Control of Hog Cholera Reduces Losses Across Counties
A United States Department of Agriculture bulletin reports hog cholera cannot be eradicated but losses can be cut by education and sanitary care, as serum treatment and organized cooperation boost hog raisers. Experimental counties show losses far lower than surrounding areas, with declines from nine tenths to about one sixteenth in successive years. Specialists urge farmer interest, information exchange, affordable serum, and accessible expert services to sustain suppression efforts.
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United States
Bureau of Animal Industry
United States Department of Agriculture
Bulletin
Eat All of Spud Peel as Suggested
A U S Department of Agriculture tip shows how to minimize potato waste by boiling washed potatoes for ten minutes then peeling the thin skin. The skinless potatoes can be used raw for various dishes or baked with the crust, allowing the whole potato to be eaten. A housewife tested the method for the department.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Department of Agriculture
Whale meat coop campaign led by Vancouver grocers
The Pacific coast whale meat push by 12 Vancouver grocers forms a cooperative campaign to educate the public on the product. It claims deep ocean capture avoids shore contamination and notes the whale eats live shrimps. Recipes for steak pot roast and curry are given. meat priced at 0 cents per pound.
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Pacific Coast
Vancouver
B. C
ORDER FARM LIME NOW TO AVOID SPRING DELAYS
Manufacturers of agricultural lime urge farmers to place orders now to secure six to eight months of supply. The Agriculture Department endorses the plan, noting fall or winter application is as effective as spring and that ordering now is good farm practice and a commendable wartime emergency measure.
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Department of Agriculture
War gardens do not harm business in produce trade
Despite fears of overproduction, the spring wartime garden program led to a 220 percent rise in planting and a total crop value of 350 million dollars. A packer testifies that war gardens did not hurt the produce business as prices held steady in leading markets through the summer.
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Packer
Coal Saving Orders for Housewives in War Effort
Washington D C December 8 wartime guidance from the bureau of mines urges housewives to conserve coal in kitchens and furnaces. It advises buying near home, reducing stove hours, ensuring clean smoke passages, using fireless cookers, breaking coal to egg size, and careful damper control to maximize heat with minimal waste. The memo parallels soldiers at the front in urging disciplined, economical fuel use at home.
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Washington, D. C
Bureau of Mines
Department of the Interior
Quick Way to Banish Utterly the Swine Plague
Farmers can curb hog cholera by separating new stock, quarantining for two weeks, and avoiding shared tools or contact with infected premises. Clean and disinfect pens, burn or bury infected carcasses four feet deep, and spray with Cresol solution. Treat outbreaks promptly with anti hog cholera serum and ensure clean water and sunlit premises.
Left-Over Cereals Used in Food and Dairy Production
The text advises using by-products from cereal manufacture for livestock feed after human use, with silage as available. It notes grain seeds cost about one quarter of dairy production and argues against selling dairy cows due to high farm costs, stressing continued demand for dairy after the war and questioning dairymen’s choices without proper silos and cost testing.
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Boston Chamber of Commerce
Wheat Acreage Boom Promises Record 1918 Harvest
Early estimates indicate winter wheat acreage up 6 percent from 1917, with spring wheat fields expanding on 20 to 26 million acres. Government asks for 1.01 billion bushels combined winter and spring, while efforts to use clean seed, protect against smut, and test vitality aim for a potential 1.5 billion bushels. The 1915 national total was 1.025 billion, with 1918 hoped to exceed it by substantial margin.
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Kangwea
Nebraska
United States
Hogs Thrive When Fed on Garbage
Swine at Inwa experiment station fed on garbage averaged 52 pounds, with daily garbage intake 23.8 pounds and 15.6 pounds consumed, producing 0.96 pounds live pork over 70 days. After 30 days divided into groups, hogs on middlings ate less garbage and gained no more than garbage-fed pigs, supporting corn only when garbage is scarce and stressing clean pens and troughs.
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Inwa
John M. Bovard
Seed corn sorting urged by Federal Reserve in Midwest
The December statement from the Chicago Federal Reserve warns of a seed corn shortage as the crop is soft and germination rates are low across the Midwest. Farmers are urged to sort and dry their stock, discard poor ears, and test germination to ensure viable seed for spring planting. A cold wave may salvage some corn, but seed supplies remain tight. A Harvard chemistry professor is testing lachrymogenic gas for use in trenches to hinder enemy marksmanship.
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Chicago Federal Reserve Bank
Waterloo
Middlewest
Barvard
When Your Color Fades Remedies for Thin Blood
An advice notice explains thin blood in growing girls, listing symptoms such as paleness, breathlessness, headaches, and nervousness. It promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills to restore blood and brightness, plus free guidance books Building Up the Blood and What to Eat and How to Eat. Offer includes mail order and retail details for Schenectady Medicine Co and price per box.
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Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
Dr. Willams
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