Prizes Offered for Nebraska Dairy Essay Contest
The Nebraska Dairymen's Association announces 166 in premiums for two essay topics on profitable equipment and dairying on Nebraska farms. Prizes range from 15 to 5 dollars, plus special student prizes, with rules on word count, anonymity, and submission by January 1 to Professor A L Haecker at the university farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska Dairymen’s Association
Nebraska
University School of Agriculture
Mit
Ian No
School of Agriculture
High Schools
Enpearl “Normal School
Association
Lincoln
A. L. Haecker
University Farm
W. L. French
Charles Harding
Omaha
3. C. Bassett of
Gibbon
Waited Fifty Years Cuts Cord Wood From Grove
Hon. B T Skeen and his brother Andy planted a grove west of Nemaha fifty two years ago. Last Thursday Skeen hauled cord wood from that grove in Auburn, the trees maturing after more than half a century. The piece notes the long wait between planting and harvest and comments on its appeal to the younger generation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B.T. Skeen
Andy
Nemaha
Mr. Skeen
Auburn
Practical House for Hens Should Be Warm and Well Lighted
H. M. Cottrell of Colorado Agricultural College outlines design rules for a poultry house for forty hens. Emphasis on warmth, dry conditions, and ventilation without draughts. Details include dimensions, roost spacing, dropping boards, nest placement, and south-facing orientation to minimize egg loss and disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. M. Cottrell
Colorado
Agrcultural College
Feeding Hopper Is Handy
A quick, simple project from the Los Angeles Times shows a cheap feed hopper made from a discarded sugar or dried apple barrel. By sawing out every other stave and using the bead for the lid, anyone can craft it in about an hour for roughly 45 cents, suitable for small hen flocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles Times
Man Seeks Work And Bricks In Spare Time
A man offers to do domestic and farm chores for ten shillings a week. He asks about making bricks in the garden, prompting a visitor to question the idea and the arrangement.
Wormy Chestnuts Prompt a Witty Exchange on a Street Corner
A well dressed woman pauses at a chestnut vendor and asks if they are wormy. The vendor blandly replies no, and asks if she wants them with worms. The narrator muses on making do with a small light despite a harsh sun.
To Keep Well During Winter Authoritative Stomach Bitters Appeal
To keep well in winter those weakened by stomach liver and bowel issues are urged to use Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. It claims to tone digestion, produce rich warm blood and prevent chills colds and grippe. Sold by all druggists and dealers.
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State Journal
The
Nebraska State Journal
Lincoln, Nebr
Neb
Munyon
Munyon’s
Jefferson Streets
Philadelphia
Standard Oil Company (Incorporated
Standard Oil Company
Defiance
Thompson
W.N. U
Jacksonville Heights
Florida Colony
United States
Jacksonville
Florida
Jacksonville Heights Improvement Company
Hogan Street
Jacksonville Heights Improvement Co
Jacksonville, Fla
Putnam
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