Habit Over Taste Shapes Our Food Choices
An old adage notes that what is one man's meat is another's poison. The piece argues habits determine acceptability of foods, citing monkey meat, possum, muskrat, beech birds, sparrows, terrapin, alligator, frog legs, whale and shark meats, and freshwater mussels. It highlights prejudice and opportunity as factors in dietary value and urges openness to unfamiliar foods.
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Tropics
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Florida
Rapid Decline in Milk Production
O B Bender of the New Jersey College of Agriculture explains that summer droughts and poor pasture reduce cow feed, causing a sharp milk drop from June to August. He notes flies, fires, and heat worsen grazing, suggests grazing early and late, growing sailing crops, and using grain or silage to supplement, aiming to sustain summer milk flow for fall profitability.
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O. B. Bender
New Jersey College of Agriculture
New Brunswick
Maggie's Greeting for Homecoming
A joyful family prepares for Maggie's return after a long absence. The home rooms are cleaned and arranged with care, clothes and perfumes readied, and plans set for a festive welcome and a first home meal amid hugs and happy chatter.
Called Him a Sissy
A humorous conversation about a boy named Ethelbert who dislikes being shortened to Ethel. Playmates tease, shrinking his name in a way he finds distressing, highlighting a light social vignette of childhood interactions and sensitivities.
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Ethelbert
Bert
Ethel
Causes Of Fatigue And How To Avoid It At Home
Fatigue comes from physical labor and rest is natural after exercise. Poor air quality light glare and strain, uncomfortable seating or clothing, and tight shoes all contribute. Rest in a cool well ventilated place restores balance. a comfortable environment improves later recreation and energy.
Cow Testing Association Proves Accurate for Yearly Milk Output
United States Department of Agriculture confirms that calculating yearly milk and butterfat production from one day per month in cow testing is highly accurate. Minnesota experiment station data show milk within 2 percent and butterfat within 8 percent accuracy. Beltsville records indicate milk totals within 1.99 percent.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Cow-Testing Association
Minnesota Experiment Station
Minnesota
Association
Department
Beltsville
Alfalfa and Clover Promote Growth in Dairy Heifers
Feeding alfalfa or clover hay with corn yields strong growth and early maturity in Holstein and Jersey heifers, per Ohio Experiment Station tests. Both hays exceed average growth. alfalfa edges clover for fattening, with legumes supplying calcium and nutrients.
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Ohio
Jersey
Dairy Messages for Farm Water and Cream Shipping
Dairy hints stress clean water for the herd and keeping the supply cool. Farmers are urged to ship cream at least three times weekly in hot weather. Consider purchasing a new herd sire when demand slackens to secure better value.
Cement Demand Pushes Sacks Stockpiling Needs
Report states manufacturers must hold 250000000 sacks annually to meet the nation’s cement demand. The figure underscores the scale of production and distribution required to maintain supply.
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