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438 Cattle thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
RUNNING A DAIRY
A cow starts milking when it is two years old. It won't start making you any money until its second lactation, when it is three and a half years old.
Chris Dahl, dairy farmer
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Current Rating: 6 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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694 Crime thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
PROTECTING YOUR HOME FROM BURGLARS
The next time you come home, pretend you don't have your keys. The way you get in your house is the way a burglar will too.
Scott Parker, data specialist, Beaumont, Texas
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Current Rating: 5.9 out of 10 based on 20 reviews
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950 Magazines thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
GETTING QUOTES ON A PRINTING JOB
If a job is more than 10 percent of the year's printing budget, get six quotes. Smaller jobs, get three.
Camilla Walter, Hood River, Oregon
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Current Rating: 5.0 out of 10 based on 14 reviews
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1206 Gardening thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
PLANTING YOUR PEAS
When you see coots in the pond in the park, you know it's warm enough to plant peas.
Peggy Macneale, writer, Flower and Garden
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Current Rating: 4.9 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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1462 Death thumb thumb thumb thumb
WATCHING WIDOWS
You know a widow has recovered from the death of her husband when she starts reading Gourmet again.
Robin Masson, attorney and law professor, Ithaca, New York
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Current Rating: 4.4 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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1718 Writing thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
WRITING A MAGAZINE ARTICLE
When writing a magazine article, begin with a snappy lead sentence, then write the piece to match the tone of the lead. Before submitting the article, delete the lead sentence.
Gordon Hard, assistant editor, Consumer Reports, Mount Vernon, New York
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Current Rating: 5.3 out of 10 based on 19 reviews
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1974 Farming thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
RAISING SWINE
It takes the profit from four pigs to pay the cost of keeping a sow. The fifth pig is the first one that makes you money.
Julius E. Nordby, author, Swine
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Current Rating: 5.6 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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2230 Joker thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
USING SOMEONE'S PHONE
If you know someone well enough to use their toilet without asking, then you can also use their phone for a local call.
Peter Thudgill, author
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Current Rating: 5.3 out of 10 based on 20 reviews
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2486 Neighborhoods thumb thumb thumb thumb
ESTIMATING A NEIGHBORHOOD'S INCOME
The more mail a neighborhood receives, the higher the income.
R. Gingery, Berwyn, Illinois
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Current Rating: 4.3 out of 10 based on 14 reviews
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2742 Ages and Stages thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
CHILD SAFETY
A toddler, or any young child not yet able to stand erect without first stabilizing themselves in a forward flexed position on their hands and knees, can drown in even a small wading pool or any shallow body of water that is deeper than the length of their shortest arm from wrist to shoulder.
Gerry M. Flick, MD, JC, BCLM, Ship's Surgeon, Tacoma, WA, USA
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Current Rating: 7.6 out of 10 based on 23 reviews
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2998 Shopping thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
EASY HEALTHY FOOD SHOPPING
The healthiest foods are located around the perimeter of the grocery store- vegetables, meats, breads. The center aisles are used for low nutrition, high profit junk foods.
leavesofjoy
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Current Rating: 7.7 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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