Manure Use Boosts Crop Yields and Soil Health
Missouri agricultural studies show applying eight tons of manure per acre every four years raises corn by 10.5 bushels and wheat by about 5 bushels, with clover hay gains of 0.37 tons per acre. At current prices the net per ton is about $2.84, and better soil condition yields longer-term benefits. Proper handling, storage, and prompt field application maximize nutrientes while minimizing losses from leaching and fermentation.
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University of Missouri College of Variculture
System of Running Water Improves Family Comfort at Home
A short tale extols running water as the key to family comfort and ease. It contrasts the toil of carrying water with the convenience of a modern water system, noting labor is heavy during busy farming times.
Timothy Seed Yields Vary With Timely Practices
Ordinary timothy seed yields range from three to five bushels per acre. Larger harvests are possible, but the cited figures reflect average results under typical conditions.
Roosts for All Young Birds in Fairly Well Oiled House
Provide roosts so every young bird has room without crowding. The house will be fairly well oiled with roosta to ensure every bird has a suitable perch.
Butter Inspection Elevates Prices on Five Markets
A USDA butter inspection service on New York Chicago Boston Philadelphia and Minneapolis markets marks quality with scoring. A 63 pound tub scored 87 sold at 50 cents a pound totaling 31.50 while a similar tub scored 93 sold at 63 cents a pound totaling 30.09. The higher scoring butter earned 8.79 more gross.
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United States Department of Agriculture
New York
Chicago
Boston
Philadelphia
Minneapolis
Expense of Raising Veal Calves Proves Profitable Side Line
Experts estimate it costs about 8 dollars per head to raise a calf to the veal market stage. The dairyman venture into veal production yields a profitable sideline.
Candling Eggs Standards Improve Trading and Quality
Candling provides a fixed standard for trading by removing guesswork and enables fair prices for careful producers. It identifies those responsible for bad eggs and wasted food, promotes better quality, and aligns with law while cutting freight costs by avoiding shipping worthless products. Sheep worm concerns are less likely to be serious in summers when sheep lack prior grazing.
Protect Pullets From Cold Weather
Farmers urged to shield young hens from cold conditions to maintain health and prevent losses. Adequate housing insulation, draft control, and consistent warmth recommended for pullet flocks.
Compost Pile Proves Fertile Source Of Plant Food
United States Department of Agriculture experts describe the compost pile as a fertile source of valuable soil plant food. Proper use saves fertilizer, with a clay foundation, layered materials, moisture, and regular trampling guiding a yearlong process to produce well rotted manure ready for field application.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Cutting Trees in Woodlot for Better Stand
Trees to remove include sound and dead wood both standing and down, diseased or injured trees, badly scarred or crooked specimens, trees overtopped by others, and slow growing varieties crowding faster species. Also remove trees highly susceptible to insect attack or blight such as chestnut in affected regions.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Stop Tuberculosis in Hogs Campaign Guidance
Prevention measures include pasteurizing milk fed to hogs, especially from creameries, restricting hog feeding to after cattle pass tuberculin tests, and thoroughly cooking all garbage offal or carcasses before feeding to hogs.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Big Advantage in Cattle Rearing for Farmers
A key benefit of cattle keeping is their ability to assimilate roughage and waste feeds and carry them to market in a concentrated form. This saves farmers the labor of marketing bulky outputs and keeps fertility on the farm.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Eliminate all scrub sires benefits of farm animals
Officers in every stock-raising county should census the sires to advance systematic elimination of scrub animals as urged by livestock interests and the US Department of Agriculture. Farm animals provide winter work, distributing labor year round and aiding producers when other tasks decline. Late-hatched pullets need ample space and food to mature quickly.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United States Seat of Agriculture
Teaching the Lambs to Eat and Grow
An article stresses early lamb upbringing with emphasis on teaching lambs to eat from the start. It outlines practical steps and timely feeding practices to ensure steady growth and health.
Calves and Yearlings Urged to Stay Safe in Cold Nights
A rural notice warns farmers to protect calves and yearlings from cold nights to prevent pinched and haggard stock during harsh weather. It emphasizes shelter, warmth, and attentive care for young livestock.
Good Implements Needed for Efficient Farming
The note argues farming requires proper tools over manpower and machinery power. It stresses that human labor should not replace effective equipment and horsepower in productive agriculture.
Druggist fears and old remedies in medical history
A historical overview traces drastic treatments from arsenic plasters to bleeding, and the famed theriaca or treacle. It notes variations over centuries, origins from Greek therion, and Sydenham's opposition preferring simple cures over heavy drug use.
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New York Medical Journal
William Renwick Riddell
Toronto
Canada
Nero
Andromachus
Matteol
England
Venice
Sydenham
Richard Blackmore
Oak Marked Venerated Spot In Abrahamic Tale
The ancient oak at Mamre, linked to Abraham’s dwelling and an altar to the Lord, is described as a sanctuary for Christians Jews and Muslims. Acorns from the tree were sent to Kew Gardens, and a specimen wood from a fallen branch remains in a Kew museum as proof of its historic fame.
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Abraham
Canaan
Mamre
Palestine
Portal
Kew Gardens
Joseph Hooker
Kew
Jerusalem
Hebron
Rocking Stones and Their Mysterious Movements
Rocking stones form a curious class shaped by wind erosion or glacial melting. Wind blows away softer dirt exposing harder rock that remains rocking as softer material wears away. Some stones drift after glaciers melt leaving steady rock masses behind. One quarter of births die before age six and one in a hundred reach sixty.
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