Popularity of Mules for Farm Work Surges 1920
The United States Department of Agriculture notes mules are rapidly growing in American agriculture due to endurance and reliability. From 1910 to 1920 the mule population rose from 4,209,769 to 5,432,391, with nearly 3.2 million in the Cotton Belt states led by Texas and Oklahoma. Mules serve utility roles in the South, vary in size, and are graded by conformation and market class, with emphasis on form, soundness, and action.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Texas
Georgia
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Mississippi
Alabama
North Carolina
South Carolina
Louisiana
Inspection of Milk Extended by U S Dairy Circular
The U S Department of Agriculture issued Circular 276 by Ernest Kelly and C Leete outlining broader milk inspection beyond adulteration. It covers dairy and farm inspections, inspector qualifications, score-card systems, laboratory control and equipment, post pasteurization contamination checks, and medical inspections for handlers.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Ernest Kelly
C. §. Leete
Department
Washington, D. C
Grease Lard Paste Prevents Tools Rusting
A paste of tallow or lard with graphite and camphor gum protects metal tools from rust. Clean and dry tools, apply paste, leave 24 hours, then rub dry. Treated tools resist rust for months even in damp air.
Disease of Sweet Corn Is Discovered in Ohio
Ohio farmers report a sweet corn disease called Stewart’s disease. Pathologists note discolored stem interiors and thick sap due to bacteria. It spreads via seed, diseased plant residues, soil, and manure. infected plants are burned and land rested for four years to prevent spread.
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Ohio Experiment Station
Stewart
Best Depth for Plowing Varies by Season and Soil
Agronomist Prof Alvin Kezer of Colorado Agricultural College explains there is no universal best plow depth. Depth depends on timing, soil, crop, and season length. Canadian experience shows over four inches delays wheat and frost risk, while shallow plowing allows earlier harvest.
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Dominion Experimental Farms
Ottawa
Canada
Alvin Kezer
Colorado Agricultural College
Peace River
Mineral Mixture Boosts Value of Hen Feed
An Ohio experiment station test shows a mineral mix of salt lime and bone meal added to soybean meal nearly doubles its value for laying hens and growing chicks. The four percent mash cost under four cents per hen annually and supplies essential minerals missing from grains and seeds.
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Ohio Experiment Station
Nitrogen fixing talk stirs Iowa school board bid
Jim explains how bacteria on clover roots fix nitrogen from the air to enrich later crops. Newton, Bonner, and others scheme over schoolboard votes as Jim agrees to address the meeting and face the casino of local politics.
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Jim
Iowa
Newton
Newt
Prue Foster
Peterson
Bonner
Prue
Con Bonner
Maggie Gilmartin
Haakon Peterson
Herman Paulson
Newwton
Columbus Brown
Garfield
Cornelius Bonner
Con
Ezra Bronson
Prue_Foster
Jimmy
Quiet Farm Romance Tests Suitors Ambitions
Jennie Woodruff refuses marriage to Jim Irwin a young farm hand. She cites his finances and prospects while his intellect and advanced ideas about teaching and farming draw ridicule. Jim is portrayed as an outcast with hidden potential and a door of opportunity opens.
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Jennie Woodruff
Jim Irwin
Jim
Reversed Unanimity Brings Jim Irwin to Board Fight
In a rural town, Jim Irwin faces a hostile school board as Newton Bronson’s prank with a muzzle detours a tense encounter with a car and Ponto the dog. Jim delivers a candid critique of the district’s failed rural schools and proposes a practical, home and farm aligned curriculum. Don Bonner endorses Jim as the new teacher, sparking laughter and grave doubt among the board and spectators.
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Newton Bronson
Newton
Ponto
Ponte
Irwin
Jim
Woodruff
Cornelius Bonner
Jim Irwin
Don Bonner
Con Bonner
Con
Country Life Commission
Bronson
Bonner
Peterson
Jennie Woodruff
James E. Irwin
White Hope
Dr. Pierce Remedy Cited As Cure For Long Cough
In Goshen Indiana Mrs Eliza Teeter recounts a year long cough and drastic weight loss from tuberculosis before using Dr. Pierce s Golden Medical Discovery Her strength returned and she claims no deep cough for about 20 years She praises the product and invites medical advice from Dr Pierce in Buffalo New York
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Goshen
Ind
Conan
Dr. Pierce
Eliza Teeter
Middlebury St
Seeds and Labor: What did you plant this summer
In Seeds and Labor the exchange asks what was planted in a vegetable garden and answers with a witty remark about income. The joke ties gardening to personal finances.
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LilLouse
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