Control of hog cholera guidelines from Purdue Station
Precautions during an outbreak include quarantining diseased herds and preventing germ spread by people and animals. Move hogs to new large yards, provide shelter, remove or destroy very sick hogs, disinfect daily with 22 percent solution, weekly 1 percent dip, avoid feeding on ground, use copper sulfate in slop, burn dead hogs, and disinfect and plow yards after the outbreak.
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R. A. Craig
Purdue University Experiment Station
Deep cistern pictured with deep cooling water
The fragment describes a cistern measuring about forty feet in depth used for cooling water. It notes the depth and function but the text is incomplete and unclear about further details.
Big Money In Peanuts
The article explains peanut farming economics with prices, planting window from April to May, three nuts per hill, hills eighteen inches apart, cultivation needs and harvest in October. Yield cited as eighty bushels per acre in Virginia and about sixty in Tennessee, with Kentucky soil noted as superior. J. Seaton.
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Virginia
Tennessee
Kentucky
North Carolina
J. Seaton
Mixed farming pays best in Nebraska says L H McCall
L H McCall from Nebraska outlines a 560 acre operation growing corn small grain alfalfa and hay with two pastures for seasonal grazing. He reports 18 tons of green fodder per acre using dense corn fodder planting and notes preference for Hereford cattle and marketing crops in stock.
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L. H. McCall
Nebraska
Small Helps On The Farm For Hot Days And Machinery Care
Advice for farmers on cooling from heat without overdoing it, careful use of drainage and tile, protecting tools, and sharing lantern duties. Warns against overloading vehicles and stresses sturdy equipment, patient horses, and safer driving for boys learning to drive. Notes rising auto presence and practical steps to cope.
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Lahevast
Stick to the Farm Warns City-Bound Farm Boys
An instructional piece argues farm boys face tough city life with long hours and low pay for clerks. It cautions that city clerks struggle financially, risk unemployment, and rarely advance, while farm living and agricultural education offer lasting rewards and happiness.
Shredded Fodder 18 Cheap Corn Stalks Nutritive Value
Corn stalks and husks hold over 60 percent of a plant's digestible matter and are more valuable than ears. Timely cutting, shredding, and proper curing maximize fodder value. shredded stalks store well, provide bedding, and absorb manure.
In the Poultry Yard Advice on Feeding Egg Use and Pudding
A reader offers guidance on poultry care noting regular feeding prevents losses and that brown eyes and white eggs do not hatch well together. Eggs may be used for hatch purposes a week after introduction of the cock, and pudding should be friable to avoid passage through a fowl’s stomach.
Let Fowls Help Themselves Balance Their Rations
The article discusses balanced rations for livestock and poultry, noting leaders like Haecker Davenport and Mapes question strict balancing. The author admits not feeding scientifically balanced rations to poultry but aims for sufficient protein for eggs and carbohydrates to reduce waste, with satisfactory results.
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Miller Purvis
Haecker
Davenport
Mapes
New York
Keeping Potatoes Through Winter in Ground or Pit
E V H of Iowa shares a traditional method to store potatoes for the winter. Potatoes remain in the ground until just before frost, then are buried on a dry spot with straw and dirt mounded atop, with straw underneath and over. Large pits may need ventilators. smaller caches need less.
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Iowa
Feeding More Roots for Cattle in Winter
Farmers are urged to diversify cow rations in winter by feeding roots such as pumpkins beets carrots and potatoes. Ensilage and vegetables provide variety while grain and hay remain the best base, with potatoes cooked and thickened to add variety.
Breeding ethics cautions against animal vices
The article argues that animals with vicious habits should not be used for breeding because vices are transmitted. It suggests careful breeding to control dispositions in descendants.
Pulp Makes Fat Sheep and How to Store It
Pulp for animal feed should be stored in pits or sheds and covered with coarse manure to avoid odors. It contains high water content and freezes easily. fermentation can improve it. Start with small daily rations for sheep and hogs and scale up gradually, adjusting for cattle.
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Berns
Soft corn yields good feed in frost-fractured harvest
An Ames study shows soft corn fed to cattle produced nearly equal gains to mature corn. At 30 cents a bushel, fattening costs dropped about 3.03 cents per pound versus 50 cent mature corn. Moisture content from frost governs nutritive value, with caution on silage for horses and ongoing care for young stock.
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Ames
Silage and Milk Quality Require Proper Handling
Farmers warned that silage can taint milk if not managed carefully. Proper ventilation, clean floors, post milking feeding, and careful silo filling are essential to avoid tainted dairy products and costly failures.
Poultry Yard Tips for Health and Profit
Farmers advised on duck fattening differences and care for Pekin and Indian Runner ducks. Shade the yard, heat and feed properly to protect egg crops and avoid loose bowels. Choose one commission dealer, prepare early for first crop, and assess grain shocks for weather resilience. Also notes on blighted pear wood timing and grain shock handling.
Grow Your Own Feed Reduces Dairy Costs With Roughage Use
The Tennessee station reports that replacing part of dairy cattle concentrates with protein rich roughage like alfalfa or cow pea hay lowers milk costs. Alfalfa hay costs less per ton than bran, yields more per acre, and can substitute for wheat bran, with savings per hundred pounds of butter and milk. Alfalfa and pea hay also improve milk and butter costs in favorable conditions. Baldwin apple quality varies by soil. sandy land yields larger, more valuable fruit but shorter shelf life than clay land. The Greening shows similar soil-dependent behavior.
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Tennessee
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