Pennsylvania Leads Nation in Farming Output and Yields
The article reports Pennsylvania as a national leader in corn oats rye and tobacco yields with an average per acre well above the U S. It cites total farm value for the state at 178 377 000 on 7 857 100 acres and places Pennsylvania among top producers in barley corn oats and rye. It also notes 1914 national farm values near 9 872 936 000 with corn and wheat as leading crops and emphasizes the work horse feeding guidance.
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William J. Rose
Pennsylvania Railroad
Federal
Department of Agriculture
United States
Pensylvania
Pennsylvania
State Department of Agriculture
U. S
Houston
Feeding the Horse guidance from Ithaca Agricultural College bulletin
The Ithaca Agricultural College bulletin urges regular, uniform feeding for horses. It notes horses anticipate meals and digestion benefits from grain staying in the stomach. Water should come first, followed by hay, with grain withheld until part of the hay is consumed, suggesting a middle ground with water first and limited molasses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Agricultural College
Ithaca
New York
Anxioua
Ivery
Farmer Encourages Finding Fun In Work Across Years
A Pennsylvania farmer cites a boy who wrote that his poultry venture earned 21 265 profit with 1 000 fun and 500 experience. R P Kester praises the boy’s zest and urges readers to enjoy life’s work, noting even a tree’s millions of leaves lift water over five months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. P. Kester
Pennsylvania
Ont
Poultry Pay Rules Challenge Common Farm Practice
Prof J E Rice of Cornell outlines new poultry farming principles at the state college farmers school. He advocates small efficient farms, one acre per 100 hens, pure breeds, no crossbreeding, and three year hen value. He warns against killing hens after two laying seasons and details October to December selection criteria based on moult timing leg color and comb texture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers’ School
State College
J. E. Rice
Cornell University
Planning the Farm Buildings Should be Done Carefully
Professor Cowell advised farmers at State College to place the farmhouse near the farm center and close to the barn for efficiency. He urged a central court arrangement with the barn house and poultry nearby, ample open space for fire protection, and windbreaks using Norway spruce and Austrian pine planted in rows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cowell
State College
Potatoes in Germany Reach Advanced Cultivation
The potato, introduced from the United States, now yields two distinct classes: carbohydrate rich for fermentation and nitrogen rich for eating. Germany imports seed potatoes from the U S as American seed has degenerated. Science of fertilizing has made German soil highly productive, while New England and New York farms have largely disappeared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
United States
Canada
New England
New York
Empire
Path to Stronger Farm Co operation Warns of Weak Managers
Victor H. Roberts argues for compact agricultural cooperation at the New York State College of Agriculture. He cites successful co-ops like Texas Truck Growers and California Fruit Growers, criticizes poor management and self serving aims, and urges broader capable leaders to unite rural life under cooperative principles for a richer farm future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor H. Roberts
New York States College of Agriculture
Texas’ Truck Grower’s Association
Virginia Produce Exchange
California Fruit Growers’ Exchange
War discipline and healthier living urged for postwar health
A Collier's editorial argues the war will deprive the U S of foreign drugs and that the public should adopt saner eating and exercise. It suggests the conflict could become a compulsory discipline in personal hygiene, promoting better living.
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United States
Collier’s
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