DIY Farm Wagon Jack for Easy Axle Greasing
Instructional note by John Upton in Orange Judd Farrer describes building a portable farm wagon jack from plank pieces and a lever. It includes base construction, a height-adjustable upright with a slot, holes and a loose pin, a top lever block for axle contact, and a chain or rod hook to secure the mechanism. Emphasis on using quality axle grease and avoiding lard or soap grease. Do not turn wheel while nut is being tightened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Upton
Orange
Judd Farrer
Busy Bees Work Overtime Across Seasons in Travel Gleaned Honey
An enthusiast describes bees that migrate to seasonal bloom zones from Florida to California and Europe. He claims moving hives increases honey output, while noting essential farm tools like a sturdy ladder and a reliable lantern are rarely used daily but always handy when needed.
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Florida
California
Europe
Riviera
Dinard
Trouville
Farm Notes on Storage and Corn Husking Tips
Advice on road upkeep, seed corn, ventilation for storage, and using corn husks as mattresses. Warns against haphazard seed selection and notes freezing weakens seed germ. Recommends building paper warmth for stables and using combined shredder husker for roughage.
Teach Your Boys Farming for a Rural Legacy
Guidance for fathers on shaping sons to follow farming with respect and resilience. Emphasizes early mentorship, maintaining dignity for rural life, balancing work with recreation, and rewarding effort. Advises honest confidence, fair pay, modest living, and a welcoming home to deter city temptations.
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New Zealand
Eye disease cured by Cuticura. Nostrum ads and quips
Advertisements mix medical claims with various quips. A Virginia reader cites Cuticura Ointment curing severe eye inflammation after failure of several doctors. The page also promotes Allen's Lung Balsam, Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup, and a budget of humorous takes and product pitches.
To Be Successful In Business Through ups and Downs
The author argues that success comes from choosing work for enjoyment and the financial rewards it brings. Periods of prosperity and depression test commitment, and those who endure based on value and payoff stay with the enterprise to reap future rewards.
Winter Dairy Ration Based on Quality Forage
The article argues winter rations for dairy cows should rely on abundant good hay and silage from well matured corn. It favors using clover or alfalfa mixed hay and emphasizes palatable roughage to reduce reliance on grain and by products.
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Mandy Jack
Wagan Jack
Cuticura
Cutiura
G. B
Halsey
Wilson
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Boston
Bacon
Anti-Noise Society
Egbert
Dr Cuyler
Allen
Lewis
Dodds
Sterling Remedy Co
Chicago
J. Tierbey
Macon &J
Brooklyn
New York
Saxonite Hospital
M L. Nevins
Ashland Boulevard
Illinois
Deer Water Harbor
Gulf of Caliornia
Kimber & Howard
Commerce
Kansas City
Thompson
Polk Miller
Polk Miller Drlg CO
Fortitera- Tate
American Concrete Fence Po_t Co
Scarritt Arcade
W. N. UL
Renan
Burns
Resinol Chemical Company
Baltimore
Burma
George H. Brash
Beatrice
ST. Jacobs Oil
ST. Jacobs
St. Jacobs Ol, Ltd
Baltimore, M
Spohn Medical CO
Se2ncviste
Tit Goshen
Ind
U. 8
Basss
Wulfsohn
Minneapolis
Banss Fur CO
Nicollet Ave
Minn
Leipzig
London
Nat Bank
Douglas
W. L. Douglas
Brockton
Mass
W. L Douglas
Japan
Standard Oil Company (Incorporated
Paarrer
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