Yorker Critiques City Park Conditions In Obsolete Battle over Union Square
In a Municial Art Society bulletin C W 8 condemns New York City parks for neglect. He cites a granite bench, decayed flowers, a waterless fountain, bomb shelter like features, fenced zones, and a subway entrance consuming space. Trees die as shade vanishes and the park becomes barren and unlovely.
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The
Municial Art Society
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York
Mises
Subway
Union Squito
Ivy and windmill frame covered by wild grape vines
A farmer uses wild grape and ivy to transform a bare windmill frame into a living wall of beauty. In two years the vines fully cover the structure, turning it from ugly framework into an attractive, enduring feature.
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Science Monthly
Clean Up the Roadside
A brief call to mow weeds along the roadside to improve appearance. It argues a few minutes of effort can beautify the area and give a sense of cleaner, tidier surroundings.
Tree Planting on Highways and Roadsides Discussed
A letter argues for replacing hedges with fruit and nut trees along European highways. It promotes planting ash, elm, maple, oak, walnuts, hickory, and cherry varieties to provide lumber, shade, and edible crops. It urges government action and yearly funding to beautify and yield fruit for the public.
Parcel post produce quality and appearance guidance
United States Department of Agriculture guidance urges producers to ship only high value uniform fruit and vegetables in parcel post packages. Emphasizes strict packing, cleanliness, single variety, and consistent size and color to attract consumers and build reliable marketing. A personal producer buyer relationship aids remittances and claims handling.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Parcel Post
Records Show All Loafers In Dairy Herd
The dairy herd loafers can not be detected without records. Cow testing association enables the dairyman to calculate milk and butterfat output per cow relative to feed. A records system reveals eye opening facts about individual herd production.
Farm Page Highlights for Farmers and Dairymen
Articles of interest for farmers, live stock men, dairymen, and gardeners cover crop tips, livestock care, garden seasonal guidance, and market notes. Practical advice, timely warnings, and feature notes aim to help readers manage crops and herd health efficiently.
Preserving Silage Through Proper Packing and Moisture
The article explains cutting corn for silage at the milk to dent stage for maximum yield, recommends ¾ inch chop length, and stresses thorough packing to exclude air. It notes a jointed-distributor device aids even filling and labor savings, and advises adding water when crop is dry. It also covers top-layer materials and best practices for preserving silage.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Silage for Dairy Animals and War-Time Farming Factors
Prepared by the USDA the article urges anticipating winter feed demands and storing forage in silos as a safe, succulent, high quality feed for dairy animals. It notes silage as a near substitute for summer stock feeds and highlights chickens as insect destroyers and weed eaters. It also calls out two key wartime farming factors livestock and legumes.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Dairy Advice From a Dairy Note Column
Advice urges shade for cows in summer and strict cleanliness for calf care. Emphasizes using milk products to ease shortages, timely cream shipping, refrigeration for large herds, and critical calf periods at four to six weeks and six to ten weeks.
Supplying Seed Corn From Standing Stalks
United States Department of Sericulture urges farmers to dedicate time to selecting kernel seed from mature stalks. Choose the best ears, preserve them carefully, and expect higher future yields and profits from this focused practice.
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United States Department of Sericulture
Block Floors for Barns Side Adopts Creosoted Wood
Creosoted wood block floorings are touted as effective modern improvements for sanitary feed and dairy barns stables and hog houses. The piece argues the country’s need is better cows through proper feeding and care rather than more cows.
Fever Hogs Die of Disease Shows Low Swine Mortality
The death rate for hogs from all diseases in the year ending March 1918 was 42.1 per 1 000, the lowest in 35 years, reflecting effective state and federal control. About 71,574,000 hogs were on hand January 1, 1918, and losses totaled roughly 3,000,000, mostly from hog cholera, highlighting improved disease protection for farmers.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Caring for Young Pigs Before and After Farrowing
Guidance on farrowing housing and management for sows and newborn pigs. Emphasizes warm well ventilated bedding heavy straw, no air under floor, limited confinement before farrowing, reduced feed near farrowing, 24 hour post farrowing fast, then gradual reintroduction with ample clean water, and vigilant check for scours.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Managing Pig Thumps and Dairy Feed
The article advises pig care during early days noting thumps risk from poor exercise and crowded conditions. It recommends outdoor or simulated exercise in a farrowing setup, using alleyways or barrels to tire piglets. Emphasizes starting strong in the first ten days and promoting White clover as prime dairy feed.
Payette Valley Apple Costs and Diversified Farming Benefits
United States Department of Agriculture findings on western Idaho show 1915 cost to produce apples averaged 71 cents per bushel box under then-current labor and material prices. Yield is the main cost driver, with orchard size management and credit from culled fruit also affecting per box costs. Diversified farming offers greater long term stability than pure fruit growing.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Payette Valley
Idaho
Northwest
Payette
Bulletin
Formula for Grafting Wax From the United States Department
A grafting wax is made from 4 parts tin esin or resin 2 parts beeswax 1 part tallow or linseed oil by weight For a harder wax use 5 parts resin 3 14 parts beeswax and 1 part tallow Melt resin and beeswax with tallow Then pour into cold water and work when hard to form a light Manila color Wax can be applied by hand with greased hands or by brush The waxed string method saturates No 18 knitting cotton in melted wax for long storage
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States Department of Agriculture
Fruit Grader Uses Inclined Planes to Sort Apples
A simple mechanical fruit grader uses a series of inclined shelves and holes to separate apples by size. Apples roll along each shelf, smaller ones pass through holes to lower shelves, and larger ones move to baskets, with cushions preventing bruising.
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