Record of 235.5 bushel corn yield on Hertford County farm
Narrative details multiple planting years 1909 1910 and 1911 on the same farm as the author follows a corn club contest. It describes soil prep manures seed varieties Biggs seven ear and Honey cutt, row spacings 3 ft 10 in to 4 ft, fertilizer costs 9.50 and 9.15, nitrate topdressing, and final yield 235.5 bushels field measure 196 bushels dry. The author notes ideal seasons and aims to reach 259 bushels per acre with planned improvements.
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Hertford County
Acra
State Board of Agriculture
Hines Bugey Company
Murfreesboro
Conest
Limewater Kills the Worms In Garden Tips
Ernest Gilroy of Ontario shares a simple method for growing vegetables. He uses lime water in moderation to keep worms from onions and radishes while improving quality. He notes this tip helps protect potatoes onions radishes lettuce and other crops.
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Ernest Gilroy
Ontario
Poultry Yard Hygiene and Stress Reduction Tips
Advice on keeping poultry houses clean and well ventilated with slaked lime on floors and droppings boards. Encourages quiet hens to prevent stress and illness, noting that fright can cause sudden death from apoplexy.
Relation of the House Fly to Public Health
An exploration of house flies as disease transmitters and the economic burden of fly control. The article details fly species, breeding in horse manure, and the high larvae counts found in manure piles, urging strict sanitation, manure removal, cement stalls, closed waste receptacles, and legal cleanliness to reduce disease risk. It advocates citizen action and possible legal compulsion to eliminate fly breeding grounds.
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United States
Kent
Pasteurizing Milk in Bottles Using a False Bottom Pail
Milk pasteurization can be done most efficiently in the bottles it is received in. Use a small tin pail with a perforated false bottom or an ordinary tin pail with an inverted pie tin at the bottom to allow water circulation and prevent dumping.
Pasteurized Cow Milk Bottles for Infant Feeding
Guidance on pasteurizing milk using a water bath with bottles in a pail on a stove to heat to 150 160 degrees F then cooling under running cold water. Recommends wide neck bottles and cotton plugs during pasteurization, and warns not to use pasteurized milk after 24 hours.
Fragmentary wartime discovery recounted by a woman
An unidentified woman discovers a wartime cooker during a revolutionary conflict at a site near White Creek. The crude device is found amid debris and associated with civilians’ shelter efforts. Further details remain unclear in the fragment.
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Meteas
Battia
Oti
Saved the cow near Galena with a wooden leg
A veterinary surgeon owns a cow with a prosthetic leg after amputation below the knee. After healing, a hinged hoof leg was attached and the cow now moves about, fat and valuable. The doctor believes artificial limbs can save many injuries in valuable animals.
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Galena
Til
Evolution of Farm Machinery Through the Ages
The article traces how farming tools evolved from manual plowing with crooked sticks to modern gas engines and traction engines. It highlights key devices such as the header, binder, disc harrow, grain drill, manure spreader, and threshing machine, noting shifts from wind and water power to electric and internal combustion power, and the broad impact on productivity.
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America
Pliny
Zeeshem
Ami Pak
West
Srain
Care of Cows Before Calving Instructions
Guidance on pre calving care for cows emphasizes ten days in a comfortable box stall without a manger, feed in a removable basket, limited roughage, and careful barn checks to prevent wasteful feeding and bad habits.
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T. L.haeck
The Raising of Guinea Pigs
Guinean pigs are raised for pets or fancy stock and for scientific uses. For four centuries they were bred mainly for show and novelty, creating strains such as the Peruvian and Abyssinian. Long-haired cavies require more care, while smooth haired are easier to keep and attractively behaved.
Guinea pigs as pets and research stock
The article warns that handling harms pets including dogs and cats and notes long haired guinea pigs need brushing. It describes guinea pigs as common in medical research, breeding for labs, sources of supply, and the importance of rat control and proper housing to ensure profitability for breeders.
Notes on Hog Care and Flowering Techniques
The text advises feeding sows with grain and digested slops to keep milk production high, suggesting leaving a few piglets with the dam after weaning. It also gives garden guidance: work soil, mulch, divide overgrown perennials, and prune roses and cosmo for larger blooms.
Herbs For A Bright Kitchen Garden
A guide lists herbs such as mint sage lavender simmering thyme annis coriander and winter savory as essential garden additions. Directions appear on seed packets. sow in boxes or flats in early spring and transplant when plants are large enough. One-year-old plants can be purchased from a nursery, saving time.
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W. B. Hermes
J. F. Frandsen
S&id
Guinea
D. E. Lantz
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