Missouri farming notes warn of wheat scab and corn root worm
Missouri College of Agriculture reports widespread wheat scab in June inspections with low germination seed and heavy fanning needed before formaldehyde dips. Also discusses corn root worm threats and pasture costs, plus a sheep farmer in Williamsburg profits $167.34 above feed costs from 10 ewes and 14 lambs sold.
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Serts
Roy T. Kirkpatrick
Missouri College of Agriculture
Missouri Corn Growers’ Association
Columbia
Missouri
Guy Woodson
Williamsburg
Callaway County
Woodson
St. Louis
the Lambs
Fulton
J. W. Burch
State College of Agriculture
September Opens a Fresh Year with Budget Talk and Tips
The text discusses starting a household budget with the school year, tin care and cleaning methods, calf weaning and pasture management, grain for thrifty vs vigorous calves, pecan tree growth versus apples and peaches, feeding silage promptly to reduce spoilage.
Diverse Agricultural and Timber Insights Across Farmland and Forests
The article notes silage handling practices, warning against mold and advising systematic grazing control in the National Forest raising productivity by 25 percent while unregulated ranges suffer from overgrazing across 196 million acres. It discusses timber density effects on growth, crowns, and stand competition, advising crowded canopies for best farm-wood results. It also covers cabbage harvest timing in north and south regions, royal marriage humor about Prince Leopold and Princess Asstrid, bread variety suggestions, and removing iron rust stains with oxalic acid.
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National Forest
Cookbook Fragments on Sugar and Flavor Pairings
The text discusses limiting sugar for children and using salt and sweet judiciously with foods. It lists flavor pairings such as mint with peas, curry with lima beans, bay leaf with tomatoes, and suggests canning apples with care. It ends with a proverb about fools rushing in.
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Agness
Wats
United States
Floyd
Washington
Tennessee
Lewis County
Leopold
Belgium
Asstrid
Sweden
Shafter, MO
Lloyd E. Bowyer
Green City
Forrest Grove Stock Farm
Golden Noble
Addie
Belle Rose
Wm. Watt & Sons
Ladies of the Christian Church At
Sorrel
W. E. Leas
Glenn E. Davis
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