Culvert choices and storage tips from Missouri experts
University of Missouri engineers discuss culvert materials and installation. Vitrified clay suits small openings with soil cover. concrete offers flexibility and can use local material. corrugated metal and cast iron have drawbacks. A pamphlet by Prof. Spalding provides drawings and dimensions for reference. Also advised are heat treatment and proper packaging for dried products to prevent spoilage.
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E. J. McCaustland
University of Missouri Engineering School
F. P. Spalding
University At Columbia
Preparation of Dried Products For Storing
Dried products should be prepared to prevent insect or mold damage. Condition by transferring between boxes over several days for even moisture, replace in the dryer if moist, and cover or bring inside at dusk to deter insects.
Kill The Hessian Fly And Early Soil Prep Practices
Extension Entomologist T. J. Talbert told the Missouri Council of Defense that early wheat ground preparation is essential to kill the Hessian fly. He cites thatearly plowing can yield 5 to 15 more bushels per acre and that discing followed by plowing helps moisture conservation and pest destruction. A united farm effort is urged to plow under infested volunteer wheat and keep fields weed free after rains.
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T. J. Talbert
University of Missouri
Missouri Council of Defense
Missouri
Prof
Talbert
Remove Advertising Signs Along Public Roads
A new road law requires removal of all advertising signs from trees along public roads. It provides a double check with road overseers and the county highway engineer tasked to enforce the provision. Moral: use the paper’s columns to advertise.
Missouri to Raise Liberty Wheat Crop
University of Missouri field men report a 25 percent rise in liberty wheat acreage in covered counties with 25 percent of farmers planning better seedbeds. Last fall 1,800,000 acres were sown. government estimates require 2,400,000 this fall plus national increases in winter wheat and total cereals to meet 1918 demands.
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Missouri
University of Missouri College of Agriculture
Goverment
United States
For Sale Lincolnshire Rams at Hazelwilde Stock Farm
A few registered Lincolnshire rams offered by Knights Choice and Dud ding strain. Includes one three year old and several aged registered rams. See T Sloan Manager at 2t Hazelwilde Stock Farm.
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Lincolnshire
Knights Choice
Dudding
T. Sloan
Mgr
Hazelwilde Stock Farm
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