City markets help lower food costs nationwide
A federal study outlines how centralized terminal markets reduce handling and transport costs by moving food directly from railcars to wholesale houses. It notes planning delays in large cities, contrasts private, municipal, and railroad ownership, and highlights savings in cartage and storage while calling for unified terminal systems to curb consumer prices.
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United States
Elbeven
Po Plas
Aualient Ster Aeoiliy
Couchmer
New York
Aoe
Teipad
Murkete
Citi
Adernant Chienen
Indienapolis
Mempha
Town
Washington
Elf
Ewitch
Transporta Niet
Epedis
Doubtful Worth of Prolific Jack Bean
A long mixed report debates the jack bean as a green manure crop and soil improver in the American tropics. It notes variable value, limited cattle appeal, and numerous alternative names. Experts advise specimen verification and cautious promotion until markets and clearer benefits are established.
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Jack Bean
Voodna
Tropics
Africa
Bureau of Plant Industry
United States Department of Agriculture
West Indies
Aee
Mexico
Creole Beef Roast and Frugal Dishes From caen SSS
A fragment from a historic food column offers recipes and kitchen wisdom. It includes beef roast casserole, creole beef with croquities, and beef melt sauces. Also covered are ham dishes, stuffed dates, Alice stock broth, rolls, and vegetable sides. The tone is practical home cookery with period flavor.
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Cayenne
Tol Sager
Occasional Dainties With Peanut and Egg Recipes
A kitchen column presents varied old fashioned dishes using peanuts eggs rice and tomatoes. It includes creamed peanut on toast stuffing ideas for eggs with anchovies and butter, rice with cinnamon, stuffed tomatoes, olive and anchovy topping, cheese sandwich fillings, custards and quick desserts. The piece touts quick, practical preparations and flexible servings for informal meals.
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Herve
Ceese
Circles Put Better Eggs On Market In Lee County
The Shannon circle formed in 1915 by the county home demonstration agent and backed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture organized eight members, later growing to twenty. Eggs stamped with the circle’s mark sold for higher prices, with rings packing eggs in 80 dozen cases and keeping weekly ledgers. By 1919 the circles in Lee County marketed 24,746 dozen eggs, with the two largest groups shipping most to Memphis and posting combined sales over $7,000.
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United States Thenarment of Agriculture
Lee County
Mist
Cirete
Shannon
United States Department of Agriculture
Mate Colleges
Leo County
Memphis
Baldwin
Prevent Fly Plague Before Hot Season
A Farmers' Bulletin outlines methods to prevent stable fly infestations by managing straw heaps and stable refuse. Scatter or burn straw before warm weather and plow under or burn, then apply weekly controls through spring and season to destroy breeding grounds and avert a plague. The bulletin notes potential disease transmission to livestock and humans and cites Farmers' Bulletin 1007 for life history and damage details.
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Bureau of Entomology
United States
Farmers’ Bulletin
Woodland farmers form broader cooperative marketing network
Market woodl and produce co operative organizations have increased rapidly in recent years. Certain kinds of produce are now commonly marketed through associations. Woodland products area may be marketed in this manner. Some cooperative mills and box factories exist supplying growers at cost. The U S department of agriculture notes potential gains from cooperative marketing of other farm products.
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United States Department of Agriculture
More Attention To Oats Recommended For Profitable Crop
United States Department of Agriculture specialists urge higher oats attention alongside corn and wheat. Key factors include well prepared land, fertile soil, clean graded seeds, early seeding, proper harvesting, and careful handling to prevent weather damage. Farmers' Bulletin 892 outlines full directions.
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United States
United States Department of Agriculture
Livestock Owner Bets on Purebred Sires in Campaign
George E B Mead of Escambia county Florida joined the Better Sires Better Stock program with a claim that buying a purebred Duroc Jersey boar and expanding purebred hogs will upgrade farm stock within six months. He argues purebred sires greatly outweigh inferior cattle in value and influence.
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Tom
United States Department of Agriculture
George EB. Mead
Escambia County
Plorinn
Egg handling and storage guidance for poultry nests
A compact note advises gathering eggs twice daily and marketing them at feasts, keeping eggs in a cool location with clean nests. It suggests one fest per four hena, applying grease to shells and pores to seal them, and warns of rapid decay if not handled properly.
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