Freaks in Food Consumption Across Markets and Tastes
An examination of shopper behavior shows taste is shaped by eye appeal and color. Authors note European and American preferences vary by country from potatoes to eggs and butter, with color and presentation often outweighing flavor or nutrition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Department of Agriculture
Eve
New York
Chicago
San Francisco
England
Paladelphia
Washington
New Orleans
Ted
Ten Davis
Hardy orange citrus marriage aims at winter hardy fruit
Government botanists seek to breed a citrus tree midway between north and south types. By crossing a northern edible orange with a southern sweet orange, they hope for a hardy scion bearing fruit despite cold. If successful, orange groves could reach central Virginia to Kansas City and beyond.
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Florida
United States Department of Agriculture
Ard
Virginia
Kentucky
Indiana
Illiois
Missouri
Cen’ Mond
Lynchburg
Ter'ngin
Hybridization and pollination of citrus trifolliata in US planting
In a Department of Agriculture study, three trees of citrus trifoliata grow in Washington grounds. Botanists observe flowering to time stigma receptivity, then apply sweet orange pollen to bitter orange stigmas. Over decades, pollenation has improved fruit quality toward table-ready oranges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Massachusetts
Capan
Orangery
An English Knight and a Hoboken Irishman Tale
A wandering English knight and an Irish guide exchange mock formalities on a New York street. The Briton boasts titles such as Knight of the Garter and Iron Cross, while the Irishman responds with a comically grand introduction. The piece riffs on pompous self-importance and linguistic play, ending with a note about Kentucky tobacco crop prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Erin
Pat
John Kenneth Edgerton
London
the Garter
Bath
St Jevo
Golden Fleece
Royal Legion
Iron Cross
Timothy Finant- Jean
Hoboken
Suburban Co operation Promotes Local Utilities
In Kensington Maryland a resident uses a shared engine and piping to supply water to neighboring homes, enabling others to obtain water from a common source. Plans envision the engine powering water tanks by day and supplying electricity at night, with co operative telephones and future sewer and electric schemes suggested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kensington
Maryland
Washington
Gov
Orrive-Rniders
Plana
Kennington
Doughnut quip about holes being enlarged lands punchline
A humorous exchange questions how to improve doughnuts and answers with a simple punchline. The joke frames holes as the flaw and suggests making them larger as the trick. The line highlights playful wordplay over pastry quality.
Baler claims high daily bale capacity and efficient design
The device is advertised as capable of producing 17 to 18 ton bales daily with a 40 inch feed hole. It is mounted to bank barns and requires no digging for wheels. The attachment increases capacity, reduces fiber loss, and improves bale quality without increasing shaft wear.
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Lim
Scotland
St. Ethera
Canada
Hodgins
Minnesota Agricultural College
Mark Swaln
Lom Sawyer
Freachman
Pioneer Press of
St. Paul
Colge
Beverlge
Aio Rall
the Geer Manufacturing CO
Exchange Place
Maxwell
Homemaker Magazine
Marwell
Fisher
Chicago, Ill
HAY Press
Main Street
Sandwich, I
William Bros
Ithaca, N.Y
Crown
James S. Kirk & Company
Westen
Aurora
A.J. Root Co
Medina
Ohio
International Harvester Co
International Harvester Co. of America
Monroe Street
Chicago, Il, U.S.A
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