Lime or Superphosphate Which Is Best To Buy
A summary of Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station findings on lime versus superphosphate depending on crop needs. For acid soils with red clover, lime helps, while corn gains from lime and phosphate yields vary. Wheat responds to phosphate. rotation with clover favors lime. Economic costs per bushel are given, with guidance for choosing based on crop and soil conditions. Continuous soil management and fair planning noted.
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Ohio Agricultural
BE. B. Barnes
Ohio Experiment Station
Guthery
Ohio Department of Agriculture
Ohio
White
Have Stock Now at Little International Livestock Exhibition
University of Ohio agriculture students organize the annual Little International Livestock Exhibition in Columbus. The event centers on gentests and attracts attendees, with Saddle Club members coordinating activities and Tim C. Tittleton serving as president.
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University Trves
Columbus
Patterned Spring Fashion Patterns Tell Style Choices
The Athens Messenger Pattern Department promotes spring fashion with affordable designs for sports, afternoon and matronly figures. Patterns 116 and 1064 offer sport frocks and tailored dresses with size ranges 16 to 42 and 36 to 46. Catalogs cost 15 cents, or 25 cents with patterns, and orders go to 43 West 17th Street New York City.
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Athens Messenger Pattern Department
Weat 17Th Street
New York City
Pruning Timing Examined by Ohio Horticulture
Fruit growers question whether pruning should occur now and if pruning is needed for still bearing trees. Experts say prune young non bearing trees lightly and avoid excessive pruning on bearing trees, as factors like variety and fertilizer affect needs.
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Howiett
Ohio Experiment Station
Oeson
Stayman
Arkansas
Winesap
Rhode Island
Farmers Urge More Right Handed Gloves From Makers
Farm Journal notes gloves makers should supply more right handed gloves to fit busy farms. The piece cites farmers ending up with many worn left gloves while the right gloves wear out, calling for manufacturer action to reduce trips and trades for adequate protection.
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Farm Journal
Flocks skimp on feed as Ohio winter tests farms
Ohio farmers report flocks grazing through a mild winter with insufficient feed. Horses used more for fieldwork while tractors face downtime. Dairy and egg production edge higher though prices and costs press farmers. Weather brings uncertain plowable ground and potential for later spring spoilage.
Cold frames ideal for early planting in home gardens
The piece extols cold frames as heatless hotbeds for sowing earlier in open ground under glass. It describes standard 3 by 6 foot frames and smaller 3 by 1 foot versions, DIY construction tips, and uses for protecting soil, coaxing early blooms, and advancing rhubarb and perennials.
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Degiers
Pimler
Orchard pruning guidance after 1931 cicada damage in Ohio
Ohio experts outline pruning steps for cicada damaged orchards. Remove only broken or dead limbs on young trees while leaving scarred yet living limbs to aid recovery. For bearing trees, prune severely injured branches to prevent weak fruit, noting cicada eggs hatched years earlier remain in soil.
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Ohio
Cicada
J. S. Houser
Department of Entomology
C. W. Ellenwood
Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station
Shield Your Porch This Winter With Better Insulation
Weather sealing doors and windows can cut drafts. Add insulation to walls and floors if possible to convert a porch into a year round usable space.
Three Factors Important to Hatch Control
The article outlines three agreed factors affecting hatchability: Sunshine without heavy dust, green leafy supplements like alfalfa or hay, and a complete protein diet. It recommends using milk, soy, meat scraps, and other high quality proteins to ensure a balanced ration, especially in low sunshine periods.
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Paul &, Riley
Cricken House
Sweet clover fights weeds in corn belt fields
P H Miller of Platts County Nebraska reports that sowing 18 to 20 pounds of sweet clover seed per acre yields dense stands that suppress weeds like cockleburs and wild morning glory. He uses clover for pasture and hay in the first season, noting finer stems and better hay quality.
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Corn Belt
P. H. Miller
Platts County
Nebraska
Ohio Food Drug Laws Compiled for Distribution
Under W D Leech chief of the Division of Foods and Dairies the Ohio Department of Agriculture has compiled printed and prepared Ohio Food Dairy and Drug Laws for distribution. Sanitary inspection weights and measures parentia and cold storage laws are included plus a pamphlet on sanitary requisitions and standards. Free copies available by addressing Chief W L Leech Columbus.
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W. D. Leech
Division of Foods and Dairies
Ohio Department of Agriculture
Ohio
Leech
W. 1D
Division of
Foote and Dairies
Farmer Aids Thieves In Reclaiming His Hogs
Rochester Indiana February 20 two men enlist farmer Lawrence Thompson to help round up a herd of hogs that escaped. Thompson lends aid and declines payment as thieves drive off with animals valued at 220 dollars later learning the hogs were his own. New Nash to Appear Kenosha Wisconsin February 8 Special beginning February 27 Nash Motors plans nationwide reveal of new car series.
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Rochester
Ind
Lawrence Thompson
Thompson
Tia
Ishalpd
Phompson
NASH
Kenosha, Wi
Nash Metors Company
Nash Motor
Record Blanks Show Poultry Profit Gaps and Lighting Impact
A Troy County improvement meeting summarized poultry records from several flocks. Breeding quality matters more than breed appearance, and records reveal feed and light costs, egg production, and profits. All night lighting boosted January egg output for a flock of 109 pullets from 47 to higher daily totals.
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Samuel Pailet
Sricultu
Coohitte
Ohio
Troy Pour AY Improvement Association
Gaen
Fey
Cherlip
Citelip
Howard Deweese
Crislin
Gain Seen in Alfalfa From Cultivation at Hettinger Substation
At Hettinger North Dakota sub station cultivation of nay chop alfalfa markedly increases yield. The first seeding with cultivation produced 2 549 pounds per acre versus 2 050 without cultivation, a 289 pound gain. The 1928 seedings showed 1 660 pounds with cultivation against 920 without, a 69.5 percent rise. In the older field the cultivated yield reached 1 600 pounds per acre versus 1 270 without cultivation, a 49.6 percent increase.
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Hettinger
North Dakota
C. H. Plan
Nation
Agricultural Review
Feed Can Be Distributed With Manure Spreader
A farmer in the eastern townships piles a manure spreader high with corn on a grassy slope and drives through to feed hundreds of hogs at once. The method eliminates crowding and fighting associated with shoveling from the wagon and feeds nearly all the pigs quickly.
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Ohio
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Athens
Madras
Iight
Avery
Troy Poultry Association
Quereeder
Mhre
United States
Muany i
North Central States
Ford
BR. D. Lewis
Farm Crops Department
Cho Mal Lniversity
San Jose
Alex Laurie
Pho
The
Messenger
Emily
Farmer
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