Government Urges Farmers to Help Clean Up Foot-and-Mouth Plague
Washington issued a notice to farmers cattle owners dealers and county and state livestock officers urging cooperation with authorities to maintain quarantine measures and curb the contagion. It warns that carelessness could undo eight months of work and threaten the nation’s livestock industry urging immediate slaughter of exposed animals thorough disinfection and strict quarantines.
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Washington
United States
Michigan
Pruning Berry Plants For Better Next Season
Summer pruning of raspberries and blackberries shortens this year’s growth to keep fruit reachable. Early pruning promotes early growth and stronger plants, while late pruning risks winter injury and reduced yields. Red raspberries should be cut back just behind the last fruiting buds and on short side shoots.
The New Farm Tractor and Its Proper Use
The article argues that gasoline or oil tractors are essential for modern farming and that 16 to 25 horsepower machines can profitably work 200 to 250 acres. It stresses farmer knowledge, careful planning, and maintaining work hours similar to horses, while highlighting the impact of weight on soil and three traction wheel types.
Hogs in the Old Orchard
A farmer uses hogs to renew and cultivate an orchard, keeping about 15 hogs per acre without rings. The hogs root and turn sod, with the owner benefiting from free cultivation and the hogs gaining a share of the living. A cautionary tale recalls a prior incident where hogs gnawed tree bark in a wet early spring, injuring mature trees.
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W. W
Stockman
Cooperative Peach Marketing at Penn State Conference
A Maryland style report from the Pennsylvania State College conference notes Montgomery County has 100000 to 160000 peach trees. A cooperative selling group coordinated grading packing and branding. Growers call in each morning with baskets available, a commission man finds markets, and buyers pay freight. Prices achieved were better than alternative sales.
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Pennsylvania State College
A. K. Rothenberger
Agricultur Int
Montgomery County
Hoe
Games For the Farm A guide to farm play equipment
On every farm there are possibilities for play and children need outdoor apparatus. Proposed items include a sand bin, rope swing, see saw, various games, a tent or play shack, and a small slide. Evening music and an open fire foster family unity and harmony, while storytelling and shared interests prepare children for life.
Gorgas Sees Tropics Becoming Healthful Zone
Gen Gorgas told the Alabama Medical Association that tropical man may reach his best development in the temperate zone as diseases of tropical countries are conquered. He predicted future civilizations would thrive between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, noting Panama's improving health once he led its program.
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Gen Gorgas
Alabama Medical Association
Gen. Gorgas
Panama
Isthmus
The Government’s Cats and Their Rations
The Government keeps over four hundred cats in the Post Office Department with regular feedings of meat and milk. Contrary to belief, well fed cats catch as many rats and mice as those forced to hunt, and fed cats stay healthier than when hungry and scavenging.
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Post Office Department
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Hershey, Penna
Hershey Chocolate Company
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