Post Office plan eyed to list farm produce at rural markets
A Washington representative for the Post Office department arrived in Hammond to study Richmond Chamber of Commerce plans for a rural marketing program. The scheme would daily list farmer produce at post offices, show prices and sellers on bulletin boards, and parcel post orders to customers. If feasible, a limited test will be run.
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Richmond
Post Office Department
Washington, D. C
Hammond
Richmond Chamber of Commerce
Bulletin
Parcel Post
Rensselaer
R. M. Davis
Jasper
J. C. Murphy
Davis
Morcecco
Newton
Logansport
Flora
First Brethren Churches of America
Henry Reinhart
Muncie
J. F. Mehegan
Lafayette
Ancient Order of Hibernians
Nicholas Carroll
Indianapolis
M. J. Shea
Fort Wayne
James McCarthy
Whiting
Bartholomew O’leary
E. J. Houlihan
Munce
M. J. Byrne
Cannelton
Perry County Baptist Association
J. Aubrey Sandefur
Howard MM. Royal
J. Edwin Howe
Jennings Hobbs
J. Edwin Towe
State Department of Public Instruction
Pastors to Carry Livestock Improvement Message South
The USDA and Methodist Episcopal Church South coordinate a rural outreach plan with 70 lantern slides on better sires and livestock. Over 5,000 country pastors will deliver the message in southern districts to help improve all kinds of farm stock.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Board of Missions of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Rural Survey
Bureau of Animal Industry
Causes for Unthrifty Pigs from Round Worm Infestation
A 100 pound hog at the Iowa experiment station showed severe unthriftiness due to round worms found in its intestine. Evward, in charge of swine feeding, notes 63 worms weighing two-fifths of a pound in half a foot of intestine. Prevention includes good feeding, clean lots, drainage, and emergency remedies such as santonin and calomel. Free access to air slaked lime charcoal slack coal powdered sulphur glauber's salts and common salt is advised in self feeders.
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Iowa Experiment Station
John M. Evward
Denver votes against horseless city ordinance
Wayne Dinsmore of the Horse Association of America warns a horse shortage looms as citizens reject an ordinance to ban horses. He notes demand and prices for draft horses are at record highs and urges increased breeding to prevent higher future production and transport costs in coming years.
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Denver
Wayne Dinsmore
Horse Association of America
Animal Husbandry Division
University Farm
Furnish Foals With Grain As Pastures Dry Up
As pastures dry, feed a little grain to aid foal development and maintain milk fat. Work mare colts should have a separate feed box and access to grain when the mother is fed. Foals on pasture need a creep to access grain at all times.
Ewes Disown Their Lambs Practice and Troubles
Ewes that refuse to own their lambs can be induced to accept them by penning them together and allowing the lamb to suck. Some shepherds moisten the lamb with the ewe's milk to trigger bonding. Separating the pair for a few days is advised, though some ewes may attack their lambs if kept isolated.
Considerable Agitation at the Johnson Domicile
An observer along the big road describes the Johnson house as shaking and seeming to threaten collapse. Gap Johnson of Rumpus Ridge jokes that fourteen children may be scratching chiggers at the same time, underscoring the town rumor around the scene in Kansas City Star prose.
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Fletcher
Gap Johnson
Rumpus Ridge
Kansas City Star
Tables of Paper Furniture Shine Like Real Wood
Tables made of compressed paper imitate fine woods with color and polish. Chairs and other articles follow the same craft, yielding furniture that looks like expensive wood.
Senator Snortsworthy and the government job chart
A Birmingham Age-Herald quip recalls Senator Snortsworthy telling disappointed constituents they cannot get government employment. He calms them with a chart showing they could not live on a government salary, presenting a cheerful but telling statistic.
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Snortsworthy
Birmingham Age-Herald
Planetary alignment predicts rise of multiple births
Prof. Charles Kirschoff, described as a foreign savant, forecasts that in the next six years twins, triplets, and even quadruplets will be common while single births become rare. He ties the trend to the position of certain planets.
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Charles Kirschoff
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