County Experiment Farms Boost Local Agricultural Research
Grover C Peters of the Ohio State Agricultural College describes county experiment farms as a system to study home conditions across Ohio. Farms in Paulding, Miami, Clermont, and Hamilton counties test soil fertility, cattle handling, poultry, forestry, and crop variety to improve farming efficiency and local data with limited state funding.
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Ob.o Apraluttmral
Wooster
Y&s2
C KH Thorne
Ohio
Poaders
Poly
County Experiment Farm
The
Agricultural Society
Paulding
Miami
Clermont
Belmont
Hamilton County
Paulding County
Darke County
Miami County
Clermont County
Hancock
Cory
Funk
Grover C Peters
Cores of Articulture
Ohio State
Cultivation Versus Sod Mulch In Orchard Practices
A guide from R. B. Cruickshank of Ohio State University outlines clean cultivation with a cover crop to reduce evaporation and build humus, plus sod mulch systems using grasses or legumes. It covers timing, soil health, moisture management, and practical mulching methods under trees.
Pedigree Breeding Through Toe Marking and Banding
Arch ie Vandervast describes toe marking and leg bands for pedigree tracking in poultry. He notes using bantam hens for single hen records, placing birds in separate coups, and recording toe marks and band numbers to reduce culls.
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Archie & Vandervast
Delaware County
Global tastes of boiled eggs across nationalities
A humorous 19th century tableau compares how Spaniards, Italians, Germans, and Americans prepare and eat boiled eggs. Each group shows distinct methods from cracking and peeling to mixing with spices, hot water handling, and dipping bread, reflecting cultural habits.
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Hko
Cuticura remedy helps Iberia woman. news on post office
A 1912 Iberia tale reports Mrs Geo F Clark cured of scalp eczema after using Cuticura Ointment and Soap. Also described is New York’s massive $6,000,000 post office building and a Philadelphia man’s suicide by self-inflicted weight.
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Iberia
Geo. F. Clark
Cutiura
Dept
L. Bouton
New York
New Poast
New Yorks
New
Postoffice
Pennsylvania Station
Popular Mechanics
Early laying pullet bred by Ohio Agricultural College
A White Leghorn pullet laid her first egg at four months and fourteen days, among 720 hatched as part of an early maturity program. The study details feeding from day one through maturity, including grain rations, mashes, and supplements with green foods.
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Ohio College
Ohio Agricultural College
Yesterland
Duckling and Chick Compare Reactions to Danger
A duckling fails to escape danger and panics, becoming easy prey. In contrast a chicken stays alert, scurrying to a hiding place at the sound of any strange noise.
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Geome
Nostalgic Tour Through England’s Traditions and Oddities
A collage of notes recalls old London lanes, lamp post notices, and a notion of “hackney carriages” as relics of social history. It mentions England’s bowling greens dating to 1299, a ritual knighthood on the green, plus home crafts like padding an ironing board. A brief safety item notes a train collision near Dallas, Oregon with no explosion.
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London
Ite Lumber
England
Bowla
Southampton
Mother's Magazine
Its Species Petition Sparks Round Robin Debate
A quirky exchange questions a petition about a bird and whether a round robin format applies. The playful dialogue hints at differing interpretations and unsettled details.
Save the Babies Castoria Ad Claims Safer Infant Care
An 19th century advertisement touts Castoria as a life saver for infants and children, arguing many deaths come from narcotic tonics. It cites high infant mortality and asserts Castoria regulated by Chas. H. Fletcher and Joerat signature wards off fever, improves circulation, and drains poisons from the body.
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Chas. H. Fletcher
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College of Agriculture
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Jacob Rabinowitz
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Coca-Cola Company
Atlanta, GA
Dallas
Ore
Conta
Carter
Saskatchewan
Derrom
Canada
Gaskatchownan
Klein
Westen Canada
Manitoba
Soskachowsa
Alberta
W. S. Nethery
Gardner
Toledo
Allen’s
Allen S&s Olmsted
le Roy
N. Ye
R. J. D. Kellogg’s
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Northrop & Lyman Co., Ltd
Buffalo, N.Y
Daisy Fly Killer
Ald Giles
Harold Somers
DeKald Ave
Brooklyn
Nyt
Efogre
Primrose
Enmuartam Batsins
House of Physological Therapeutics
Iroa
Liniboldy
Soak
Cleveland
Putnam
Monroe
Monroe Drug Compary
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