Seed and Pasture Value of Bluegrass in Kansas and Oklahoma
S B Hartman of Athens Mich notes bluegrass or meadow fescue offers a seed crop and excellent pasturage for southern Kansas and Oklahoma. It thrives on upland and lime soils, yields 8–12 bushels of seed per acre early, with some 20 bushel cases, and provides long lasting pasture through December. It can replace prairie pastures in rotations, withstand dry spells, and respond well to top dressing and proper planting methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Oklahoma
W. M. Kelly
Europe
Antitoxin Research Sparks Diphtheria Link Debate
French biologist Battier reports antitoxin experiments against roup show potential to curb spread and cure affected birds. A heavy wind and threshing machine accident in Menominee Michigan killed an engineer, with details incomplete due to damaged text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Battier
Roup
Menominee, Mich
Lew
Top Dressing Winter Wheat
Farmers debate whether manure should be Plowed under or applied as a top dressing for wheat and clover. Experience favors surface top dressing for clover growth and soil catch for wheat, with plowing under varying by next spring’s seeding.
Advantages in Artificial Incubation for Brooder Chicks
Mrs. B F Wilcoxon discusses brooder chick care with emphasis on routine losses. She urges a practical approach including a designated cemetery spot, steady temperament, and persistence through chicks dying daily. The piece contrasts artificial incubation with traditional methods and notes some chicks will perish even when raised properly.
Private trade in eggs boosts farmer profits
Farmers near cities could raise profits from 40 to 50 percent by private selling of fresh eggs and butter. The Cornell experiment station shows egg transport boxes and paper partitions for farm to city customers, including a two to six dozen egg box with a padlock key system to deter petty theft. Wooden boxes are returned by city customers after delivery.
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Cornell Experiment Station
Milking Time By Molly Calls Cows To Rest Behind Bars
A rustic poem opens with a dairyman’s call to cows beneath stars as quiet night settles. The excerpt shifts to practical poultry care, urging proper chick rearing, feeding timing, and strong breeding stock to prevent losses. Details stress early life stages and warmth as keys to success.
Express Companies Prove Value to Chicagoland Growers
Melon and cherry growers testifying before Interstate Commerce Commission special examiner George M. Brown report higher profits with express order departments. H Oliphant of Patoka Indiana says four acres of cantaloupes yielded $1430 with Wells Fargo, vs four years with commission buyers netting only $4. Neighboring grower shipped to a commission house in Omaha. Wells Fargo paid 90 cents a basket vs 60 cents from commission firm for similar lots. Charles De Muth of Des Moines notes forty acres of cherries relied on express firms for twenty years after a commission contract proved too heavy. The hearings question commission houses' role in fruit marketing.
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Chicago
George M. Brown
Interstate Commerce Commission
H. Oliphant
Patoka
Ind
Commission
Omaha
Wells-Fargo
Express
Wells-Fargo Express Company
Charles de Muth
Des Moines
de Muth
Hard To Hire Good Hands In Farming
Farmers complain about paying first class wages to third class men. A. Chapin of Indiana recalls two workers hired for six months who could not hitch a team or had never used a mower. They stayed, learned, and were paid $25 a month plus board, illustrating rare but discouraging hiring experiences.
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A. Chapin
Indiana
Side Lights on Home Life and Domestic Wisdom
Advice column urges balancing chores with reading time, praising neat appearance and mindful homemaking. It recalls memories from a well-kept home, notes turkeys and aging bedspreads as practical topics, and shares tips on meals, cleanliness, and frugal living from Julie Gordon.
Reward Only the Wise Not All Easy and No Play
An expert Poultry article advises beginners to start tiny, learn the trade, and avoid costly mistakes. It stresses commercial discipline, careful site and housing choices, economical equipment, and selective breeding to build a profitable small scale poultry operation with patience and hard work.
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L. H. Boyer
Improving turkey breeds through crossbreeding experiments
Government scientists are crossing wild turkeys with bronze breeds to create an improved breed. Results are not yet reliable, but researchers hope for a superior turkey, though lay observers doubt the feasibility. The illustration shows a wild gobbler used in the tests.
Preparing for Winter Tasks in a Humble Homestead
Farmers should cut only dead trees, skid on frozen ground, saw and split wood before drying, and store in the house. Bring in apples before frost, manage young stock before the ground tightens, finish threshing to thwart rats, and store grain in a tight bin. Build an ashhouse before cold weather arrives.
Controlling White Grubs in Strawberry Land
M. N. Edgerton from Michigan explains white grub control for strawberry fields. Fallow infested sod two seasons before planting, plant a cover crop such as corn to disrupt grubs, and practice thorough cultivation. Even with precautions grubs persist. killing the grubs saves neighbors' plants by stopping spread.
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M. N. Edgerton
Michigan
Why Hogs Root and How to Feed Them Better
The piece explains that hogs root to access alkali in the soil aiding digestion. It notes current feed is low in phosphate and suggests using lime bones oyster shells and tankage to improve digestion health and nutrient uptake while preventing cravings for unlikely foods.
Odd Facts About Flowers and Pollinators
A survey of flowers notes varied opening times from violets at 3 4 am to most open 9 am 6 pm with exceptions like wheat flowers lasting minutes and orchids and yucca moths showing intricate pollination methods. It highlights mutual dependence between yucca moths and yucca plants and the unique life cycles of several species.
Kansas Bred Half Breed Percheron Geldings Sold
Two full-brother geldings aged three and four years were bred in Kansas and sold in September for 500 dollars. They weighed 3600 pounds, delivered at the farm with no expense to the owner, and had only Kansas alfalfa hay. George Walker of Spencer Iowa raised 50 acres of cabbage and expects net profits of 64 to 100 dollars per acre.
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Kansas
George Walker
Spencer
Iowa
Prevent lyme phangitis with careful feeding and saltpetre
Dr A B Alexander warns that rest after work and rich feed cause lyme phangitis, or Monday morning disease, in horses. Prevent by reducing grain, increasing exercise, and feeding hay. A small saltpeter dose in water for 2 3 days aids kidney activity. a cautious Saturday mash may include saltpeter for fat horses.
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A. B. Alexander
Wisconsin Experiment Station
Farm News Highlights From Masche to Barbour Colony
Henry I Masche of Chaze county Kansas clears 1200 dollars from alfalfa seed on a 35 acre field while noting a good hay crop. John Vosberg of Michigan claims a pest killing compound. Rockefeller may lose ground. Thomas Shepard of Farrago South Carolina dies at threshing machine. Booker T Washington buys 18000 acres in Barbour and Bullock Alabama for 162000 to establish a black colony. Armours of Chicago retire from California green fruit trade after ICC action. Ackley Iowa observes Sauerkraut Day with thousands visiting. Minnesota hens lay worms in eggs. scientists call them parasite worms harmless. Nebraska law requires net meat weight stamps. Omaha Packers accused of weight padding. Planters Protective Association marks third anniversary with livestock, bread, pickles consumed. tobacco growers prosper. Fertilizer trust officers face indictments in Tennessee. New Yorkers pay 9.16 per quart milk, hardship for poor families alongside beer purchases.
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Henry I. Masche
Chaze County
Kansas
John Vosberg
Michigan
Mr. Rockefeller
John
Thomas Shepard
Farago
S. C
Booker T. Washington
Barbour
Bullock Counties
Alabama
Armours of
Chicago
Interstate Commerce Commission
Ackley
Iowa
Minnesota
Nickerson
State Agricultural College
Nebraska
Omaha
Planters’ Protective Association
Guthrie
Great Fertilizer Trust
Norfolk
United States
Tennessee
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S. B. Hartman
Athens
Mich
B. F. Wilcoxon
South
Roosevelt
Molly
Miller Purvis
Saginaw, Mich
Julie Gordon
Turkey
Sige
Nubbins
Farm News
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