Planning a Back Yard Garden for Fresh All Season Vegetables
The U S Department of Agriculture urges pre planned small plots and indoor gardening to yield two or three crops per year. Choose standard varieties, plan drainage and soil amendments, and focus on in season freshness and specialty items like okra and herbs for family use.
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Planting Corn Varies by Season and Locality in Kansas
Kansas State Agricultural College expert C C Cunningham notes planting time for corn depends on season and locality. In northern Kansas May 1 to 20 is best, while southern Kansas sees most plantings in late April. Early or late plantings can work with the right conditions, and soil warmth, maturation rates, and soil moisture influence timing.
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Forcing Frames Aid Early Planting In Open Ground
Forcing frames help start vegetables and flowers earlier by trapping heat and protecting plants from cold winds. They can be purchased or homemade as miniature hotbed frames enabling earlier transplanting and improved blooms.
Handling Manure Efficiently on Farms
Kimball's Dairy Farmer advocates daily manure hauling to fields as the most eco friendly and economical method. He notes soil absorption minimizes fertility loss even on hillsides, and only exceptional cases require a cement floored shed to protect manure when barns are not in use.
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Bolt and Tool Cupboard described for quick bolt selection
A sketch explains a tool and bolt cupboard with numbered drawers for bolts burrs washers and screws. Numbers indicate bolt lengths aiding quick retrieval and chalk markings allow easy relabeling. Drawers include strap handles for pulling.
Bankers and Business Men Promote Hog Raising for Oklahoma Youth
Oklahoma bankers and businessmen start farm boys in hog raising by providing a sow pig or funding start up. Eastern counties approve a contract requiring care, reporting, breeding to a registered sire, and stock registration with a one year promissory note, ownership transfer upon payment, and penalties for noncompliance.
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