Quality and Conformation of Typical Draft Horses
An old guide outlines draft horse standards from 16 hands to 18 hands and 1400 pounds, detailing body mass, broad shoulders, strong limbs, and correct foot and pastern types. It warns against upright pasterns, weak hocks, and poor hip structure, emphasizing sturdy limbs, deep chests, and powerful cannon bones for durability in heavy work. It also describes ideal head, neck, withers, and croup, and notes common faults that impair gait and load-bearing ability.
Forays for Sheep and Feeding Practices
Forays for sheep urge flock owners to provide superior supplemental forage and pasture to improve peltry and feed quality. Emphasizes avoiding poorly formed lambs by managing male and ram traits and stresses small breeding flock costs and fattening wethers for market appeal.
Shearing Sheep In Old Way Declines On Large Ranches
The article notes machine alippers replacing band ubbers as they work faster with less injury to animals. On large Arkansas ranches many sheepshearing machines run from shafts powered by electric motors or gasoline engines. Smaller hand powered machines exist, doubling daily output for two workers versus six in the old method, with dairy farming in Arkansas attracting growing attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leas
Akin
Arkansas
Horticulture and Botany by No Booth Oklahoma ALAM
Horticulture and Botany department bulletin from Oklahoma ASALM College notes topics in plant science. The author No Booth outlines curriculum, research focus, and departmental aims at the Stilleater campus, highlighting faculty interests in horticulture and botany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NO. Booth
Oklahoma
Alam, College, Stilleater
Dodder in Alfalfa Ravages Fields and Control Advice
A farmer explains dodder weed in alfalfa fields as a severe pest. In heavy infestations plow and rotate crops, then cover ground with manure so alfalfa can grow through while dodder dies. If the field is broadly infested, eradication is unlikely. Dodder seeds in alfalfa seed can trigger legal damages claims against sellers. many states ban sale of infested seed. The weed also affects clover and other crops occasionally.
Dress Description for a Small Girl in Blue Silk
A thin pretty blue dress for a small girl features a light blue shade, a square yoke with brown and red silk embroidery, matching embroidered walat band and cuffs, a full gathered skirt with two tucks above the hem, attached to the gamie band and bodice, back gathered. Requires three yards four inches wide fabric.
Effective Dress Seen On A Young Girl At Garden Party
A simple striped blue and white cotton dress worn recently by a young girl features a tanic bound with blue, a row belt embroidered with currant, chenille, and an old-fashioned white muslin collar. The outfit includes a white hat with an upstanding crown and tulips, and is complemented by a blouse with large lozenge spots and a sailor collar.
Ribbon washing method for schoolgirl hair ribbons
When daughters wear ribbons, washing becomes costly. A method uses three ounces soft soap, three tablespoons honey, one quarter cup gin, and water. Ribbons are scrubbed on a board, rinsed in cold water, not wrung, hung to dry, then pressed with a warm iron to prevent creases. White silk ribbon resists yellowing with careful washing.
Russian Thistle Control Methods Pass Down Through Time
In plains agriculture the weed Russian Thistle spreads along irrigation ditches and into fields. It thrives in semiarid areas and resists early efforts to eradicate. Early wet years help, but once mature it becomes hard to eliminate. Use plow, rake, and hoe much as with other weeds.
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Thia
Leave Hair to Grow Gray and Natural
The writer argues against hair dye and urges embracing natural gray. Dyes ruin hair color and beauty, while snowy locks harmonize with aging faces. Hair should be allowed to gray without attempting to mask time and sorrow, which softens and dignifies appearances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erebus
Falling of Tomato Blossoms and Causes in Oklahoma
The Oklahoma Station reports widespread tomato blossom drop blamed on extreme dryness and high temperatures rather than disease. Hot Southwest winds during early season worsen the condition, reducing fertilization as moisture drawn from ground rises to leaves, causing blossoms to fall at the stem joint.
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Oklahoma
Matting Rage Guides Rug Making Tips For Summer Rugs
The text advises buying several yards extra matting to craft summer rugs. Instructions mention cutting to desired length, neatly finishing edges, and pulling threads to certain depths. It notes these rugs protect Moor cows and perform as well as heavier ones without fuss, claiming no advantage to heavier mats.
Street Dresses Feature Blue and White Trim
Drygoode Economist notes blue verge dresses remain staple for general wear and will be especially favored this season. Blue and white combinations gain popularity in Paris with manufacturers reporting solid orders for white or blue and white trimmings.
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Drygoode Economist
Paris
Motor Bonnets with Plaited Frill Designs
New motor bonnets are crafted entirely from wide and narrow plaited frill on a stiffened wire foundation. Frill trim often uses black and white ribbons, secured at midsection by a two inch black velvet band. Green and stone gray remain favored colors for summer wear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenie
Han Proved & Service
Able Ona
Fritt Jabot from Paris Introduces Muslin Frill Neckwear
Paris fashions bring a frill jabot of plaited muslin about twelve inches long tied at center with a muslin strip and laid at the front of the neck forming a spreading fan. A second jabot features oblique lower edges and Valenciennes style lace with a hint of color between delicate motifs.
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Paris
Valenciennes
Limber neck in poultry in warm weather remedy
A livestock note explains limber neck in poultry is caused by decayed animal food or putrid green cut bone. Remove the cause, such as decayed matter or overly rich feed, and prevent further cases. No cure exists beyond removing the source of illness to protect the flock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. C. Bittenbender
Winter Oats For Winter Pasture At Stillwater
Oats perform best about every other year but are not a safe or equal pasture to wheat or winter rye. The Winter Turf is the top variety and seed can be bought from seed companies. No current sale needs noted. if wheat is available, plant the Karkof variety or Turkey Red as a substitute, per O A&M College agronomy notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. C. Churchill
Department of Agronomy
Oklahoma
A. & M. College
Stillwater
Grape Juice Making Instructions From Oklahoma Experiment Station
Directions for grape juice processing by C K Francia chemist Stillwater Oklahoma. Sterilize containers boil grapes with water until soft strain add sugar boil five minutes bottle seal and dilute when served. A cold process uses one gallon sugar per gallon juice. Include a small piece of lemon with each glass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. K. Francia
Oklahoma Experiment Station
Stillwater
Poisoning of Cane and Kafir Stock Reported
A report from C. K. Francia, Chemist at Oklahoma Experiment Station Stillwater, describes antidotes and treatments after cattle poison from plant ingestions. Suggestions include ammonia injections, potassium salts, cane syrup forms, and laxative mixtures. caution urged as antidotes must be administered by a veterinarian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yark
C. K. Francia
Oklahoma
Bermuda Grass Control Advice for Oklahoma Farms
J A Witkon, Director of the Oklahoma Experiment Station, explains Bermuda grass management to prevent land loss. He notes Bermuda favors hillsides and thin uplands, is not a rotation crop, and can be kept out of fields by careful cultivation. In damping patches, plow in summer heat, harrow, and burn if needed, or smother with a heavy mulch to starve the roots and kill the plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bermuda
Mississippi
J. A. Witkon
Oklahoma Experiment Station
Stillwater
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