Winter Stock Feeding: Practical Rules for Three Classes
The article outlines economical winter feeding by classifying stock into three groups: mature non-income animals, income-producing animals, and young growing stock. It emphasizes roughages, limited concentrates, access to diverse forages, careful use of corn silage and hay, and tailored rations to maintain health and future spring vigor. It warns against run-down stock, stresses essential water and exercise, and notes hogs require different intake including roots and byproducts.
Quality Potatoes for South American Trade Highlighted
Professor Henry G Bell of the University of Maine urges New England potato growers to export high quality table potatoes to Argentina and other South American markets. He notes demand for quality, disease free, well packed potatoes and mentions a niche for small, sound tubers of two to four ounces. He stresses soil management and balanced plant nutrition as essential.
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New England
South America
United States
Henry G. Bell
University of Maine
Germany
Professor Bell
Paying Millions to West Agriculture Debate in New England
The New England states pay millions annually to Western farmers for small grains instead of growing them locally. One farmer notes her poultry consumes more grain than she grows. Continuous cropping has reduced soil productivity, and with manure and fertilizer, grain farming could restore soil health and boost New England's long term agriculture.
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New England
Phosphates in Massachusetts Agriculture Bulletin Issued
Director William P. Brooks of the Massachusetts Experiment Station issues a bulletin guiding New England farmers on soil fertility. He contrasts raw rock phosphate with soluble forms found in market fertilizers, advising use of the latter for quick growth, early maturity, and higher yields. Copies available from Amherst Experiment Station.
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William P. Brooks
Massachusetts Experiment Station
Massachusetts
New England
Brooks
Ambherst
Mass
Ashes as Fertilizer Worth More Than Ordinary Wood Ashes
A farmer should store ashes dry to retain their fertilizing value as they contain potash phosphoric acid magnesia and lime and raise soil nitrogen availability. Hardwood ashes yield more potash and phosphoric acid than softwoods while cottonseed hull ashes concentrate potash and phosphorus and have sold for 35 to 40 dollars a ton in New England though composition varies.
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New England
Sophie the Hood Farm Jersey crowned world dairy record holder
Sophie the 19th Hood Farm Jersey cow completes her sixth lactation and sixth year record. In 1914 she set a breed production mark of 17,557.8 pounds of milk and 1,176 pounds of butterfat, milking twice daily while carrying a calf. Her records span ages 2 through 9 years, detailing milk and butterfat outputs.
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Sophie
Hood Farm
Jersey
Movies Taught Farming Techniques In Central States Plan
A movement to release 50 films aims to educate farmers across the Central States on crop rotation fertilizer use and crop care. The Ladies' Sewing Circle of the First Baptist Church met Friday at 2 PM at Mrs. H. E. Worrey’s home on Upper Washington Street.
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Central States
First Baptist Curch
H. E. Worrey
Upper
Washington St
Farm Change Turns 500 Acre Michigan Farm Profitable
A central Michigan 500 acre farm, after ten years of no interest payments, paid all operating expenses and earned five percent on a $60 000 investment within a year of radical changes. Four horse power, dairy herd culling for better stock, a silo, and tying the foreman's pay to net income boosted profits while owners faced initial opposition.
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Michigan
Babcock Test for Fields Pitched as Farm Profit Tool
The article argues applying the Babcock test concept to farming to measure field profit and loss. It compares dairy cows’ profitability to crops, urging yearly records of fertilizer, labor, seed, and drainage costs to improve soil and farm management. It stresses knowing the farm is as vital as knowing the cows.
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New England
US Tulip Narcissus Bulbs Boosted by Agriculture Garden
The Department of Agriculture established a bulb propagating garden near Bellingham Washington to develop American grown tulip and narcissus bulbs. Studies show US bulbs bloom five to seven days earlier than imported stock, with longer stems and better color, and can be grown along the Atlantic and Pacific coasts and the Great Lakes. Major commercial areas include Virginia Rhode Island Washington and California with a Virginia grower on 65 acres shipping daily during bloom.
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United States
Netherlands
Department of Agriculture
Bellingham
Wash
Europe
Largest potato yield ever grown on one acre
Experiment station men ask what is the largest yield per acre. Prof Henry G Bell of Maine University cites Coy of Aroostook County Maine as raising 738 percent bushels in 1889, possibly the biggest on record in New England or the United States by a commercial grower.
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Henry G. Bell
Maine University
Coy
Aroostook County
Maine
New England
United States
Maine Crops and Prices From U S Agriculture Estimate
Maine crop estimates from the Bureau of Crop Estimates show this year production and November prices for corn wheat oats barley potatoes and apples. Corn 656000 bushels with 84 cents per bushel. Wheat 112900 bushels with price notated. Oats 6080000 bushels at 57 cents. Barley 12 150000 at 78 cents. Potatoes 17790000 bushels at 89 cents. Apples 729000 barrels at 2.55 per barrel.
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Maine
Bureau of Crop Estimates
U. S. Department of Agriculture
New England Chamber of Agriculture Forming
Plans for a New England Chamber of Agriculture are nearing completion after a coordinated movement by farmers across six states. Delegates from state boards colleges granges creameries milk producers potato growers and other organized groups will form the body to improve farming conditions and address dairying diversified farming and marketing challenges.
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New England
Government Will Test Seed and Give Growing Advice
The U S Department of Agriculture in Washington offers to test farm seed and provide details on true name, adulterants, weed seeds, dirt content, and pure germinating seed. It notes proper cultivation, manure, and fertilizer use depend on seed quality and invites samples to the Seed Laboratory in Washington.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Washington
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Chamber OF Agriculture
Atwood’'S
Lf.” Medicine CO
Portland
Fletcher
Castoria
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Portland, Maine
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