of Agriculture prepared piece explains gullies wash away fertile soil in corn fields. Farmers reduce erosion by thrashing grain after corn to place straw along gullies blocking further soil loss. Wheat and rye straw may be sacrificed for this method.
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United States
Corn Belt
Practical farm tips for storage and efficiency
The text urges testing seed corn and storing feed to ease winter. It notes a well filled silo saves feed, a concrete walkway reduces floor scrubbing, bay presses help store large quantities, light in barns matters, daily planning shortens work time, and proper silage distribution keeps quality. It also highlights reducing handlings for better management and mentions a pin and cap detail.
Dairy Barn to House 20 Cows
Feature plans for a Gothic roofed 34 by 60 foot dairy barn designed to house twenty cows with calves and a bull possible. Emphasizes stall arrangement facing away from the sun, a central carrier track, hay mows, wash and waste handling, ventilation, and optional water systems to boost milk.
Sensible view of health and self care from press clip
A reflection on health emphasizes personal responsibility for well being and the limits of medical help. It notes fear and envy as destructive, urges self discipline, and cites a Chicago Daily News line on death and life management. It then references Scotland Yard as the Metropolitan Police HQ at Charing Cross, tied to historical notes about its origin.
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Chicago Daily News
Scotland Yard
London
Cormer
Charing Cross
Metropolitan Police Force
Henry II
Leon Tard
Man of Contradictions a London literary host remembered
July 30 marks Samet Rourx born 1703 died 1855. For five decades his London house in St James Place drew art and letters crowds. An invitation to his breakfasts opened doors to literary society. he mixed witty caustic wit with generous kindness as Fanny Kemble noted.
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Samet Rourx
London
St. James’ Place
Fanny Kemble
Virginia Dare Born On Roanoke Island in 1587
Virginia Dare, child of English parents, first born in America on August 18 1587. Her birthplace was Roanoke Island, Virginia now North Carolina. Her father was William Dare and her mother Eleanor daughter of John White governor of the second colony sent by Sir Walter Raleigh to the Ortines.
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Virginia Dare
America
Roanoke
Virginia
North Carolina
William Dare
Eleanor
John White
Walter Raleien
Ortines
Aid 19 Urged for Red Cross Abroad
President Wilson calls for a large nationwide Red Cross response to fund and extend relief in Eastern Europe. The third Fall campaign runs November 2 to 11, focusing on membership growth to sustain peacetime welfare work and international relief.
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RED Cross
Washington, D. C
Wilson
United Shites
Unit
United States
Gor Fed Cross
Reil Cross
American Red Cross
Red Cros
Europe
Congress of the United States
Amerian Red Cross
Woodrow Wilson
Great Pile of Sweetness
The fragment mentions Frederick Wyrtam and an eighteen yard measure with a furrowed end. No clear event or outcome is stated and details are sparse.
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Frederick Wyrtam
Increased use of trucks and trailers in freight costs
The article argues high consumer prices stem from faulty distribution and that shifting freight to trucks and trailers can slash transport costs. It cites studies showing motor trucks beat horse and wagon on ton mile costs and that semi trailers can double or triple capacity, lowering overall rates.
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New York
Buffalo
Chicago
Illinois
Department of Agriculture
Auto Driving Is Right Exercise for Modern Motorists
A San Francisco physician argues that driving a car provides beneficial exercise for the arms chest and abdomen. He says steering gear and braking create mild persistent calisthenics improving muscles arteries and heart while exposing motorists to open air and oxygen aiding digestion and elimination. The piece also notes cautions about starting engines and proper use of chains.
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San Francisco
Les
Eve
Demountable Wheel Rim Invention by J N Roster
A Scientific American illustration describes a demountable rim by J N Roster of El Paso Texas. The invention aims to provide a wheel rim that can be locked to or unlocked from the wheel with a single operation and includes means for locking the rim.
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Scientific American
J .N. Roster
el Paso
Texas
Rim Locking Mechanism With Cam Levers For Demountable Rim
A description of a rim locking system using levers mounted to a jelly and cam heads to engage a demountable rim. The moving levers feature a cam ring mounted to route on the wheel to control engagement and release.
Automobile News and Gossip
Advice on safe driving and car maintenance urges avoiding sudden stops and hogging the road. It warns about passing etiquette, skid chains, electric starters, and refitting relief valves, plus notes on an inventor’s spark plug design for cooling and preventing overheating.
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WM. A. Radford
William A. Radford
Prairie Avenue
Ant
Jairymien
Carnegie “Hero Fund
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie Hero Fund
Pittsburgh
Othlisll
Feeding Alley
Lorca
Man OF
Contradictions
Liliess
Hong
Huh
Mina
Sin
China
Foorhow
Amercan Association of
Ching
Foochow
Eugener
France
Spain
Bern
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