Dockage in Wheat Affects Value and Cleaning Costs
United States Department of Agriculture specialists explain that dockage in wheat can be valuable or harmful depending on contents. Nutritious grain and weed seeds may fetch a price when cleaned, but dirt and harmful materials raise costs and reduce milling quality.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Well Furnished House Transforms with Adaptation to Use
Readers learn that well furnished homes prioritize practical use over unnecessary items. A house designed for convenience and comfort, with harmonious colors and furniture chosen for function, becomes beautiful without expensive decor. Even modest farmhouses can become restful, attractive homes through thoughtful arrangement.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Measuring Cup And Spoons Aid Recipe Accuracy
A half pint measuring cup and a standard set of measuring spoons help in following a new cake recipe by ensuring precise portions of flour sugar butter and baking powder for consistent results.
Dehorning Cattle Makes Handling Safer and Fairer
Dehorning cattle eases handling and equalizes access to feed. It reduces danger to handlers and prevents inter-animal goring during feeding or transport. The practice is widespread for high grade beef steers and often used for heifers as well. Calves can be dehorned in early days with caustic soda or caustic pot ash to prevent horn development.
Growing More Food At Home
U S agriculture officials warn that high transportation costs and weak markets will push thousands of American farmers to grow more of their own food. They urge shifting from specialized crops to home production of vegetables, fruits, poultry, dairy, and eggs, with seeds affordable this spring. The department offers guidance to diversify and reduce reliance on commercial channels.
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United States Department of Agriculture
E&ss
Department of Agriculture
Ridding House of Ants The ant may be a model of thrift
A quirky note suggests ants as thrift models in a light columinous piece. It hints at clever saving habits by tiny workers drawing humor from daily life. The short item reads like a playful domestic observation.
Ant Pest Control Methods From Agriculture Bureau Bulletin
The U S Department of Agriculture outlines several ant control methods for homes. Destroy nests with carbon disulfide, benzine, gasoline, or kerosene or drive ants from entry cracks with kerosene. Use sweetened water soaked sponges as bait to lure and kill ants, or poison with arsenate of soda solution. Handle arsenic carefully due to hazards to people and pets. Keep food substances, fats, and sugars in sealed containers and promptly clean crumbs.
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Bureau of Entimology
United States Department of Agriculture
Damages Awarded After Cattle Killed by Train at Buda Siding
JAS Lawson of Kearney received 32400 from Union Pacific Railroad for the loss of forty three head of cattle killed at the Buda siding over a year ago. The herd had just been unloaded and was being driven across the tracks when a passenger train, behind schedule, struck through. Spirella, the Worlds Best Corset.
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Jas Lawson
Kearney
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Buda
Does Hen Know Her Own Chicks Case Baffles Judge
Police Judge J L M Shelley of Sacramento after deliberating with poultry experts could not decide if a mother hen recognizes her own ten chicks stolen by Cecil Fernandez. Testimony cites detectives placing the mother hen with the chicks, while experts dispute whether incubator chicks know their mother. The judge said he needed more time to decide.
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J L. M Shelley
Sacramento
California
Cecil Fernandez
Fernandez
Portland Oregonian
Calf Causes Car Rollover Near Henderson
Henry HE Thiessen and John Quiring with Jacob Wiens of Henderson were traveling to York when a calf crossed the road causing their auto to overturn. Wiens was trapped beneath the vehicle and badly bruised but not seriously hurt.
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Henry HE Thiessen
John Quiring
Jacob Wiens
Henderson
York
Mr. Wiens
Please Pass Them Hot Biscuits and Butter Incident
A fragmentary line requests hot biscuits with butter or honey, with an abrupt addendum about not exposing faces unless confirmed. The readable text shows a kitchen table gesture, though the surrounding context is missing. No clear event, people, or location can be established from the fragment.
Proper Biscuits: Tender, Flaky, Well Baked Guide
Dyspeptic readers may enjoy biscuits if they are tender flaky and well baked. Biscuits are easy to make with a good recipe. Mix quickly after baking powder is moistened and keep dough just stiff enough to handle. Bake in a hot oven.
New Lawn Game Combines Golf Pool And Croquet
A new lawn game described in Popular Mechanics features four round-end rubber-tipped mallets and four colored balls with six numbered aluminum pockets set on a lawn. Two end stakes and a rectangular pocket layout define the course, with players allowed three strokes per turn to pocket their ball, promising varied situations for two or four players.
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Popular Mechanics
Electric curler at Ammon's offers two year lease deal
An electric curler at Ammon's is advertised with a two year lease option priced at eight dollars per period.
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Ammon’s
Legin
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