Clover Weevil Pest Wreaks Heavy Toll on Clover Crop
A USDA prepared study notes the clover leaf weevil now pervasive across clover grown regions in the United States. It details the life cycle with larvae peaking in April and adults active in September, and credits a fungous disease as the major natural control keeping losses low.
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United States Department of Agriculture
America
Europe
United States
Barrington
N. J
Beef Breeding Barns and Winter Care Guidelines
University extension advisors stress light filled well ventilated beef barns. Two row tie stall layouts reduce calf handling while ample yard space aids exercise. Small groups and sheltered sheds suit open heifers and dry cows. avoid large bunches.
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University Farm
Minnesota
J. 8. Montgomery
Agricultural Extension Division
The Iduman Comptometer Joke Exchange
Mrs Rucker asks if spoons are counted while Mrs Bucker counters that counting cooks consumes all her time. The light quip plays on domestic chores and machine terminology.
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Iduman
Red Cross Ball Blue Laundries Dazzle Dresses
Reader tips laundry with Red Cross Ball Blue claiming dazzling results for baby dresses. Encourages readers to try product and visit local grocers where price is advertised as 2:1.
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Baby
Opera Memory Hesitation in Dizzy Banter
A lively failing memory dialogue features two opera goers recalling trivial details. They list gossipy snippets about couples and diamonds while admitting they cannot remember the opera name or plot. The exchange probes memory and social chatter amid theatrical setting.
New Choir Terror Reported in Boston Tran Script
Six year old Bessie, returning from church, proclaims a new terror in the choir per the Boston Tran script.
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Semperamental
Bessie
Boston Transcript
Perigieu’s Prize Cows Garnish Homes With Crocheted Veils
Cows in Perigueux France, valued for milk and work, receive protection from flies with hand crocheted veils. The decorative veils, with fringes and lace borders, are crafted by villagers and taught to French children through Junior Red Cross aided schools in America.
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Periguex
France
Red Cross of America
Plural Means More Of The Thing, Miss Jones Learns
A pupil answers a classroom riddle about plural words. Miss Jones tests the class with a question and Marie responds that the plural of a word is the same thing but more of it, reflecting Harper's Magazine teaching quip.
Mount Rainier Seal Date Noted in 1870
A brief note mentions Amber injures no other good pig ment with which it may be mixed and records that Mount Rainier was first sealed in 1870. The fragmentary text hints at a historical dating reference without clear context.
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Mount Rainier
Favors Purebred Sires in Pulaski County Virginia
County farmers pledge to breed stock to purebred sires and distribute good bulls. In three years cattle quality improved from 50 to 75 percent. Similar gains noted for sheep hogs and poultry. A. L. Ingles notes farmer enrollment for better sires.
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Pulaski County
Virginia
A. L. Ingles
Starting Early Plants For A Garden
A hotbed is not needed to start early plants. Cabbage lettuce tomato pepper and eggplant can be sown in boxes in a warm room. Harden the seedlings by moving the box outdoors during the day and inside at night when frost is not expected.
Make Farm Homes Pleasing with Suitable Plantings
Suitable plantings unite a farmstead into a homelike whole. Trees serve as windbreaks, background frames, and shade while shrubs outline foundations, soften edges, support corners, and screen unsightly objects. Use native or locally proven varieties for best results.
Essential for good health in home gardens
The article urges growing a wide variety of fruits and vegetables in home gardens this year. It notes some vegetables with low food value still play a role in health for the human family.
Break Broody Turkey Hens
Turkeys bred for egg laying can be brought out of broodiness by confinement for two or three days in a coop without a slat bottom. After release from confinement they will mate soon and begin laying within about a week.
Dream of rule over earth by the Swood lord
A satirical quip from the Boston Trans quotes the Swood lord claiming ownership of the earth in a dream. The reply notes that the dream would prove unpleasant as people move out and his ban on taking in babies would fail in practice.
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Boston
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