Gardening for Health and Wealth in Winter Crops
The author argues a home garden can cut food costs and improve health by growing a wide range of vegetables year round. He notes celery, eggplant, horseradish, parsnips, and onions can be produced with good soil, cultivation, and winter planning, stressing passion for gardening and smart winter techniques.
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Value of Birds as Daily Food for Robins
An agriculturist notes that a young robin eats about sixteen feet of worms or caterpillars daily, highlighting birds as essential helpers in pest control despite questions about their usefulness.
Winter garden tasks and grapevine care
Garden and orchard work can continue in winter with fencing repairs pruning and grapevine trimming. Avoid early sap bleed from grapevines by cutting in late winter or early spring. Osage orange posts provide lasting supports for vines remaining in ground 60 years or more.
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Electrification revolutionizes farming on a Long Island estate
A 200 acre Long Island farm adopts full electrical power for light, cold storage, and gear drives. A ten horsepower engine with a five kilowatt generator cuts costs to about 650 yearly, replacing labor with machines including a milking setup and automated feed, refrigeration, washing, and climate control.
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