Root Stock Propagation Advances From U S Department
The United States Department of Agriculture explains vegetative propagation to improve root stocks for fruit trees. Seedling roots vary, but root cuttings from vigorous mother trees yield reliable stocks with pest resistance. Apple, cherry, and plum selections show promise. rapid, inexpensive propagation via cuttings accelerates commercial use, though years of orchard testing remain.
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United States
United States Department of Agriculture
Guy B. Yerkes
Bureau of Plant Industry
Department
Lawn Clippings Boost Hens Health and Yields
Idaho agricultural station tests from 1924 to 1926 show lawn clippings as green feed raise vitamin intake in laying hens, reducing deficiency mortality and boosting production and profits. Trials over 30 months found dried yeast unnecessary. orange juice and lettuce also supplied sufficient vitamin A to prevent deficiency when combined with a balanced ration.
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Idaho Agricultural Experiment Station
Uaver
Growing Onion Crop Guide for Early Sown Yield
The early sown onion crop yields best after hard freezes pass. Prepare weed free ground and rake off coarse trash to ease cultivation. Sow 3 to 5 pounds of seed per acre in rows 12 to 14 inches apart.
Agricultural Facts Pee Orth Agricultural Facts Pee Orth
It pays to plant good seed and use arsenate of lead or ime dust or spray for cabbages. Clean cultivation helps crops. Bacterial wilt, spread by striped cucumber beetles, wilts vines. A good crop rotation system is easy and reliable for a structured farm business. Rotation helps control nematodes in sugar beet fields, limiting free growth to once every four years.
Number of Methods to Handle Milking Machines
The U S Department of Agriculture tested several milk milking machine handling methods after sterilization at 160 to 165 F for 20 to 45 minutes. Four post sterilization options were chlorine solution, water rest in, refrigerator, and warm room, with chlorine yielding the lowest bacteria counts and warm room the highest.
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Bureau of Dairy Indusury
United States Department of Agriculture
Duck Raising Very Easy When Weather Gets Warm
Duck raising is easy if begun when warm. Hatch by mid May, feed at 24 hours old with corn crumb moistened with sweet silk writes Rdng Dalton of Hurtaville Neam in the Southern Rurslist. Keep water and sand available, feed five times daily with soft food until grown then three meals, later twice. Let them range with a dry box to roost. They prefer seeds and grain. a drop of carbotic acid in water helps health.
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Rdng Dalton
Hurtaville
Neam
Theo
Sour milk favored for chick feeding and digestion
Records show 100 chicks eat 120 pounds of whole milk in three weeks or 116 pounds of skim milk or 03 pounds of buttermilk. Sour milk may be used in the first feed, but once started, it should continue. Many poultrymen prefer sour milk for its disinfectant aid and easier digestion, though keeping milk sweet after warm weather begins is hard. Water remains available in front of the chicks at all times.
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Esther
Treatment Necessary to Eradicate Little Mites
The article explains detecting mites by their gray duat and general signs in nests or roosts. It notes farm mite control depends on penetrating treatments that do not evaporate quickly, as eggs hatch in cracks and mites hide in filth, decayed wood, and dirt.
Fattening Ducks Before Market Use for Duck Fattening
Ducks to be marketed should be fattened for two weeks prior to killing using a mash of three parts corn meal two parts middlings one part bran half part beef scraps with eight percent grit and ten percent green feed fed three times daily. Green feed may be skipped in final week to avoid meat color.
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Tower Prize Hall
Mrs Bassett Always Tired Testimony from Lansing Woman
Mars H F Bassett of 216 South Hayford Avenue Lansing Michigan describes relief from long fatigue after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She reports improved strength and now recommends the remedy to others including a teenage neighbor girl who returned to school daily. The notice promotes the herbal treatment for feminine health.
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Qansing
Michigan
HK. Pinkham
Pound
Nana
Mars
H. F. Bassett
Hayford Avenue
Lansing
Lydia R. Pinkham
Roof garden orchard tops Adelaide skyscraper
Owners of London’s largest office building plan an orchard of 70 fruit trees on the roof which already features an 18 hole putting course.
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Zoof
Adelaide House
London
Alarmed Exchange Over Seating During Roughneck Encounter
A terse confrontation reflects a tense moment where a polite responder reassures a frightened speaker. The rough tone shifts as a seat dispute escalates into a wary exchange with implied authority.
Dare's Mentha Pepsin Endorsed by Your Druggist
The ad promotes Dare's Mentha Pepsin as a reliable stomach elixir that strengthens the stomach so you can eat freely. It guarantees money back if it does not do you real good, and argues reputable druggists will not substitute.
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Dare
Dare'a
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