The Sorrows of Joe and the Farmhouse Rescue
Janice Reid hides the mortgage money from a break in as Ned and neighbor John Webb rush to aid. A speeding call using the watchword The Sorrows of Job signals danger, leading to the capture of a cunning intruder and a tale of courage on a rural farm.
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Anice Reid
Ned
Smith & Reid
Janice
Bonneville
Sampson
Jake Sampson
John Webb
Lizzie
John
Barneville
Edna
Job
Apes Demonstrate Reasoning in Tool Use Errors and Innovations
The article compares chimpanzee problem solving with that of children, noting apes construct tools from bamboo to reach fruit, later abandoning partial solutions when blocked, and building box towers to reach higher objects. It cites Swift in Scribner's Magazine about a boy failing to combine boxes after numerous attempts.
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Edgar James Swift
Sceribner’s Magazine
Uppishness and a River Rescue Told in Oregonian Style
D H Talmadge recalls Seth Tumley of New England who endured Mrs H Uppe s snubs for decades. He once rescued Uppe grandchildren from a river and received a humble apology. Seth remarks he expected nothing beyond natural behavior and never felt slighted.
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Seth Tumley
New England
D. H. Talmadge
The
Portland Oregonian
Pronoun Pitfall Explained with Stevenson Redirects
London Answers discusses the confusion of gendered pronouns when two people of the same sex are involved. It cites Robert Louis Stevenson's indirect pronoun idea using tu tum tus to distinguish he him and his, rephrasing a sample sentence to show clarity.
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Robert Louis Stevenson
London
Spelling Slip Sparks Quick Grocery Lesson
A Brockton boy sent to shop adds saleratus to the list after the clerk objects. The boy explains the instruction came from someone who told him to be sure and get saleratus because she did not know how to spell it.
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Brockton Enterprise
Damp Floors Endanger Fowl Health in Poultry Houses
Agricultural engineer BD R Gross of the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station urges removing damp floors in poultry houses to prevent heavy flock losses. He outlines dry wooden floor constructions with air circulation and dry concrete floors using raised fill or two-course concrete with roofing paper, and notes ventilation litter and sunlight as potential dampness culprits.
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BD. R. Gross
New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station
Highly Concentrated Foods Harm Turkeys
The article warns that feeding turkeys highly concentrated foods causes indigestion and possible death if not relieved. It recommends salts or castor oil as a cure and stresses plenty of green, tender greens such as alfalfa, clover, lettuce, onion tops, and dandelion leaves. Green foods should be cut above ground to avoid soil-borne black head contamination.
Fertile Eggs and Poultry Management Advice
The article explains that eggs are meant to hatch chicks and suggests strategies to improve farm profitability. It notes infertile eggs perform poorly in summer markets, advises selling or confining roosters after breeding season, and recommends early hatched cockerels as good breeders while keeping valuable males confined to save feed costs.
Difficult to Decide Sex of Young Poults
It is hard to determine the sex of turkey poults. Males typically develop the fleshy head growth and grow faster than females. In Bronze turkeys, plumage helps. females have white tips on breast feathers while males have dark tips.
Changing Breeds in Poultry Keeping Across Eras
The article recalls a past practice where poultrymen avoided changing breeds due to hatchery advances. Flocks were built from a few high priced settings, then developed for years. Introducing a new breed risked losing pure stock, often resulting in mixed crosses and mongrels.
Birds Not Wanted and People Who Feed Unwanted Roosters
Poultry keepers face two options for unwanted male birds. Some destroy them quickly after distinguishing gender while others feed them to fatten them from day one. The practice is common for early cockerels but less so for later broods. some poultrymen do not hesitate to canal surplus fowls.
Horses and Mules in Better Demand Foreseen
The USDA report by J. O. Williams and 8. R. Speelman foresees higher demand and prices for well bred horses and mules in the next years. It notes 82 percent of stallions and 60.5 percent of jacks enrolled in 1928 were purebreds, a population decline persists, and replacement stock will rise in price.
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United States Department of Agriculture
J. O. Williams
R. Speelman
Bureau of Animal Industry
Corn
Mississippi River
Stallion Registration Board
Washington, D. C
Profit Through Small Crew Silage Filling
Farmers nationwide adopt a two man plan for filling silos using a binder with bundle elevator and tractor or electric motor power. The approach reduces labor, eliminates the need to pitch bundles by hand, and often removes the tramping task and fe ed table duties at modern ensilage cutters.
Round Bin Capacity Is Figured Quite Easily
Prof Miller of North Dakota Agricultural College explains a method to compute grain in a round bin. Measure the circumference in feet, square it, and multiply by .07958 to get the area in square feet. Multiply by grain depth to get cubic feet, then multiply by .8 to get bushels.
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Capt B. Miller
Department of Agricultural Economics
North Dakota Agricultural College
New Aggressin Prevents Shipping Fever in Cattle
The United States Department of Agriculture reports a germ free aggressin that prevents hemorrhagic septicemia in cattle and sheep. In revised Farmers' Bulletin 1018 1 Henry J Washburn notes vaccinated animals stayed healthy after severe artificial exposure while unvaccinated did not. The bulletin covers causes symptoms diagnosis prevention and care during outbreaks. Obtainable free from the U S Department of Agriculture Washington D C.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Animal Industry
Farmers
Henry J. Washburn
Washington, D. C
Brown hay silage method for alfalfa storage
Farmers can convert nearly cured but tough first cut alfalfa into brown hay by stacking tightly in the mow to drive off moisture and start fermentation. Pack the hay, avoid disturbing it once fermentation begins, and consider salt to reduce fermentation and mold. C J Willard of Ohio State University notes the top layer may discolor and steam but below should be mold-free with palatable stock feed.
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C. J. Willard
Ohio State University
Farm Notes On Dry Weather And Profit Crops
Warm dry weather is important for painting and crop quality. Alfalfa is a high profit crop ranking top for meat and milk. good hay feeds work horses though may loosen muscles. A combined harvester thrashes saves time and lowers harvest costs. High protein wheat earns more. moisture under 18 percent allows safe storage. Early listing and plowing are wasted if weeds or volunteer grain grow. weed destruction is as vital as early plowing.
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