Peter Rabbit Searches for Rattles Kingfisher Home
Peter Rabbit learns to look where water creatures dwell. He watches Rattles the Kingfisher at Smiling Pool and Laughing Brook, wonders about babies, and skirts Grandfather Frog while seeking answers. He plans to observe more to uncover Rattles’ home.
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Setar
Peter Rabbit
Jimmy Skunk
Jimmy
Rattles the Kingfisher
Jimmy Skunks
Rattles
Laughing Brook
Big River
Smiling Pool
Grandfather Frog
Peter
The Brothers by Douglas Malloch
A father endures a brutal night as a gang rivalry leads to a beating. The narrator recalls a prior clash and reveals the alleged brotherhood that left the father lame. The poem critiques male loyalty and violence framed as camaraderie.
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Brotherhood
Douglas Malloch
WNU
Peter and Rattles Seek the Laughing Brook Secret
Peter watches Rattles the otter dive for fish in the Laughing Brook and carry them to his young. He hides along the bank to observe the routine and learn the animal’s secret, hoping to uncover how the otter feeds its family.
New Dishes Featured For Spinach and Grapefruit
A 1932 Western Newspaper Union recipe feature promotes new spinach serving ideas with grapefruit toppings and several dressings. Grapefruit French Dressing blends grapefruit juice with salt paprika oil, while Golden Fruit Salad Dressing uses orange lemon juice butter sugar yolks and cream. Molded Cheese With Fruit Filling combines gelatin whipped cream pimiento green pepper onion roquefort and grapefruit for a chilled ring mold dessert or hors d oeuvre.
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Western Newspaper Union
Flag smut found in winter wheat across several states
The United States Department of Agriculture reports flag smut spreading in Illinois Missouri and Kansas with detections in Macon Logan Hancock Green Madison St Clair counties in Illinois St Louis county Missouri and Leavenworth and Wyandotte counties Kansas plus four fields south of Wallula Wyandotte. Harvest Queen remains most susceptible while Michigan Wonder shows resistance. Seed treatment helps unless infection is in soil. Researchers test about 250 varieties at Leavenworth to breed resistance.
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United States Department of Agriculture
WNU Service
Australia
Illinois
Missouri
Kansas
Department
Macon
Logan
Hancock
Green
Madison
St. Clair
St. Louis
Leavenworth
Wallula
Wyandotte
Michigan
Kansas State Agricultural College
Kan
Seeds Come Back After 30 Years In Soil Experiment
Seed study by the United States Department of Agriculture shows wild morning glory sprouting soon after being unearthed from 30 years of burial. The experiment tests how long seeds lie dormant yet remain viable and how long burial kills them. Further trials will last ten more years to confirm staying power.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Tomato Fertilizer Boosts Profit in Grant County
George B. Harreld of Grant County Indiana reports higher profits from tomatoes and roasting ears over field crops. He produced 155 tons of tomatoes on 10 acres earning 2170 dollars and 80 acres of sweet corn averaging three tons per acre in a dry year. He credits using 200 pounds per acre of 2-8-6 fertilizer for his tomato yield.
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George B. Harreld
Grant County
Indiana
Mr. Harreld
Capper
Hardwood admixtures boost pine lumber in second-growth stands
United States forest service studies show mixing hardwoods of the same age with southern pines improves lumber quality. Shade and pruning from the broad-leaved trees promote earlier formation of clear pine trunks, with best results from about 20 percent well distributed hardwoods.
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United States Forest Service
Rations for Brood Sow Before Farrowing
Advice from Idaho Farmer on feeding brood sows just before farrowing. Emphasizes keeping bowels open with minimal grain, using a milk or water slop with mill run or rolled oats, and keeping the sow slightly hungry. If bowels are off, give a small dose of crystal oil or Glauber salts daily for several days.
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Idaho
Shade for Hogs Hogs Need Shade in Summer
Prairie Farmer notes hogs raised in open fields need temporary shade. Build a frame with posts and wire netting, cover with straw, and move the shade when hogs are relocated in fall. The shade can be diamantled for storage.
How Sheep Breeder Can Reduce Outlay
Savings in feeding stem from using home-grown protein. Feed is the largest expense in sheep production, 60 to 70 percent of total costs in Ohio. High quality legume hays supply protein and minerals, support digestion, and enable more farm-grown roughages like corn fodder and silage. If alfalfa is unavailable, grow soybeans for hay as an emergency high-protein legume crop cut when pods form.
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L. A. Kauffman
Department of Aural Husbandry
Ohio State University
WNU
Ohio
Fly repellents for livestock suggested by experts
The Nebraska College of Agriculture proposes three fly repellent formulas for livestock. A mix of one gallon used crank case oil and one pint tar stock dip repels flies from ten cows for 90 days. Daily use of a formula with one gallon fish oil, one-half gallon oil of tar, and one ounce crude carbolic acid is advised. A third formula combines eight bars laundry soap and several oils with kerosene and whale oil. Light applications claimed not to injure animals or discolor hair.
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Nebraska College of Agriculture
Missouri
Browse Plants Offer Wide Value for Stock Raising
The Department of Agriculture studied at least 500 plant types from weeds to small trees. Browse includes tender shoots and twigs animals feed on, with 300 million acres of browse land in the West. Research suggests uses beyond feeding, including potential latex for rubber manufacture.
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Department of Agriculture
Feeding Bred Ewes for steady gains through lambing
D J Griswold of North Dakota Agricultural College advises bred ewes should gain steadily from breeding to lambing. The required gain depends on ewe condition at breeding. thin ewes need more gain than those in good condition, with typical targets of ten to twelve pounds per head over about five months.
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D. J. Griswold
North Dakota Agricultural College
Agricultural Hints and Farming Tips from 1910s Era
Agricultural tips emphasize fly control through cleanup and spraying. Notes on farm income in Ohio, efficient hog production with alfalfa pasture, and warnings of wheat disease spread in several states. Reminders on spray safety with lead arsenate, economics of feeding grain to cows, and corn and bean planting practices. A mineral pig diet includes steamed bone meal lime and 20 percent salt.
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