Wages of Farm Labor Rise Across Regions and Nations
The article reports farm labor wages increased about 2.5 percent in the past year and 11 percent over four years, with a 36 percent rise since 1902. It compares U S rates with western states highest and southern states lowest, notes board-inclusive and board-exclusive rates, and cites international gains including Russia Hungary Denmark Sweden Norway and Japan.
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Ashington
Bureau of Statistica
Department.of Agriculture
United States
South Atlantic
Nevada
Montana
Utah
South Carolina
Mississippi
Georgia
Russia
Hungary
Denmark
Sweden
Norway
Japan
Animals Learn Blast Warning at Zoo During Tunnel Work
A DC zoo tunnel project beneath Rock Creek Park causes animals to flee at the blast warning. Mammals like foxes prairie dogs elephants and bears react by retreating to safety while others sleep through the rumble. The 1050 foot tunnel runs six feet wide and six and a half feet high starting near the Rock Creek loop.
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Sétcire
Zoological Gardens
Chevy Chase
Mér
Rock Creek
Capital Traction Railway
Squirrels versus Men as Engineers in a Snowy Proof
A humorous polemic argues that squirrels outperform humans in practical problem solving such as locating a buried nut under snow. It mocks human engineers who study animal intelligence while praising a squirrel’s decisive action and persistence at Valley Forge.
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Smithsonian
Gen. G
Valley Forge
Panama
Reforestation Faces Seed Theft by Rodents in Black Hills
A forest service experiment shows 30 to 70 percent of planted seeds destroyed by chipmunks and mice within six days. Trapping on a half acre found 2 000 seed spots and three chipmunks plus 11 white footed mice pilfered 70 percent in three days. The pest pressure threatens forest renewal and calls for strenuous protective measures.
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Black Hills
Forest Service
Managing Yearling Hens In A Poultry Flock
The author argues for keeping yearling hens as pullets alongside older birds to stabilize egg production. By selling about half the older birds in summer, the flock gains room for fall pullets, ensuring early laying before cold weather and steady annual supply for customers. Yearlings help secure early hatches if no incubator is used.
Some Good Poultry Notes by E Van Benthuysen
A column advises hen care for productivity and health. It suggests selecting thoroughbred fowls for uniform eggs and chicks, increasing wheat oats and buckwheat over corn, using dry tobacco at nest bottoms to deter vermin, sliding muslin-covered windows for ventilation, and scattering millet seed to encourage scratching for exercise and satisfaction.
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E. van Benthuysen
Lime and lime in stock feeding and laying
Fragmentary text notes lime essential for laying and breeding stock rations. References ordinary sized eggs and lime usage but content is incomplete.
Succulent Feed for Sheep
El L. Shaw explains silage as a succulent sheep feed gaining attention with more silos on farms. Good silage is palatable and safe if not sour moldy or frozen, with typical allowances of two to four pounds per head per day depending on sheep class and other feeds.
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EL L. Shaw
Ducks fend off pests with smart care and feeding
Ducks face insect predators and rodents that seek their feed. Ducks stay safer if housed at night in secure quarters. Adults tolerate soft foods like bran and oats, while grit and sand in the drinking trough aid digestion.
Rinse Them In Perrater Then Cook With Sugar
The text describes rinsing beans in Perrater and cooking with sugar to remove bitterness, reduce the tang, and soften them. It notes a greenish water that removes a poisonous substance and makes the beans clear and white when cooked. It mentions soda water used to treat rice briefly to remove an artificial glaze coating before market.
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Mit
Orange Cup Coffee Served From Entire Rind
A young hostess serves coffee in orange cups made from the fruit rind. The lower half is folded back to form a cup, the two halves unite, and the cups are filled with hot coffee. A sugar lump dipped in cognac is used for sweetness, and a match ignites the brandy to produce a decorative flame.
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New Orleans
Calf Head Soup with Tongue Forcemeat Balls Recipe
A historic kitchen method details simmering calf head to separate meat, preparing a seasoned soup with bones and vegetables, thickening with browned flour and butter, adding kitch en bouquet, then adding tongue and cheek dice, sherry and lemon juice. Forcemeat balls are made from brains with eggs and browned flour, crusted quickly before serving.
Dressing for Cabbage or Salad From a Double Boiler
Melt butter, blend with flour sugar mustard paprika salt and white pepper. Stir in half pint boiling water and Worcestershire sauce. Cook five minutes until thick, adjust with water. For cold dressings pour when hot over shredded cabbage or use when salad is cold.
Dark Bread Pudding From Boston Globe
A recipe outlines a two quart pan filling with soaked bread two thirds full, molasses, brown or white sugar, chopped suet or fat, two eggs, milk, chopped raisins, and spices such as nutmeg and clove. It advises slow baking overnight for best texture.
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Boston Globe
India Curried Eggs Dish From The Mother's Magazine
Hard boiled eggs are cut in halves and fried. In hot butter a chopped onion and apple are sautéed with pounded almonds and milk. A cornstarch mixture thickens the sauce with curry powder, salt, and heat for ten minutes. Add the eggs, then serve hot with croutons and garnish with fried parsley.
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India
Mother's Magazine
Wellesley Salad with Fragrant French Dressing
A vintage recipe outlines preparing Wellesley salad by cutting apples, celery, grapes, and nuts into small pieces then marinating in French dressing. Serve on lettuce leaves with a whipped cream lemon dressing spooned atop. Chill before serving.
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Wellesley
Rabbit and Wildcat Turkeys Folk Tale
A 1914 retold Indian story explains how a wily rabbit tricks a hungry wildcat into catching a feast of wild turkeys. The turkeys dance around the disguised cat, but the rabbit signals the big gobbler to strike, freeing the cat to flee with dinner. The tale ends with lessons for children about timely homecoming.
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McClure News_ Paper Syndicate
Atill
Wildcat
Handys on German carpentry traditions and tools
The passage notes a German custom where fathers who can afford provide their son with a few tools after age ten and encourage use around the house. A boy may grow up to become a carpenter or machinist even if he does not formally pursue the trade.
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United States
Department of Agriculture
Farznile
Germany
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