Sweet Potatoes Prove Profitable Supplemental Crop
South Carolina farmers are urged to plant sweet potatoes as a lucrative supplement to cotton. With rising acreage and strong yields, the crop can yield substantial profit when properly cured and stored. Clemson College reports from last year show top yields of 672 bushels per acre and average net profit around 125 dollars per acre, making sweet potatoes highly attractive as a supplemental money crop.
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Guy A. Cardwell
Rio Grante
Mississippi River
South Carolina
Clemson College
Adventures of a Scientist A fascinating new book for farmers
David Fairchilds Exploring for Pants published by Macmillan Co. narrates a scientist’s adventures in little known lands of the East Indies Java Sumatra Ceylon Morocco and the West Coast of Africa. A renowned botanist, he gathers useful plants and transplants them here. He lives in South Florida and cultivates many of his finds. The 190 photographs provide a vivid foreign panorama beyond ordinary travel writing.
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David Fairchilds
Macmillan Co
East Indies
Java
Sumatra
Ceylon
Morocco
Africa
South
Florida
Time To Cull Low Producers In Herd
A classic dairy industry piece argues that culling the lowest producing cows boosts per cow output and profit. It explains Dairy Herd Improvement Associations test cows and feeding plans, urges gradual culling, and notes current data show minimal milk loss from removing the lowest producers.
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United States
State College of Agriculture
Bureau of Dairy Industry
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Dai
Tobacco Rotation Experiment at Georgia Plain Station
The Georgia Plain Experiment Station conducted long term trials on crop rotation affecting tobacco yields. Rotations including peanuts, cotton, potatoes, velvet beans, cowpeas and fallow land show following crops influence tobacco. some rotations reduce nematodes and improve soil humus, while others depress tobacco performance. The study concludes a rigid rotation is needed to sustain profitable tobacco production, noting adverse effects from some crops and benefits from others.
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J. M. Fardom
Georgi Plain
Georgia Co Plain Experiment Station
New Peas and Poultry Disease Manual Publish
Dr Billings a Minnesota Extension Veterinarian releases Live stock and Poultry Diseases as part of the Rural Science Series from Macmillan Co. The author notes the work provides up to date information for common case problems and emphasizes yet not a substitute for competent veterinary service. The manual covers sanitation general care of live stock and poultry with thorough discussion and practical guidance.
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Billings
Macmillan Co
Minnesota College of Agriculture Experiment Station
Dairy herd culling urged to boost profits and supply
The article argues that many dairy owners fail to pay fair wages or cover feed costs, urging commercial dairymen to assess each cow's production and cost. By systematic culling, producers should raise net profits and ensure an ample, economical supply of dairy products for the coast.
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Coas
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Dairy Herd-Improvement Associations
Dairy Herd-Improvement Association
New Peas and Poultry Disease Manual Publish
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