Potatoes Growers Receive Seed Planting and Cultivation Tips
E H Grubb of Carbondale Illinois outlines potato planting rules from a farmers bulletin. He notes furrow planting two horses heavy planter seed depth two to two and a half inches row spacings thirty six inches seed size affects vigor and disease protection. He advises eight inch increments in-row spacing for max yield and discusses seed size and dormancy. Cultivation should start soon after planting with a four shovel cultivator drawn by two heavy horses to cover seeds and loosen soil, followed by weekly harrowing and shallow cultivation to conserve moisture and promote root spread.
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Department of Agriculture
E. H. Grubb
Carbondale
Cole
Preparing Corn for Hog Feed in the Corn Belt
In the corn belt hog feed is mainly corn. Methods include feeding corn in the ear shelling soaking grinding and cob mix. Iowa experiments 1907 1908 tested shelled ground mixed feeding. bulletin 105 publishes results and conclusions for hog growers with copies from Director C F Curtis at the Iowa State College Ames Iowa while supplies last.
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Corn Belt
Iowa
Baulletin No
C. F. Curtis
Iowa Experiment Station
Ames
Lorg
Ace of Apple Trees for Town Plots Not Orchards
A four year old apple tree is good for a town lot or village garden if well grown and dug with care, but not recommended for orchard planting due to high cost and large size making digging packing and transport impractical.
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Orebsida
One Year Apple Trees Best for Orchard Planting
A one year tree from three to five feet is ideal for orchards. It grows quickly, roots readily establish, and can be shaped to the desired height. Planted beside crowded nursery stock it will bear fruit sooner than older larger trees.
Auto trucks bring heavy farm work to the fields
The article notes growing use of gasoline driven auto trucks on farms transitioning from ox teams. It cites a Virginia example where such trucks handle heavy loads, signaling the spread of horseless drays from western farms to older rural areas.
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Virginia
Farm trucks aid farmers by sharing transport needs
The article notes that farm trucks, with good roads, help move banking produce and convey machinery across the farm. Farmers who own such trucks sometimes hire them out to neighbors to recoup costs, though high purchase prices limit small farmers. Over time prices fall and serviceability rises.
Bravery Its Own Reward in The Lady
A dramatic scene features a rescuer who saved a dog from drowning offered quinine pills to warm and recover after his perilous voyage. The piece highlights gratitude and the reward sought by the hero as he endures wet cold conditions.
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Hero
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Girard Ave
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Ipssee
Hoffer
Engle
Hummelstown
George P. Hoffer
Swatara Quarry
Swatara, Pa
E. M. Hoffer
Palmyra
Landis
E. B. Cassady
St HV Tvese
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