PERU-NA Remedy Praised by Mrs Durbin in 1902 Letter
Mrs Maggie Durbin of Little Rock Arkansas reports a five year chronic bowels illness improved after using PERU-NA. She says two bottles cured her and a 1923 letter confirms long lasting health and continued recommendation. Public promotion notes widespread catarrh relief and offers a booklet on catarrh from the Peru-Na Company Columbus Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maggie Durbin
Riverside Ave
Little Rock
Arkansas
Peru
Whistling on Hartle Pool Breakwater Guides Vessel
In dense fog at Hartle pool England Whistling Saved Ship Howman stood on the breakwater guided a fishing vessel into harbor by whistling. The captain, unable to see, heard the whistle and asked for directions. The whistler kept signaling allowing the vessel to enter safely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howman
Hartlepool
England
Port and Harbor Commissioners
Clean Ground Is Very Important for Hogs and Poultry
The article stresses sanitary hog lot practices to prevent disease and highlights the shift in farmer attitudes after USDA findings on roundworms. It urges poultry keepers to use fresh ground yearly to combat coccidiosis, recommending rotation and moving houses, and emphasizes laying out land to provide new ground each season for both hogs and chickens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Proper Time to Cut Soy Beans for Crop of Hay
Soy beans should be cut for hay when the beans harden and the lower leaves yellow. Early cuts yield too green hay hard to cure. late cuts lose leaves, the most valuable feed. Curing is slower than clover or timothy, often three to four days, weather permitting. If rain or poor weather hits, turn the windrow with a side delivery rake, especially with heavy beans.
Inspect Wheat Bins for Weevil and Meal Worms
Kansas State Agricultural College specialists warn wheat bins may harbor meal worms and weevils before cold weather. Worms gather near bin edges and at the top when warm, then move toward the center as temperatures fall. Treat infested wheat before temperatures drop below seventy degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas State Agricultural College
Rye Pasture for Hogs Provides Winter Feeding Benefit
Rye makes a splendid fall winter and early spring pasture for hogs of all kinds. Pigs with access to rye pasture in winter utilize other seeds better. Sows with rye pasture in winter farrow stronger thriftier piglets. Plant rye for pasture as soon as moisture permits.
Feeding Soy Beans to Poultry Flocks
Purdue university experts report soy beans can replace tankage in poultry rations with a mineral supplement. A mash of bran middlings and soy meal plus mineral mix matched tankage for egg production. minerals critical. A 1923 trial yielded 137.5 eggs per bird vs 131.9 with tankage and 27.2 without minerals. Purdue bulletin No. 293 details the findings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Purdue University
Purdue
University At Lafayette
Ind
Prevent Barn Drafts by Using Good Air Flues
The rural engineering department of the State College of Agriculture New Brunswick advises properly designed intake and out take flues with dampers for dairy barns. Air should be drawn and exhausted through two-layer airtight flues with building paper, about one fourth square foot opening each, about 20 feet high, and mounted on opposite barn sides to accommodate wind shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State College of Agriculture
New Brunswick
Solve the Silo Problem in Various Communities
Communities reduce labor by pooling available workers to harvest corn plants at once. By mobilizing enough hands, fields are cleared for next crops in a few days and feed is stored for winter. Silage yields higher feed value than other harvesting methods.
Noxious weeds and crop care warnings from early farming notes
The article urges eradication of pests and diseases, notes high wheat prices boosting world production, discusses farming cooperation, and asks how many colts are seen on farms. It predicts strong horse prices ahead, recommends seed selection for sweet potatoes, and details post carving from black locust for fencing. It also mentions locust trees replacing chestnut and grasshopper eggs deposited in soil to be destroyed by disking.
Corn silage proves economical sheep ration in experiments
Iowa, Indiana and Colorado experiment stations show corn silage lowers feed costs for ewes and lambs, with silage-fed groups gaining more and costing less than hay. Michigan trials also confirm silage as a valuable ration. Authors urge farmers to consider silage as sheep numbers grow nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Hlaecker
Iowa
Indiana
Colorado
Michigan
Farmers Advised to Be on Lookout for Cholera
Dr. R. A. Craig of Purdue notes cholera in Indiana and urges precautions for farmers this fall. Vaccination has not been common in the corn belt this year, making vigilance at sick hogs, notifying neighbors, and careful silo work essential to prevent spread and protect herds and finances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Craig
Purdue University
Indiana
Corn Belt
Craig
Pigs Fed Minerals Show Rapid Gains in Tests
Pigs fed a mix of two parts ground limestone two parts bone meal and one part salt as part of swine rations under Ohio Experiment Station tests produced the best gains and prevented lameness. The calcium and phosphorus from the mix, along with soy bean oil meal and yellow corn, supported growth. Ground limestone proved superior to refined lime due to trace iron aiding development, highlighting need for further livestock nutrition research.
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Ohio
Building Simple Sheep Barns For Lambing Season
Building for sheep barns and sheds used during lambing need not be elaborate. Precautions improve comfort for ewes and lambs and help raise more lambs. Sheep tolerate cold and need ventilation when confined, but drafts should be carefully managed.
Remarkable recoveries praised in Kentucky and Missouri notices
Covington resident Mrs. Harry Ashcroft credits Lydia E Pinkham medicines for her back pain fatigue and weakness restoring strength after months of illness. She used Vegetable Compound Blood Medicine and Sanative Wash and invites other women to write for guidance. In Gilman City Missouri Mrs T M Boyer reports similar relief after prolonged illness and seven bottles of Vegetable Compound along with Sanative Wash and Liver Pills enabling her to work on the farm again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Ashcroft
Lydia E. Pinkham
Beech Avenue
Covington
Lydia E
Pinkham
Harry Ashroft
Kentucky
Boyer
Gilman City
Missouri
Lydia S. Pinkham
T. M. Boyer
Irresistible Exchange on Jokes with Laughing Audience
A light moment captures the crowd reacting to a joke as laughter spreads. The speaker claims strong approval from the room, noting even older attendees with false teeth joined in the amusement.
Would Like to Though Teacher Robert Name a Bird
Bobby The Jailbird asks for a non flying bird besides the ostrich and contemplates a playful answer. The exchange plays with language and identity in a light tone.
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Robert
Bobby
Cuticura Ointment Soap and Talcum Ad Teases Fragrance
Advertising copy promotes Cuticura Ointment for pimples redness and itching followed by Cuticura Soap for cleansing and hot water rinse. After drying a light touch of Cuticura Talcum is suggested to leave a fragrance. Price listed as 25c each.
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