Federal-Aid Highway Program Aims for Vast 20 Year Construction
The United States Department of Agriculture outlines a plan to build 180000 miles of proven highways and equal local roads over twenty years, costing about 3 billion dollars. The system will link centers with feeder routes, stressing national efficiency and local needs, guiding schools to train highway engineers.
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United States Department F. Agriculture
United ‘States
Washington
Bureau of Public Roads
United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau
United States
Feeding pumpkins to cows and pigs in farm practice
A farm note explains that 2.5 tons of pumpkins with seeds equals one ton of corn silage for cows. Pumpkin seeds do not dry cows or damage kidneys. tests show they are beneficial. Pigs gain from seeds, worms are reduced, but excess seeds upset digestion for a day. Squashes substitute for pumpkins for cattle, pigs, and horses. fattening pigs on squashes yields good returns though pork may have yellow color.
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Colorado
New York Times
Christmas Gift Idea: SAS Sansan Spotlight
A compact note highlights a SAS Sansan gift idea for Christmas featuring a quirky phrase about “xind of” and a playful, informal tone. It emphasizes a novelty present suitable for friends or family.
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SAS Sansan
Market Home Grown Feeds Promote Dairy Profit
The United States Department of Agriculture advocates Cavis as a top feed for dairy herds. It notes selling feeds to dairy cows yields a steady market, with high producing cows securing a strong ongoing market for milk and calves. Cow testing shows the value of culling poor producers to cover costs.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Wool Produced in Indiana Shows Growth in Montgomery County
Demonstration work in sheep breeding raised Montgomery County wool output from 10000 pounds in 1918 to more than six carloads marketed by the sheep breeders' association in 1921. A county agent led farm tours with 38 automobiles needed to transport interested visitors in 1921, compared with only six in 1918.
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Montgomery County
Ind
Sheep Breeders’ Association
American dress movement takes root in women’s taste
A fashion writer argues American design grows subtly as women seek clothes reflecting American labor and art. Designers train many young costume students, shaping a future where native fabrics and styles define the nation’s evolving wardrobe.
Leonardo names America asserted by Harrington
A 1514 map claim boosts Leonardo da Vinci as the source of the America name, challenging Waldseemueller’s attribution. Includes brief, miscellaneous notes and an advertisement insertion about health pills and a school geography lesson anecdote.
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Leonardo
America
Martin Waldseemueller
St. Die
Professor Harrington
Leonardo da Vinci
Not Now. A witty remark from Life magazine
A humorous exchange about stockings and darns attributed to a Life magazine line. The quote contrasts old times when girls learned to darn with the idea that modern darns could be hidden.
Refined Torture in a Comical Exchange
A brief quip depicts Tillie asking her mother for money to buy candy to flaunt in front of the horrid neighbor girl, while the mother questions the motive, underscoring a petty domestic dispute from Life magazine prose.
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Tillie
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