Peter Rabbit Is Too Busy to Play
In this Story for the Little Folks, the Merry Little Breezes seek a playmate and find Peter Rabbit working in the Green Forest. He explains he clears brambles from his paths and creates new ones to be ready, proving even fun seekers can value productive work.
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Westwind
Striped Chipmunk
Green Forest
Chatterer
Red Squirrel
Happy Jack
Gray Squirrel
Johnny Chuck
Bobby Coon
Inc
Billy Possum
Prickly Porky the Porcupine
Paddy the Beaver
Jerry Muskrat
Southland
Merry Little Breezes
Peter Rabbit
Peter
Briar
Brier
T. W. Burgess
WNN Service
Each Step Will Tell by Douglas Malloch
Poem urges steady moral judgment with every hour and step. It argues path of life tests integrity, noting no major sin without a minor precursor and warning against compromising principles. Published 1932 WNU service.
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Douglas Malloch
WNU
Pretty coat and scarf headline for Bruyere ensemble
A granite gray ribbed wool coat with gray trimmer from Bruyere offers a sporty town look. Matching scarf in red and gray provides a bright accent to the outfit.
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Bruyere
Proner Avoids Drowning by Keeping Head Above Water
A man survives in Great Salt Lake by keeping his head above water, preventing drowning. Local reports emphasize staying afloat and signaling for help as shore volunteers assist.
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Great Salt Lake
Boners and Humorous Exam Tidbits from 1932
A Bell Syndicate service collection presents a string of ironic lines. It includes misapplied medical advice about tourniquets, political quips on liberty and debt, and playful definitions of poetry and romance.
Rocking the cradle remark stirs era humor
Hollywood Fifi quips that the younger generation is dizzy, suggesting the cradle was rocked too hard. The remark reflects Depression era era humor and social attitudes in 1932.
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Bell Syndicate
WNU
Traditional Sauces and Preparation Tips from 1932
A 1932 Western Newspaper Union feature details sauce making including white onion and German sauces. It describes butter and flour bases, onions, tomato variants, and finishing steps with herbs and seasonings for roasts, fish, and vegetables.
Not Advisable to Glut Hog Market
Colorado Agricultural College Extension Service warns against expanding hog herds in 1933 and 1934 without stronger consumer demand. Low hog prices and high feed costs urge limited sow breeding, with emphasis on uniform pig crops, proper boar numbers, and careful management of corn hog ratios amid shrinking slaughter supplies and weak exports.
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Colorado Agricultural College Extension Service
United States
Colorado
Corn Becomes Resistant to Stewart's Disease
The United States Department of Agriculture notes Stewart's disease or bacterial wilt has spread, affecting some dent corn and especially early sweet varieties. Purdue University and the federal department developed a Golden Bantam corn resistant to the disease, which thrives in hot weather. The parasite blocks water vessels, causing yellow leaf streaks before plant death.
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Stewart
United States Department of Agriculture
Purdue University
Federal Department
Minnesota
Ontario
Protect Fruit Trees From Rodent Bark Damage
The safe method to stop rabbits gnawing tree trunks is wrapping the base from ground level up to 18 to 20 inches. If branches are under 18 inches, wrap trunk and branches to that height. Acceptable materials include poultry wire, window screen, metal netting, old newspapers, gunny sacks, cornstalks, wood veneer wrappers, patented wraps, tarred paper, and building paper.
Agriculture studies fruit shipping to foreign markets
The U S Department of Agriculture tests shipments of apples and pears from Pacific Northwest orchards to ships and British markets to evaluate handling. Findings aim to aid exporters and ship companies in reducing spoilage blamed on carriers or condition at dispatch. Two tests were made last year with ongoing investigations this year.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Pacific Northwest
Department
Beet Tops for Feed and Stacking Practices
Fresh cut beet tops contain about 85 percent moisture and consist of 25 percent crown and 75 percent green leaves. They typically account for 65 to 70 percent of the beet’s weight and feed value hinges on weather and handling. Stacking tops with straw in recent years has yielded satisfactory results.
Winter hay crops boost feed and soil health in NC
Winter planted legumes and small grains occupy exposed land, preventing leaching and erosion while providing fresh feed. They also reduce fertilizer needs by building soil humus, enabling better returns on any fertilizer used. North Carolina specialists note limestone and legumes as key soil builders this season.
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North Carolina
Soybean May Be Most Versatile U. S. Crop
The soybean is highlighted as America’s most versatile crop with wide industrial and agricultural use. A 400 item collection shows soybean products across four groups flour bean meal and oil, including foods bread noodles soy sauce meat substitutes and oils for soaps inks paints and more.
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America
Orient
Alfalfa Seed Production Declines in 1931 Crop
Alfalfa seed output in 1931 reached 51,200,000 pounds, about 25 percent below 1930's peak but 15 percent above 1929. Northern districts suffered the largest drops from drought, with spring and fall sales down and imports unusually low. Exports fell sharply and no seed entered the United States in the second half of 1931. Stocks remain ample for normal needs.
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United States
Controlling European Corn Borer by Low Silage Cutting
For sections with the European corn borer, cut corn as low as possible to expose borers in stalk stubs. Silage cutting places borers in the silo and disrupts their wintering. After harvest, plow under stubs or break them up with harrow or disk, rake into windrows, and burn to reduce infestation.
Agricultural Squibs and Farming Curiosities From Ohio State
Agricultural squibs note weed control and copper sulfate for sheep, while Ohio State University plots report hybrid Gold en Bantam corn outperforming by up to 300 percent. The piece cites rising Australian sheep numbers, 411 club participation nationwide, October Chicago hog prices around $3.60 per hundred, and New Jersey farmer-owned auction markets boosting prices.
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Ohio State University
Columbus
New Jersey
State Department of Agriculture
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A. G. Rolfe
Richmond
R. L. Hays
Buckhannon
W. Va
Thornton W. Burgess
Paddy
Beaver
Wolverine
Harry Newman
University of Michigan
By Douglas Mallogh
Rockefeller Institute For Cancer Research
Copenhagen
Denmark
Rockefeller Foundation
Albert Fischer
Giriggp
Western Newspaper Union
Kitty McKay
Nina Wilcox Putnam
U. S
Alfalfa Statistics
Australia
Chicago
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