Ohio launches statewide native lamb improvement drive
L A Kauffman of Ohio State University reports prices for fall lamb delivery at 8 to 9 cents a pound and urges higher quality lambs as summer prices drop. A statewide campaign backs prizes from industry groups to reduce bucky and undocked lambs, with 88 county extensions enrolling to boost Ohio sheep quality east of the Mississippi.
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Ohio State University
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Mississippi River
Get Spring Lambs to Market Early in Year
The article explains how to profit from lambs by marketing early in the spring and outlines practices like docking castration and liberal feeding. It notes feeding helps resist stomachworms but is not a preventive, and stresses palatable creep rations and consistent worm control. It also describes a canvas feeding strip used by some western sheepmen.
Let Pigs Harvest Corn and Different Pastures
R. B. Hinman of the New York State College of Agriculture argues turning pigs loose in pastures can be efficient. He notes pastures can yield 50 bushels of corn per acre for a pig and that pigs harvest themselves on rape, alfalfa, clover and timothy pastures.
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R. B. Hinman
New York State College of Agriculture
Corn Gluten Feed as Protein Supplement for Steers
Corn gluten feed serves as a protein supplement for fattening steers when mixed with linseed or cottonseed meal. Do not feed corn gluten feed alone with corn grain. Mix equal parts with linseed or cottonseed meal for both shell corn and ground barley. Yearling steers require about two pounds per head daily on full feed.
Creep Feeding Lambs Boosts Early Market Readiness
Feed grain to lambs three to four weeks old using a creep area for constant access. Milk from ewes may delay grain intake at first, but as lambs grow they consume more grain, improving gains and allowing earlier, higher-priced sales.
All Square Chickens a Satirical Exchange
An old negro accused of stealing chickens is spoken to kindly by the owner who frames the theft as moral failing. The exchange turns on judgment day and a comic question about whether the birds will be present as evidence. The thief anxiously asks if the chickens will be there.
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London
Madam's Cinema Preference and Peppermint Mention
A humorous exchange notes a woman’s fondness for the cinema while she jokes that peppermint is her preferred treat. The dialogue highlights light social banter and consumer tastes in a casual setting.
Dentist Appointment Fearlessly Looms Over Tomorrow
A compact note about facing a scheduled dentist appointment the next day. The writer frames life’s sorrows and pains while anticipating the visit as a personal event. The tone hints at a blend of reflection and routine in a daily life vignette.
Explorer rebuffs talk with women at gathering
A famed explorer declined addressing a women’s group, noting he never talks to women. A friend counters that he interests the men, prompting the quip about limited vocabulary with women. The column then humorously closes with a pun on fortunes and railroad ties.
Notes on marriage consent and paper reading ritual
A dialogue fragment presents a mother challenging a marriage plan with the line about marrying the son without consent. The other speaker replies yes and even without his consent if needed. The text then pivots to lines about uncertainty, a reckless path, and a habit of reading the paper daily to confirm the speaker is alive.
Remarkable Personality Mrs Diggs Mrs Slinger
A remark on Mrs Diggs Slinger describes her as lacking charm. The dialogue notes Mrs Jabbs and answers that the woman has buried three husbands in the last two years.
The Bathing Beauty Ballet’s Star Sally Skdirtzoff
The first nighter notes Sally Skdirtzoff as the standout of The Whole Show The Manager performance. Her popularity among the cast eclipses fellow dancers in this Bathing Beauty ballet.
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Sally Skdirtzoff
Bathing Beauty
That wool stock runs true to form in wash
A brief quip from the Boston Transcript notes a wool stock purchase shrinking after the first wash, highlighting the old saying that genuine wool behaves differently under care. The exchange contrasts market slump anxiety with the fabric’s unexpected reaction to washing.
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Boston Transcript
An Unappreciated Genius The Welfare Worker
The exchange presents a witty clash between a welfare worker and a wife about a husband described as an inventor. The joke hinges on the idea that his invention is excuses for not working, highlighting a humorous take on work and responsibility.
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