Concrete a Popular Building Material of the Present
The progressive farmer should study portland cement concrete for farm use due to durability sanitary quality and moderate cost. It has no joints to harbor dirt or fungi can be swept washed and scrubbed and resists decay while regulating temperature. Concrete is cheaper long term than stone brick or wood, especially with high quality cement. It is versatile for dairy farms including silos and other appurtenances and is favored by practical and lab evidence as the cheapest option in the end.
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Maitland man to instruct at good roads school in Ames
D Ward King of Maitland Missouri is named as an expert instructor for the good roads school to be held in Ames Iowa from June 12 to 18. He advocates continuous maintenance to smooth roads as they dry after wet periods to preserve crown and use tools like harrows railroad rat and homemade scrapers. King popularized the split log Missouri drag and is a leading proponent of the system. Celery onion carrot are slow germinating seeds and radish or turnip sown with them will break the crust and mark the row for early cultivation.
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Farmers Fix Prices By Central New York Association
Farmers of the Country Stuf Co-opAdvantage system organized in central New York to secure fair prices and unify contracts. Members pay 50 cent dues and face fines up to 25 dollars for rule violations. The association boosted corn to 70 cents per hundred pounds and other crops also saw higher prices. payments for pens due by November 1 1905 and corn by December 1.
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Corn Planting Depth Based on Soil Moisture
C. P. Hartley explains how corn depth should match soil quality and moisture. In stiff moist clay, a shallow one half to one inch suffices. in light dry soil, plant three to four inches deep. Deep planting wastes seed food, while furrow planting with gradual filling builds drought resilience.
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Diamonds In Her Claws Sparked by Rural New Yorker Quip
The Rural New Yorker cites a saying about hens as having diamonds in her claws while noting plans to move poultry to fresh ground and reuse an abandoned yard for a garden or fruit. The piece contrasts the hen with the “golden hoof” of the sheep and comments that no annual leaves ground in better condition than the hen.
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Spray Guidance for Potato Blight Control
Spray with bordeaux mixture when potato plants reach five to six inches tall. Repeat every two or three weeks through late August or as needed. Monitor vines in warm muggy weather after rain and reapply if coverage is insufficient.
IN THE GARDEN Best practices for small scale flower gardening
In small spaces avoid crowding lawn areas and center planting. Cultivate weekly or more in dry weather to shallow depth. Use wheel hoe and band cultivators. Plant only a few varieties and replace harvested rows promptly. May weed growth fools amateurs. timely cultivation prevents overgrowth.
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