Rabbits Damage Various Trees in 1924 Campaigns
Reports from the United States Department of Agriculture describe widespread rabbit damage to forest plantations in Colorado Kansas North Dakota Texas Utah and Minnesota. Snowshoe rabbits severely defoliate and bark young and mature trees, especially white pine and spruce, with up to 79 percent of trees in a plantation eaten and 43 percent fatally damaged, prompting cooperative control campaigns.
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United Atetwa Department of Agricultura
Biological Survey
United States Department of Agriculture
Colorado
Kansas
North Dakota
Texas
Utah
Forest Service
Department
Minnesota
Oinst Castal
Proper Winter Ration for Dairy Bull Sires
Indiana expert It D Canan prescribes winter rations for bulls including legume hay and limited silage with 400 Reomnid corn, 20 smras oats, and 300 pounds oil meal. He links dark stalls to weak breeding and urges exercise, weather protection, and moderate rations to preserve a bull’s usefulness. An outside paddock connected to the stall aids handling and exercise.
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D. Canan
Indiana
Conan
Spinach as Backbone Garden Crop Across Seasons
The spinach plant is praised as a backbone of garden diet due to high iron and essential nutrients. It can be grown as a fall winter and spring crop in northern regions with two sowings in fall, one in Nep teroher, another in October, ensuring year round supply. Early spring plantings extend over winter bed readiness, with continued supply into warm weather.
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Maxon
Dixuo
Warn Treuther
Gardens Versus Automobiles In Backyard Dispute
A muddled note describes a conflict between garden space and a garage in a home setting. It mentions a garden being damaged or sacrificed to the garage and references a plan to allocate time or resources to the yard versus the auto area. The text hints at licensing or financial arrangements and the division of costs.
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Che Ganlen
Loosen Soil After Drought Stresses Seedlings
The text notes soil tends to bake after sun exposure and day 11 hardens ground, hindering young plants. It advises loosening the soil around plants to improve growth and provide them an advantage.
Recent and Serious Disease of Poultry
A serious respiratory disease of poultry has swept the United States in the last three months and is tentatively diagnosed as diphtheria. Post mortems show heavy worm infestation. tobacco dust treats round worms and turpentine with olive oil for tapeworms. Strict sanitation of poultry yards helps prevent spread. D J Taylor, poultry specialist at Kansas Agricultural College, recommends tobacco dust in mash for four weeks and lye treatment for tapeworms.
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United States
Arsentiste
Kansas . Agricultural College
Epson Salta
D. J. Taylor
Kansas Agricultural College
Root system guidelines for plum and small fruit plants
Instructions on pruning plum trees and small fruit plants emphasize maximizing root growth, cutting roots at an angle, trimming top growth to balance roots, and leaving a final bed for leading new growth. For raspberries and blackberries focus on a strong root system while cutting back to stubs 8 to 12 inches, expecting no fruit this season as new wood will bear next year’s crop.
Value of Pumpkins in Pig Fattening Fattening Pigs
Note on experiments using 376 pounds of pumpkins plus 27 percent grain to produce 100 pounds of gain in pigs. Analysts compare pumpkin silage value to corn silage, citing Illinois data: silage costs around $3.30 per ton, concentrates $20, legume hay $14, with pumpkin value around $6.50 per ton, though actual value for feeding pigs may differ. Seeds of pumpkins contain nutrients and should not be removed when feeding.
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Illinois
Beets and Garden Tips From Farm Notes
Farm notes discuss beets as a highly healthful vegetable rich in essential elements for a Liman system. It recommends home gardens, year‑round production, and orderly care for tools. Extra rows may grow popcorn for children and hardy chrysanthemums offer vibrant blooms.
Warehouse Act of Big Benefit for Co operatives
The United States Department of Agriculture reports hundreds of millions in loans backed by warehouse receipts issued by licensed warehousemen under the Warehousing Act. Co operatives including Tobacco Growers and Cotton associations store products with licensed warehouses to obtain favorable terms. Receipts serve as collateral and are viewed with approval by banks, with licensed warehouses subject to pre licensing examinations and ongoing government supervision.
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United States
United States Department of Agriculture
Burley ‘Tobacco Growers’ Co-optive Association
Dark
Tob Growers
Co-operative Associatio
Tobacco Growers’ Co-operative
Virginia
Cara. Unse
Wisconsin
South
Caroina
North Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
Arkansas
Louisiana
Arizona
Tennessee
Missouri
Mississippi
Karsan
Southwest
Indiana
Louisiang
Arkansas’ Grotters
Fesnciations
Pacific
California
Montana
Iowa
Nasogige Tlong
Georgia Peanut Greers’ Cooperative Association
ARS
Department of Agriculture
Ayr
Yohesaya
Federal Reserve Banks
United States Treasury Department
Pruning Advice for Fruit Trees and Grapes Ahead of Spring
Oklahoma A and M College expert Frank B. Cross urges pruning before spring work begins. Prune early January or February to avoid disease from decaying branches. Apple plum cherry need light pruning for sunlight to reach centers, peaches require severe pruning, grapes cut to two-bud spurs and done before bud break in February.
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Oklahoma A
M. College
Frank B. Cross
Harden off planter plants before transplanting outdoors
Planter plants hardened in hotbeds cold frames or house boxes. Move the box outdoors during warmer parts of the day and remove frames as weather permits. Hardening aims to acclimate plants to outdoor conditions before planting in open ground after frost risk ends.
Reasons for Cultivating Gardens and Crops
The purposes of garden cultivation are to kill weeds, allow air to reach roots, and break up soil to feed rootlets. Frequent shallow cultivation is advised in dry weather. cultivate after soils are safely workable post heavy rains to prevent crusting and crop damage.
Winter forest thinning and tree care guidance
A fragment discusses winter logging and thinning to remove dead or defective timber and protect younger growth. It advises keeping crown cover to allow about half shade, preventing weed invasion, and notes most trees will regrow naturally. if failure occurs, plant young trees to replace those cut.
How to Be Successful in Starting Berry
Agricultural note outlines berry row layouts for dewberry, trailing blackberry, and opportunistic blackberries. Advice covers spacing red and black varieties, cultivating for first years, maintaining a narrow middle, tip pruning to encourage fruiting wood, and protection from heat and pests.
Dairy Cows Must Pay for Feed Costs
A dairy cow must offset feed expenses, with costs set at two dollars for every dollar spent, determining whether the animal remains profitable. The analysis notes many cows fail to justify continued upkeep if milk output does not meet expectations as evaluated by testers.
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Anal Tou
Garden notes on perennials and vegetables for health
The article discusses planting timing for perennials and asparagus substitutes, recommending the first week of August for some species. It mentions protecting poultry, and notes digestive health in humans, bronchitis, and throat irritation as considerations. It also touches on growing conditions and the care of potted plants for stability and resilience.
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