Settling in terms of product is sound basis for farm rent
A farmer and his landlord discuss shifting rent from cash to production based payments. They review a USDA Farmers Bulletin and propose paying rent in bushels of grain with a 10 percent risk factor. They compile past years data, decide on corn as the base, and plan detailed terms for delivery, quantity, and timing to protect both sides.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Thomas Kashrent
John Acreowner
Kashrent
Thomas
Office of Farm Management
Office of Farm Management and Farm Economics
Almanac Guides Farmers To Timely Work And Resources
The United States Department of Agriculture releases An Agricultural Almanac for 1921 to assist farmers with seasonal advice on weather, farm operations, marketing, wildlife and woods work. It notes where to obtain further information and includes Farm Helps on laws, feed mixing, fertilizers, weights, and other practical data, with limited copies available by request.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Adam
Farmers’ Bulletin
Cure Defects in Tomatoes through Seed Treatment
An agricultural note claims tomato black spots can be reduced by treating seeds with a corrosive sublimate solution. Dissolve one twentieth of an ounce in a gallon of water, soak seeds in a bag for five minutes, rinse ten minutes, then air dry.
Beulah Secret Believed in Plainville Rural Tale
Harris confronts rumors of Beulah and Jim Travers amid a farming community crisis. Inquiries with minister Rev. Guthrie reveal Beulah left on the west-bound train after a tense night of marriage speculation, prompting Harris to chase the truth while Allan and others avert a public scene.
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George
Jim
Harris
Beulah
Bellah
Allan
Morrison’s
Morrisons
Plainville
Andrew Guthrie
Mr. Guthrie
Travers
Mrs. Goode
Beulah Sends News From the Rockies Home
Beulah writes from the shadow of the Rockies detailing her visit to the Arthurs in the foothills. She describes finding a surrogate father in Arthurs, inviting her mother to visit, and hints at tension with Jim Travers. Mary reads the letters and considers the costly autumn trip as Harris remains emotionally distant.
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Beulah
Rockies
Arthurs
Father
Plainville
Jack and Mary
Manitoba
Jim Travers
Jim
Lilian
Mary Harris
Fashionable New Yorker’s Lobster Toe Illusion Report
A Punch London note suggests a fashion trend where women imagine embowed knees for art and claims a New Yorker avoids water by painting a lobster on her toe to create the illusion. The item treats trends with a humorous speculative tone.
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Punch
London
Lydia Pinkham Medicine Sold To Help Women In Need
A letter from Elizabeth C. Corley of Edmund South Carolina credits Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound with relieving long standing nervousness and female trouble allowing her to work daily again. The article cites repeated letters from women praising the remedy and includes a fashion anecdote about modesty and dress length reflecting the era's attitudes.
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Edmund
S.C
Lydia E. Pinkham
Elizabeth C. Corley
A. P. Corley
Mrs. Corley
Why does a Doughboy close his eyes before decoration
A Kansas City Star caption questions the scene of an American doughboy awaiting a French officer’s decoration. The moment hints at honor and solemn ritual as war service is acknowledged by foreign military authority.
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Kansas City Star
Sign of Spring Noted as Shoots Emerge
A brief notice uses the phrase it is a sign of spring when the guy clubs put forth their shoots, signaling seasonal change and growth in a local context.
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Department of Agriculture
Otto Rect
Irwin Myers
Mary
Duff Gordon
Laporte
Ind
Sciatica
Cams
Dr. Pierce
Hines
Woodbine St
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