Agricultural colleges face a crisis of losing top talent
The Farm and Fireside editor warns agricultural colleges are at risk as private interests lure away skilled teachers. An Illinois firm offers $4,000 yearly to a Western expert, while another professor spends a year advising a Southern firm. The piece argues success hinges on farmers adopting improved methods and on strong government support to keep academics from being kidnapped by commerce.
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Farm and Fireside
Agricultural Coleges
Western Agricultural Colege
Western Agricultural College
Illinois
Sheep Feeding Needs Variety for Profit, says Market Writer
In Farm and Fireside Market Outlook J Pickering Ross explains that sheep demand variety in food. After lambing, a wide range of grains meals succulence and roughage may be given to ewes with lambs as long as they eat well and stay clean.
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J. Pickering
Ross
Fruit Like Dynamite Warns on Surface Bruises
Farm and Fireside states bruised fruit accelerates rot and urges careful handling. It warns that bruised fruit loses shelf life and recommends handling with strict care similar to handling explosives to extend keeping quality.
Kellogg's Tasteless Castor Oil Introduced By Kellogg
Spencer Kellogg & Sons reports a tasteless purified castor oil that avoids nausea and stomach upset. Sold to druggists in 25c and 50c bottles, the product requires asking for Kellogg's by name to avoid flavored imitations. Made by Spencer Kellogg & Sons in Buffalo New York.
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House of Spencer Kellogg & Sons
Kellogg Mills
Kellogg
Kellogg’s
Kellogg's
Spencer Kellogg & Sons, Inc
Buffalo
N. Y
With a Bell How One Woman Calls Her Chickens In
Pearls Chenoweth details managing seventy five single comb Brown Leghorns to lay 30 to 40 eggs daily in November. She feeds a warm noon dinner, trains hens to come at a bell, and uses a warm mash at roost time. Regular meat scraps, water, and mineral supplements support production.
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Pearl Chenoweth
Boys and Girls Club Organizes Potatoes Clubs Statewide
F H Bickford from the College of Agriculture Extension led a Scarboro High School event organizing one Boys Potato Club with seventeen members who will enter a state contest by growing one eighth acre of potatoes. Other clubs form in Hinckley Cape Elizabeth and Erskine Academy show growing interest as educators push practical agriculture in schools across Maine.
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F. H. Bickford
College of Agriculture Extension Department
Scarboro High School
F. B. Heald
Scarboro
Scarboro Club
Heald
Good Will Farm
Hinckley
E. M. Santee
Erskine Academy
South China
Eva Pratt
Cape Elizabeth High School
George F. Wentworth
Breaking Into Poultry: beginner tips from Farm and Fireside
A Farm and Fireside contributor advises beginners to start with hens rather than incubators. Buy two or three one year old hens and five or six pullets from a nearby poultry raiser, or if cash is tight, purchase a hen and brood of chicks with a coop of box and roofing.
Dairy farm likened to factory by NJ manager
H W Jeffers, manager of the Walker Gordon milk farms in New Jersey, called dairy farming a factory run by the farmer and family not always with best practices. He, after visiting Holland Denmark and Germany, urged farm accounting to identify unprofitable crops or cows to be dispensed with.
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H. W. Jeffers
Walker Gordon Milk Farms
New Jersey
Jeffers
Holland
Denmark
Germany
Rried on in Every Increasing Measure in the Years Ahead
Fragmentary text notes a cautious forecast that certain conditions will continue to worsen over future years. It references ongoing trends without specifying entities, dates, or locales. The excerpt implies a pattern of steady escalation.
Beef raising in Maine and Pennsylvania beef herd study
A Pennsylvania State College beef study argues two calves per year per cow lowers costs under $30 per cow yearly. It notes 600 pound calves at nine months, selling at 7 cents per pound, and suggests unimproved land can profitably support beef production. Lancaster County's cattle feeding historical strength is cited.
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Pennsylvania State College
Maine
Beef Trust
B. O. Severson
Pennsylvania
College
Severson
Lancaster County
State dairy department collects pictures for illustrated lecture
The State Department of Agriculture reports progress on an illustrated dairying lecture. Assistant Dairy Instructor C R Leland returns from Oxford County with many pictures. Henry G Buyer of Portland sends Holstein herd photos, the largest in the state, and Ayshire pictures arrive from Good Will Farm. Adams plans to show one excellent and one poor example per breed for comparison.
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State Department of Agriculture
F. S. Adams
C. R. Leland
Oxford County
Henry G. Buyer
Portland
Good Will Farm
Adams
Egg Production Trends Show Rising Averages
The piece notes national egg output around five dozen per hen yearly, rising to ten dozen from poultry farms. It cites careless gathering and hidden nests as causes of loss, and forecasts future farm averages near 150 eggs per hen annually with some records approaching 300, limited by moulting days and the 365 day year.
Fined So Closely and Do Not Change Hands So Often
A fragment remarks on penalties and transfers, noting strict fines and limited handoffs. The text underscores the need for controlled discipline and stable handling of responsibilities.
Soil moisture talks by Professor Worthey urges live mulch
Professor F L Worthey discussed boosting soil water storage by adding organic matter to keep soils loose and capable of holding moisture. Plowing under manure and avoiding crusts or dust mulch are recommended to balance April rainfall and July needs, aiding crop yields.
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F. L. Worthey
Professor Worthey
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement Ad from Bath Citizen
A Bath citizen praises Doan's Kidney Pills for relief from kidney issues. The testimonial from L. Farrin cites personal use and repeated recommendation. Pills sold at Webber's Drug Store for 50 cents, Foster Milburn Co. of Buffalo as sole U.S. agents.
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Dean
L. Farrin
Lower Middle St
Bath
Doan
Webber’s
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
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