Modern principles of breeding for better stock
The article explains that success in farming rests on matching breeding, feeding, and care. It emphasizes choosing a breed and then upgrading the herd with a pure bred sire, noting prepotency and constitution as key traits. It advises gradual adoption, careful sire selection for beef dairy and draft animals, and cooperative bull or stallion purchases to spread costs.
Electric farming in Germany and lessons for America
The article discusses the adoption of electric power on farms, noting Germany's use of portable storage batteries to power wood saws grain mills and plows, with mobile units serving multiple farms. It also presents agricultural data on nutrient removal by crops and a Lambs feed trial, plus observations on honey's market value surpassing several crops.
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