Window glass and insects noted in old article
The piece discusses plate-glass insulations and sun exposure causing unequal expansion and breakage. It also mentions bob-white birds feeding on corn rootworm larvae and a note on entomology findings, including predators like red headed woodpecker and cardinal, in a dated agricultural section.
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Oe Med Rieko
Informa
Bureau of Entomology
United States Department of Agriculture
Cardinal King
Phoebe
Language instruction and census reveal language use in america
Naturalized aliens can aid the country by speaking English well or better than natives. The census shows 1,488,948 cannot speak English while about 89 percent of foreign-born residents speak English proficiently. A separate note recounts a mystery footprint in Hawaii linked to early Spaniards and a shoe imprint in lava near Honaunau.
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Hawaii
Honaunau
Culling Fowls for Market and Breeders Tips
The article explains culling as selecting good layers for breeding and market, with August to September as the prime culling period. It advises keeping better layers and discarding poor hens and nonproductive cockerels, noting breed longevity limits and the value of tests from Farm Bulletin 11k2 by the U S Department of Agriculture.
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Owens
United States Department of Agriculture
Learthély
Wenally
Plymouth
Pode Island
Division of Publications
United States
Department of Agriculture
Washington, D
Dairy Hints Improve Quality Through South Carolina Contests
The dairy program in South Carolina notes demonstrations by home demonstration clubs from 1921 across 11 counties. Three hundred sixty women enrolled with 120 judged, showing improved butter quality and better handling, ripening temperature, and feeds. Extension reports to USDA credit these contests with statewide butter quality gains.
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Clib
United States Department of Agriculture
Portable Poultry Houses on Wheels Improve Farm Yield
A practical poultry farm shows movable houses on heavy joists with runners allow shifting flock housing to fresh ground. Horses can haul the structures. rains wash droppings into soil, nourishing grass and improving land. Small coops on two wheels offer easy mobility to prevent gapes and soil contamination.
Odd Fly Trap Aims To Keep Cows Contented
A farmer designed an unusual fly trap to improve cow comfort and production. The device invites a cow to enter a cage where brushes remove flies from both sides while escaping insects are captured in a top trap, ensuring less irritation and steadier milk yield.
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Popular Mechanics Magazine
King Solomon's Magic Carpet in Islamic and Biblical Legends
The tale describes King Solomon using a magical green silk carpet linked to his throne. Spirits and people stood on it as he commanded the wind to lift, sending the carpet and occupants toward a destination while birds rose above to shield his royal presence from the sun.
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Solomon
Prince Ahmed
Tangu
Destroying Larvae of Fly on Farms
The article outlines several methods to control fly nuisance, focusing on manure piles as major infection sources. It notes chemicals can destroy larvae but warns against overuse that could harm soil fertilizing value.
Eat or Sell Off Surplus Cockerels Before Pallets
A brief notice urges action on surplus cock erels, advising stock reduction before commencing on the pallets. The language reflects a local farming or market practice referenced in the fragment.
Factors in Dairy Farming
Clean barns milking practices and utensils are essential for any dairy operation. A silo increases yearly profits and reduces livestock uncertainties. Feed calves separately so they can be fed individually.
Carrot Leaves Fashion Headdress Says Roaring Era Note
The article notes a bygone fashion where women wore carrot leaves as headdress adornment. It compliments the light feathery greenery, claiming it served as a decent substitute for bird plumage in that period.
Cows Standing Highest in Test Associations Records
Cows standing highest in the test ing association records are fed grain regularly to supplement pastures.
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Testing Association
The Kirat Commandment Drafted by Dr God and SheM Love
A fragment references Dr God and SheM Love in connection with what is described as The Kirat Commandment. The text is incomplete but hints at religious or philosophical notes involving deities and commandments.
Wyeth’s Bromo and Sulphur Compound Hair Dye Ad
An old advertisement touts Wyeth’s Bromo and Sulphur Compound as a home hair dye restoring faded gray to a natural dark shade. It promises even color, easy use with a sponge or brush, and a youthful look, noting not a disease remedy. It also mentions a firm producing lead and plaster images of eastern gods for export.
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Mussy
Wyeth
Public sale of desirable city property in Winchester
Public auction to sell a triangular lot with a seven room brick residence near the B and O Depot at 205 and 207 East Piccadilly Street Winchester Virginia. Sale at 12 noon Saturday August 12 1922 with terms one third cash and two annual installments secured by deed of trust and insurance. Special Commissioner M M Lynch Auctioneers Duvall and Dunn certify bond security per decree.
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Corporation Court
Winchester
Virginia
Amanda Cook
Philip Chase
Court House
East Piccadilly Street
M. M. Lynch
Duvall & Dunn
Mey
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Broadcasting Staton
Gachgo
Thadies
Cory
UuGhipoé
Sugt
Charles Wena Newspaper Union
Rhodesland Reds
South “‘Carolina
J. F.roystone Co
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Néas
Bilo
City Property
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Baltimore & Ohio
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Market St
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