Pasture questions and fodder corn advice for dairymen
A long discussion guides dairy farmers on spring pasture use, grazing timing, and the risks of poaching. It endorses a middle course, emphasizes growing corn fodder, warns against overgrazing early, and outlines sowing, harvesting, and storage practices for fodder corn and German millet. It also covers butter making, cheese curds, and orchard fertility with composts and wood ashes.
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New York
Arnold
American Dairyman’s Association
Germantown Telegraph
Country
Loo
Poultry Yard Endorses Plymouth Rocks as Best Fowls
A.Practical guide compares eggs, hardiness, table quality, habits, confinement, shape, domesticity, and sitters. Plymouth Rocks emerge as strongest overall for table, beauty, and mothering, with Leghorns and Houdans noted for egg output. Pekin Ducks praised for size, laying, and calm temperaments, with care tips for young ducklings and feeding regimes.
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Brahmas
Plymouth Rocks
Plymouth
China
Hartfords
Aylesbury
Practical Notes on Shade Trees and Home Garden Care
A rural tidbit on shade trees listing maples poplars elms and oaks with notes on growth form beauty and suitability for shade. It covers beech larch conifers and deciduous species including silver poplar and ailanthus, plus cautions on pruning and space. The garden section then guides vegetable sowing timing for beets carrots beans and peas, plus hay cutting mowing machines and mower safety, ending with pasture grasses and orchard grass comparisons.
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Catalpa
China
Hungarian Grass and Millet Inquiries Spread to New England
Before visiting Vermont and other northern regions we noted many inquiries about Hungarian grass and millet forage plants. The questions centered on growth, viability, and suitability for local farms.
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Massachusetts
Rhode Island
New England
A& Vermont
Miller
Vermont
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Tus Wrekly Globe
Boston
Mass
William Crozier
Ohio
Erik
Philadelphia
Switzerland
Gais
Buel
Albany
Jersey
Writer's Daily
Ovenard Gass
Ness
Timothy
Daily Globe
The
Boston Weekly Globe
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