Stewardship and Missions Lesson Summary
A March 24 lesson outlines witnessing as believers’ supreme duty. It contrasts the disciples’ kingdom timing with Jesus’s command to be witnesses to the ends of the earth starting at Jerusalem. It highlights Macedonian generosity as model giving driven by grace, willingness, self giving, and love, not wealth.
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Jesus Christ
Israel
Christ
Jerusalem
Paul
Titus
Corinthian Church
Intrinsia
His Presence in Hearts Not Just in Head and Bible
The message notes that many Christians fail to realize Christ's presence because they seek him in the head or the Bible rather than in the heart. It emphasizes living faith over mere textual belief.
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Christ
Crosses Are Ladders The Path to Heaven
Ruskin’s reflection on helping God through humility and surrender. The phrase underscores faith as a reciprocal journey where human effort yields to divine aid. The sermonette-like note frames crosses as ascent stairs toward spiritual ascent and divine assistance.
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Heaven
Road Problem Is Yet Troublesome
Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture, the report notes coordination is needed between local road authorities near cities to relieve congestion. It highlights 2,750,000 miles of rural roads, 1,000,000 miles under township control, and uneven county administration with many counties lacking organized maintenance and competent engineers.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Public Roads
United States
New England
Bureau
Trafic
Many Alfalfa Failures Caused by Barren Seed
A Farmer's Guide writer notes alfalfa seed variety choice drives failures. Many buyers pick unspecified or cheapest seed, often inferior or low vitality, and observers report uniform flower color across fields, implying widespread use of the wrong variety.
Farm Notes on Water, Feed, and Poultry Rearing Practices
Agricultural guidance notes water requirements for dairy cows, soy bean oil impacts on appetite, protein and mineral needs for brood sows, advantages of hulled oats for growing chickens, and tips on chick mash management. It covers feeding schedules, equipment like feed hoppers, and brooder improvements reducing coal dependence with suggestions for hatchling conditions and mash rations.
Sweet Potato Disease Bulletin Aims to Boost Winter Supply
United States Department of Agriculture experts say better storage and disease control can raise winter sweet potato availability and profits. Farmers' Bulletin No 1059 1 outlines seed disinfection immune varieties crop rotation and other practices to prevent field and storage diseases and reduce losses. Copies available from the USDA Washington DC.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Washington
Keeping Records on the Poultry Business Best
Farmers often neglect to keep full accounts for poultry income and expenditures. Proper flock management yields steady year round income, but many keep only income records, omitting cost tracking and overall profitability.
Breeding Ducks Care and Feeding Guidelines
Farmers are advised to provide a variety of feeds for early hatching and to manage drake to duck ratios. Muscovy ducks take 28 to 35 days to hatch, Pekin and Runner rarely set, and ducks should be kept indoors until after laying. Provide whole grain, wet mash, meat scraps, oyster shell, limestone, and sand.
Crossbred Sheep for Market Lambs in Colorado
Charles I Bray of the Colorado College of Agriculture reports that crossing Hampshire ducks with Rambouillet ewes yields market lambs. The recommended cross uses a long wool buck on a fine wool ewe, producing good mutton with fine fleece. Romney Marsh, Lincolns and Cotswolds are common sires, with Romney Marsh back cross giving a sturdy, compact lamb variant.
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Hampshire
Colorado
Charles I. Bray
Animal Husbandry Department
Colorado College of Agriculture
Bray
Brooder House Needed Now for Young Chicks
A practical note urges immediate construction of a brooder house to prevent chick losses. A simple shell structure with a warm floor and tight walls and roof is advised, using heavy building paper inside to seal cracks and maintain even heat. In cold weather most heat escapes through the roof, so extra insulation is recommended.
Careful Chick Rearing Key to Healthy Poultry
A New Jersey extension specialist emphasizes cleanliness space and feeding gear as the core factors for successful chick raising. Recommendations include keeping brooders clean, avoiding crowding, and ensuring ample feeding and water equipment for growing chicks.
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New
Treating Chickens for Severe Colds and Roup
When chicken eyes water and swell it signals a cold developing into roup. Remove nasal mucus with tissue, then inject disinfection or roup cure. If a hard head lump forms with odor of roup, cull the bird if devitalized. otherwise remove hard matter, treat wound with disinfectant and iodine moistened cotton. Healing time varies with bird value and care.
Portable brooder house and tips for raising chicks
The article emphasizes using a portable brooders for young birds, proper feeding in clean containers, and gradual feed changes. It notes benefits of a well lit dry ventilated poultry house with sun exposure and gas burner options for brooding. It recommends starting with portable colony brooders for economy and practicality.
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