Iowa leads in honey and road plans rise statewide
The Iowa report notes California tops honey production with Iowa rising from fifth to second in five years. It highlights road-building prospects, tax and bridge projects, new bus certificates denied, and state efforts for agricultural and civic programs across Des Moines, Muscatine, and adjacent counties.
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California
Magone
Iowa
Muscatine
Ateet
Towa Lodge
Guthrie County
State Railroad Commission
Polk County Farm Bureau
8. I. Fulmer
Iowa State College
N. Massengale
New Extension Service
Des Moines
New York
Central West
Waterloo
United
Uhresberg
Agricultural Extension Service
Iowa State
County Farm Bureau
Ita
State Executivea Council
Glen C. Haynes
Ife
Iowa Good Fondy Association
Illinois
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Winter Legumes Help Bare Land
O P Blackwell of Clemson urges fall planting of a winter cover crop to improve soil, cut costs, and boost upcoming cotton or corn crops. Legumes like vetch and crimson clover lift soil nitrogen by fixing air nitrogen, while crops sown with oats or rye add organic matter and reduce erosion.
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O. P. Blackwell
Clemson College
Determine Power Needed to Operate Silo Filler
A series of tests at Ohio State University under field conditions aims to define exact electrical power needs for silo fillers of various sizes. Using a balanced tractor engine as dynamometer, researchers examine how air flow, intake opening, pipe dimensions, and delivery surface influence power consumption.
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Ohio State University
Live Stock Improvement Campaign Leads Ohio in Participation
Ohio tops all states with 2874 farmers in the Better Stress Better Stock initiative conducted by state agencies and the U S Department of Agriculture. Kentucky 2586 Virginia 2258 Nebraska 1502. Virginia had moved from second place. Figures updated to July 1 from the department’s automated results.
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Ohio
United States Department of Agriculture
Kentucky
Virginia
Nebraska
Spraying Potato Bins Before Filling Advised
South Dakota State College potato specialists urge sanitizing bins before new crop storage to kill disease germs. Thorough sweeping followed by spraying or swabbing with a formaldehyde solution helps prevent rot. Clean dry potatoes stored in dry bins resist disease present in tubers. Regular inspection by digging into the bin and examining potatoes aids early detection.
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South Dakota State College
Preparing Asparagus For A Richer Next Season
Cut old stalks after berries redden this fall and burn them. Apply a mulch of well rotted manure three to four inches deep to prevent thawing and improve soil. Work the manure into the soil in spring to boost fertility. Asparagus is a heavy feeder and benefits from rich soil.
Care of Strawberry Bed After Harvest
Advice from the United States Department of Agriculture: in small home gardens a strawberry bed can last one to three seasons. After harvest rake off mulch and refuse, remove older plants, and keep younger runners to form new rows. Remove diseased leaves, burn them, and fertilize with nitrate of soda for vigorous growth when plants are dry. This method can extend a bed for several years by cleaning between rows and keeping the youngest plants.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Boeing
Boys and Girls Clubs Cultivate Record Corn Acreage
Members in boys and girls clubs cultivated more corn than any other single crop in 1836, totaling 93,? acres. Ages ranged from about twelve to nineteen as 17,000 demonstrations were carried out under county extension agents guiding best economical practices for suitable varieties for local conditions.
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Girls’ Clubs
United States Department of Agriculture
Time to Cut Clover Hay Practice Tips
Guidance on cutting clover hay without fixed rules. Cut when in full bloom for alfalfa and sweet clover, or even earlier. Let swathes sit half to full day depending on the weather before raking, then open up the cocks a few hours before hauling to the barn.
Cut Soy Beans for Hay Use Shows Feed Value Peak
It is generally advised that soybeans can be cut for hay at almost any stage with higher feed value achieved when the pods are formed but seed not yet formed. Palatability is better then, while later cutting increases fiber and reduces digestible protein making the method less satisfactory.
Proper Tractor Winter Prep Steps
Clean the tractor thoroughly before storage to remove dirt and grease. Remove spark plugs and add heavy lubricating oil to cylinders to coat walls and pistons, preventing rust and protecting exposed bearings.
Soil health and farming tips from early agronomy notes
The text advises keeping vegetables harvested to support training, improving silo capacity for crop insurance, and cleaning yards to aid growth. It mentions lowering labor costs, cooperative marketing dependence on service quality, spraying tomatoes with Bordeaux arsenical for flea beetle, dusting with calcium arsenate for potato beetle, and using agricultural lime to sweeten soil to suppress sorrel and improve soil for better crops.
Drainage and Cropping Rules for Gumbo Soils
W A Albrecht of Missouri studies gumbo soils and urges drainage via tile and open ditches, with annual rotation of corn, wheat, timothy and clover. Open-ditch methods best for newly cultivated land. Emphasizes fall plowing, two rains before planting, and careful cultivation to prevent soil cracking and hardening.
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W. A. Albrecht
Missouri
Albrecht
Lena
Suggestions Invited for Livestock Improvement by USDA
The United States Department of Agriculture seeks input under the Better Lives Better Stock campaign. It aims to expand findings on runty stock causes and prevention, pure bred value, feed utilization by good and inferior stock, and meat yields across animal classes. Send communications to the Bureau of Animal Industry in Washington DC.
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United States Department’ of Agriculture
Compaien
Department
Bureau of Animal Industry
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Alfalfa Valued for Dairy Cattle and Pigs
Alfalfa is valuable for dairy cows and growing stock due to its high protein and mineral content. It is desirable for wintering brood sows, with feeding guidance suggesting one pound of corn per day per 100 pounds of weight alongside alfalfa. Feeding expectations include a strong litter from pigs when given alfalfa.
Cleaning Dairy Utensils
A historic notice describes a method for cleaning dairy pails and cans at intervals. It recommends using two tablespoonfuls of lye per gallon of water to dissolve grease and butterfat, creating a soft soup that cleans with little scrubbing and yields bright results.
Frogs and Toads Valued for Insect Control
The Department of Agriculture notes frogs and toads protect crops by eating insects and worms. Toads benefit gardens and frogs in Warshy places help keep air cleaner by reducing pests. The department estimates their value at about $20 per year.
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Warshy
Department of Agriculture
Central Depot for Return Truck Loads
A United States Department study notes central depots aid farmers and truckers by routing return loads. Baltimore operators report a successful joint freight depot cutting dispersed collection efforts and increasing profits. One operator credited substantial returns, with 6 percent of yearly net profit from return loads.
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United States Department of $Ericeltors
Bureau of Pubic Roads
United States Department of Agriculture
Baltimore
Seedbed preparation controls Hexsian fly and wheat yield
The seedbed must be prepared to reduce Hexsian fly infestation and boost wheat yield. Eliminate stubble and volunteer wheat from prior crops, and plow soon after harvest to about six inches, turning under at least three inches of stubble. Use a combined rolling coulter and planter as an efficient cover system.
Agricultural Post Harvest Soil Preparation Advice
Farmers should disk land if plowing after harvest is not possible. Disking conserves moisture, eases plowing, and encourages volunteer wheat while reducing weed growth. Plow depth around six inches, keep soil mellow and vegetation-free until wheat seeding time.
Selecting Seed Corn For High Yield In Competition
Selecting seed corn from stalks that yield well in competition and are free from disease, at a convenient husking height, is advised by the United States Department of Agriculture. Drooping ears that shed shuck dew readily are best, while in the South ears should be well protected from insects by a sturdy husk. Proper selection and handling of seed will repay with higher yields.
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Uwplters States Department of Agriculture
Early plowed land and crop rotation for pests
A farm program urges crop rotation to cut disease and insect threats while boosting wheat yields. It stresses legumes for prosperity, warns against letting gardens grow weeds, and advises cleaning debris and burning dead plants. It notes timing for liming and alfalfa to prevent soil acidity damage and improve next year’s stand.
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