Adaptability and cultivation of rye on farms in the eastern U S
The bulletin outlines rye as a hardy winter grain suitable for poor soils and sandy land. It highlights earlier sowing flexibility, fewer pests, better straw, and potential higher per acre value than wheat in some regions. It covers soil needs, rotation, seed tests, sowing dates, harvest methods, pests like wild onion, diseases such as ergot, and storage/seed treatment details along with available Farmers' Bulletin 756.
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South Carolina
Alabama
Texas
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
United States
Mississippi
Ohio River
Florida
Department
How to Pack Fruit for Market
Practical guide on fruit packaging stressing clean attractive standards. Recommends using familiar packages like bushel baskets for peaches and 24 quart crates for cherries and berries. Advises uniform quality, packing by standard sizes, and market familiarity to boost sales.
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Dan W. LeGore
The Gardener by Byron B Gilbert in Verse
An excerpt from a poem where the Lily scolds a toad and calls it a nuisance while a knight declares himself noble. The dialogue mocks vanity and the danger of beauty as the knight claims guardianship over the garden while the toad sits by the roots. The piece ends with the knight devouring a worm near the Lily.
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Byron B.gilbert
Farmers Must Help Themselves In Fertilizer Debate
An extended Maine Farmer letter argues farmers should demand amendments to fertilizer laws, ensure clear source of plant food on containers, and scrutinize Station analyses. It cites a $3000 loss from a carload with the same guaranteed analysis but differing field results, urging independent judgment and mutual benefit between farmers and fertilizer companies.
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Maine Farmer
Maine
Twitchell
John Smith
Tom Jones
Maine Experiment Station
Department of Agriculture
Prof
Bartlett
Bulletin
Prof. Bartlett
Aroostook
Fall garden storage and frost protection tips
Home gardeners should store root crops after the first frost, with carrots and beets kept in frost proof cellars or sand in dry cellars. Spinach, celery, and parsnips may stay outdoors with straw mulch. tomatoes can be ripened on the ground then covered nightly. After frost, harvest cabbage cauliflower and Brussels sprouts and store or mulch strawberry beds for winter.
Window boxes and indoor plants for winter care
The article advises housewives how to create an indoor garden during winter using window boxes or pots. It notes a typical window box depth of eight inches and recommends drainage with stones and broken pottery, followed by moss to protect the soil.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Storing pumpkins for winter feed
Farmers note pumpkins stored in barns last longer if covered with straw hay or clover before freezing weather. Only sound well matured pumpkins should be kept while green ones are fed first. Pumpkins should be hauled under shelter before heavy frost to preserve keeping quality.
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Rye
Mr. Farmer
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Garderner
Sagadahoc County
Jarro
Stevens
Grandin
Kimball Bros. Co
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