The Murder Plot Unfolds at Lass Inn
John Spencer recalls a dawn sight of five men burying a body near a dell while Geoffrey Bolen plans to protect him. The group discusses a heavy risk, Dewdrop and others, and the potential danger if they seek police help.
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Pharaoh
Dewdrop
Bailey
London
Geoffrey
John Spencer
the Dell
Lass
Barley
Barney
John
Scotland Yard
Oxford Dictionary Approves of Slang Words and Itis
An editorial notes the Oxford English Dictionary embracing slang like itis and shock in its new supplement. It cites examples such as fiscalitis suffragitis and holiday iti, and explains the term shock applied to Russian workers and shock brigades.
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Montreal Herald
Russia
Germany
Improvement of Pasture Is Easy
Prof. D B Johnstone Wallace of Corneil Agronomy outlines simple pasture gains from cornell experiments. Four blades of grass and two wild white clover leaves can replace one blade and one devil's paintbrush leaf, with a cost not exceeding two dollars per cow per year. Emphasizes soil phosphorus through superphosphate and, on acidic or sandy soils, potash plus close grazing to maintain a dense sward.
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Corneil Agronomy Department
WNU
Cornell
Pale Butter Demand Shifts Eastward Pressures Midwest Dairy
East markets show rising demand for pale or white butter sourced from northern countries like Canada and Latvia. Carotene determines yellow tones. green pasture yields deeper color. Midwest butter, rich in carotene, commands higher value due to nutritional edge, yet pale butter demand threatens western dairy suppliers.
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Canada
Latvia
Middle West
Water content in grain and roughage raises freight costs
The Rural New Yorker notes grain and roughage often contain substantial moisture. Well cured corn and other grains run about 10 percent water, while lower grades of new corn reach 20 percent or more. Hay averages around 10 percent water, with fresh green fodder and silage exceeding 70 percent moisture and roots near 80 percent.
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New Yorker
Fertilizer for the Pasture in Bluegrass Establishment
A Missouri Farmer note advises using a mixed nitrogen and phosphate fertilizer for new bluegrass pastures. For medium or higher fertility soils apply 200 lb 4-12-4 or 4-16-4, or 100 lb sodium nitrate, or 200 lb 20 percent superphosphate. For poorer soils use 400 lb bluegrass pasture mix and lime acidic soils with 1 ton agricultural limestone per acre.
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Missouri
Pasturing Sheep in Orchards Practice Explored
A Rural New Yorker note explains that grazing sheep in mature orchards is a common, generally satisfactory practice. It discusses grain feeding as with other livestock and suggests variations in practice.
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Minton, Balch & Os
Geoffrey Bolen
Oxford
Europe
Tiatan
Guaniet
Hara
Dornford Yates
Castle Yorick
Helena
Zenda
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