Army worm invasion warned for summer crop protection
The United States Department of Agriculture urges farmers east of the Rockies to monitor army worm activity through the summer. Guidance covers identification, dispersal by moths, and control methods including trenching, post holes with oil, light cultivation, and spraying with Paris green or arsenate of lead. caution on grazing sprayed fields.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Dallas
Fort Worth
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United States Deparment of Agriculture
Rocky Mountains
Department of Agriculture
Army Worm Losses Hit Crops Across Eastern States
Entomologists with the United States Department of Agriculture estimate many millions of dollars worth of grain and forage crops have been damaged by army worms over 30 years. The worm favors grasses and grasslike grains such as millet, with wheat, corn, oats and rye also affected. Alfalfa and clover face occasional strikes.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Weeds and windbreaks in fruit and garden care
The passage discusses ongoing weed control, the permanence of straw spreaders, soil moisture retention after rain, and cabbage cultivation needs. It notes sweet clover benefits, tying tomatoes and vine crops to supports early, and the importance of windbreaks for orchards and gardens to prevent orchard failures from summer and winter winds.
Care for Health of Fowls Keep Pens Clean and Treat Insects
Cleaning dropping boards weekly and spraying roosts monthly helps prevent mites. Use sand or dry dirt for dust baths, treat colds with potassium permanganate in water, remove sick birds, and dust hens with asept powder or vaseline mercurial ointment to deter lice.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Advice for profitable fowl care and egg production
Practical guidance on feeding, dusting, and housing to keep fowls healthy and avoid overfeeding. Notes on laying cycles, trap nests, and the need for energy in poultry management. Observations on fertility rates, milk versus meat, and results from Maine experiments.
Efficient Use of Horse Power on the Farm
The article argues that average farms can save labor by better distributing and increasing horse power use. It urges fall plowing, adoption of two-horse breaking plows, horse planters, grain drills, and manure spreaders. It promotes two-row cultivators, larger teams, and cooperative harvesting to boost output per worker.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Cotton Belt
Raising Healthy Chickens for Strong Breeding Stock
The guide stresses vigorous breeding stock to avoid weak chicks. It recommends yearling hens over pullets for vitality, and retaining vigorous two year olds in breeding yards. It advises young active cocks and well developed early hatched roosters.
lice prevention for fowls with powders and dust bath
Advice on preventing lice in poultry recommends free use of a lice powder and a dust bath made from road dust and wood ashes. Sodium fluoride powder from druggists is also cited as effective and should be applied as a pinch at multiple feather bases.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Market All Surplus Fowls
Instruction to cull surplus fowls by consigning to stewpot or market basket to make room for fresh birds of good strain in pens and nests.
Symptom of Ills: Limberneck in Birds
Limberneck is not a disease but a symptom of several conditions causing neck paralysis in birds. It results from absorbed intestinal poisons affecting the nervous system, often linked to indigestion moldy grain putrid meat or intestinal worms. Treatment is purgative medicine such as 50 or 60 grains of Epsom salt or three to four teaspoonfuls of castor oil for a grown fowl. recovery may occur within 24 hours, and if no improvement in three or four days, culling is advised.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Harvesting Big Wheat Crop Delays Prompt Thrashing
The biggest wheat harvest on record may slow thrashers as weather risks delay. Much wheat will await thrashing beyond normal times and may suffer from rain and dew if left in shocks. The agriculture department suggests stacking wheat for farmers unsure of prompt thrashing this year.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Successful Sheep Farming Focuses on Wool and Mutton
A system of sheep farming must balance wool and mutton for lasting success. Depending on conditions, management, and markets, either product may take emphasis to optimize profits and sustainability.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Paul's Missionary Call to Macedonia and Lydia's Conversion
A summary of Acts 16 9 15 focusing on Paul guided by the Spirit to Macedonia and opening doors through obedience and Lydia's conversion in Philippi The lesson emphasizes witnessing for Christ the value of souls and the duty of Christians to evangelize including Luke 19 10 and Psalm 103 12 as supporting scripture.
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Macedonia
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Philippi
Thyatira
Europe
Open to the Light by Jonathan Edwards
The text likens a true Christian heart to a small white flower in spring, low and humble on the ground. It opens to receive sunbeams, rejoices in calm rapture, and diffuses a sweet fragrance while standing among other flowers in the sunlit scene.
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Mander
Jonathan Edwards
Trial by Adversity Echoes in Milton Quotation
The quote frames trial as a purifier and defines trial as opposition. It attributes the idea to John Milton, noting the notion that adversity refines character.
Despondency and Hope in Beecher’s View
Henry Ward Beecher frames despondency as ingratitude and hope as worship of God, contrasting mood and faith. The quotation reflects a moral lens on attitude toward divine providence and gratitude.
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Henry Ward Beecher
Growth toward Christ the only worth goal, says Drummond
A summary excerpt quotes Henry Drummond urging believers to aim to reflect Christ’s character. He argues that imitation of Christ is the sole meaningful pursuit, with all worldly ambitions and minor achievements seen as folly.
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Christ
Henry Drummond
What Heaven Is Like
Philosophical reflection on heaven as a place defined by love. The text urges that homes of people and neighbors should mirror a genuine heaven through acts of care and shared kindness.
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