Women whoWork in the field claim new earnings and freedom
The piece surveys women working in farms across Europe and the United States, noting a rise in field labor among farmers and housewives driven by necessity and new opportunities. It highlights mothers and grandmothers’ traditional roles, shifts in modern economies, and women choosing field work for independence, health, or profit.
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Aldo
Irelant
Toviret
Central
Europe
Holland
United States
Atlantic
Thane
Women Farmers Embrace Home Ventures Strengthening Rural Life
The article notes women on New England farms adopting side enterprises such as incubating poultry, baking, and market gardening as hired help declines. It highlights a shift in farm households with women expanding budgets, opening independent accounts, and even pursuing agricultural education to balance labor, economy, and home management.
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Alice
New England
New Magland
Giles
Mules Best, When Well-Bred and Well-Treated
A Rural New Yorker piece stresses choosing good stock mares, proper care, and early but careful training to raise healthy mules. It covers feeding, weaning, tethering, and gradual growth, noting mules cost less to maintain and can outperform horse colts when properly handled.
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New Yorker
Horne
Feeding schedule for Hans in laying pens
The keeper describes a two meal daily ration for Hans in the laying pens. In the morning we feed warm mash to warm the birds, then greens roots and alfalfa. At four in the afternoon a main meal of mixed grain mainly wheat is given, with extra to ensure leftovers for the next morning.
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Borroy
Hans
Dirt That Poisons the Milk in a Dairy Demonstration
A vintage caption describes a side by side cow comparison to show how a dirty udder soils milk. One cow grazed ten days and crept milk dirtier than a clean cow, with dirt from udders weighed and weighed again to reveal muddy milk contamination levels.
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Polson
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