Babble at Thornhedge Seeks Happy Ending Across Ocean
An extended Atlantic City trip tests Barbara Babble's romance with Bruce and her loyalty to Uncle Stephen. Barbara grows homesick, torn between love and family duty, while Uncle Stephen and Natalie weigh how to keep her balanced and connected with peers as she nears adulthood.
Springtime Peace Distracts From Quiet Family Tensions
Chapter XIII depicts a sunlit spring at a country home where Alfred tends the croquet lawn and children enjoy the outdoors. Stephen feels rejuvenated, cherishing family, while Barbara remains wistful, unsure how to express her unhappiness to him.
Dancing party under moon for Barbara at Stevensons
Stephen agrees to host a dancing party for Barbara. They share a tender moment on the moonlit terrace as Barbara confides unhappiness about a sailor and Bruce, and she admits love for Stephen, who kisses her differently than before. The scene ends with a tease of continuation.
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Tenant farming on a ten acre North Carolina lot
R V Lockhart of Union County operates ten acres he farms himself with corn hay wheat and oats plus a garden and orchard. He keeps five Jersey cows and 40 White Leghorn hens with forage and grain produced on the land. Two tenants cultivate an additional 65 acres and grow about 30 bales of cotton yearly while supplying food and feed for themselves and animals.
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Union County
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WNU Service
R. V. Lockhart
Monroe
Route 1
Sincte
Howe About: Reflections on Insull and Morality
The piece analyzes Samuel Insull and his lawyers role in massive investor losses, arguing legal system flaws and moral critique of public figures. It weaves in anecdotes about philosophers, artists, rulers, and writers to question honesty as policy and calls for moral overhaul.
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Samuel Insul
Insull
Filling Station Produces Time Savings for Apple Growers
Massachusetts apple growers adopt large concrete water tanks in orchards to cut travel time for spraying. Pomologists say filling stations reduce driving to water supplies and allow protective sprays to cover trees in about half the time, lowering growing costs.
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Massachusetts
Massachusetts State College
Wisconsin Dominates Silage Use and Silo Capacity
Wisconsin leads in silage use with about half of its corn allocated to silage and uses 1 054 000 acres for the crop. Total silage output reaches 7 905 000 tons, far surpassing New York and Minnesota. The state reportedly has 118 000 silos enabling its large dairy industry and corn cultivation in shorter growing seasons.
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Wisconsin
New York
Minnesota
United States Departments of Agriculture
Campaign for Cow Testing in Dairy Herds Urged
The article argues thousands of poor dairy producers drain markets. It calls for a nationwide cow testing campaign to identify profitable cows and cull those failing to cover costs.
Larger Pigs Show Birth Weight Key to Survival
J E Nordby of the University of Idaho experimental station notes piglets weighing two and a half pounds at birth have a higher survival rate than lighter counterparts. He cites heredity and sow feeding as two major influences on birth weight and pig strength.
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J. E. Nordby
University of Idaho, Agricultural Experiment Station
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