I Remember I Remember the Smith Farm 1915
Poem by E. F. McIntyre recalling a rural home turned into a modern farm. He notes acetylene lighting gasoline engine silos autos dynamos a phone and phonograph. Hired man replaced by graduates and staff with engineer fireman chauffer and vet. milk price drop from two to fifteen cents a quart. Cattle Jersey hogs Duroc sheep Southdown Plymouth Rock.
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Jersey
Southdown
Plymouth Rock
Dad
E. F. McIntyre
Farmers Should Raise Snakes for Crop and Poultry Protection
Allen S. Williams of the International Herpetological Society urges farmers to keep a few snakes to curb rodent pests harming crops and poultry. He notes rodents cause about 100 million dollars in annual cereal losses in the United States and cites non poisonous varieties as suitable for protection.
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Allen S. Williams
International Hepetological Society
Williams
Western Hemisphere
United States
Corn Meal and War Change Food for Europe and Farms
The article argues Europe’s war needs will raise corn meal demand and prices, prompting Americans to shift from wheat to corn based foods. It also outlines gradual grazing plans for yearlings and two year olds, recommending pasture use, reduced grain and hay, and fresh grass to prevent digestive issues.
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Europe
Farm animal upkeep costs per year at Missouri farms
University of Missouri College of Agriculture findings show average annual costs: work horse 88.28 dollars per head on 14 farms, milk cow 47.96 dollars, brood sow 25.91 dollars, and farm hen 65.7 cents.
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College of Agriculture
University of Missouri
American Women Misjudged by European Stereotypes
An American woman is unfairly labeled spendthrift by Europeans from images in newspapers and travel myths. The piece argues Americans, though spending freely on culture and fashion, are more civilized than frugal stereotypes suggest.
Young Horses Neglected As Spring Farm Work Begins
Spring work leads to neglect of yearling colts as grown horses are put to work. Young horses receive little attention beyond movement and Sunday salt, with a shift from dry grain to a weak, watery ration risking growth setbacks. A gradual feed transition is advised.
Farm Buttermaking Process from Cream to Butter
Describes steps for preparing cream for churning including temperature controls. Aim to keep cream cool during separation and mixing, ripen at 70 to 75 degrees for several hours, stir often, then chill to 55 to 60 degrees for efficient churning and butter formation.
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Farm Journal
Diseases of hogs and horse feeding tips in old guide
The article discusses hog cholera misdiagnoses and proper animal nutrition, advising varied rations for stallions and hogs. It emphasizes clean, regular feeding, avoiding moldy hay, dry well-ventilated hog housing, and giving hogs a monthly large feed to maintain health.
Stock Notes On Breeding And Stable Care
A sow should be well matured before breeding to improve future litters and overall pig quality. Owners must stay vigilant at this season, keep stable floors level to prevent blemishes, and replace older ewes with select lambs. Skim milk aids bacon pork production, and steady temper and calm voice aid colt training.
Five Draft Horse Breeds Listed for High Class Stock
The article notes five principal draft horse breeds Percheron English Shire Belgian Shire Belgian Clydesdale and Suffolk Punch. It states good individuals from any breed can produce high class draft horses while inferior stallions should be discarded promptly. It advises keeping breeds separate and not crossed back and forth. The animal pictured is a pure bred Percheron.
Thumps in Pigs and Feed Practices Mentioned
The text notes that thumps commonly affect young pigs that are overfed and under exercised, with possible months of life affected then recovery or death after a few weeks. It suggests feed heat, laxative slop without corn, limewater, alfalfa, and ample outdoor exercise with access to slaked lime, wood ashes and wood charcoal.
Chester White sows praised as gentle mothers and great grazers
The Chester White breed is praised for quiet, motherly sows that raise large litters and suckle well. A two year old Chester with ten pigs reportedly raises better pigs by eight weeks than other breeds. The breed is lauded as superior grazing hogs and hard to beat when fattened in pens.
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Chester
Mangels as a Stock Feed in Cattle Ration
The mangel crop yields well and proves satisfactory among root crops for cattle. Horses dislike mangels and the crop is too watery for broad use. It cannot replace corn in the central west and should only supplement cows, young cattle, and fattening steers, given the labor required to handle it.
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Iowa
Romeo and Juliet miscue in classroom dialogue
A pupil asks if Rome was founded by Romeo and the teacher replies that it was Juliet who was found dead by Romeo, reframing the classic tale with a twist. The exchange highlights playful misreading of literary lore.
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Romeo and Juliet
Rome
Romeo
Juliet
Hog husbandry a guide to healthier hogs on pasture
The article advises using bran and powdered charcoal to absorb stomach gases. Hogs thrive on pasture but need some grain and charcoal. avoid spring grazing before clover or alfalfa gains body and after the first frost. Clover or alfalfa cuttings should be stored for winter feed, while overreliance on maize can harm hogs. Poor ground and stagnant water sickens hogs and prompts many farmer losses.
Remedy For Hog Worms
Hog management advice instructs keeping hogs on clean troughs and floors away from manure piles, yards, and stagnant water. Treat with eight inches mantonine and five grains calomel per 100 pounds, given after a short fasting period, and repeat after two weeks if needed.
The Coughing Horse Advice for Feed and Water
If a horse coughs and eats less hay feed more grain. Water before feeding and dampen hay with a sprinkler after removing from the manger. Add a tablespoonful of cream of tartar to the bran feed twice weekly.
Bog Spavin of Horse Remedy Advised by Rural New Yorker
The Rural New Yorker advises that if no lameness is present avoid treatment for bog spavin as it may do little good. If lameness exists, have the hock fired and blistered by a graduate veterinarian and then rest the horse tied up for six weeks.
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New Yorker
The Crosse on Line at Sinai Peninsula
A Strand Magazine description situates a simple cross marking a spot on Ras Sufsafeh where Moses is said to have received divine laws. The wild rocky elevation forms a monument with a natural theater in a semicircular mound near a broad plain. Water and pasture abound nearby.
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Sinai
Israel
Ras Sufsafeh
London Strand Magazine
Antiquity of Wheat and Ancient Beliefs in Wheat
The article notes wheat cultivation in China about 5,000 years ago viewed as a heaven sent gift. Egyptians linked it to Isis and Greeks to Ceres. It mentions Triptolemus and bread making, with bread transported world wide via her chariot. Wheat in Egypt evidenced by a pyramid brick dated 3359 BC and a French trial with 607 varieties, with crossing increasing the number.
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Isis
Ceres
Egypt
Pyramid
Legion
Geography notes misplacements in world map view
A Topeka Capital excerpt critiques common geographic errors. It cites wrong notions about France relative to England and Ireland, places Lisbon Madrid and Dublin, and argues the Americas and Panama canal ends were misunderstood before key figures clarified the map.
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France
England
Dover
Lisbon
London
Fugland
Dublin
Madrid
Oregon
Sampson
South America
New York
Colonel Goethals
Pacific
Panama Canal
Atlantic
Topeka
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