Alfalfa Cultivation Guide Emphasizes Manure and Lime Use
United States Department of Agriculture notes that barnyard manure boosts alfalfa growth by enriching soil and suppressing weeds. It urges early fall seeding, proper bed texture, and careful lime application to neutralize acidity, with inoculation from old clover fields and selection of region-appropriate varieties for Maryland Virginia and similar latitudes.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Maryland
Virginia
Federal
Department of Agriculture
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
TEST SEED BEFORE PLANTING PRACTICALLY
Seed testing for practical results is essential before sowing crop seed say the Agriculture Department. Preparation is simple and involves basic apparatus and understanding testing purpose and seed specifics. County agents or the Agriculture Department can provide a bulletin.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Range on National Forests Demand Surges in Past Year
The article notes higher demand for range in the national forests than ever before, with stockmen in drought regions seeking forest permits to save stock. It reports strong support from Western stockmen for federal control of remaining unreserved public lands and management under a plan like that of the national forests.
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Forest Service
United States Department of Agriculture
Poultry Dust Box Guidance From Agriculture
The United States Department of Agriculture advises providing a dust box for chickens to cleanse themselves of insects. A 3 by 5 foot box suits 50 to 60 fowls, placed where sunlight reaches it. Dry fine dust or sandy loam works best. coal ashes may be mixed to lighten the mix.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Good Service by Chickens in Farm Work
Poultry can help soil health by eating white grubs and insects turned up by plowing. Angle worms prepare the soil and fertilize land, a factor essential to agriculture. Each acre has been aerated and enriched by these worms, aiding man’s occupancy of the earth.
Traveling grain grading exhibits explain federal standards
A map and traveling displays from the U S Department of Agriculture illustrate how federal grain grades for oats wheat and shelled corn are applied. Demonstrators show samplers moisture testers 50-50 dividing devices and trays with kernels to teach accurate grading and reduce marketing costs for growers and buyers.
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Inquirer
United States Department of Agriculture
Marketing Purebred Animals Cooperation Plan Emphasized
The U S Department of Agriculture bureau of markets and local agencies promote a plan to help buyers locate purebred animals by sharing location, type, and numbers through county agents. Success relies on breeders coordinating within counties or communities and with the county agent.
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Bureau of Markets
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington
Eastern timber supplies face rapid depletion forces exports
The text argues that despite abundant standing timber in the far West, forest destruction has consequences for the nation. It notes Europe will rely on the eastern states for lumber due to shorter transport, while eastern timber supplies near exhaustion.
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Europe
Ready for use and repair with birds as bug swatters
The note urges immediate maintenance and repair work. It praises birds as effective bug swatters and calls for preparing the planter for duty. It mentions soy beans with corn yielding enthusiastic results among testers.
Brood Coops For Chickens Construction Guide
Directions for cheap multiple brood compartment coops with a simple two section design. Includes dimensions twenty four by eighteen by eighteen inches, ventilation holes and roof options. Authors note coops save material and ease relocation, with examples from farmers building during bad weather.
Avoid High Flavor Feeds For Egg Quality And Color
The article warns against tainted feeds that impart flavors or odors to eggs. It notes onions and other tainted feeds should not be used. It explains yolk color depends on diet with corn deepening color and wheat lightening it, and green feed enriching yolk color.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Do Not Overcrowd Poultry in Small Yards
Advice on backyard poultry discipline favors small flocks of 6 to 25 hens. For 20 to 25 hens require at least 25 by 30 feet and allocate 20 to 30 square feet per hen for healthy keeps.
Large Breeds Grow Slowly Reach Markets Later
The biggest poultry breeds Brahmas and Cochins develop slower than medium sized fowl. They are not market ready quickly but their greater weight makes them profitable where demand favors large birds.
Needed Exercise by Fowls
Guidance on poultry housing instructs keeping a dry clean floor and three to four inches of clean litter so hens can scratch for grain and obtain proper exercise.
Doctor advised change of climate driven health claim
In 1911 a severe cold and la grippe left a patient with a bad cough and lung pain forcing him to quit work and seek climate change. By August 1912 after using Milks Emulsion he reports weight gain of 22 pounds and lasting cure, with advertisement touting the product’s digestive and restorative benefits.
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W. F. Bourland
Wolf City
Texas
Bourland
Milks Emulsion Co
Terre Haute
Ind
Ely's Cream Balm Clears Nasal Passages Quickly
Advert says Ely's Cream Balm opens clogged nostrils in one minute and relieves catarrh by soothing inflamed nasal membranes. A small bottle from your druggist is all you need for instant relief and easier breathing.
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Ely
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