Guineas as Farm Flock Stock Popular Yet Delicate
The USDA notes guineas are raised in small flocks on farms in the Midwest and South with Pearl variety most popular. Hens begin laying in spring, nests are found in brush, and the male aids nest building and guards nests. Incubation is 28 days, with hatching often by day 27, and multiple hens may share nests with 20 to 80 eggs laid per season.
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Middle West
United States Department of Agriculture
Grow More Food for Family Use
The Department of Agriculture urges farmers to rely on home-grown staples this year. With high freight costs, water content in food, and shortages, farmers should expand garden crops and poultry to supply their families. Emphasis is placed on potatoes, greens, garden fruits, eggs, and butter making to reduce purchases and debt. The department offers guidance to diversify farm food supply.
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Superior quality of lime from clam shells noted
The soil experiment section of the Town Agricultural Experiment Station reports ground lime from clam shells makes a fine soil amendment. They warn cabbage worms and cutworms, urging morning applications and thorough cultivation for good cabbage yields.
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Towa Agricultural Experiment
Temporary Pastures Best for Sheep Says USDA Experts
United States Department of Agriculture specialists advise rotating sheep onto temporary pastures of about one acre per 25 head for 14 days. Moving flocks to fresh ground reduces parasite risk, lowers labor, and suits purebred operations. movable fencing aids division of larger areas.
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Kill Green Cabbage Worms With Lead Arsenate Mix
An old farm advisory notes that arsenate of lead sprayed with laundry soap helps cabbage worms including the green cabbage worm and cabbage looper. It warns using nicotine emulsifier or kerosene emulsions with soap against aphids and harlequin cabbage bugs. It also remarks on lawns, shade, and watering practices for gardens and farm accounts.
Tanlac’s Long-Running Demand Sees Global Versus Record Sales
Tanlac has sold over twenty million bottles in six years, with rapid, worldwide demand across North America and beyond. The drug is praised for restoring health in sufferers of stomach and kidney disorders, indigestion, headaches, and general debility, with extensive testimonials. Tanlac is sold by leading druggists nationwide.
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Red Cross Ball Blue Promises Snowy White Clothes
A playful note praises White clothes after a hard day’s work and touts Red Cross Ball Blue as the solution for achieving snowy whiteness. The ad style line reads as a product tease with light humor.
Edward a Mischievous Sunday Boy in Children’s Day Tale
A Boston matron notes the flirt to a young girl and warns of future consequences. An observant observer remarks on a girl’s present charm and a heedless past.
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Sleep Trick Leads to Daylight, Husband Claims Credit
A Dallas News blurb recounts Howard attempting a sleep trick by touching finger tips with his wife nearby. He stays still for minutes then sleeps, prompting debate over whether credit belongs to the technique or his wife for alerting him. The piece notes a memory-loving couple on a train and describes prairie country as a land of instruments.
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