Pastoral Hungary Portraits a People and Land
The article surveys rural Hungary from Budapest to the Great Plain, detailing Magyar life, poetry, and endurance. It highlights pastoral beauty, horse culture, feudal authority, and the peasant’s festival life on St. Stephan’s Day, with gypsy music and csardas dancing amid devout Sundays.
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National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
Hungary
Budapest
England
Transylvania
Great Plain
Hortobagy
Alexander
Sogdiana
Arabia
Sumer
St. Stephan’s
Builders and Bombs The Workmen’s Harmony of Construction
Nellie Revell reflects on construction noises as constructive, contrasting demolition sounds with rebuilding. She recalls Labor Day parades, soldiers returning from war, and the idea that builders shape civilization. The piece extols workers who mold bricks, wood, and words into lasting structures and meaning.
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George Meredith
Jack
Tommy
Engagement Book Gag Echoes Classic Jokes
A reader recalls an old joking anecdote about an engagement book and humor that mirrors a bygone era. The piece references a joke about a jailed black man asking another on the street the time, with the reply implying futility. The narrator prefers a speller or a thesaurus over more jokes.
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The
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Hotbeds and cold frames aid early garden planting
Gardeners can use hotbeds and cold frames to get plants ready for early spring. January is ideal to prepare hotbeds in the central South with sheltered south exposures for sun warmth. Cold frames should be near the house for easy attention and need well drained soil.
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South
Robert Schmidt
Department of Horticulture
North Careling State College
Sehuiuat
Proper Food and Light Are Poultry Essentials
Proper food and light are vital for poultry, including vitamin A rich feeds and direct sunlight. Kansas State Agricultural College studies under Dr Hughes show vitamin A foods like yellow corn alfalfa hay and green leaves aid growth. Ultraviolet exposure from sun or UV tubes helps cure weak legs in chicks when combined with vitamin rich diets.
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Poultey
Kansas State Agricultural College
Poultry Husbandry Department
7. S. Hughes
Chemistry
Tlughes
Barley in Laying Mash Gains Farmer Support
Farmers favor barley for poultry feed using Cornell Scratch grain and mash. The scratch mix lists 500 pounds cracked corn 200 pounds wheat 200 pounds barley and 100 pounds heavy oats, with oats optional. Laying mash uses 100 pounds ground barley replacing oats, plus corn meal barley middlings bran and meat scrap with salt.
Exercise for Brood Sow in Winter
The brood sow should exercise during winter as outdoor time in good weather strengthens litters. Overly fat sows produce weak litters and poor care. Give brood sows pasture access if possible and scatter feed on the ground to encourage exercise.
Grow a Cash Crop For Steady Yearly Returns
The text advises farmers to grow a profitable cash crop yielding yearly income. It suggests focusing on silage from corn fodder to boost livestock gains and recommends producing a product that neighboring farmers will buy such as seed breeding stock or a new variety of food.
Dairy Ground Soy Beans Superior for Cow Milk
Indiana experiment station bulletin reports three trials comparing soy bean oil meal old and new process, linseed meal, and ground soy beans as grain mix for lactating cows. Results show soy bean meals generally superior to linseed meal for milk production. ground soy beans alone are practically equal or superior, with minerals affecting outputs.
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Indiana
L. H. Fairchild
7. W. Wilbur
Patmernis
Rye in Dairy Diet Fails to Win Dairymen’s Favor
Rye rarely enters dairy cow feed due to bitter taste and ergot risk. Ergot is a fungus attacking rye heads, producing horns that can cause hair loss, tail sloughing, and possible abortion. Rye can be used, but mixed rations limit to one pound per four pounds of milk produced.
Feeding Value of Skim Milk Across Dairy Breeds
The text argues skim milk from Guernsey and Holstein cows has nearly identical feeding value. Guernsey milk has slightly higher solids, but Holstein’s higher volume offsets this. Overall one extra solid matter pound in Guernsey milk is too small to affect daily feed value materially.
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Guernsey
Increasing Dairy Production With Pure Bred Bulls
The article argues boosting average cow production is easier with pure bred bulls of solid lineage. It notes targets of 800 pounds of butterfat a year, but emphasizes the immediate need for cows averaging 300 pounds or more. A study of over two thousand records shows bulls did not raise milk fat in cows that produced about 184 pounds annually.
Soybean Hay Boosts Milk Production Depends On Diet
Soy bean hay which is the whole soy bean plant cut and cured provides higher protein than clover hay and is a good feed for dairy cows. Milk flow increase hinges on prior feeding. switching from timothy hay to soybean hay can trigger a marked rise in milk production.
Tanlac Promises Quick Restore After Ill Health
Samuel L. Martin of Evansville Indiana touts Tanlac as a cure after long illness. The ad claims Tanlac cleanses the blood revitalizes digestion and boosts appetite, leading to renewed strength and vigor with Tanlac Pills for constipation.
Debatiante and the debutante described in verse
The piece defines a debatiante as a young unmarried girl whose father has money. It mixes ad lines about a Boeerton Bean Pot and a Red Cross Ball promotion, then shifts to a cautionary note on youth and fire with poetic moral.
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Red Cross
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Lehmaldt
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New York City
H. B. Menne
Shakespeare
Hill
Ars. Winslow
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