Ewes Tender in Winter Emphasizes Care for Lambs
Dr. A B Alexander from the Wisconsin Experiment Station urges careful winter management for pregnant ewes and rams. He warns against overfeeding coarse fodder, recommends balanced rations with oats bran and oilcake, proper hay, and clean mold-free forage. Emphasizes outdoor exercise, windbreaks, clean water, and humane handling to reduce abortion and mortality, plus poultry housing notes by Anna Galigher.
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A. B. Alexander
Wisconsin Experiment Station
Storing Ice Always Pays
A Illinois reader shares practical ice storage tips emphasizing ventilation drainage and sawdust insulation. He describes converting an old barn with gravel bedding inner walls and eaves openings to preserve ice without fire. He notes sun exposure and immediate covering aid retention and notes a summer door should remain open for better preservation.
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William H. tUnderwood
Tlinois
A Good and Cheap Farm House
Description of a neat farm house with three outside doors including one to the basement. The basement is accessible via the pantry and connected to the kitchen by a double swing door. The dining room details follow.
Spacious residence features and adaptable floor plan
The description notes a very large sitting room connecting to dining and parlor via grill-walled openings. An unusually well equipped upstairs includes multiple closets and a linen closet with a hall end closet near the chimney. A sewing room stands out for women but can serve as a child’s room. The exterior offers good views. a small front porch tower could be removed without altering layout. Basement size flexible per owner J. C. Shawver.
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J. C. Shawver
Frost pites and eggs never go to gether
Frost warns that thrift matters in poultry keep and that a comfortable, modest house suffices for a henhouse. He notes building paper and whitewash as cheap improvements and suggests converting existing structures with tarred paper for roofing.
Pruning the Grape Vine in Early Spring
The article explains two main grape pruning methods. One uses short spurs of up to three buds along main arms, retained each year. The other keeps new canes six to sixteen buds long, typically no more than four canes, with all others removed. It cautions that pruning should be done by those familiar with all requirements to avoid harm.
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Anna Galigher
Ohio
J. T. Monroe
South Dakota
New Jersey
Alfalfa Fattened Steers Top Denver Market
A Colorado lot fed entirely on alfalfa topped the Denver market in November. M. F. Panden of Stamford, Illinois reports husking and shelling 2019 bushels of corn from eighteen acres, about 112 bushels per acre. One land section has long used as a feed lot, the other grown in bluegrass for twenty years.
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Colorado
Denver
M. F. Panden
Stamford
Til
Boys Can Make Garden Pay
W Milton Kelley argues boys should pursue self directed farming ventures, starting a small truck patch near a village. He explains soil choice, root function, feeding plants with manure and compost, and the need for proper tillage to grow crops and earn summer income.
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W. Milton Kelley
New York
Fence Rail Wisdom for Winter Farm Care
Practical winter farming guidance urges humane care and efficient fixes. Improve cattle and hog conditions with proper feeding and warmth, avoid stimulants, clean drafts, and tidy wood and hoghouses. Allocate profits fairly, reflect yearly work, and prepare for next summer.
Plan Your Summer’s Work Now For Better Mornings
A columnist urges readers to plan summer tasks to improve mornings and comfort, noting drafts harm poorly sheltered animals and suggesting timely preparation for long evenings spent productively.
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John Dexter
Ways of planting strawberries in hedge row and hills
The article describes three popular strawberry growing methods the single hedge double hedge and narrow matted row. It stresses strict adherence to the chosen system and insists that all runners be cut off after completion and that once a plan is chosen for next spring no interruptions should occur.
Short Talks With Farmers by Clinton M Chultz
Admonishes farmers to adapt farming methods as land values rise. Advocates labor economy, best machinery, crop rotation, less grain, more feed. Highlights beekeeping practices in Kane County Illinois and contrasts two relatives with differing fortunes. Notes Department of Agriculture under Wilson as a strong force for sane progress. Mentions World’s Fair champion boat sale, beet crop profits, rural telephone value, stair design, cellar quality, and Australia’s rabbit-proof fence a costful project.
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Clinton M.chultz
Kane County
Illinois
Tobacco stems pay off as manure and fertilizer says expert
A correspondent asks if tobacco stems at 7 dollars a ton are worth buying for manure. The author argues yes noting stems supply nitrogen 2.35 percent, potash 8.20 percent, and phosphoric acid 0.70 percent, plus humus benefits. He adds pigeon manure and dust from tobacco factories as valuable soil amendments and compares with horse manure, stressing decay timing and compost balance.
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North Carolina
Stemmeries
Questions and Answers on soil, crops and horse care
A reader asks about cabbage club root and soil amending methods. Recommendations cover lime deficiency, potash, kainit, phosphate, rest a cabbage patch, and using healthier celery seed. Experimental stations are praised and contact guidance given for soil analysis and station reports.
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Pennsylvania
Farmers Wake Up to Price-Setting Farm Cooperatives
Secretary Wilson praises progress as farmers form small business like associations to fix prices and handle their products. He notes decades of neglect by merchants banks railroads and seedsmen and predicts benefits from organized cooperatives run by professional managers in local markets.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Railroads
Ore and the Oregon Trail Blazed to St Louis
The passage describes following ore routes and the historic Oregon Trail blazed by Lewis and Clark toward St Louis, highlighting expansion and exploration themes.
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Ore
Lewis and Clark
St. Louis
Famine threat and unusual farm notes roll across country
A digest of farm news reports hunger risks in India with 45 million people in the threatened area. Prices appear for eggs in Jersey City, a Pendleton wheat windfall of 70,842 dollars, and a 1 000 000 acre Texas land sale. Other items include a Kansas corn husker champion, a Georgia cotton fraud, and rail service orders in Nebraska. Also noted are a mouse and rat farming venture in Granby Massachusetts, London milk bottle disposals, and a Sweden Denmark ice milk pasteurization and freezing method.
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India
Jersey City
Pendleton
Ore
Umatilla
Kansas
William Lloyd
Powhattan
Griffin
Georgia
Texas
William Slain
Oak Hill
Slain
New York
Odessa
Russia
Nebraska Railway Commission
Abbie Lathrop
Granby
Mass
London
Sweden
Denmark
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Fel Fi
Biddy’s
Department of Agriculture
Michigan
Walla
Government of Australia
Prof. Massey
Homer Davenport
Washington
John Castleman
Louieville
Masade
Lincoln County
George H. Dodd
M. G. DeBruin
A. Salutard
American Farm World
Winona
Idaho
Clinton M. Shultz
Nubbins
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