Hay raising vs wheat in Georgia soil fertility debate
The article argues for grasses and hay as soil restorers and profitable in Georgia. It cites Ohio tests showing timothy and clover return value, notes cattle pasture yields, and warns cotton and corn exhaust the land. It urges shifting to grass cultivation to reclaim fertility and boost long term profits.
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Middle Georgia
Timothy
Ohio
Joosen
Barnesville
West
Georgia
Cincinnati
Dakota Farmers Learn to Use Manure and Diversify Crops
The article argues for home produced manure over commercial fertilizers and promotes absorbents in pens to improve soil fertility. It also notes Dakota farmers face low wheat prices, poor grades, and shifting toward diversified crops, cattle, and diversified enterprises.
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Nothard
Darkey
Spise
Darky
Dakota
Kentucky
New England
East
Farm Advice on Manure Management and Animal Pens
A fragmentary note from W. D. B. advises applying a thick coat to under hen-roosts and stable areas. It claims this practice keeps pig pens, stables, and sheep pens clean by using fine chaff and straw, and suggests manure loads on livestock will double.
Enriching Orchards Through Proper Manuring
Article argues apples need orchard manuring to yield well and to enrich soil for crops. Advises fall or spring dressings with ashes wood scraps muck and manure, autumn compost, and recommends fall plowing to maximize soil exposure and air contact. Emphasizes variety choice by locality and learning from successful fruit growers. Potential gains from orchards tied to soil health and farm crop yields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle States
Fall plowing deepens soil and boosts fertility
The article explains fall plowing to bring up subsoil for mixing with the surface, creating a richer arable layer. It details adjustments for heavy clay soils, notes quail season openings in California, and urges farmers to increase manure sources by collecting plant and animal waste. It also cites giant chestnut and redwood trees, cattle farming for manure, and oats trial results at Geneva, with White Zealand yielding 90 bushels per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
San Francisco Bulletin
Alameda
Contra Costa
Geneva
N. Y
E. Lewis Sturtevant
Zealand
Spring Plowing Versus Autumn on Hilly Lands
A farm advisory notes that spring plowing reduces weeds and may keep soil healthier on lighter, friable soils. It warns autumn tillage on hills washes fertility from ridges to hollows and suggests keeping very hilly land in grass with sod as a wash barrier.
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W. D
Winter Sheep Winter Care Warns Newcomers
The Pittsburg Stockman warns new sheep men that winter care is critical. Proper shelter and early cut hay are essential to prevent heavy losses and ensure profitable wintering. The piece urges suitable stabling as a primary economic measure.
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Pittsburg
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