Texas cattle progress boosts Texas bred steers at Chicago sale
A load of 19 steers averaging 1,840 pounds, bred in Texas, sold at the Chicago stockyards for 0.35 per 100 pounds. The Sansom Shorthorn lot from San Antonio brought 6.75 at Chicago. The piece argues Texas cattle have discarded the Longhorn and improved through better feeding and breeding, urging farmers to raise stock to modern standards and compete with western range herds.
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Inferior Ram Trade Warns Eastern Breeders
A widespread notice warns eastern breeders that selling inferior registered rams is doomed as range and Western markets favor top sires. The Shoep Breeder notes record prices for rams bound for range service and predicts Western competition will favor high quality stock despite eastern advantages in facilities.
Horn feeding for idle horses keeps flesh and coat
The article advises horse owners to feed bran mash three times a week when idle to prevent thinning flesh and rough coats. Use bran in similar amounts to other grains, scalded and warm but not sloppy, to maintain fat and smooth condition all winter.
Fertilizing Wheat and Clover Nitrogen Use in 19th Century Trials
The Ohio Experiment Station reports on fertilizer trials using soluble phosphates and tankage with wheat and clover rotations. Results show an average 8.78 bushels per acre gain from complete fertilizer over acid phosphate, with nitrogen supplied by clover potentially replacing potash. Emphasizes keeping land covered to retain nitrates, and recommends crimson or German clover to fix nitrogen and protect soil. Also notes practical farm notes on apple packers, hog feeding mixes, and grasshopper control.
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Wooster
Siice
Cuyaloga
Aeil
Brent Joss
Cherry Fruit Fly Pest Threat to Eastern Growers
The bulletin describes a new cherry maggot pest threatening New York, Michigan, and New England orchards. It details larval and adult forms, damage to fruit, and suggests control limits including harvesting or destroying by frost and soil burial, noting slow spread and historical reports of related maggots. Also mentions the thornless cactus as promising arid-region forage.
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Cheney
Uloge
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Ewingle
DATES AND FIGS from Swingle report on Mediterranean crops
W J Swingle, agricultural explorer, reports to Secretary Wilson on results from his travels in the Mediterranean. He describes fig caprification, grape and fig cultivation, Hungarian wheat in Hungary and potential for drying fruit in California Arizona and the southwest, plus a movable hurdle with a locking device for field support.
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Wilkow
Allah
Swingle
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Ture
Feeding Sheep Advocates Natural Winter Diet
The Sheep Brewer urges feeding sheep by matching their herbivorous nature with tender clover hay and roots, avoiding heavy grain. Experts discuss winter strategies, favoring moderate grain and gradual digestion, and John G. Ickis notes fattening through winter depends on feed availability and market wool prices.
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John G. Ickis
Cattle Dividends Lift Colorado Firm Amid Scarcity
The National Stockman notes a Colorado cattle company posting 125 percent dividends on last year despite a past near bankruptcy rescued by profitable cattle sales. It warns others to study prior luck in cattle dealings as beef prices rise steering demand toward baby mutton, per Sheep Breeder.
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National Stockman
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