Protecting Infants and Invalids Through Certified Milk
A Chicago Medical Society commission promotes certified milk to safeguard infants and invalids. It outlines purity standards, sanitary dairy practices, testing by veterinarians, and strict handling from milking to delivery. The piece urges mothers to choose certified milk, keeps tips for storage, and notes national adoption of such public health programs.
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Chicago Medical Society Milk Commission
Alma
Chicago
Commission
U. S
Berna
Grass and Silage an Ideal Feed for Milk Cows
R B Rushing argues grass provides a succulent, water rich diet boosting milk yield. He notes cows require large water intake and that grass alone suits summer needs but winter rations need fat forming foods like grains and fodders.
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Grase
Allage
R. B. Rushing
Crowing Mushrooms and the配ird Work Behind Them
The article explains mushroom cultivation requires precise conditions of temperature and moisture after beds are planted. It stresses experience in handling manure to prepare beds, weeks needed to mix and rot material, and keeping caves or cellars warm, noting winter is best and warmth outweighs cooling in summer.
Summer pruning of peaches guidance and cautions
Summer pruning should be moderate not severe as top and root growth are interdependent in a well rooted tree. Severe cuts risk unbalancing roots and stunting growth. Maintain strong foliage, avoid tearing tender wood with bare hands, and use pruning clippers for safety.
Shade Tree Pests Threaten City Parks and Elms
An article discusses how insects threaten shade trees and ornamental shrubs in city parks, detailing elm canker-worms and elm leaf beetles. It notes progress from recent experiments, life-history studies, and practical control methods like sticky bands and spraying arsenate of lead to trap and deter pests.
Farming and orchard tips for better growth and finances
A wartime era agricultural note discusses selective clearing of less valuable trees, tending preferred species, and using crooked trees as firewood. It emphasizes improved management to boost yields and profits, mentions crop adaptation with modern autos, and urges prudent pruning and maintenance of vines and similar crops.
Canning Strawberries for Sweet Sauce
Mary L. Ball describes a strawberry sauce method using one quart berries with three quarters of a cup of sugar. Let stand overnight, bake until boiling, then seal in sterilized jars. Do not cook until fruit balling hot.
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Mary L. Ball
Milk goats on the farm and manure science discussion
The article argues common milk goats are often unprofitable on average farms due to feeding needs and confinement issues while noting limited value for households unable to keep cows. It highlights odor from bucks, goats’ climbing behavior, and the benefits of manure as a fertilizer, plus nitrogen cycling and soil impact.
Maintenance of Farm Livestock and Poultry Feeding Tips
Guidance on adjusting sow feed before and after farrowing and increasing piglet and sow rations as they age. It notes spacing for strawberry beds, advising plants be kept apart to avoid competition, and suggests feeding chicks with stale bread soaked in sweet skim milk strained dry.
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Aleo
Planting Cow Peas In Corn For Soil Fertility
A gardening note from New York suggests sowing cow peas between corn hills to improve soil fertility by adding humus and nitrogen. It advises timing with corn planting, using a hand planter, and notes varieties such as New Era Iron Pea and Whipperwill. Peer results vary by region and season.
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A. J. Lene
New York
Medicinal Virtues of Vegetables and Fruits
A list of homeopathic claims on produce. Lettuce soothes nerves and aids insomnia. Tomatoes help a torpid liver but harm gout. Celery and onions act as nerve tonics. Spinach purportedly aids constipation. Teets and potatoes fattening for weight gain. Parsnip shares virtues with parsley. Asparagus stimulates kidneys. Bananas aid chest complaints.
To Insure Good Currants In Culture And Pruning
Small fruit quality depends on culture not price. Currants bear mainly on wood three to four years old. Prune older wood and leave enough young wood to prevent crowding. Do this in spring or autumn. Cultivate and add barnyard manure to the soil occasionally. Cultivate patience. Fretting never brought rain.
Helpful spraying outfit suggestions for gardeners and growers
The guide explains outfit choices by spraying need from a bucket pump for roses and small trees to knapsack sprayers for many vines. For extensive work, a strong pump with a barrel hauled by cart or wagon is advised, with brass nozzles and hoses, long reach, and proper maintenance.
A Useful Weed and Farming Tips in Old Text
The excerpt discusses using Jimpson weed edges treated with cobalt to poison tobacco moths, praising perseverance in farming, and noting benefits of silos for milk production. It also warns against crowding raspberries and suggests spacing, plus a vague note on daily sugar intake.
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Kentucky
Jimpson
Tree Bark Blankets from Ecuador Rock Uneasy Sleep
Reports describe Ecuadorian natives making blankets from thinly pounded tree bark, dried in the air, valued for durability of two to five years and praised for their touch on sleeping. Traveler J Jameson notes strong enthusiasm for these bark coverings among locals and Indians.
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Ecuador
J. Jameson
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