Finks and Garden Eggs and winter irrigation notes
A Philadelphia writer critiques egg market practices blaming farmers for selling spoiled eggs and urges better handling. Advice covers candling eggs, grading by size, proper nests, caponizing, and storing methods to preserve freshness. It also discusses winter irrigation in California and water storage to prevent waste and support crops in dry seasons.
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Philadelphia
Kansas State Agricultural College
Philadelphia Record
Neat
Winter irrigation gains ground in western states
Irrigation in winter defined as applying water to bare soil or crops outside regular irrigation. The practice, once confined to warmer arid regions, is now well established in Arizona and California and expanding quickly in the West.
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Rocky Mountain
Fresno County
Cal
Modesto
Turlock
Arizona
California
Unique Winter Plowing Amid Snow and Nitrogen in Air
A Vermont man completes winter plowing after heavy snowfall. The article notes snow acts as a poor man’s manure by atmospheric nitrates and ammonia, boosted after storms, with urban pollution raising nitrate levels. It also cites a dairy sanitation survey of 200 farms, highlighting poor ventilation, dirty utensils, and limited thermometer use. A joke about gender roles ends with a domestic quip.
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Vermont
Snow Versus Rain as Plant Nitrogen Source
Mola sats aera orysper caean shower will contain nitrogen amounts similar to rainfall. A late spring snow after dry weather likely delivers more nitrogen than rain since snow is finer and washes the atmosphere thoroughly. Annually nine to ten pounds of nitrogen reach the soil via rains snows and dews, worth about $1.75 if bought as fertilizer. Scovell cites snow as the “poor man’s manure” for its nitrogen contribution.
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M.A. Scovell
Kentucky Experiment Station
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