Study Aims To Weigh Horse And Tractor Power For Farms
A Chicago conference of farmers, horse breeders, implement makers and university staff urged the U S Department of Agriculture to fund five key studies on farm power. The plan compares animal and mechanical power, assesses power unit sizes and costs, and analyzes how power affects labor needs and farm organization.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Secretary of Agriculture
Chicago
Bureau of Animal Industry
Bureau of Public Roads
Office of Farm Management
Agricultural Coleges
Feeding Poultry for Eggs
North Dakota Agricultural College guide explains winter laying requires replicating summer conditions. After frost ends grasshoppers and worms, hens need high grade meat scraps and fresh green bones, about half an ounce daily per bird, with skim milk also recommended.
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BE. J. Peetisason
North Dakota Agricultural College
Pigs urged to supplement diet with mineral mix
Farmers are advised to provide pigs in confinement with a mineral supplement in a separate feeder compartment. A mix of charcoal lime and salt is recommended, with some adding sulphur and wood ashes to satisfy mineral cravings.
Compost Saves Fertilizer
The compost pile provides organic material for farms using ordinarily wasted materials with low cost. It offers fertilizing value that justifies its modest expense.
Accurate Milk Records Prove Cow Profitability
The article argues that reliable dairy profits come from accurate production records. It warns against slaughtering a cow before records are thoroughly reviewed, emphasizing careful data before economic decisions.
Preparation of Herd Boar for Breeding Season
The article outlines feeding and care for a breeding boar during prep time. It recommends a heavier ration of milk, ground oats, and wheat middlings with corn, plus minerals and abundant grazing. It advises two sows per aged boar and one per young boar, with one service on the second day of heat to maximize conception.
Mixture to fatten turkeys with feed ideas
The best feed for fattening turkeys is a mix of dry corn and plenty of fresh buttermilk or skim milk with other grain like wheat buckwheat and a touch of barley for variety. Confinement usually does not pay as turkeys resist being penned though some have had success in small yards or fattening batteries.
Lack of Business System on the Farm
A paragraph argues that without business principles farms suffer loss and drudgery. It asserts that system and good sense shorten long days, ease hard work, reduce mortgages, and improve family life. The piece reads as instructional guidance for farmers seeking orderly management.
Artificial light aids hens but does not double egg yield
A report explains that winter artificial light in poultry houses does not cause hens to lay two eggs daily. It does hasten spring-like activity, allowing earlier work by hens, but overall egg output per day remains unchanged.
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Absorbine, JR
Young
P.O. F
Temple St
Spring Mield
Alas
The Debate Over Short Skirts in Paris Fashion War
A fashion writer argues for long skirts over the French trend of very short hems. He contrasts French calves and Greek ideal legs with American taste, notes how longer gowns slim the figure, and urges American women to avoid Paris extremes while embracing graceful, draped lines.
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Couturiers
Paris
France
St.Germain
Auteuille
Long Champs
Atlantic
New York
Cabias
Roman Eye Balsam Ad and Moral Reflections Reprinted
An ad copy touts Roman Eye Balsam as preventing and relieving tired watery eyes and eye strain at night. The page also includes quips about happiness in marriage and conscience, plus a Garfield Tea constipation cure and notes on women’s desires.
Dr Carter’s K and B Tea Offers Gentle Liver Remedy
A vintage advertisement touts Dr Carter’s K and B Tea as a small, economical remedy for constipation headache dizziness and torpid liver. Described as old reliable and mild for all ages with quick relief, from S C Wells & Co Le Roy New York.
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S. C. Wells & Co
le Roy, N.Y
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Howard W. Pope
Moody Bible Institute
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Alem
Hunt
A.B. Richards Medicing Co
Sherman
Fez
Uncle Sam
Rozedale
S. Clark
Butte
Homer
J. W. Denney
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