Measures for agricultural reform aim to boost production and marketing
Hoebartys report for year ending June 30 1915 outlines measures to aid farming including warehouse and grading acts, cotton and grain standards, market news service, and a land mortgage banking act. It calls for rural credits reform, stronger farm finance structures, and expanded agricultural research with cooperation from state and federal agencies.
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Sougel
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David F. Hoetary
Agriculture
Congress
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House
Senate
Department of Agriculture
Land Grant Colleges
Worn-out Hill Farm Yields Big Return in Two Years
A Broome County New York hill farm bought for 16.32 an acre produced a 32.5 percent return after two years under tenant management. The 95 acre site, previously poor in soil health, saw improved yields in potatoes buckwheat oats and clover with lime and phosphates and careful field work. The owner supplied seed lime and some equipment while the tenant handled labor and most machinery. The owner earned about 906 in gross receipts with net income 694.60 and the tenant saw about 500 in field crop value plus a contribution from four cows for family living.
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New York Hill
Broome County
N. Y
Fathers and Pig-Club Boys at Kentucky Fair
At a Kentucky fair two purebred Duroc Jersey litter mates were shown. One belonged to a pig club boy, the other to his father. Both bought at 8 weeks old and started even. The boy’s pig weighed 27 pounds then and after four months had gained 167 pounds at 5 cents a pound. The father’s pig grew more slowly and unrecorded. The boy’s son weighed 194 pounds and won a prize, while the father’s pig weighed about 50 percent as much. Another father selected a pig from the same litter. his pig was fed in a pen with corn, while the two pig club boys fed a balanced diet and pasture. The boys’ prize hogs averaged over 200 pounds. their cost to produce was 40 cents per pound, while the father did not know his hog’s cost.
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Kentucky
Green Feed in Winter for Poultry Care
Green feeds supplement grain rations and keep birds in good condition during winter. Cabbages mangel wurzels clover alfalfa and sprouted oats are common. Sprouted oats require warm space and careful moisture management to avoid mold.
Green feed by alternating yarding poultry described
The text explains a method of alternately yarding poultry to produce green feed while cleaning the yard. Rape, wheat, rye, oats and barley are sown for this purpose. Rye endures winter for late fall and early spring feeding. oats wheat and barley cover spring to fall. Several grains can be sown together for variety.
Winter Horse Care and Economical Feeding for Idle Animals
The article advises farmers to shelter idle horses in dry, well-bedded sheds while letting them roam daytime yards. It recommends minimal grain, using hay, oat straw, cornstalks, or sorghums for winter feed, and starting light work six to eight weeks before spring with a gradual grain ramp to meet upcoming workload. It emphasizes protein for growing costs and a rough feed mix of hay, alfalfa or clover with bran oats and corn.
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