Reduced Yields in New Regions
Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture, the piece argues that new farming regions show declining yields over generations due to initial use of extensive methods and land abundance. It cites B O Weitz and data on crop area and production, notes eastern regions lead yield gains, and foresees improvements with adaptation, rotations, and fertilizers while drier areas remain moisture-limited.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Tne Avernage
Gooh
B. O. Weitz
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Miestasippi
United States
Virginia
Maryland
New England
Iowa
Minnesota
Europe
Fall Care Key To Wintering Pigs In Good Shape
Fall pig care greatly influences winter resilience and spring market readiness. W C Shelley cites keeping young pigs growing, early creep feeding away from sows, and constant access to corn and tankage. Good fall pasture or green forage aids vigor before weaning.
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W. C. Shelley
New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station
Poisoning Gophers Gustrade Poisoning Pocket Gophers
In Marshall county Th poisoning gophers uses Irish or sweet potatoes cut into inch cubes. Potatoes are slit and filled with strychnine then pierced with a toothpick to keep halves intact. The poison is placed inside gopher runs to avoid external detection, with two pieces dropped in a runway and located by a probe.
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Gophers
Gustrade
Marshall County
Gopher
Survival of newborn animals amid postnatal hazards
The passage describes how unborn young are protected before birth but face numerous dangers after birth. It notes risks from infectious organisms, temperature extremes, potential food inadequacy or misfeeding, overfeeding, and various external dangers once exposed to the world.
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Hyt
Hoist Egg Profits by Targeting Peak Prices in Ohio
Ohio Agriculture officials say farmers who market one quarter of yearly egg output between October 1 and February 1 can boost profits. Seven Ohio farmers doing this for five years averaged 27.7 cents a dozen year round, higher than 28.8 cents for eight others who sold just 4 percent in the four high priced months.
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Ohio Agriculture Folks
Ohio
Winter Bee Hive Protection and Packing Methods
Winter protection of bees requires windbreaks and hive packing to reduce cold and wind exposure. Use evergreen barriers, slatted fences or leaf filled nets to insulate hives, contract entrances to about two inches, and provide warm syrup feeds in inverted feeders with burlap. In cold regions consider cellar wintering and an empty super as a feeder chamber.
Insect Control for Stored Small Grain Seeds
The article advises treating stored grains with carbon disulfide in an airtight barrel or large bins. Pour half a cup onto seeds, cover with wrapping to trap fumes, and repeat if insects persist. Apply at midday for best effect. 20 pounds per 1000 cubic feet used in bins. Handle fumes carefully as carbon disulfide is highly flammable.
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C. H. Brannon
North Carolina State College
Brannon
Seed staining rules discourage foreign varieties
Federal seed staining laws target clover and alfalfa seed to curb foreign imports. Imported seed not adapted to the United States faces 10 percent red staining. Unknown adaptability parts of non Canadian seed carry 1 percent green, while well adapted Canadian seed is 1 percent violet. Some locally grown seed performs poorly elsewhere.
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United States
Canada
Agricultural Notes on Farming Practices and Education
Agricultural notes discuss ram management and diet quality for flocks, cooperation in buying and selling, cost reduction via proper machinery storage, seed corn testing to improve germination, furnace placement for fruit storage, and higher earnings for college-educated farmers.
Women in middle age find vigor with Lydia E B Pinkham
Annis Kwinski of Milwaukee and Mattie Adams of Branton share relief after using Lydia E B Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The letters claim regained strength and ability to enjoy life, with women past fifty praising the remedy and urging others to try it for improved health and vitality.
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Q&frs
Annis Kwinski
Ave Ave
Milwaukee
Wis
Lydia B. Pinkham
Mattie Adams
Downing Street
Branton
Ala
Lydia EB. Pinkheam
Birthday cheers for Mrs Sophia Bird of Loughborough
Mrs Sophia Bird of Loughborough Ireland celebrated her 104th birthday with a cheerful "be merry" from friends. She said she feels comfortable and hopes to reach another birthday, while a daylong procession of well wishers greeted her with smiles. She rises at 9:80 each morning and retires at 8.
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Sophia Bird
Loughborough
Ireland
Wind Halkett Voices Skepticism Over European Wrangle
Wind John Halkett, president of the building trades council, dismissed the three-country dispute among Italy Lugo-Slgvia and Albania in New York. He said talks are endless and yield nothing, noting that windy people never blow.
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John Halkett
Building ‘Trades Council
New York
Italy
Lugo-Slgvia
Albania
Castoria touted for soothing babies and aiding digestion
A vintage advertisement extols Fletcher's Castoria as a pure vegetable remedy for infant fretfulness, colic, constipation, and diarrhea. It claims gentle, pleasant taste, safe use, and urges consulting a doctor for real sickness while noting the product comes with a care booklet.
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Fletcher
Colle
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