Modern dairy barn floors urged for clean, safe milk
A Iowa report stresses constant war on filth in dairies. Cows, utensils, and barns must be kept clean with impervious concrete floors and proper stall platforms. Plan details from dairy engineers emphasize correct curb height, floor slopes, and durable finishes to prevent contamination and disease.
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Iowa
Insect Destruction Methods From Arsenate Use
The text outlines arsenite of lead and arsenate applications to kill insects. It describes mixing arsenate with water and a small amount of potting header for watering, asserting that all biting or chewing insects may die when exposed. It mentions another method to use arsenate by mixing with a substance, though the details are unclear.
Silage Feeding Boosts Cattle Fattening Efficiency
Department of Agriculture and Louisiana station compare silage crops for steers. Trials show corn silage excels, but high yielding sorghum and Japanese cane silage significantly increase fattening capacity. Biloxi soybeans with corn or sorghum perform well when fed with molasses and cottonseed meal.
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Louisiana Experiment Station
Time to Sow Sweet Clover in Corn Fields
Guidance on sowing sweet clover, recommending fall seeding is not advised. Suggest winter or spring planting with solid seed bed and heavy seeding, noting weather and risks. Mention silage benefit from earlier cutting but warn about drought and leaf-cultivation timing.
Home Made Fly Repellent For Cattle
A remedy described to reduce fly burden on cattle by spraying a morning mixture before pasture. The formula combines tar dip, fish oil, cook off, whale off, oil of tar, laundry soap dissolved in water, and other ingredients to make 80 rollons. Applied with a spray pump, it claims to provide relief for most of the day and notes shade helps reduce heat stress.
Spray potato leaf hopper report and method
Instructions describe spraying potato leaf hopper with a Bordeaux mixture. Formula uses copper sulfate four pounds lime four pounds water one gallon per fifty gallons. Apply to the undersides of leaves with at least 160 pounds pressure. Recommend at least three applications, a fourth may help.
Chief Requirements for Storing Potatoes
The United States Department of Agriculture outlines storage basics for potatoes. Key points include maintaining 40 to 85 degrees F, ensuring ample ventilation to remove foul air and moisture, keeping tubers dry and clean, and avoiding soil contamination which raises internal heat. Badly cut or bruised tubers should be removed, storage depth limited to five feet, and floor plans restricted to 12 by 12 feet unless venting shafts are provided.
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Thrash Grain Under Cover For Offseason Use
Farmers adopt a long term grain plan storing bundles in the barn and threshing in fall or winter. Simple small equipment can set up, with no rush, keeping work steady during slack times and providing feed for livestock. Continuous storage helps pay a profit for the farm.
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Mistakes Explained By Bryce Quote
The quote notes that most mistakes arise from our own actions and thoughts. It emphasizes self-awareness and responsibility, reflecting on missteps and the gap between belief and thinking. The sentiment urges clearer thinking to reduce errors and improve outcomes.
Store Beet Pulp for Feed Storage Method Note
The text discusses preserving beet pulp for livestock feed by spreading or curing to ease handling and reduce odor and nuisance. It notes practical steps in storage and mentions impacts on feeding efficiency.
Summer feeding for eggs crops and grain ration note
Summer feeding for egg production differs little from winter feeding except in grain amount. A good grain ration equals energy, feeding in the morning and hens will eat at night.
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