Apple Grower’s Trial Shows Price Gap and Middleman Loss
By James P. Richardson, the author recounts moving to an Ozark apple farm, boosting yield to 8000 bushels of mostly first grade fruit, then facing market sabotage. He details failed marketing through jobbers, a brutal price squeeze, and a shift to direct home delivery, ultimately earning about 4400 dollars on 5000 plus bushels while consumers paid over twenty thousand dollars. The piece ends with a critique of middlemen and reflections on value chains dating back to biblical times.
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Oriole Confusion Delays Parcel Post Insurance
In a city post office confusion a baby oriole in transit via parcel post was injured. Postmaster Kr Springsteen and staff scrambled to determine what happened and why the bird was not insured as directed by the owner consignor Mrs AI. The owner insists insurance should cover the mishap and questions the postmaster's handling.
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Springsteen
Educated Clerks Observe Quick Bakery Sale
Two Terre Haute teachers, both college graduates, worked a Chicago bakery for a week. They made a sale to two customers, earning 98 cents from the cash register and praising the store for educated clerks who counted the bill in their heads instead of using paper.
Dog Buyer Seeks Gentle Pet At Auction
A lady asks a dealer if a dog will growl around strangers. The dealer replies yes, the dog will respond. She insists on a dog that doesn't growl, while her husband plans to handle guarding duties.
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Raven
Management of Grazing Ranges and Forage Use
The bulletin argues early detection of overgrazing through plant-cover stages to prevent land depletion. It identifies four vegetation stages marked by distinct species and stresses two goals: grazing when growth is least disturbed and utilizing forage when palatable, nutritious.
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United States
Department of Agriculture
Arthur W. Simpson
Forest Service
Build a Hotbed and Cold Frame for Early Spring Garden Work
The article outlines constructing a hotbed and cold frame from boards and sash, with a 12 to 14 inch deep pit filled with leaves to prevent soil freezing. It covers sash glazing, frame ventilation, winter storage, and preparing soil for an early garden start, plus notes on grazing impact and forest service research in Utah Wasatch range.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Apple Pomace for Feeding to Cattle
Vermon t station experiments show apple pomace a cider byproduct makes good feed for cattle without harming milk quality. Start with small amounts, then up to 35 pounds daily. Each ton supplies six pounds nitrogen five pounds potash and two pounds phosphoric acid. Consider feeding where pomace is affordable.
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Vermont Station
Protect Young Tree Trunk
A Colorado Agricultural College note explains pruning basics and warns that livestock and even cats can damage young trees. It recommends protecting the lower trunk with wire window screen to shield against animals and rabbits, and notes protection against deep snow.
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W. J. Morrill
Colorado Agricultural College
Orchard Crops Boost Winter Dairy and Poultry Returns
Crops such as pumpkins and mangels serve as good winter feed for dairy and poultry. Farmers with cows and hens can grow these crops in orchards to obtain milk and egg returns from the land.
Appalling War Period Accident Toll Cited
C. W. Price, general manager of the National Safety Council, cites that about 126000 people died in accidents during America's war participation and over two million were seriously injured losing more than four weeks of time. He notes casualties from accidents were twice those of sailors and marines.
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Germany
C. W. Price
National Safety Council
Bayer Aspirin Promoted For Colds And Pain
An advertisement urges using Bayer Tablets of Aspirin in a Bayer package with directions for Colds Pain Headache Neuralgia Lumbago and Rheumatism. It claims Bayer is the genuine aspirin prescribed by physicians for nineteen years. Handy tins of 12 tablets cost a few cents.
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