Immune Potato Varieties Offer War Against Wart Disease
The United States Department of Agriculture reports that wart immune potato varieties allow cultivation in infested areas. Bulletin 1156 lists main immune varieties such as Early Eureka, Spaulding Rose and Green Mountain, and notes a 1920 quarantine policy begun after wart appeared in 1918 with infestation found in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Maryland.
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Department
Eureka
Petoskey
Cordon
Michigan
Burbank
Bountiful
Delaware
Gold Coin
Green Mountain
Green Mountain Junior
Idaho Rural
McGregor, MacKinley
Norcross
Green Mountain Group
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Maryland
Washington, D. C
Dehorning Cattle Boosts Market Value Says University Expert
W H Peters of the University of farm animal husbandry urges dehorning calves as young as ten days to one month to ease handling and raise prices by about half a cent per pound. He notes dehorning is risky for purebreds and may reduce buyer interest due to breed standards and horn characteristics.
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W. H. Peters
Animal Husbandry Division
University Farm
Peters
Premium money for new seed promotes diverse crops in Keith county
Keith County Nebraska reports to the U S Department of Agriculture that using 46 dollars of last year’s premium winnings to buy seeds expanded crops grown locally. Four sections received seed and planted on good soil under extension supervision, yielding 450 exhibits and over 100 first premiums at the state fair, with many crops rated good and new varieties like milo and orange cane proving well suited.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Keith County
Neb
Department of Agriculture
Easily Digested Feeds For Ducks Keep Young Birds Healthy
Guidance on duck nutrition emphasizes soft easily digestible foods such as meals grasses and small meat scraps. It advises feeding twice daily with a mash of wheat bran corn meal low grade flour fine grit and meat scrap, especially when green range is scarce.
Panels to Prevent Loss When Mixing Hogs in Cars
DeKalb County Adviser Tom Roberts cites Prairie Farmer on placing panels across hog cars to separate different lots. Thin wooden planks or rough lumber create quick, inexpensive barriers that protect against fighting and damage, saving at least one hog's life or value.
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DeKalb County
Tom Roberts
Build Up Beef Herd While Prices Are Low
The strategy argues for increasing beef herd size during poor conditions, anticipating rising output as conditions improve and selling when prices become favorable. It emphasizes adjusting production to market prices.
Feeding Young Pigs For Rapid Growth
At three weeks piglets should eat ground feed and drink milk from a trough. Proper feeding improves piglet growth and eases the mother's burden. Weaning time should avoid the usual growth setback by continuing suitable nourishment.
Prevent Pig Diseases in Clean Pig Quarters
Keep pigs in clean quarters to prevent diseases and promote healthier herds. Emphasizes sanitation and regular hygiene practices for livestock. Encourages bedding management, water access, and routine cleaning to reduce illness risk.
Sports Outfits in Variegated Shades
A fashion writer argues that sports clothes have supplanted bouffant gowns for summer wear. Active outfits focus on English riding and polo styles, while inactive sportswear favors sweaters, skirts, and versatile plaited skirts. New sport shirts, sleeveless coats, and one piece dresses in crepe and knit fabrics define the season.
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New York Times
Sum
Short Coats Rule This Summer Fashions
Summer fashion centers on short coats in velvet and cotton with loose straight lines and wide three quarter sleeves. Outfits pair these jackets with plaited skirts or one piece dresses, as seen at a smart country club with a blue velvet coat over a white crepe silk ensemble. Warm wool jackets in brushed wool or woolly cloths feature loose square cuts, silk braids, and ribbons, including camel hair styles bound with dark grosgrain.
Black Hats Complement Light Gowns and Sand Tones
Black hats are worn with gowns and light colored suits. Black with sand tones is most effective. When paired with a sand costume the hat is often trimmed with beige and black ribbon.
Gown of Chiffon Inspires Summer Wardrobe
The dinner dress of chiffon holds a key spot in the summer wardrobe. Designers exhibit striking chiffon gowns with beautiful designs and striking color effects in new material displays.
Bronco Class Discovers Par e.ry Misstep
J W Hussey of Martinsville teaches a Sunday school class of about thirty five early teens called The Bronco Class. In a discussion on Peary the explorer a student misheard and answered Peary was the guy that discovered paregoric, reflecting playful misinterpretation in the classroom.
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J. W. Hussey
Martinsville
Presbyterian Sunday School
Peary
Explorer
Luncheon Confidence Sparked By Hidden Committee Head
A Chicago Tribune note recounts a church youth society event where the final luncheon was judged poorest and the chairman confessed. The narrator, not a member, was asked to help and learns the luncheon was directed by the very person who asked.
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Young People’s Society of
Chicago Tribune
Magnate Requests Sur Taxi in Brief Court Exchange
In a terse courtroom moment the magnate asks for a sur taxi after the judge prompts for transport. The exchange underscores a formal setting where casual terms are rejected for precise billing language.
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