Timely hints on pecan care and pest control
The guide covers winter pruning for cut back trees and bud management, mulching and watering for young pecan trees, crowding and spacing, and the value of leaving foliage. It warns against overwatering in spring, suggests using straw mulch, and recommends wire insect and rodent controls, including tanglefoot traps and poison girdling for grove management.
Supplementing Pasture With Grain Best Plan
Early pasture can restrict high producing cows if they cannot gather enough nutrients. Supplemental grain helps meet needs while pasture is protein rich. As pasture matures and dries, increase protein rich feeds in grain mixes for better economy and performance.
Milking Three Times a Day Raises Dairy Output
A USDA Beltsville study shows cows milked three times daily yield about 21.2 percent more milk and 22.4 percent more butterfat. Cows also maintain steadier flow with less decline over 30 days. profitability depends on feed, labor, and local costs, so dairymen must calculate returns locally.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Beltsville
Roosters Spread Poultry Disease Warns Cornell Study
Cornell University veterinary researchers report male birds aid spread of bacillary white diarrhea among chicks. Controlled pens show transmission requires cock presence, with impact across upstate New York counties and Long Island labs. About 52 000 chickens tested across nearly 100 flocks, with progress in reducing infection and chick mortality.
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New York State College of Veterinary Science
Cornell University
Veterinary College
Erie
Orange
Onondaga
Otsego
Greene
Long Island
Feeding Differences for Breeder Ducks
The article explains ducks raised for breeding receive a lighter, distinct ration from market ducks. It details a general excellent mix of corn meal, wheat bran, green feed, beef scraps, and grit, and provides a breeding duck formula with specific percentages and twice daily feeding instructions.
Ranchman Dragged All Night By Pony
Sweetwater Texas June 16 The body of Carlos Morris 45 was found on 69 Ranch after being dragged all night at the end of a rope tied to his saddle. Morris apparently dismounted to doctor sheep and became entangled when the horse bolted. The horse was grazing about 30 feet away with the rope tangled around Morris.
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Sweetwater
Tex
Carlos Morris
Morris
Raspberries Like Plums Grow in Hawaii Akala Berry Trials
The Hawaii Agricultural Experiment Station tests akala raspberry seedlings to commercialize the native Akala berry found in Hawaii. Fruits reach one to two inches, larger specimens up to two inches, with barbs disappearing after two years. Akala resembles salmonberries more than true raspberries and is less common outside Hawaii.
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Hawaii
Hawaii Agricultural Experiment Station
California
RAT-SNAP rodent destroyer sale notice
KILLS RATS and mice RAT-SNAP comes in cakes no mixing with other food Your money back if it fails 35e size one cake for pantry kitchen or cellar 65e size two cakes for chicken house coops or small buildings 1.25 dollars size five cakes for all farm out buildings storage or factory buildings Sold and Guaranteed by R M Lewis and Knopp Metzger
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R. M Lewis and Knopp & Metzger
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