Good Seed Curing Means Good Crops
Agricultural engineer R H Reed explains eight years of Illinois farm management data show seed corn curing and storage greatly impact next year’s crop. Good practices save potential gains of millions, while poor drying risks mold and reduced yields.
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Need More Horses Mules to Meet Greater Demand
Demand for work stock is rising and production lags. Ohio State University economists forecast the horse and mule population to hit a low by late 1936. Rising feed costs may push farms toward mechanical power, slowing breeding increases despite higher stock prices.
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Ohio State University
Hops and Manure Improve Soil Humus Content
A Montreal Herald note explains hops from brewers and any vegetative growth supply humus. It recommends applying manure in fall, digging it in, with clay loam soils tolerating up to 50 tons per acre to keep soil open and less prone to baking in dry weather.
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Montreal Herald
Agricultural notes on crops and livestock issues
Agricultural notes report fluorine compounds injuring teeth in sprayed fruits. Cows fed 12 to 14 percent protein in grain mix with alfalfa hay and corn silage fare well. Farmers near St Louis plowed under vegetable crops to use as fertilizer. Four Nebraska ranchers with 300000 plus acres use planes to monitor cattle. Russeting in apples results from skin injury and cork replacement. Mississippi cotton value this season is 74.34 million dollars versus 57.82 million last year.
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St. Louis
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Brown Creeper Seep Seep Charms Peter in Tale
In Thornton Burgess tale, Seep Seep the Brown Creeper climbs tree trunks with a creeping motion. He-hunts under loose bark for his twig and moss nest while calling Seep Seep. Peter and Yank Yank discuss his nesting and Dotty the Tree Sparrow yet to appear.
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Caterpillars Travel With Slow Measured Motion
A Missouri Farmer writer notes caterpillars move very slowly using three pairs of legs near the head and five pairs of leg like organs near the tail. Earthworms and snakes lack legs, so their movement is jerky while caterpillars glide like on little rollers. The measuring worm is highlighted for its looping travel as if measuring distance.
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Missouri Farmer
My Boy Comes Home
A nostalgic poem depicts a mother awaiting her son’s return as a yard blooms and a robin sing. the gate clicks and a shadow falls, signaling the long awaited arrival. The narrator blesses the boy’s homecoming as heaven on earth.
West ion Box by Ed Wynn humorous Q&A
A reader asks about coffee looking like mud, bunion plasters, bigamy penalties, and stocking holes. The column offers light, punny answers about ground coffee, laws against foot pads, three mothers in law, and the finger in the stocking as the hole’s destination.
Marmalades and Salads From a Home Kitchen
A collection of simple kitchen tips and recipes including a mild grapefruit almond salad with lemon gelatin, a cauliflower macaroni bake, and an apple salad with cinnamon candies. The note emphasizes rind control for marmalades and cold water salting of cauliflower before cooking. Western Newspaper Union.
Life’s Savings Beyond Wealth In Turbulent Times
A woman in hardship remains cheerful after losing a lifetime of savings. She kept a small annuity, a strong philosophy, humor, simple tastes, and free pleasures. Her true riches are inner resilience, love, friends, and a mind trained to earn more riches beyond money.
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Bell Syndicate
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Crocodile Blockade Locks Madagascar River Crossing
At Majunga port on Madagascar’s Tsiri bihina River a dense crocodile swarm covers the banks and river, making crossings impossible. Locals shoot the reptiles and process the skins, wrapping them for preservation.
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Dress features slender lines with intricate seaming
The design highlights include slim lines, a surplice detailing from the right shoulder, a side closure, and a sleeve forearm emphasis. Waist shaping uses vertical back tucks, front skirt seams trim the hips, and a soft neckline is completed with a scarf. Pattern 9176 comes in sizes 14 through 42 with yardage, chart, and ordering via Sewing Circle Pattern Dept. New York.
She knew Scribbler Ah A Check For 100 From Dribbler
A quirky dialogue shows a wife and Scribbler discussing a $100 check. The wife explains it funds a new gown and bonnet she has prayed for a week, revealing a domestic scene with humor and desire.
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Dribbler’s
Heiress notes timber market interest in suitor
The heiress comments on the suitor’s talk of his family tree while Miss Cayenne notes he seemed eager to find a timber market, signaling a business edge in the relationship.
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Miss Cayenne
Bit Difficult Housewife and Hobo Exchange Quip
A humorous dialogue features a housewife and a hobo trading quips about money and status. The woman recalls giving a quarter last week while the hobo laments the challenge of entering the “smart set” with only 25 cents.
That woman’s quick talk stuns listeners in town chat
A lively remark notes that the woman is the fastest talker encountered, elating or amusing locals. A respondent adds that her husband may struggle to listen as fast as she talks, underscoring her rapid speech in casual conversation.
Do You Think Fish Is a Brain Food
A humor feature in Answers Magazine contrasts a reader question about fish as brain food with a quip about a husband who eats fish. The piece uses witty dialogue to poke fun at dietary claims.
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Answers Magazine
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