Side Lines Boost Farm Income Through Bee Keeping and More
The article argues that small farms should specialize in one main product while using side lines to diversify income. It highlights bee keeping as ideal for many farms, with by products like poultry, preserves, cushions, and odd crafts supporting revenue. It notes movable-frame hives and quality honey maximize returns and mentions other sideline ventures such as pigeons, rabbits, canaries, and rustic furniture as viable rural income sources.
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Steolf
Saya
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Shetland
Spring Styles Echo Dialect Confusion in Local Exchange
In a humorous exchange Mrs. O'Brien asks Mrs. Kelly about ancestors and mispronounces words, prompting Mrs. Kelly to retort with a brisk rebuke about origins and speech. The scene highlights residents’ playful banter over dialect and heritage.
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Mrs. O'Brien
Phwat
Feline Fables and Human Traits From English Humorist
An English humorist extols cats, praising their loyalty and quirks. He notes cats’ fondness for households with carpet and children, plus stories of a cat that followed a writer home and another that drank beer drips. The piece ends with a quip about a literary meeting where men debate with verse and wit.
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Cat
High Street
Arunk
Satire In Greenland Duel Etiquette Described
Fragmentary text describes a Greenland custom where two insulted men duel publicly. Each participant writes four satirical verses and then, with family and household involvement, the event unfolds. The passage mentions servants and women learning a coded verse by heart.
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Bac Bian
Greenland
Very Unusual Exchange About a Shooting Case
Fragmentary dialogue hints at a sensational incident involving an actoress and a shooting. A city official questions whether a worm is involved, while an ordinary individual is referenced as the shooter. The text implies a larger sensation beyond the speaker’s immediate concern.
Grain Sorghum Crop Holds Promise in Drought Regions
The article outlines five main improvements for grain sorghum including drought resistance, earlier maturity, dwarfing, higher yield, and easier machine harvest. It discusses plant traits affecting water loss, root system development, and the plant’s ability to extract moisture, noting drought resistance arises from multiple factors and varies by variety, with observation limits.
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Posslle
Raise Poultry for Market Guide in 1920s style
Practical notes for poultry sellers advise shipping roosters separately to attract buyers, establishing regular market hours, and building a reputation for prime stock. Emphasizes growing bone and muscle, fattening, avoiding misclassified birds, and notifying the commission merchant before shipping. Suggests killing the day before sale and tagging each fowl, plus avoiding mixing white and yellow skinned birds.
Harrowings Cited To Save The Grain Crop
Professor Thomas Shaw recalls harrowings during a dry previous year that helped lift grain yields from twenty to thirty bushels per acre. He notes the practice was applied as grain began to emerge at several heights from four to nine inches.
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Thomas Shaw
Sorghum risks worry farmers over cattle feed
A second growth of sorghum is poisonous to cattle and can cause death within a short time. Frosted sorghum is also claimed to be bad for cattle, making farmers afraid to pasture sorghum in the fall or winter.
Problem of Blowing Soils and Dry Farming
Farmers face soil drying and overharrowing on heavy soils. Proper tillage to conserve water, rotation with clover, and attention to water supply are urged. Caution against rigid, fast edicts and overworking tight clods as yields depend on soil, slope, and rain.
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Ihs
Eatia
Good Culture of the Corn Cultivation Guide for Smallholder Fields
The article extols shallow cultivation to conserve moisture and prevent crusting, urging timely hoeing with a sharp toothed frame cultivator. It covers avoiding weeds, maintaining soil moisture, and using a sulky cultivator carefully when corn stalks are tall to prevent stalk breakage. It also notes planting pumpkin and maintaining clean corn stubble for fall seeding.
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Toment
Live stock notes on weaning and feed practices
Summary of farm advice on weaning horses and lambs, pasture management, water and shade, and feeding strategies. Emphasizes humane care, rapid pig growth, alfalfa for hogs, barley straw with grain for lambs, and proper stallion housing. Contains multiple tips on cleanliness, exercise, and grazing plans for livestock profitability.
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Rugge
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