Freak airships and aeroplanes fill patent office files
Washington officials describe a flood of bizarre airship and aeroplane patent applications. Inventors from Colorado to Budapest propose whimsical designs with unusual propulsion, built into houselike cabins, bird figures, or bug shapes. Many claims are dismissed as lunacy, yet some patents show odd, impractical comforts and dangers in the race for airborne novelty.
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Patent Office
Washington
Wright
Fort Myer
Prince Ahmed
Aeronautic Society
Aeronaut Ic
Seroms
Europe
Colorado
Budapest
Hungary
Highlands
Col
Hagerle
Bergen
N. J
Clarkeville
Tenn
Gay Paree
Edouard Wulff
B. Seantmiklosy
Chicago
Brooklyn
Fater
Barney Oldfield
Jaldoy
Oklahoma City
Brookyn
Mineola
Bt. Louis
Cleveland
Baldwin
Zeppelin
Hot Springs
Ark
Boston
Hile
Omaha
Nebman
Arkansis
Archimedes
Developing a Profitable Sheep Flock on Small Holdings
The article urges farmers to view sheep as productive rather than scavengers, noting that intelligent selection and starting with a small, well bred flock enables better management. It warns against overstocking and emphasizes gradual scale to master breeding, selection, and understanding market conditions for a profitable sheep enterprise.
Relic of Barbariem in Texas Roads Call for Improvement
A Texas paper denounces mud roads as relics of barbarism and slowness, arguing road dragging would modernize the county. It suggests a countywide effort to upgrade infrastructure and pace of progress.
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Texas
Unite on a single poultry breed to boost sales
The American Cultivator suggests local farmers unite on one popular purebred breed to simplify marketing and raise profits. Citing dairy centers in Wisconsin and New York, the article notes how coordinated breeding draws buyers, lowers selling barriers, and lets farmers sell stock through local networks or larger brokers in New York or Boston.
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Wisconsin
New York State
New Jersey
Jersey
Ayrshire
Bayers
Rhode Island
New York
Boston
Progress and Improvement in Dairying Regions
In dairy regions with long dairying histories the farina show high fertility and farmers enjoy prosperity, with resources for progress and improvements evident across the farming communities.
Best Ensilage From Corn Fodder Dominates
Various kinds of roughage like clover and green oats are used for ensilage but corn fodder makes the best. That is the almost universal verdict.
Plan of Breeding Crate for Pigs to Improve Mating
A guide outlines building breeding crates to match boars and sows of different ages. It notes many farmers prematurely sell large boars and suggests DIY crates as a practical, economical solution. A plan is provided to model a crate design, with a note that **$50 invested in two good sows can yield five times the money compared to mortgage interest.
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Thia
Iowa
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