Farmhouse design for business farms with office space and staff
The article by William A. Radford outlines a 44 by 29 feet 6 inch farmhouse plan aimed at business farms. It features an integrated office and workshop, a two-bed upstairs staff area, a large dining room, a rear laundry and processing wing, a creamery space, and a full basement with cold storage and a septic system. The design emphasizes separating work and living areas, with a side porch entry to the offices and accommodations for extra help during peak seasons.
Pasture Sheep in Corn to Advantage
A Missouri Farm Progress note explains pasturing sheep and lambs in late summer and fall cornfields to control weeds and buy time for fattening. Sheep eat weeds and grasses between rows while sparing corn ears, and cowpeas sown with corn supply protein for flesh building. This practice cleans fields, provides shaded pasture, and helps fertilize soil evenly.
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Missouri
Farm Progress
Shade for Hogs in Summer Highlights Simple Shelter
An article urges hog farmers to provide shade to prevent rapid flesh loss in heat. It cites timbered farms with natural shade and a prairie setup where a long north-facing shed with straw roofing keeps hogs cool and watered.
Study Each Cow in Every Dairy Herd
It is a fact and there is evidence that weighing and testing each cow’s milk is good but a better plan is to study each cow in the herd to see if she has reached her production limit. When a cow underperforms, check if she can improve before condemning her and reward increases in milk to raise her unit above initial estimates.
Loss Among Turkeys Causes and Early-Stage Hazards
A fragmented note details fatalities among young turkeys linked to care lapses in early life. It mentions dampness and low or wet weather as contributors to rheumatic joint issues and related problems.
Unprofitable Land Like Boarder Cows in Farming
A USDA bulletin notes unprofitable dairy cows and low yielding acres weaken profits. Poorly drained soils reduce net income. one farm shows 40 acres nearly worthless, with drainage costing 25 dollars per acre to reach parity with district land valued at 150 dollars. Farmers should weed out unprofitable land or improve it to restore profitability.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Feeding Hogs Wheat Profitable Only With Low Hog Prices
The Kentucky experiment station found wheat fed to hogs yielded 98 cents to 1.16 dollars per bushel last year when hogs sold for 7 dollars per hundredweight. At hog prices of 8 dollars, return could reach 1.25 to 1.33 dollars per bushel. Ground wheat proved 7 to 10 cents more valuable than soaked wheat, with corn price a key factor in decision to feed or sell. Details in Bulletin No. 190 from the Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station, Lexington.
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Kentucky
Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station
Lexington
Neighbor and mother clash over baby’s crying
A wrathy neighbor asks if anything can quiet the crying infant. Mr Newdal replies there is, but the mother’s speech before the Mothers' club on social welfare will continue this afternoon, and interrupting by phone would bring consequences.
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Mr. Newdal
Mike
Mothers’ Club
Real Unkind. A Pound Cake Joke
Mrs Newed asks John if the pound cake is flawed. He jokes that adding a handle would make it easier to pound, referencing his vow to love and honor. The line blends domestic humor with a tongue in cheek reference to marriage duties and compliance.
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John
Indians Refuse Pipe of Peace Cigarette Exchange
A lighthearted exchange notes disappointment as the speaker hoped for a ceremonial peace pipe with the Indians, but observes they shared a package of cigarettes instead. The remark highlights cultural gesture expectations and a trivial modern twist.
Seeing Her Lawyer Demands Partial Divorce and Custody
A lawyer reflects on a client who is modest in her demands asking for a partial divorce and custody of about 2300 000 dollars. The remark hints at a legal strategy and custody considerations in a domestic case.
Marrying for Security Averts Jealousy Says Wise
A quip contrasts Wise and Green on marriage. Wise asserts there is only one way to avoid jealousy after marriage. Green asks how. Wise answers simply to marry an ugly girl.
Strange Sights at the Movie A Boy’s Odd Observation
A brief verse notes a child’s impression of a cinema visit. He recalls spending money to see an elephant spanking a flea and a rabbit climbing a tree, highlighting childlike wonder and whimsical imagery from the show.
Repartee Reveals Grudges Over Suitors and Gratitude
A witty exchange shows a speaker noting many men sought to marry her while lamenting that none of the ungrateful suitors have even thanked her. The remark underscores social tensions and expectations around courtship and gratitude.
Contrariwise Speech Delivers Punishing Paradox
A witty remark frames a failed oration as a murder of a good speech, noting the speaker’s unintended clash with his aims. The quip treats rhetoric as a casualty in the act of delivery, highlighting the O
Mutual Admiration in a Paris Salon Satire
A humorous dialogue contrasts a poor painter and a society woman in a social circle. Waverly mocks an Indian painter and suggests lessons from society ladies to improve art. Jobson’s wife praises him as smart, while he believes she sees his supposed intelligence, and they proceed in harmony.
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Marcella
Waverly
Jobson
Made in the U S A movement prompts a family vow
A dialogue reveals a daughter insisting on an American husband to fit the Made in the U S A stance while the judge presses about an engagement to Count de Bonnie. The exchange highlights national identity in matchmaking expectations.
In Old Mexico A Daughter Of The Revolution Is Described
A fragment recalls inevitability of revolution in Mexico with a saying Daughter of the revolution and a counterline about peace disruption. The exchange contrasts lived unrest in Europe with imagined events in Mexico.
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Mexico
Europe
A Common Need Expressed by Politician and Musician
A practical politician voices the need for an organ to support their cause. An itinerant musician quips that this mirrors the speaker’s own prior remark, highlighting shared sentiment in a brief exchange.
Marital Views from Mrs Long In Christian Register
Mrs Long, speaking to a close friend, praises her husband as the patientest gentlest best-natured soul yet suggests at times his actions might stem from laziness. The remark reflects domestic humor and gendered expectations in marital life as reported by the Christian Register.
Woods describes Singer with natel eyes and cherry lips
The Milwaukee paper Suggesting the Woods calls a singer from lumber regions a fair sex figure with natel eyes, cherry lips, a willowy form and a voice of brilliant timbre, noting her origin from lumber districts.
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Woods
Milwaukee
The Bride and Groom Trade Ultimatum By Telephone
The Bride reports papa’s message after their elopement. The Groom grows anxious as he asks what was said. She warns that if he does not come home, reconciliation may be possible.
Adverse Estimate Futurist Art Bursts With Mystery
A Futurist artwork titled Adverse Estimate stirs intrigue in a show. Critics note it embodies mystery with no clear symptoms of a future yet hints at an awful past, inviting viewers to interpret its meaning.
A Musical Feud Over a New Flat
A light quarrel unfolds between neighbors over musical noise. One resident complains a fellow across the hall is learning the cornet. The reply jokes about buying a trombone to outplay the nuisance.
Ragtime Yell From Hawkaw University Class Of 1916
Judge quotes a remark on using a new song as the class yell. The Hawkaw University class of 1916 seeks permission to adopt the composer’s latest composition as their official yell, prompting discussion.
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Hawkaw University
Experimental Suggestion by Mr and Mrs Harduppe
A humorous exchange proposes hanging suet outdoors to attract birds and near a grocery store to attract pudding ingredients. The quip is attributed to a judge as a brief, playful exchange.
Hotel Room Echoes Prompted A Floor Move Or Doctor
A man in room 605 yells at a hotel clerk asking to be moved to the fifteenth floor if the next room’s woman is singing, or sent a doctor if she is moaning. The exchange captures a tense moment in a busy hotel corridor.
Not Guilty Weather Man Exchange in street encounter
A dramatic street exchange unfolds as a hobo proclaims not guilty and laments days past, while a pedestrian retorts he is not the weatherman. The brief vignette captures a moment of tension and wry humor between two unnamed individuals.
How He Guessed Roses Are Favorite Flowers
A playful exchange reveals a suitor deducing a woman's favorite flowers by noting roses are the costliest. The wit highlights a lighthearted moment where pricing hints reveal preference.
Waiting for the Day Excerpt Shows Aims of Wealth Gift
A dialogue features an exhorter and a listener. The speaker asks if the listener is converted yet and the listener says yes but intends to witness when the preacher plans to give away all his wealth to the poor.
Too Long a Chance Dialog Between Della and Dick
Della asks if Dick asked her father for their hand while he explains Papa was blocking the doorway. The exchange hints at romantic tension and a postponed proposal without concluding the plot.
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Della
Papa
Lubricating Oil Salesman Sparks Quiet Exchange
In a brief street-side encounter, a man who had just left appears as a smooth salesman. A bystander asks what he was selling, and the reply confirms lubricating oils. The exchange captures a mundane moment amid daily commerce.
Great Drawback cartoon caption riffs on marriage ease
A humorous cartoon caption features Maggie and Aggie debating marrying a Scot, Maggie quips about the trouble of keeping his knees polished. The dialogue satirizes social expectations and marital prospects.
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Maggie
Aggie
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