Neat Stucco Design for Trees and Shrubs Setting
William A. Radford offers free advice on practical home building. The design features stucco over frame, brick foundation and porch, small paned windows, snubbed gable and porch roof, set among shrubs. Core layout includes a large living room, three bedrooms, a second floor bath, and a flexible breakfast area usable as maid’s room, study, sewing room or nursery. The plan can be altered to suit different needs and emphasizes a first class stucco job.
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W. A. Radford
William A. Radford
Prairie Avenue
Chicago
Dream Home Choices Emphasize Durable Construction
The piece argues that owning a home goes beyond four walls and decor. It urges buyers to focus on lasting materials and proper construction, warning against false economy and advising consultation with skilled builders to ensure the home fulfills the dream of coziness and lasting value.
Mirror Crack Hidden by Painted Flowers
The Chinese conceal a cracked mirror by painting flowers. If a crack runs upward they cover it with a flower stem. if horizontal a vine is used. The design finishes with a flower or leaves, offering practical and artistic concealing of the blemish.
Common Brick Bonds Shape Homes Worldwide History
Common brick has forged a long history through bonding styles used in homes across many nations. American homeowners can choose from a wide range of brick bonds to create varied and attractive patterns in both utilitarian and decorative applications.
Concrete Fence Posts That Endure Weather and Time
Concrete fence posts resist rot and fire and are uniform in size ready for easy installation. Proper reinforcement places steel rods at corners and center is ineffective. Quarter inch rods best support line posts while dirty scrap wire fails adhesion and usefulness.
Short Lengths Save War Dept Crating Costs
Short lengths of lumber formerly treated as waste yielded a 33 percent saving for the War Department in Washington, reducing a crate material purchase of 1700 dollars. The incident highlights resourceful use of surplus timber.
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War Department
Washington
Brick Bond Patterns and Wall Styles in Historical Construction
The passage lists common wall bonds such as Flemish cross bond and garden wall bond. It notes chimneys need different headers, English and Flemish bonds are popular, skintled brick as a cheap, roughly laid type, and rock nails with bricks laid on edge for economy. It mentions diapered and herringbone patterns with heavy timber houses of Norman and English origin.
Sun Rooms Use Special Glass to Let Ultraviolet Rays In
The new glass in sun rooms transfers ultraviolet rays that are linked to health benefits. Ordinary glass blocks most of these rays, but the special glass passes a high percentage of them into the home environment.
Proven sires misused by dairymen urge proven bulls kept
D. L. Fout of the University dairy extension argues dairymen rely on proven bulls rather than untested calves. He cites Canyon and Gooding county records showing several proven sires were butchered near peak usefulness, while some daughters outproduced dams, underscoring the need to keep proven bulls in service.
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D. L. Fout
University of [Dalo Agricultural Extension Division
Wall
Association
Canyon County
Jersey
O. A. Fitzgerald
Utah
Gooding County
Idaho
Fourt
Contamination of Milk Blamed on Consumer Actions
The consumer is blamed for milk contamination and should avoid bringing bottles into sick rooms. Bottles must not be collected from homes with contagious disease until disinfected by the board of health. Use a covered dish or local delivery for milk during illnesses and do not repurpose bottles for other liquids.
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Board of Health
Hold Milk Flow During Summer by Good Feeding
The article advises that summer milk production drops as cows rely on imagination. If pasture relief is not enough, provide supplemental feeds. Grain alone won’t suffice. cows need more roughage. Use silage if possible, otherwise mow a grass crop or, if unavailable, supplement with hay.
Twin Bull Calves Found Successful as Breeders
Twin bull calves have the same potential as single bulls to mature into successful breeding animals. Twin heifers have equal chances to become productive breeding cows. When a bull is born twin with a heifer the heifer often fails as a breeding cow, while the bull remains as likely to be a successful breeding bull.
Building a Better Herd Through Quality Cows and Feed
A farmer explains that one good cow properly nourished yields more profit than several poor ones. Improve herd value by adding a few quality cows and using good bulls, feeding grain alongside pasture, and weighing and testing milk production to gauge each cow’s producing ability.
Economical Ration with Leguminous Forage
Leguminous roughage like clover hay in place of timothy makes a balanced ration. It allows more home grown corn and oats and reduces the need to buy protein concentrates. The higher protein content of clover lowers purchased protein needs.
Skim Milk For Hens Favored By Iowa Poultry Experts
Iowa State College poultry specialists report milk fed to hens yields 3 to 6 times profit over pig feed, with milk valued at about 2 dollars a hundredweight for pullets when eggs sell around 30 cents a dozen. Milk enhances egg production and can reduce reliance on tankage. feed sour milk from Oct 1 to May 1 for best results.
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Lowa Tute College
Iowa
Laying Hens Need Moist Mash in Warm Weather
Minnesota extension poultry specialist Cora Cooke says summer feeding of farm poultry is economical and productive. Use ample moist mash daily, cut meat scrap and corn to save costs, and dispose of early laying hens before prices fall in fall. Storage reports hint at a favorable season with fewer eggs and dressed poultry stored.
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Cora Cooke
University of Minnesota
Marking Broody Hens to Call From Laying Flock
Guide on tracking broodiness in hens using leg bands to count broody episodes. Recommend marking each broodiness event with color rings and culling or selling birds after repeated attacks, especially if a hen goes broody every two to three weeks.
Proteins in Whey Passes to Poultry Feeding
Whey contains milk sugar fat minerals and high quality proteins making it an excellent feed for poultry. Its dry matter is only about 6.6 percent so a hen may not consume enough to meet needs. Keep usual feeds available and remove other water sources to ensure sufficient intake.
Bears Battle Ravens Over Elk Carcass in Yellowstone
Ranger Tired Pound witnessed a bear with two cubs defending against a flock of ravens and magpies feeding on a winter elk kill in Yellowstone. The birds mobbed the cubs while the mother shielded her offspring from the beaks and claws. The disturbance erupted from the scavenging site, turning into a protective scene for the bears.
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Yellowstone Park
Elisha
Pound
Kansas City Star
Science Service
Radio From Your Body Signals Hidden Presence
Popular Science Monthly reports two Munich professors found the skin carries an electrical charge like a hidden battery. Their delicate radio instruments allegedly detect electrical emanations from the body that can be sensed six feet away, explaining why people feel another’s presence in a room.
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Popular Science Monthly
Munich
No Wood in This House: Gary Steel Firm President’s Steel Structure
A Gary Indiana home for a local steel company president is framed entirely in angle-irons with diagonal bracing. Bolting and electric welding join the steel components, while concrete forms the foundation and floors. Stairs sills and interior trim are all steel.
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Gary
Ind
Definer "Can you give me a definition of nothing?"
A humorous gloss from Lustige Kolner Zeitung stating that nothing is an aft balloon without its cover. The quip relies on paradox and wordplay typical of light press humor from Cologne.
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Kolner Zeitung
Cologne
Poultry Prospects at Massachusetts Agricultural College
The Farm Life notes the outlook for eggs, broilers, and poultry prices is slightly better than 1927 while feed costs stay high in early 1928. It says nine sheets of paper helped judge intent, and the opinion is poultry looks better this year than last with plans for a bigger flock.
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Massachusetts Agricultural College
Keep Chicks Coming It Pays to Feed Chicks Well
The article argues that continuous proper feeding yields the most profitable chicks. It warns against stopping feeding due to high feed costs and stresses using college-provided formulas mixed at home affordably. It cautions against making chicks rustle for a living, which reduces egg-laying profits.
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