Prices of Dairy Products Lag Behind Feed Costs
The USDA notes a lag between rising feed prices and livestock product prices from 1915 to 1918. Crop prices jumped 47 percent (1915–16) and about 120 percent (1915–18), while the total value of animal products grew less, widening the gap. Livestock numbers and value rose, but not enough to keep pace with product value, causing occasional unprofitable production as prices lagged.
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Bureau of Crop Estimates
United States Department of Agriculture
Preventing Mottled Butter Through Proper Processing
Mottled butter reduces market appeal despite good flavor. Causes include uneven salt distribution from improper working, churning, washing, or temperature. Avoid extreme temperatures and large fluctuations, keep wash water within two degrees of buttermilk, and adjust revolutions when churn yield is low.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Selective Service for Farm Flock Culling Rules
United States Department of Agriculture advises year round culling to remove sick weak or non productive hens and keep the best layers. August or September is ideal to assess value and separate workers from shirkers. Retain top producers for future years while eliminating inferior birds and marketing unprofitable fowls.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Plymouth Rock
Rhode Island
Wyandotte
Orpington
Careful Handling of Eggs From Farm to Market
The article urges farmers to gather eggs twice daily and cool them promptly, then merchants should store in a dry cold place or chill in a refrigeration plant below 40 degrees Fahrenheit. Heat over 68 degrees risks incubation in fertile eggs and spoilage in infertile ones. also advises saving droppings for fertilizer.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Eftles
Fresh Litter for Nests in Summer Care
Fresh litter for egg nests should be added at frequent intervals throughout the summer to support birds.
Care After Dehorning for Cattle Health
Dehorning requires no post procedure care for bleeding but prevent entering materials into horn openings. Horn cores connect to frontal sinuses, so irritants can cause pus or abscess. use pine tar in warm weather to deter fires and perform in cool weather with animals two years or older when possible.
Turkey raisers urged to provide range and proper confinement
Improper feeding and tight confinement lead to many failures in turkey raising. Growing chicks will not overeat if they have ample range for exercise and appetite control.
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Turkey
Sanctuary for Yukon Delta Birds Declared Vast Refuge
The Yukon River delta hosts the largest national bird refuge, proclaimed by a White House edict ten years ago. It spans about Massachusetts size, sheltering emperor and white fronted geese and many ducks, with tundra terrain unsuitable for farming. Safeguarding during mating season is urged to end pot hunting and penned slaughter by alleged sportsmen.
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Yukon River
White House
Massachusetts
Alaska
Pacific
Relic Delft Saucer Tied to Old British Schooner
A blue Delft saucer with a faded Eclipse Loin and Edinboro Shipping Co marking surfaced in a Berwickshire fishing net. The Hellose schooner was lost 106 years ago with no survivors or wreckage found. The London and Edinburgh Shipping Co bought the relic for about $50 and donated the money to the British Red Cross, sending the saucer to the British Museum.
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Eyemouth
Berwickshire
England
Eclipse
Loin
Edinboro
London and Edinburgh Shipping Company
British Red Cross
British Museum
Imka YMCA Center Expands Across Czecho-Slovakia
The Imka YMCA name in Czecho-Slovakia grows from its popular use to an army style system with centers in ten towns. It plans a Teschen coal region center amid tensions with Poland, while the republic touts a world leading literacy rate and strong YMCA cooperation.
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Czecho-Slovakia
Republic of
Teschen
Shark Meat Preference Proved By Local Taste Test
Monroe county Florida home demonstration agent led a taste test to counter prejudice against shark meat. A fisherman provided a shark, diners sampled a fish salad, and every participant voted in favor of the recipe, showing strong public interest despite prior bans.
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Florida
Monroe County
Foundation
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Mississippi Rep Venable Praised For Old Dog Speech
In his first weeks in Congress years ago Representative Venable of Mississippi gave a 150 word appeal for preparedness praising a former dog. He noted small dogs get in hot water while mastiffs face few problems and can enjoy afternoon naps.
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Venable
Mississippi
Congress
Unmedaled Heroes in War Effort Highlight Quiet Patriots
Berkshire Eagle honors unnamed soldiers who quietly sacrifice comforts to fulfill their wartime duties. These unfeatured heroes share in the patriotism of the soldiers who wear uniforms and bear muskets.
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Berkshire Eagle
Freezone Corn Remedy Promises Quick Painless Corn Removal
Advert says Freezone costs only a few cents and removes hard or soft corns and calluses from toes with a few drops. Claims immediate pain relief and effortless lifting of the corn or callus, root and all, without pain or soreness. Sold at drug stores.
Freckle Treatment Promises Quick Clear Complexion
Advert says Othine-double strength clears freckles with daily morning application. One ounce usually suffices to vanish dark and light freckles and achieve a spotless complexion. Guaranteed money back if the product fails to remove freckles.
Vader-Balm Promises Quick Relief for Summer Ailments
An advertisement touts Vader-Balm as harmless fast relief for Nervous Headache and superficial inflammation, with claims for mumps hay fever and pain. It offers free samples or a 225 tube for 50 stamps and warns against imitations.
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E. W. Vacher, Inc
New Orleans
Adv
Increase Weight and Vitality With Phosphate
An article promotes nitro phosphate as a nerve support and weight gain remedy. It claims phosphoric elements boost nerve energy, improving vitality, sleep, mood, and flesh. Caution notes potential unwanted weight gain.
Arena and Arona Lore From Lake Maggiore Streets
The piece describes Arena as a travelers’ station on the Milan line and Arona as an industrial center with Angero Castle in the northeast. It notes Borromeos, Cardinal de Medici, and Garibaldi’s 1848 visit, plus Ruskin’s disagreement about Arena Lago Maggiore’s hills. It ends with a proverb about gossip and a violet.
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Arena
Milan
Luke Maggiore
Europe
Arona
Castle
Angero
Borromeos
Cardinal de Medici
Pius IV
Garibaldi
Lago Maggiore
Turner
Ruskin
Oleggio
Baveno
Leech Weather Prophet Explained in Jar of Water
A curious old account describes using a leech in a glass jar to forecast weather. Motionless at the bottom signals calm air, climbing to the top forewarns rain, rapid movement indicates wind, and pre storm convulsions or drought behavior precede storms or frost, with placement at the jar mouth in snow or rain.
Steady Performance and Silent Defiance Echoed
A terse exchange recalls a suspended man who defied his superior and remains in position. The saying about money pressure suggests those pushed by need fall behind, reflecting on workplace and social dynamics.
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Imka
Plea
Northrop & Lyman Co.,Inc
Buffalo,n.y
Parker's
Leech
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