Sumatra’s Labor Trade and Plantations Under Dutch Rule
The article surveys Sumatra as a resourceful yet underdeveloped Dutch colony compared with Java, noting large rubber and tobacco plantations. It describes labor shortages, heavy reliance on imported contract labor from China, Kling, and Java, and the perilous journey via Singapore with touts and coercion. It details coastal geography, mangrove-linked land formation, and the Dutch town of Medan with its European quarter and labor-driven prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
Sumatra
Java
Holland
Tropics
Jnavamese
Maflay
Dell
Medan
Deli
Dell Company
Sumatrese
Repair Shade and Ornamental Trees
United States Department of Agriculture offers guidance on repairing winter damage to trees. Prompt removal of large dangerous limbs, careful trunk wound treatment, and pruning of weakened tops recommended. leave some cavities open and cover final cuts with antiseptic paint. Avoid climbing spurs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Department
Farmers’ Bulletin
Office of Publications
Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
New Disease of Peaches Discovered in Indiana
Purdue university experts seek a remedy for bac terium prunt a new disease of peaches causing leaf spots and premature leaf fall in southern Indiana. Orchardists are asked to watch nursery stock for evidence of the disease which also blooms purplish spots on fruit and purplish brown cankers on young wood. Wind driven rain is suspected to spread the disease and no remedy is known yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Purdue University
Indiana
Odors From Silage Affect Milk Flavor Findings
The USDA reports silage odors enter milk mainly through the cow rather than the air, but aerating milk while warm largely removes them. Feeding heavy silage seeds an hour after milking causes no odor transfer, while large pre milking alfalfa feeding yields marked flavors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Why Potatoes Taste Sweet From Cold Storage
The article explains that storing potatoes below 40 degrees converts starch to sugar, making them taste sweet. John Bushnell of the Ohio experiment station notes this change is temporary and can be reversed by keeping the potatoes at room temperature for a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bushnell
Ohio Experiment Station
Handbook Issued on Better Stock Feeds
The United States Department of Agriculture releases Miscellaneous Circular 12, a handbook for better feeding of live stock. It covers cattle hogs sheep horses and poultry with detailed guidance on young animals dry cows weaning calves and practical farm by products. Local variation is emphasized and sample rations and feeding rules adapt to conditions nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
John R. Mohler
Bureau of Animal Industry
State Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Grass The Essential First Feed For Goslings
Grass cover and shade are vital for goslings. Bare enclosures raise mortality. start with tender grass for two days, then moist mash five times daily. By week one they will take scalded cracked corn, but remain grass eaters for best growth.
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R. G. Kirby
April Favored by Many for Sowing Red Clover
Farmers seed red clover at varying times for best results. Some plant as early as February, others wait until April with apparently equal success. Many sow half early and half late. March is commonly recommended but dry or cracked soil in March makes April a second choice.
Farm Facts on Seeds and Livestock Practices
A rural notice discusses seed improvements for oats and crops like Swiss chard kale and corn. It gives tips on using old sheds as poultry houses, rodent control, and rat-proofing buildings, along with a note on livestock profitability and hog growth when grain is fed during work.
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Singapore
Monarch
Boston
Pittsburgh
Reid, Murdoch & Co
Ave
Northwestern Yeast Co
Ashland Ave
Chicago, UL
YACHT
Yacht Club
N. Clark S. Chicago
du Pont
DU Pont DE Nemours & CO
Sporting Powder
Wilmington
Del
Pont Ortsma
RVIC
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