Story of Francis Cludde in a May moonlit river chase
The narrator recalls a perilous night rescuing companions after a ford battle with enemy riders. As dawn light returns, the group seeks shelter at a church, marches on with two women and a baby, and faces pursuit. A river ferry and a cliffside road lead to a tense encounter with three horsemen, one wounded.
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Qilekis
Jonan
Anne
Bertle
Mary
Hode
Clarence
Berthe
Iinse Stralta
Eros
Santon
Master Bertie
Imost
Mmbainz
Theme
Gertie
Thia
Bertie
Growing cheap pork through pasture and grain balance
Delaware experiment station director Harry Howard says pasture with proper grain can cut grain needs to one fifth to one third for 1,000 pounds of pork. Missouri and Montana trials show alfalfa and clover pasture lower costs than bluegrass, with corn plus skim milk yielding fastest gains. Alfalfa offers larger, earlier, greener pasture. urged to adopt alfalfa or clover pastures for hogs nationally.
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Harry Howard
Delaware Experiment Station
Montana
Missouri Experiment Station
H. J. W. Ters Baye
Missouri
Time to Cut Alfalfa Lessons for Small Acreage Growers
An agricultural column urges careful alfalfa timing for small plots, noting the plant’s fixed habits. It advises waiting for Crown buds as a cutting cue, warns against early or late cuts, and shares lessons from limited and larger acreages, including a cautionary hog-feeding experiment.
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Wal Farmer
Hog Lot Hog Tends to Profit From Locust Fattening
Reports from southwest Missouri note hogs fattening on abundant 17 year locusts this year. Pigs on clover pasture with grain at night may be profitable. after hogs, feed the sow nutritious rations. Expect soft corn fall, and prepare for winter with elevated sheds and proper shelter to keep feed dry.
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Missouri
Ratsara
Weights of Silage in Silo Depths and Capacities
An inquiry on tonnage of silage cites Professor King’s figures for corn silage weight at various depths. It lists 10 15 20 and 40 foot depths with per cubic foot weights and average weights, plus example silo capacities of 83.84 tons at 20 by 15 feet and 105 tons at 80 by 16 feet, guiding a farmer to compute his own silo load.
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Allincis Cor Wallace
Professor King
Live Stock Pointers From a Practical Stockman
A farm note outlines wart treatment for cattle using castor oil, traits of a draft stallion with vigor and movement, and warnings about unsuitable breeding stock. It emphasizes protecting late litters, cold sensitivity in pigs, and the value of succulent feeds for English sheep feeders.
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Milia
Penis
Shortage in cattle hits markets and youth work ethic noted
A historical column reports a Chicago Live Stock World view on a rare cattle famine with low May receipts, high beef demand, and price gains. It links scarcity to high corn prices and drought, while noting early-year fattening and recent weather cuts supply from Texas. The piece also blends in a Yale slang glossary for student life and work ethos.
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Chicago
Southwest
Texas
Two Topers A Teacher's Experience
A Minnesota school teacher known as the Postum Preacher touts Postum as a coffee substitute. She recounts past nervous prostration from coffee, marriage shared with coffee habit, and a successful switch after following Postum preparation. The letter is presented by Postum Co of Battle Creek Michigan with a note about authenticity.
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Berges
Postuum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellyiile
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Children of Music
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Yale University
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Corker
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