Butcher Bird Diet Outweighs Harm to Others in US
The southern butcher bird eats mostly invertebrates with grasseshoppers dominating its prey, while eastern forms rely more on animals. overall the species aids agriculture by reducing grasshoppers and pests, despite occasional birds and insects victims. The bird's landscape role and seasonal migration are noted, highlighting its value in California and comparable appeal in the east.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. E. i Beal
United States
Pacific Coast
California
Feeding and care of geese in farm settings
Geese are cheap to raise and easy to manage with pasture and water. keep breeding pairs limited to one gander per two geese. Incubation is 39 days, goslings start on a four-times-daily feed of bran oats shorts cornmeal and skim milk, then switch to a three-times-daily fattening mix including bran shorts oil meal beef scraps and cornmeal.
Dairy Notes on Proper Cow Care and Dairy Management
A guide stressing regularity in dairy systems, balanced feed, and humane care. It covers feeding practices, importance of comfortable shelter, and the impact of management on milk quality and profitability. Key points include proper feeding for heifers, twice daily cream stirring, and the risk of bad management on profits.
Feeding Silage in Summer Says Cows Cheaper on Silage
Dean Mumford of the Missouri college of agriculture argues cows can be kept through summer cheaper on silage than blue grass pasture costing about $100 per acre. He notes pasture land limits, but one acre can yield twelve to twenty tons of silage, enough to maintain a cow and calf on two pounds of clover hay and thirty five pounds of silage daily. He cites Princess Salatine Carlotta produced 18 405 pounds of milk and 721 pounds of butter in one year. The dairy cow is described with emphasis on anatomy and udder development.
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Dean Mumford
Missouri College of Agriculture
University of Missouri
Egg Eating Habit Among Hens
The passage explains that hens become egg eaters when out of condition or underfed. Soft shells result from thin shells due to fat hens or scarce feed, leading to broken eggs as they are laid. Frequent gathering prevents crowding on the nest and accidental breakage.
Removing Old Knives From a Sickle
Instructions describe removing an old knife from a sickle by using an anvil to strike the knife over the edge. A single or two blows above the rivets will detach the knife, effectively letting the knife act as its own chisel to cut the rivets away.
Harmony Aesthetic for Wall Color in Home Decor
The text argues walls serve as background to doors windows and furniture. It favors conventional wallpaper patterns in tones of a dominant color. The color should be soft rich and beautiful, complement flesh tones avoid clashing with clothing and carpets and help lighting in a room.
Makes Pretty Home Dress Reveals Magyar Styled Bodice
A house dress features a red fine texture cloth with a back panel skirt and a wrapped front seam. It is finished with a braided satin panel in gray. The bodice includes a yoke and deep Magyar cut sleeves with refined cuffs.
Practical Fashions for Commencement Day Pattern
Practical design for a children's frock suited to school and church celebrations. One piece front with crosswise belt seam, adjustable shoulders, optional trims, suitable fabrics from wash silks to gingham. Pattern 6180 offered in sizes 4 to 12 years with material and trim guidance. send 10 cents to Pattern Department.
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Bretelles
Lady's Collar Pattern 6149 for Various Fabrics
Pattern 6149 offers six collar designs in small, medium and large. Medium size needs specific yardage of 27 inch goods and edging or 18 inch all over for option 5, with differing amounts for options 1 through 6.
Setting for Toilet Table Highlights Elegant Glass and Silver Details
Lovely cut glass salt bottles with square stoppers and enamel work adorn the toilet table. Large cut glass perfume bottles feature enamel tops matched to room colors. A silver ruler doubles as desk tools, and a new paperweight ruler with a central handle joins the latest feminine trifles.
Veils Decline as Fashion Shifts to Tiny Hats
Paris edition notes veils are less worn as fashion moves to extremely small hats for the young. Veils risk touching eyes and lashes. hygiene concerns are cited, though some disagree.
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Paris
New York Herald
Sewing instructions for a waist bow and materials
Describes wrapping fabric under the yoke with a black satin waist bow. Lists materials: 3 perhaps 3 4 yards cloth 48 inches wide, 4 yard satin 40 inches wide, 3 dozen yards braid, 2 yards satin ribbon.
Cotton in Netting Craft Reveals Easy To Clean Comforter
A Good Housekeeping idea suggests enclosing cotton batting in mosquito netting and inserting it into the cover. When soiled, the end can be ripped open to remove the batting and reassemble the cover quickly.
Contractor Edward Terry Sets Record With Major NYC Projects
Edward F. Terry, an erecting contractor, has marked a hundred cities and rivers with his sign. He recently placed 40 000 tons of steel in the Manhattan Bridge and 100 000 tons in Grand Central Station. More than 115 000 000 dollars has been paid on his contracts. he rose from riveter to founder and is fifty four years old.
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Edward F. Terry
Manhattan Bridge
Grand Central Railroad
New York City
Mr.Terry
Not Rich Heiress Seeks Worker
A young man tells an heiress he is young and willing to work. She replies that her father constantly hires young men with such qualifications, inviting him to speak to the father.
Kansas Brag. When a man eats a cu in cumber th ree on ae
A terse item from the Gazette notes a curious remark about a man who eats a cucumber and asks about his neighbors reactions. The oddly phrased line preserves a local newspaper voice with a dash of humor.
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Gazette
Ebiehy
President Wilson’s Dry Wit On Cabinet News
A Trenton correspondent recalls pestering President Wilson before his inauguration for cabinet news. He noted that rumors of fake cabinets circulated, and Wilson replied with wry humor that the public is dying for the facts but the news will have to suffice.
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Wilson
Trenton
Woman Solves Ten Year Nervous Ailment With Remedy
Auburn New York resident Mrs William H Guy credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing ten years of nervousness and organic pains after four months treatment. In St Cloud Minnesota Mrs Bertha M Quickstadt says overwork left her exhausted but she recovered fully after using the same remedy. Doctor's daughter endorsement cited.
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Auburn
N. Y
Lydia E. Pinkham
William H. Guy
Pleasant Street
New York
St. Cloud
Minn
Bertha M. Quickstadt
5Th Avenue
Resinol cures pimples asserts patient testimonial
Walter A. Stenstrum of Brooklyn describes how Resinol Soap and Resinol Ointment cleared his pimples after trying other remedies. He reports swelling and inflammation subsiding in a week and a month of treatment leaving his skin clear. Free samples offered by Resinol Department 22 K. Baltimore.
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Brooklyn
N. Y
Walter A. Stenstrum
Willoughby Ave
Dept
Resinol
Baltimore
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PISO
Piso Company
Box E
Warren, PA
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