Infected potato wart control and new immune varieties announced
The United States Department of Agriculture reports field and garden disinfection by steam and formaldehyde can eradicate potato wart. Costs are high, used only when necessary. Pennsylvania and West Virginia authorities aided field trials. Immune seed varieties are being introduced to infected regions to help gardeners.
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United States Department of Agiiciliire
United States
Pennsylvania
United States Department of Agriculture
Department
West Virginia
Tractor drive with belt system and ratchet lever control
The invention describes a tractor with a motor mounted on the tractor driving a rear axle via a belt system. Belt means are controlled by ratchet levers to actuate the drive connection between the motor and the driver axle.
Livestock Favours Carrots as Horse Feed
Carrots offer valuable nutrition for horses when cereals are scarce. Their succulence and juices add dietary value beyond basic nutrients, enhancing livestock feed.
Scratch Feed For Poultry Mixture Of Farm Grains
A scratch feed for chickens fed in deep litter should mix farm grains such as cracked corn wheat oats speltz or barley. The variety lets each hen eat the grain she prefers from the selection.
Value of guinea fowl as substitute for game birds rising
The guinea fowl is increasingly recognized as a substitute for grouse partridge quail and pheasant with rising demand from hotels and restaurants. Flocks are usually small on farms in the Midwest and South though a few large growers sell about a hundred birds annually. The bird is tender when cooked but the crowing alarm is cited as both a nuisance and a security feature for guarding poultry yards.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Lavrge
Middle West
South
Care of Growing Chickens in Summer
Care of growing chicks during summer is crucial for good development. Even strong stock will lag if brooding and management during warm months are inadequate, so chicks must be guided to mature into well developed fowls.
Keep Birds Free from Lice in Poultry Care
Examine pallets and hens for fire and dust thoroughly with insect powder. Apply a pea sized ointment mix of two parts vaseline and one part mercurial or blue ointment under the vent to the skin. Repeat two or three times yearly to keep fowls lice free.
Oats Relished by Livestock
Experts in crop study advocate extensive sowings of oats as a key small grain crop. They note oats fit into rotation, do not greatly reduce corn yields, and are most important where corn matures late.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Iowa
Illinois
Wisconsin
Nebraska
South Dakota
Minnesota
Ap Grain
Board OF Givice
Seed and sowing guidelines for oats cultivation note
The passage advises plowing again for oats if the field is green, breaking corn stalks, and sowing promptly in spring. It favors drilled sowing over broadcast, stresses using good seed, cleaning and grading, possibly treating for smut, and using 2 to 3 bushels per acre. It lists oat varieties like Sixty day, Kherson types, Iowar, Albion, Silvermine, Swedish Select, Big Four, Welcome, Golden Rain, and Victory for different regions.
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Corn Belt
Iowar
Albion
Iawa
Horse-Radish for Home Use Boosts Garden Profit
Horse radish should be grown in every garden for home use and market growers may profitably treat it as a cash crop to realize profit during winter. Best results come from spring planting. roots should be uniform in length and planted in hills, with spacing similar to corn. The plant does not produce seed, so propagation is only from roots.
Manure and Fertilizer Tips For Rejuvenating Pasture
Spread manure liberally on worn pasture as secured. supplement with acid phosphate or basic slag. Apply early spring a quickly available form of nitrogen to spur early growth and begin pasture use sooner, lowering feeding costs.
Lettuce and Tomato Crops Show Soil Type Impacts
Experiments at the Illinois station with greenhouse lettuce and tomatoes compare rich garden loam as a base soil to soil. High manure increases yield, while excess sand reduces yield by displacing fertilizer.
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Ilinois Station
Ilinois
Plan to Save Young Chicks Through Hatchery Care
Make plans to rescue the young chicks at hatch time. It is deplorable to hatch many and lose a large percent without preparation and patient care. Hatch what you can raise and then raise them.
Poultry in Towns Should Be Kept Clean and Quiet
United States Department of Agriculture urges urban poultry keepers to follow regulations and maintain clean coops and yards. Keeping a male bird is optional unless hatching is planned, as hatching season ends, sell or eat the rooster to curb noise and save feed. Confine flocks to prevent wandering and neighborly ill will.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Federal
Trap Nest Use in Poultry Flock Management
A trap nest confines a hen after entry until released by an attendant. Benefits include taming birds to boost egg production, learning traits of individuals, providing a basis for breeding utility, removing nonproductive hens, and adding mechanical precision to flock development.
Purebred Poultry Boosts Profit and Satisfaction
A farmer can improve returns by focusing on purebred birds even after success with barnyard mongrels. Better care of pure-bred poultry leads to higher profits and greater satisfaction for the farmer.
Growing Chicks Room Conditions in Brooders
Growing chicks are crowded in small outdoor brooders or coops. This crowding harms them early, and even after transfer they rarely recover. The article warns against poor brooding practices and stresses proper space for healthy development.
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