The Spread of Useful Plants Across Civilizations
The article surveys origins of crops including sweet potatoes and cucumbers, tracing Asian American and Pacific developments. It cites Humboldt and Oviedo, notes introductions to Europe and Asia, and compares native American and ancient cultivation claims for multiple garden staples.
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Japan
America
Humboldt
Columbus
Oviedo
Breitschneider
Itook
China
Tahiti
Asia
Hatch or Buy Chicks Early Campaign Against Worms
New Jersey State Agricultural College poultry specialists urge a worm and disease battle with seven words to the wise. They advise Hatch or Buy Chicks Early. keep brooder houses clean. provide clean range or close confinement. separate old and young stock. build a screen manure pit. supply wire dropping boards. and clean dropping boards daily from May to October to curb infections and improve egg production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey State Agricultural College
New Jersey
Thia
Gapeworm Spread Tied to Turkeys in Poultry Care
The U S Department of Agriculture warns that gapeworms spread to chicks via turkeys. Key controls are keeping chicks away from turkeys and brooding on clean ground. Turkeys may carry worms without symptoms. Infested farms often have turkeys present. Previous chick ground is likely contaminated with multiple parasites. Plowing to disrupt parasites is advised.
Poultry Hints For Spring Care And Brooding Practices
Guidance on lighting staying on to aid chicks growth and prevent crowding. Advice covers use of blue tinted bulbs at night to culled turquois, feeding routines, milk supplementation, summer mash, shelter against weather, floor insulation, and selective culling and separation for pullets and roosters to improve egg production and market quality.
Preventing Cattle Bloat With Simple Farm Practices
Agriculture bureau notes that bloat arises from lush pasture and wet conditions. It warns against cruel relief methods, describes signs such as drumlike flank sounds, and suggests driving for relief, feeding adjustments, and medical tools like a trocar used by a veterinarian in urgent cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Arcloulture
Bureau of Animal Industry
United States Department of Agriculture
Sanitation Cuts Live Stock Losses Says University Expert
Dr W A Riley of Minnesota University tells farmers that infant mortality in livestock is mainly due to parasites and is controllable. He cites roundworms harming young pigs and stresses sanitation and moving stock to clean quarters as the key to reducing losses and economic impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Riley
Department of Biology
University of Minnesota
Alfalfa and Clover Hay Included in Calf Rations
Calves or yearlings fattening for market should receive some alfalfa or clover hay in their ration. If legume hay is unavailable, ground limestone or bone meal at one tenth of a pound per steer daily may aid gains. A ration of silage and grain plus two pounds of alfalfa hay and one pound of cottonseed meal per calf daily yields good gains and finish.
Sows seek more feed to improve farrowing results
Sows will seek extra feed even when adequately nourished. They perform better when not fat. A sow in thin, active fall condition gains about 75 pounds before farrowing with proper feeding. Overfat sows have weak pigs and restless farrowing. too thin sows lack milk reserves for the litter.
Removing the Cause Stray Story Highlights
A fragment from Stray Stories shows Jones calling his wife to discuss selling their car to a man who wants to remove profanity from his life. The passage references a society dedicated to suppressing profanity and a request to buy the couple’s car.
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Society For the Prevention
Mary
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders Promised Quick Aid
Mothers urged to use Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for children’s headaches fevers stomach troubles and irregular bowels often triggered by cold. Easy to take and highly effective the powders are promoted as a worry saver for families. Trial packages available from Mother Gray Co Le Roy New York via druggists.
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Mother Gray
Fred
Mother Gray Co
le Roy
Scientists Debate Neanderthal Identity in Europe
British anthropologist G Hullett Smith argues Neanderthal man is a separate species from modern humans in Nature. He cites G M Morant’s Investigations of a com patriot. American Dr. Alex Hrdli ka counters, asserting Neanderthals are part of the main human lineage, a view he presented in England’s Huxley lecture.
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Europe
G. Hullett Smith
Nature Magazine
G. M. Morant
Alex Hrdileka
Huxley
England
Hrdlicka
Charlie Chaplin's Circus Start With Pocket Pranks
The Kansas City Star recalls Chaplin early in his career as a circus performer. Before each performance he placed peanuts in his hip pocket for an elephant friend, which would nudge his trunk in for a gratefully munch. He also told of attempting to wow the crowd with popcorn stuck in his pocket. The routine ends with his punchline about an elephant trumpet in a hip pocket.
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Charlie Chaplin
Charlie
Kansas City Star
Ancient Fraternity Charm Found Near Hanover Inn
Digging between Thayer School and Hanover Inn in Hanover N H a man uncovered an Alpha Delta Phi watch charm in perfect condition dated 1882. The piece bears the name Gabriel Campbell a former head of the Dartmouth philosophy department during a period when the department head was the sole authority.
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Thayer School
Hanover Inn
Hanover
N. 8
Ceylon
Hadlock
Alpha Delta Phil
Gabriel Campbell
Dartmouth Department of Philosophy
Bronze and Brass in Ancient Metalwork
Bronze and Brass describe the early use of bronze as an alloy of copper and tin. The text notes bronze has remained widely used to the present day and compares it to brass, an alloy mainly of copper and zinc.
Hard Work Exchanges on Golf Course Pleasantries
A brief exchange references hard work and a playful remark about a golfer named Moke. The dialogue notes one person’s praise of another’s labor and presence on the course, conveying a casual social moment.
Lipton Dinner Quote On New York Roof Of Mouth Sunburn
Sir Thomas Lipton spoke at a New York dinner noting a visiting friend who spent a fortnight in the city. Upon return the friend quipped that he had come home with the roof of his mouth sun burned.
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Thomas Lipton
New York
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