Best Additions to Home Garden Bulletin Highlights Small Fruits
The Department of Agriculture bulletin No 1242 advises home gardeners to add small fruits and perennial vegetables such as currants raspberries dewberries blackberries Logan blackberries grapes and gooseberries to regular plantings. It notes care, regional suitability, winter protection in cold areas and emphasizes reviving small fruit cultivation to extend fresh produce through summer and preserve surplus. It also covers climate needs for berries and the compatibility with garden space and other crops.
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Department of Agriculture
State Agricultura
Pacific Coast
Better Gardens on Farm Is Important for Home Tables
City backyard gardeners have outpaced farmers in growing vegetables for home use, highlighting the need for a communal shift toward dedicated garden plots. The piece urges men to prepare land and fertilize while women manage planting and tending, arguing that even small plots can yield more than larger wheat acreages.
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United States Department of Agricultura
Sunflower Silage Feeding Trial Report
Sunflower silage fed to breeding ewes over fifty days yielded weight and condition results comparable to corn silage. The study notes specific grain and straw needs for gain, mentions a need for more grain due to sunflower silage lacking in grain content, and observes sunflowers perform well in dry or high altitude areas with good yields.
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Suntower
Weshington
Harley
Sumiliower
Planting Seed in Gardens For beetle protection in early growth
Advice to sow extra seed to cushion losses and protect young plants from beetles. Use wire cloth or fine mesh covers to shield new germinants in garden patches.
Auto Tire Care and Cord Fabrics From Early 20th Century Study
A historical notice explains tire construction with cotton fabric and two types, square woven and cord tires. It notes internal friction limits tire life, with heat reaching high degrees causing rubber to fail, and extols cord tires for reduced friction, smoother ride, fuel savings, and longer mileage.
Ten Rules Offered to Save Batteries From Winter Strains
A vintage guide advises biweekly battery checks as cold weather begins. It recommends not resting tools on the battery, avoiding long engine spins, ensuring ignition and rich carburetor mix, priming in cold starts, removing the battery for long storage, using distilled water, having an expert adjust electrolyte, wiping spills, covering exposed metal parts with Vaseline, and seeking a service inspection if lights dim or charging seems off.
Federal-Aid Highway Construction by State Totals
The United States Department of Agriculture reports a national federal aid highway network totaling 28,741.68 miles with about $500 million spent. Texas leads completed miles at 1,164 with 12,281 miles under construction statewide. Minnesota shows 1,006.6 miles completed and 1,? miles under construction, with nearly $10 million spent and $9,578,003 federally funded. Other states list varying completed miles, costs, and degrees of completion, including Pennsylvania, Ohio, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Maryland, and more, along with numerous states reporting construction progress and completion percentages across 2010s figures.
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United Sates Department of Agricultura
Bureau of Publie Ronde
United States Department of Agriculture
Texas
Minnesota
Illinois
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Arkansas
Georgia
Iowa
North Carolina
Ideho
Miller
Washington
Pennsylvania
Ohio
New Jersey
Maryland
California
Town
Kansas
Louisiana
Montana
New Mexico
New York
North Dakota
Oklahoma
South Carolina
South Tiakotm
Removal of Steering Post With Wooden Braces
A method describes removing a steering post without damage using two hollowed wood blocks as braces. Hardwood blocks provide a firm brace for applying pressure with a Bullion wrench. Gentle hammer blows on the blocks may aid loosening the post.
Radiator Device Promises Nonfreezing Winter Drives
An ad describes a device to prevent radiator freezing in winter by circulating water between an upper jacket and a reservoir connected to the radiator. A constant flow keeps the system warm, with water drained by gravity when the engine is off.
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Murket
Handy cleaning receptacle for garage parts
A compact device repurposes a one pound coffee tin with a coarse wire screen to clean bolt parts. Parts placed inside the tin are covered and placed in a larger jar filled with kerosene or gasoline, allowing dirt and grease to separate and drain away.
Tiny Bug Car Aims For Transcontinental Race
The Little Bug Can Do 85 An Hour a fast special built racing car by Walter Reed is shown for a transcontinental race. It features stripped-down Fort like design, ignition, racing carburetor and a two speed axle. Expert driver Kildie Heffernan assisted in tuning after injuries forced retirement.
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Walter Reed
Kildie Hefferman
Abape
Roads in Pennsylvania State Highway System Share
Road data shows Pennsylvania has 1.50 miles of highways with 0.90 miles, or 86 percent, comprising the state highway system. The figures illustrate the scale and composition of the state's primary road network and its regulatory framework.
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Pennsylvania
Women emerge in highway construction supervision in Kansas
A Kansas official cites growing female participation in supervising highway construction across the United States. Good roads are essential to farmers, schools and telephones, the official notes as mud and gear challenges appear. The broad effort, part of nationwide spending, aims to advance infrastructure despite rough conditions.
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Kansas
The Coyotes Speak of Friendship and Hunting
In a whimsical dialogue, Carrie and Charlie Coyote discuss being disliked by farmers for stealing poultry yet claiming to help crops. They boast of friends and plan a rare hunting party with many young coyotes, emphasizing their jolly, approachable nature and desire for shared meals.
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Carrie Coyote
Coyote
Charlie Coyote
Fim
Carrie
Chartie
Currie
Charlie
Carre
Caerle
Prairie Wolves
Corrie
Charite
Doris Claims Baboon Chair Surprise at Home
A fragmentary note describes Doris and her mother showcasing a new bamboo porch chair. A playful line mentions a playmate bragging about mahogany nursery items, while Doris exclaims her mother has a lovely chair, highlighting a domestic scene with quirky wording.
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Doris
Dearie
Chile
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Diane Mveni
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