Standardization Urged to Cut Costs in Market System
Experts from the United States Department of Agriculture urge standardization as the basis for cheaper farm marketing. They call for uniform container sizes, five standard hampers and four round-stave baskets, to save losses from fragile packaging and improve railcar efficiency.
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Bureau of Markets
United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau
Georgia
Colorado
Florida
New York
Ecesen
Thickening a thin alfalfa stand worth trial
The article notes that thickening a thin alfalfa stand by overseeding or renovation is often worthwhile since labor and seed costs are small next to full reseeding. It suggests testing vigor of existing plants to gauge soil conditions and potential success before investing more money.
Proper Poultry Care and Fall Pasture Use
The guide advises removing lice and mites from brooders and coops after chicks outgrow them before storing for next season. It emphasizes profitable use of late fall pasturage given current grain feed prices.
Increased Egg Output From Fewer Hens in Larger Space
A poultry note explains ten hens in a roomy house lay more eggs than twenty crowded birds. The article warns of higher feed costs and more work with overcrowding and recommends a trio of charcoal, grit, and oyster shell despite limited food value. It also urges dust baths for fowl hygiene and notes diamonds were first found in India.
Ridding Land of Thistles with Summer Alfalfa
Alfalfa offers a remedy against Canada thistles as it is cut three times in summer and again three times yearly to exterminate the weed while yielding a good crop. Farmers should cull flocks wisely by marketing the poorest birds, not the best, to improve returns. Proper feeding and development are essential for continuous growth in chicks.
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Lana
Do Not Get Careless With Your Blood Supply
An old drug advertisement urges readers not to neglect blood purity and vitality. It promotes S. S. S. as a vegetable blood medicine to revitalize the blood and strengthen the body. The note invites readers to visit drug stores and, if needed, obtain free medical advice by writing to the Swift Specific Co. in Atlanta Georgia.
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Swift Specific Co
Swift Laboratory
Atlanta, Ga
Willing to Pay the Price Freddy’s Visit to Grandpa Ends in Illness
Freddy enjoys a dream visit with grandpa full of cream buns and candy but returns home pale and feverish. The doctor orders bed rest and medicine while Grandpa visits, receiving a wan smile as Freddy admits it was worth the illness for the time with his grandfather.
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Freddy
Grandpa
No Doubt of It What is a portable house pa
A humorous quip from the Houston Post defines a portable house as any house carried away by a cyclone. The exchange contrasts the weather event with a home in a playful news brief style.
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Houston Post
Clerk Meant to Get Even at the Parish Church
A parish clerk and a minister clashed after a testy supper invitation. The minister delivered a one hour sermon while the clerk fumed then declared Psalm one hundred nineteen from end to end, blaming the lengthy sermon and provoking laughter at the end of the service.
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London
Hopeful Sign in Daisy's Courtship Rumors
Daisy believes Mr Meadows loves her and has serious intentions as he laughs at her father's joke last night. The hopeful tone suggests a developing romance discussed by family.
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Daisy
Meadows
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