Elephant Uses Branch as Brush Says Local Tale
The elephant is described as the only animal that makes a real implement. It is common for large elephants to strip a branch of leaves and use the end as a brush to sweep away debris and dust.
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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1933
Page
3
The elephant is described as the only animal that makes a real implement. It is common for large elephants to strip a branch of leaves and use the end as a brush to sweep away debris and dust.
New York hog producers earn 7 849 000 from hogs, with 231 000 hogs on farms in January 1930. June figures would rise, as spring pig crops arrive. Farmers use grain hay and pasture to feed hogs, with alfalfa and clover saving feed. Chester White leads breeds, followed by Berkshire Duroc Jersey Poland China and Hampshire. Some operations sell weaned cross-breeds. a few feeders fatten 100 to 200 pigs yearly from city garbage. Commercial pork production remains largely unprofitable in New York.
The Washington Star notes deep winter snows push field mice and rabbits to fruit trees, especially apples, gnawing the bark to reach the cambium. Prompt bridge grafting is urged. store scions until spring and pile dirt over wounds to prevent drying.
Seven New England factories have adopted the bureau of dairy industry's new casein method. Two plants using the grain card process earned 1% cents more per pound than those using sulphuric casein. The bureau found two new lactose applications: confectionery production and explosives manufacture.
The plant quarantine bureau deployed about 60 000 traps last year from Florida to New England and moved them northward as the season advanced. Placed in traffic centers, the traps alert officials to potential outbreaks, with 8000 in the District of Columbia this year. Traps are emptied daily to protect vegetation.
The wool raiser sees daylight after a storm in agriculture as prices stay steady and demand rises. Raw wool purchases exceeded the five year average by 3,000,000 pounds thanks to resumed woolen and worsted manufacturing.
PathFinder Magazine notes that marriages reflect individual day preferences, with Saturday now the common choice for weekend honeymoons. It cites Dr. E Lyman Cornell of Northwestern advocating letting the girl pick the husband, arguing women pick well.
A physician endorsed tonic claim describes Dr Caldwell's syrup pepsin as a safe laxative blend that energizes the body by stimulating sluggish organs. It promises improved liver and bowel action, reduced bilious days for children, and easy access at drug stores without high cost.
Ohio roadside markets reveal 94 percent farmer ownership with 1982 figures. Demand grows for farm labor in New Zealand. A vast 370 million tons of farm waste could feed drug perfume and explosives manufacturing.
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