Summer Pasture For Dairy Cows
The USDA notes dairy cows require more than pasture in summer. Cows yielding 35 pounds daily cannot rely on grass alone. 20 to 25 pounds needs additional nutrients. Recommend grain fed at 1 pound per four to six pounds of milk, ground. high protein concentrates for higher milk. When pasture is poor, add green crops or summer silage and plan green-feed crops now.
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United States Department of Agriculture
J. R. Dawson
Department
Washington, D. C
Superphosphate Adds to Great Value of Manure
New York State College of Agriculture at Ithaca reports benefits of applying superphosphate to manure. Instructions include scattering 1½ to 2 pounds per cow daily in stalls, or 50 to 75 pounds per load. For stored manure, 40 to 60 pounds per ton every few days. Farmers report time savings and conserved manure components.
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New York State College of Agriculture
Ithaca
Lice Harm Calves Growth and Treatment Advice
Lice seriously retard growth of calves and are hard to control. The recommended treatment is dipping or washing with a coal tar dip solution. Do not apply in cold weather. use on the first warm still spring day soaking calves with a 2 percent coal tar dip and repeat after a week or ten days for hatched lice.
Dairy hints on breeding and herd management gains
In dairy practice the proven sire is key to herd improvement. Starved calves lead to starving cows and poor profits. In churning speed affects quality as well as safety, while selling unprofitable cows backfires. the butcher becomes an implied last resort for escape.
Customs of Sarawak tribes and their rituals
National Geographic notes on Borneo tribes with the Sea Dayaks Iban Kayan Punans and Land Dayaks. It describes feast rites including fowl and pig sacrifices, liver omens, cock fighting, head dances, and house structures. It also covers Kayan isolation, origins, deities, and Punans living in the jungle with blowguns.
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Borneo
Sarawak
Batang Lupar
Rejang
Baram
Dutch Borneo
Asia
Burma
Tenasserim
Malay Peninsula
Sumatra
Apple market size guidance from New York conference
Er W J Hearty, apple exporter and broker, told a New York conference that 3 inch apples are uneconomical for markets paying under 2%4 inch fruit. He urged two sizings of 2% to 2% inches and 2% inches and up, with below 2% inches limited unless prearranged. Hearty noted foreign tastes favor clean small red apples in Sweden and large superior fruit in Hamburg.
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Er. W. J. Hearty
New York Food Marketing Research Council
New York
New York City
Hearty
German
Holland
Hamburg
Mastodon Strawberry Is Bearer of Good Quality
Mastodon strawberries are described as giants and dependable in quality. A Farm Journal writer notes five quarts from twelve plants in the first season. The article offers planting tips including timing, soil depth, spacing, root trimming, and handling plants to keep roots moist during planting.
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Farm Journal
Codling Moth Parasite Found Well Established
A United States Department of Agriculture report shows Ascogaster carpo capsa, a parasite of the codling moth, established near Yakima Washington. In 1927 a banded block yielded 24 800 moth larvae, 7 000 of which were parasitized, 31 percent, higher than last year. About 1 300 have been shipped to British Columbia and 1 300 distributed in Washington, with the remainder kept for spring distribution to Pacific Northwest apple districts.
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Yakima
Wash
Bureau of Entomology
United States Department of Agriculture
British Columbia
Washington
Pacific Northwest
Better to Plant Young Trees Than Move Old
Apple trees of almost any size can be moved but root systems of four year growth spread widely requiring heavy root cutting and top reduction. It is usually more economical to plant younger trees than relocate older ones, depending on time and labor available to minimize disturbance.
Drink Water Is Back or Kidneys Hurt
Old health column urges flush of kidneys with water and Jad Salts to ease acid buildup from rich foods. Recommends four ounces of Salts daily before breakfast for a few days, claiming it cleanses sluggish kidneys and stops bladder irritation.
Barks in His Own Yard Over England Stay
A brief local item notes Shaw is often lecturing, preaching, or scolding while G B remains in England, credited for staying there. The remark underscores a contrast in public behavior. No dates or organizations are given in the readable text.
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Shaw
G. B
England
When You Feel a Cold Coming On
Advertises Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets as a remedy to work off a cold and fortify the system against grip or influenza. Mentions 30c dosage and a promotional advance notice.
Pliers Question Sparks Quirky Louisville Anecdote
A Louisville Courier-Journal item features a witty exchange about whether one keeps pliers for electrical work as a clipped wire-haired terrier becomes the punchline. The brief humor vignette reflects local newspaper style and light domestic humor of the era.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Castoria Promises Safe Relief for Babies
An advertisement promotes Fletcher's Castoria as a harmless remedy for infant ailments. It touts gentle action, no harsh taste, and pure vegetable ingredients. The promotion highlights easy dosing for colic, constipation, diarrhea, and sleep, plus a care book included with purchase.
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Fletcher
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National Geographic Society
Land Dayak Women of
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