Secretary Bird and Billie Brownie Meet in Zoo Talk
In a playful zoo chat, the Secretary Bird discusses his namesake and archery links, while Billie Brownie questions the typewriter hint and notes the bird’s brave nature and long legs. The exchange ends with the Secretary Bird reciting a self penned verse and a polite farewell.
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Billie Brownie
Secretary Bird
Billy Brownie
Tor
Bird
Archer
Africa
Crane
Billie Brownlie
Feeding Practices to Reduce Milk Taints from Forage
USDA reports that feeding green alfalfa causes strong off flavors in milk, while green corn and turnips taints vary by timing. Feeding alfalfa after milking or four to five hours before milking minimizes taints. aeration helps. Green corn is less problematic, up to 25 pounds any time. Turnips cause taints when fed before milking. postmilking feeding largely avoids them.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Department
C. J. Babcock
Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Illinois Station Fattening Draft Horses On Ration
The Illinois experiment station tested fattening draft horses and found the optimal ration to be one fourth oats and three fourths corn with good clover or alfalfa hay. Confined in stalls, these horses showed the best gains.
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Illinois Experiment Station
Lime Raises Crop Value on Oregon Soil Over Nine Years
Lime used for nine years on brown silty clay loam soil in an Oregon field increased the value of all crops in the grain clover corn rotation by 15.30 dollars per year for the last three years. Lime keeps soils mellow and moist in a dry year.
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Oregon
Best Breeding Cockerels for Quality Stock
The best breeding cockerels show good size for the breed, early maturity, and a bright intelligent head with a medium beak. Pedigrees back of the birds are desirable but should not replace actual bird quality.
Means Better Farming
Fall plowing making possible earlier planting is likely to mean better farming.
Is It the Cow's Fault Dairy Feeds Balance
The note suggests overhauling dairy nutrition, stating high fat output may reflect an imbalanced ration rather than cow faults. It claims peak fat production occurs around the cow's eighth year, implying age-related production changes.
Wheat and Bran Compared as Dairy Feed in 1920s Study
A Colorado Agricultural College note compares low grade wheat at 1.40 per hundredweight with wheat bran at 160, showing bran offers 25 percent more protein and three times as many minerals, while wheat provides 30 percent more total feed value. Bran aids laxative bulk, but wheat is cheaper if alfalfa protein is present. The article notes mixed feeds and grinding cautions, with Danish data suggesting wheat and bran equal to barley oats.
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Pirleib
Charles I. Bray
Colorado Agricultural College
Select Breeding Stock for Production of Eggs
Poultry expert N. Be. Chapman urges selecting egg producers with trap nest records and strong laying traits. Choose near standard type yearling or two year old hens, keep hatching eyes under ten days, provide dry warm ventilated quarters, scratching space, and range when possible. Maintain good condition with a laying ration of 10 to 15 percent meat scrap.
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N. BE. Chapman
University Farm
Important Ducks Should Have Plenty of Water
The article explains ducks lack crops and rely on a wide gizzard passage. Soft foods and ample drinking water aid digestion. A sand addition with mash helps grinding, while greens and vegetables are favored. When confined, bran may form the main diet.
Especially Worth While to Save Supply of Corn
Prof. R. M. Green of Kansas State Agricultural College urges farmers to conserve corn. He notes cattle fed on stored corn for the spring market look promising, with beef holdings not more burdensome than last year and hog production not as overdone as before.
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R. M. Green
Kansas State Agricultural College
Belter
Minerals Not Needed for Pig Fattening Diets
Mineral mixtures are unnecessary for pigs raised for market if tankage supplies enough protein and minerals. Tankage and alfalfa hay provide the best and cheapest mineral mix for farmers, with alfalfa especially rich in minerals.
Carolina's Big Legion Man Dr Thurman Mann of High Point
Doctor Thurman Mann a prominent American Legion figure from North Carolina rose from local post leader to national vice commander at the San Francisco convention. Born in Siler City in 1888, Mann trained at Trinity College and UNC before medical studies, served as ship surgeon, led High Point post growth from 28 to 270 members, and secured substantial compensation funding for state veterans as department service officer.
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American Legion
Tar Heel
Thurman Mann
High Point
Doctor Mann
San Francisco
Legion
Siler City
D. C
Bieh Potnr
Trinity College
Durham
University of North Carolina
Jefferson Medical College
Kings County Hospital
Brooklyn
N. C
New York
Porto Rico
Medical Corps
Army
Fourteenth Division
Camp Custer
Legion Post opposes funds for German relief in Congress
The Tank Corps post of the American Legion in Washington objects to Congress using taxpayer money for relief of German citizens. A resolution urges members of Congress to oppose such funding as a violation of fundamental laws, and will be presented to inform lawmakers of veterans’ views on the issue.
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Congress
Tank Corps
American Legion
Washington, D. C
Post
Germany
Heart-Broken German Immigrant Clings to Water Land
The Heart-Broken Skeptic, Herr Schmidt, long settled here, still loves his homeland and laments American sufferings. His son pleads for a return visit, but the elder fears further heartbreak reading grim reports in German papers.
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Herr Schmidt
Waterland
Ironwood Legion Moves to Memorial Building Headquarters
The American Legion post in Ironwood Michigan gains ample space in the new 750000 dollar municipal memorial building. The edifice also doubles as the city hall and features auditorium windows showing scenes from American wars.
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American Legion
Ironwood
Mich
Remarkable recovery after Lydia E. Pinkham Vegetable Compound
Mrs. Samuel Murphy of 219 Cecil Street Dover Delaware describes relief from cramps faint spells and fatigue after using Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound. She says she formerly rested in bed and now works full days stays active late, and has advised friends to use the product.
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Del
Lydia E.pinkham
Samuel Murphy
Cecil St
Dover, Delaware
Man Ever in Need of Aid
A terse aphorism by Johnson reflects on human dependence and the constant demand for hourly assistance. The quote emphasizes humility before need and the limits of knowledge in relieving daily deprivation.
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Johnson
Demand Bayer Aspirin Warning Ad
Warning advertises Bayer aspirin as genuine and safe after 23 years of physician approval. It urges buyers to look for the Bayer name on packaging or tablets and warns imitators may be dangerous. The page also muses on whether pupils love their teacher.
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Bayer
Dandelion Butter Color Sell At Stores For 85 Cents
Ad claims a harmless vegetable butter color used for 50 years by millions. It says drug stores and general stores sell bottles of Dandelion for 85 cents. The note includes an ethical line about living a pure conscience.
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Drug “Res and
General Stores
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Craham - Bonner
URDON
Illinois
Carolina
BIG Legion
Dr. Thurman Mann
Tank Corps Post
Washington
Lydia E. Pinkham
Bellans
Boschee
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