Agriculture's Other Half Marketing
Special Information Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture explains how farmers wholesale and retail markets differ. It notes wholesale markets focus on large lots for truck crops and speed, while retail markets rely on convenient location and household shopper access, with varying hours and potential mixed markets.
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Agriculture
Marketing
Special Information Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Markets
United States Department of Agriculture
Becanca
Helter-Skelter Marketing Unprofitable to the Farmer
The article notes that cool weather leads to surplus dressed hogs sold at low prices to clearing markets, with repeated instances in Louisiana during 1915 16. It also cites southern cities selling dressed beef at only 7 to 8 cents per pound, harming producers and markets.
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Louisiana
Birds and Flowers of the Rocky Mountain Park
The text notes about 2000 wild flower varieties in Rocky Mountain National Park and over 1800 bird species nesting in firs spruces and willows. It mentions bunting like the bunting bird and forget me nots thriving at Pike's Peak summit with fringed gentians columbine buttercups daisies and pinks.
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Rocky Mountain National Park
Tobacco Warehouse Opens in South Boston Va
In November 1918 a 60 000 square foot tobacco warehouse, the largest in the South, opened in South Boston Virginia. At its opening auction 850 000 pounds of leaf tobacco in 3 600 piles brought 125 000.
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Virginia
Boston
Old State
Curious Birds Observe Neighborhoods Amid Warbler Sightings
Birds show curiosity about people as Kentucky Warbler sightings occur across the eastern United States. The species ranges from the Atlantic states to wintering grounds in northern South America, prompting close checks by local observers.
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United
Stites
Worthiness Without Moral Sense
A fragmented reflection argues that morals guide strong leadership and warns that passion without virtue leads to failure. It suggests history records the consequences of immoral conduct and critiques leaders who ignore ethical standards.
Mary Dunston Chooses Mercy Over Selfish Gain
In a 1919 story, Mary Dunston accepts a senior stenographer raise but quietly proposes her colleague Miss Elson be advanced instead to aid Elson’s hard luck. Blanche Elson’s scheming, doubts, and a cafe encounter test Mary’s trust as Arthur Holmes grows closer and Blanche’s deceit unravels.
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Tara
Mr. Ross
Miss Elson
B Launcher Elson
Mary
Blanche
Arthur Holmes
Mr. Holmes
Blanche Eson
Blanche Ison
Peach Tree Grown in Pot Prospects New Dwarf Peach Race
A small 15 inch peach tree, grown from seed in the United States Bureau of Plant Industry importations, originated from Rev. George Campbell a South China missionary. The tree bore five edible clingstone peaches and is said to come true to seed, sparking predictions of a remarkable new race of dwarf peaches for fruit growers.
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United States Bureau of Plant Industry
George Campbell
South China
Only a Shepherd Dog Rouses Family From Fire in Leominster
A shepherd dog owned by a man in Leominster Massachusetts alerted a family during a January house fire. The husband wife and two children escaped but the dog is credited with locating the grave rescuer as smoke hindered rescue. The body was found near the kitchen door.
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Leominster
Mass
Venus Flytraps Turn to Digest Insect Prey
The article notes that Venus flytraps trap insects with their leaves and digest soft tissues using peptic ferments secreted by the leaves. It presents these plants as real instances of plants feeding on animals and details the digestion process.
Evolution of the Bulldog from English Mastiff Through Breeding
A description tracing the bulldog’s origins to the English mastiff and detailing selective breeding that produced a smaller, more active dog. The text notes the smaller breed’s suitability for sport and cites the bull-baiting dog’s need for vigor and gameness.
Epictetus Advice on Starting Small for Great Ends
The quotation urges practicing virtue in small tasks as a pathway to larger achievements. It emphasizes disciplined self-improvement beginning with minor, consistent actions.
Witty quip from surgeon as fire lights operating room
A famous surgeon finishes an operation as a warehouse fire across the street lights the theater. He tells the nurse with dry humor that the patient is waking and to draw the blinds so the patient does not think the operation failed.
Carnegie Hero Fund Established to Aid Heros
In April 1904 Andrew Carnegie created a hero fund of 5 million dollars for dependents of those who lose their lives saving others or for the heroes themselves if they survive with injuries. The endowment is managed by a two person committee, residents of Pittsburgh.
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Carnegie “Hero Fund
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie Hero Fund
Pittsburgh
Remark on Speaking Better by Plucking Feathers of Imagination
A quotation from the Christian Register recounts Doctor Beton, former president of Midison University, advising students that shaping words requires plucking a few feathers from the wings of their imagination and placing them in the face of their argument to improve speech.
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Beton
Midison University
Christian Register
Early Portuguese Slave Trade Across Africa to the Americas
The text notes Portuguese explorers began capturing Africans for slavery in the interior, with the first New World shipment in 1505 to Santo Domingo. It asserts continued transatlantic slave voyages through the 19th century, highlighting the long history of enslaved Africans entering the Americas.
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Africa
New World
Santo Dodingo
Atlantic
Curing Insomnia by Breathing Dry Sterilized Air
A patient theory claims insomnia can be cured by reducing lung moisture. An Englishman advocates apparatus that provides dry and sterilized air for breathing to aid sleep.
Filipino Proverbs Reveal Mixed Dignity and Humor
The excerpt notes varied dignity in Philippine proverbs, citing lines such as A hero is braver for his wounds and The quality of gold is known by rubbing it against a stone. It also warns against gullibility and misfortune with He who despises counsel and Whoever believes everything that is said. It adds gentle humor like A sleeping shrimp is carried away by the current and A fish is caught by the mouth, plus a cautionary If you sleep brother the crocodile will eat you up.
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Philippine Islands
Saccharine Use In Diabetes Promoted With Caution
The article notes saccharine is not absorbed by blood and may be used by diabetics as sugar replacement. It cites claims of digestion problems and cancer worries but says medical opinion largely exonerates these charges after many years of safe use. It warns against giving saccharine to infants the elderly or the ill without a doctor’s prescription.
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Marco Polo
Mandeville
Orient
Persia
Burma
China
Milky Bottle Funnel From Household Glass
A simple funnel can be made from an ordinary milk bottle by trimming the body with a cord and heat to break it evenly. The edge is smoothed on an emery wheel and the funnel is ready for use.
When the Lion Divides
A Sydney Australian Worker quote argues civilization rests on unequal shares with capitalists gaining pounds and shillings, middlemen profiting from shillings, and workers receiving pennies as the system divides wealth. The excerpt critiques economic disparity and calls out classed wealth distribution.
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Sydney
Facts to Eliminate Scrub Bulls
United States Department of Agriculture summarizes eight district surveys in Iowa Minnesota and Massachusetts showing 1219 farmers owned cheap bulls averaging 76 dollars each. Organized bull associations cut costs and multiplied value, with members paying 28 to 240 dollars and benefiting from four to seven year use of purebred bulls.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Iowa
Minnesota
Massachusetts
Department of Agriculture
Association
Bull Association
Co-Operative Bull Associations
Maryland
Michigan
Hull
High Producing Dairy Cow Delicate Yet Well Balanced
A high producing dairy cow is a delicate and well balanced piece of machinery. Severe winter weather can disrupt normal production, making shelter essential. Proper comfort during cold weather yields better milk, and dairy men tend to protect cows more than the average farmer who only supplies family milk.
Salt for Dairy Cows In Small Feed Batches
Guidance advises supplying dairy cows with a daily ounce of salt in small feed amounts and placing rock salt in boxes in the yard so the animal receives only what it wants. This ensures intake meets need without forcing excess.
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United States Department of Agriculture
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