Tories Rate Each Cow to Value Herd
Professor W T Crandall urges dairymen to use daily milk production scales to value each cow and guide feeding. Regular charts near scales help workers gauge effort, reduce feed waste, and potentially raise total herd output even with less grain.
Farm Electrification Still Low on Farms Nationwide
Government data show 2,000,000 farms about 35 percent have electric power. Northeastern and far western states highest, southern and Great Plains lowest. Mass to California report high farm lighting. Survey reveals high ownership of radios irons and washing machines but low use of water pumps motors poultry lighting cream separators and milk coolers.
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Department of Commerce
Great Plains
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New Jersey
California
Rural Electrification Administration
U. S. Silk Production Faces Major Barriers
The article notes long standing attempts at silk farming in the United States. It cites historical imports of silkworms to Mexico in 1322, government experiments ending in 1908, and Brazil showing limited success. Key obstacles include heavy hand labor for silkworm care and high costs of reeling cocoon threads.
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Cortez
Mexico
United States
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Brazil
Housewarming Refreshments and Simple Party Treats
Vintage guidance for a warm housewarming with crusty rolls coffee cake and cookies. Includes Sweet Bow Knot Rolls and Honey Twists recipes, Cape Elisabeth Cookies, and assorted sandwich ideas in crescent star heart triangle shapes for an inviting, low fuss gathering.
Assorted Sandwiches and Baked Goods Menu Item Note
A fragment notes assorted sandwiches, sweet bow knot rolls, fruited coffee cake, cookies, and a coffee cider tea recipe. It appears to be a kitchen or dining item list from a period menu or household recipe collection.
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van Camp
Variety of roll shapes for family favorites
Lynn offers a guide to shaping rolls. Knots, Parker House rounds, crescents, butterhorns, and butter flakes are described with steps for cutting, buttering, and arranging in pans or muffin tins to bake tender, flavorful results.
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Parker House
Quiz questions on history and culture
In England a closed port is a port under naval blockade or restricted entry. The ancient Phoenicians lived in what is now Lebanon and coastal Syria. The hero in a picaresque novel is typically a witty roguish antihero. The picador in a bull fight wounds the bull and weakens it by plunging a lance. The snow to rain ratio is not a fixed measure. precipitation varies by storm. To be eligible for the US presidency a man must be at least 35 years old.
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England
United States
Pheasants Introduced in America Timeline
The items note pheasants were introduced in America in 1790 by Richard Bache. Other clues reference a river setting, Syria, a rogue, a bullfighter, a snow to rainwater ratio of ten to one, and the number thirty five.
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Syria
Richard Bache
Believe in Life Inspire immortality in life quote
A compact quotation from R L Stevenson notes that to believe in immortality one must first believe in life. The line frames life as a prerequisite to eternal belief.
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R. L. Stevenson
Light From Unseen Stars Brightens Moonless Night
The article notes that on a moonless night Earth receives more light from stars invisible to the naked eye than from those visible, highlighting hidden stellar contributions to darkness.
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