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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1883
Page
4
London purple and Paris green discussed for canker worm control on apples and stored grain methods. Articles cover manure effects on pear blight, dairy economics, silage advantages, school farming curricula, grafting and breeding cattle, wool and corn kernel yields, sheep foot rot treatment, and dairy cow drying off before calving.
The director Dr. E L Sturtevant highlights value of experiments for farmers. Seed corn tests show tip kernels often yield longer ears and heavier merchantable ears, with butt kernels proving highly productive. Milk guidance covers digestion, suitability of cow ass goat milks, and tonic uses for invalids and convalescents.
Experiments show that soil with growing grass loses more water through evaporation and transpiration than tilled soil, while hard soil loses less than tilled soil. Thorough cultivation preserves a large amount of water in the soil during drought, improving moisture retention.
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