Soil quality and irrigation effects on sugar beet yields
The article discusses how clay and clay loams, though harder to manage and prone to crusting, yield heavy crops with proper tilage. It notes deep root growth, soil depth, alkali effects, and the need for pervious subsoil, plus climate and irrigation timing shaping beet sugar content and harvest success.
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F. W. Roxding
California
Montana
River Pottome
Mesas
East
Middle West
To Destroy Lice in Hens and Henhouses
Advice on treating hens for lice using lice powder dusting roosts and nesting boxes. Recommends cleaning and disinfecting the henhouse to prevent infestation.
Butter Preservatives From Foreign Experiments
The report notes experiments finding 8 percent salt as an effective preservative for butter delaying decomposition.
Diseases of the Hog and Other Farm Ailments
Ninety percent of hog losses from disease stem from cholera but other illnesses are often mistaken for it. Garbage poisoning from restaurant waste and soap causes cholera-like symptoms. worms cause coughing and pneumonia. intestinal worms bring diarrhea and dullness. Tuberculosis and other conditions can mimic cholera. proper diagnosis requires a veterinarian examination. Castor oil treatments kill cattle or horse warts. indigestion in older calves links to unclean milk and feeds and poor housing.
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H. P
Minn
Dairy Cow Care and Marketing Tips from Farmers Handbook
Practical dairy advice on testing milk quality, udder health, and handling. Emphasizes cleanliness, feeding, grazing, and water quality. Highlights breeding, milking habits, butter fat importance, and efficient market transport.
Old-Fashioned Kitchen Garden Method for Cucumbers and Melons
Clinton Vannah explains a traditional approach to growing squash cucumbers and melons in a kitchen garden. He describes making rich compost from loam stable manure hog pen litter and hen manure, forming a circular mound then sowing seeds early with ample space for vines. He also notes an alternative method using a circular ground hole and a hollow cask filled with compost for plant growth.
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Clinton Vannah
Orange Judd
Cultivation Instructions For Vines With Compost Casks
The method calls for pulverised Rennery well material mixed with earth and covered with two to three inches of loam. Plant near the cask and fill with muck or light horse manure to retain moisture. Water as needed. Small holes in the staves allow drainage. set casks on the surface with compost mounded around. Space eight to nine feet apart for growth.
Hilly Pastures for Sheep Health and Foot Care
The article explains sheep feet and mud problems on wet ground. It notes oil ducts between toe pads, mud clogging, and possible foot rot, urging trimming and cleaning, then dry clean pastures. It ends by advising hilly pastures over tow land for healthier hooves.
May Hatched Pullets Preferred by Breeders
May hatched pullets are favored by experienced breeders of Leghorns and other Mediterranean varieties for their breeding and laying value. With proper care and feeding, these birds are said to perform well by November when egg prices are strong and older hens are still recovering from molt.
Prompt to Speed Germination of Seeds
A tip instructs that surface sowed seeds like lettuce and poppies germinate faster when a damp bag placed over them fosters moisture. It notes using a guppy sack as the covering method to accelerate sprouting.
Birds Help Fight Weeds and Pests on Farms
A farmer notes birds destroy weeds and insects, with seed eating species like grosbeaks goldfinches sparrows and doves helping weed control. Owls and hawks keep rodent numbers down while some hawks and fast swoopers prey on birds, and English sparrows are less helpful.
Orchard Boy Learns From Father In Tree Row Practice
A farmer lets his son manage pruning and harvesting in the orchard’s young tree rows. The arrangement is praised as beneficial to the orchard and especially instructive for the boy, demonstrating practical farming skill.
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Beth
Rock Salt Risks in Poultry Yards
Rock salt presented as danger in the poultry yard as hens may mistake crystals for rock and suffer harm or death.
Why Is Poultry Valuable to the Farmer
Professor Gilbert of Ottawa outlines eight reasons poultry boosts farm income and stability. He cites waste conversion to eggs and meat, year round revenue, rapid capital returns, valuable manure, insect control, adaptability to any region, wife friendly labor, and low startup costs.
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Gilbert
Ottawa
Canada
Milk Cooler of Concrete An Easy Do It Yourself Project
The illustration describes building a concrete milk cooler with a box form outside and an inner form eight inches smaller, creating a four inch wall all around. Mix cement and sand gravel in a one to five ratio, lay a thick bottom, set the inner box, and pour the walls with tamping. Include a slight low center for overflow and ensure water height brings cans near the top for rapid cooling.
Lord Beaconsfield Quote on Constancy of Purpose
A brief aphorism notes that success depends on constancy of purpose attributed to Lord Beaconsfield. The line emphasizes unwavering focus and steady effort as the path to achievement.
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Lord Beaconsfield
Church Directory Announces July Services
Rev. Lucas G. Engelstad, pastor, presides over July announcements. Sunday School meets at Big Timber every Sunday at 10 a.m. You are cordially invited to attend these services.
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Lucas G. Engelstad
Big Timber
Flist Congregational Church Sunday School Notice
Flist Congregational Church invites all to Sunday School at 10 a m. Everyone welcome.
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Flist Congregational Church
St Mark's Church Sets Regular Services and Sunday School
St Mark's Episcopal Church announces regular services each day of the first and third Sundays at standard hours. Sunday school held every Sunday at 10 a.m with Rev. G W G VanWinkle as rector.
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St. Mark’s Church
G. W. G. VanWinkle
St Pauls Methodist Church Reed Point Services Schedule
Rev Thomas Clarkson presides at St Pauls Methodist Church Reed Point with Sunday school every Sunday at 10 a m Epworth League at 7 p m worship at 11 a m on the second fourth and fifth Sundays and Sunday evenings at 7 80 prayer meeting Thursdays at 8 o'clock Divine worship also on the first and third Sundays at 10 30 a m and 8 p m with services on Saturdays preceding these dates
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Epworth League
St. Paul's Methodist
Reed Point
Community Services Held Weekly at Local Building
Sunday service at 10 a.m. and Wednesday worship at 8 p.m. at the South Main and Anderson Street building near Fifth Avenue. All are welcome to attend.
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South M
Anderson St
Rev Father Joseph Blaere Maas Third Saturday Mass
The notice announces a monthly Mass for Reverend Father Joseph Blaere scheduled on the third Saturday at 10 a.m. The readable fragment confirms the monthly religious service with the named priest.
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Father Joseph Blaere
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