Home Course in Live Stock Farming
An early 20th century primer by C. V. Gregory on selective breeding for livestock improvement. It explains the laws Like Produces Like and Variation, the role of selection, and how domestic breeding guides natural variation. Topics include reversion, mutations, latent and dominant traits, graded mating, line breeding, crossbreeding, hybrids, and common myths such as telegony.
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Bambletonian
Dav Patch
Aire
Aun
Potato Canker Threatens North American Crops
Canadian agriculture warns that a potato blight known as potato canker, which devastated Europe for years, has appeared in Newfoundland and may spread to the United States and lower Canada. Farmers urged rapid destruction of diseased tubers, thorough field sanitation, and careful disposal by burning and lime layering to prevent reinfection.
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Canada
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American
Newfoundland
United States
Canadian Department of Agriculture
Donada
Homemade power concrete mixer on the farm described
A Colorado experiment details a DIY concrete mixer built for farm use. The design uses a water-poured trough on a wooden frame, a detachable salt bin, and a rope belt drive from wheels or gears. It notes possible manual or horsepower operation, with various reused parts for gears and countershaft.
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Colorado
McAmb
Gan Fen
City Men for Farms Offer Hope and Hurdles
City men face unemployment and a chance to work on farms as a New York legislature inquiry weighs rural labor needs. Labor leader John Mitchell notes city poverty breeds unfamiliarity with country life, while some would adapt to farm work for family stability. The piece also touches on poultry disease from owner neglect and the debate over dairy and beef cattle in combined farming approaches.
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New York
John Mitchell
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Joba
Ghia
Goose and goose laying manual from old farm column
A long rambling farm piece describes goose care including breeding, nesting, incubation and brooding. It covers nest setup, brooder care, feeding, water needs, and dangers from predators. It lists popular goose breeds Toulouse Embden African and notes egg counts. It ends with verses and farmer tips on butter and geese economics.
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West
Leakles
Mmander
Toulouse
Sermon On Judging Others And Living By Faith
The text urges self examination over judgment of others, urging believers to practice love not condemnation. It cites Jesus words on not judging, the need for inner purity, and living by faith through the Spirit, seeking God with all heart and obeying His commandments. It references Acts and Gospel verses about Jesus showing himself alive and forgiving sins.
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Jesus
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Jessie
Christ
Jesun Ives
Aponttes
Elin
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Hanover
Xaii
God
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Fludate
Feathers and Eggshells in Fowl Hobbies and Hazards
A fragmented 1910 era column surveys poultry farming quirks and risks. It warns about diseases like diphtheria for humans and fowl, advises on stock timing, feed like alfalfa, and cautions on powders, pigeon restrictions, and water quality. It notes price signals, breeding changes for the 1910-11 shows, and the economics of egg and meat production with references to farmers, fanciers, and markets.
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Europa
Bee
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Kate Fonrapn
Phoonis
Aris
Cleara
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Washington
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Santo Brother Brown
C. M. Barnitz
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Geose
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Ani
Mart
CD. M
Tesena
Pr. Mote
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