Clover outperforms alfalfa in Pacific Northwest crops
The panel argues alfalfa fails in dry seasons while red clover thrives. Clover, a shallow feeder, uses spring moisture to produce better yields and a short rotation benefit for wheat farming. D. E. A. Bryan championed clover for quick impact, while wheat growers weigh soil and cost considerations.
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Pacific Northwest
D. E. A. Bryan
State College of Washington
State College
Washington
Thom
Quarantine Rules Eased No More Federal Foot-and-M mouth Limits
The 1914 live stock movement controls were largely lifted though new outbreaks reappeared in Illinois and Massachusetts. Northern Illinois remains under strict quarantine with several counties fully or partially closed. The Union Stock Yards Chicago stay restricted for slaughter handling. Parts of New York and New Jersey remain under modified area. An order by the Secretary of Agriculture fully lifts quarantine in Indiana Michigan Pennsylvania and Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Massachusetts
Worcester County
Calhoun
Jersey
Macoupin, Montgomery
Fayette, Effingham, Jasper
Crawford
Bureau, Lake, la Salle, McDonough
Putnam
Dupage, Lee, Hancock, Schuyler
Cook
Union Stock Yards
Chicago
Steuben County
N. Y
Hudson County
N. J
Secretary of Agriculture
Indiana
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Greatest Wheat Export Through New York Reaches Record Volumes
Grain merchants report a record Canadian wheat movement through New York to ships bound mainly for England France and Italy. Through Friday 4 265 791 bushels have been loaded since August from Canada in bond to avoid the 10 cent duty. The 832 million bushel Canadian crop this year is among the Dominion’s largest, up from 266 million last year, aided by expanded acreage and favorable conditions.
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United States
New York
Produce Exchange
Canada
England
France
Italy
Dominion
Russia
Balkan States
Thanksgiving Song Imagery of Dove and Turkey
A poem contrasts a shy dove of peace with a surviving turkey as a source of pride and comfort. The speaker envisions a future gathering around a bountiful table with renewed confidence, despite faded sentiments.
Cornell plans breed program to boost New York poultry
The New York Herald reports Cornell College of Agriculture installs a breed testing station to improve poultry. Ten hens from approved farms will be trap nested for a year, then top hatchlings will be mated with strong Cornell males. Eggs from these matings will be sent to owners, aiming to flood New York with high quality eggs.
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New York
State’ College of Agriculture
Cornell
New York Herald
Toby
Shay
New York State
A Good Woodlot Reflects Forestry as Art and Discipline
A 1914 Year Book from the U S Department of Agriculture compares a well managed woodlot to a well tended cornfield, stressing intelligent methods to yield a full crop. It warns against half stocked woodlands and links cutting timing and method to long term stand quality and value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Squirrel Hunt of 1822 Reduces Farm Squirrel Damage
Rev. Bryan R. Long recounts the 1822 Franklin County chase where farmers organized a county squirrel hunt. Delegates from Washington Township, led by Peter Sells, helped mobilize volunteers who slaughtered many squirrels over two to three days, with a reported 19 960 skins and notes of mass migration and relentless advance of the rodents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County
Ohio
Bryan R. Long
Columbus Gazette
Columbus Dispatch
Washington Township
Dublin
Peter Sells
Ludwig Sells
Could Fill the Bill
A theater, romance, and suspense vignette where a man awaits a decisive reply. He asks a simple question about drinking, she probes first, and he answers with a triumphant promise, sealing their fate in a shelllike moment of revelation.
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George
Splendid Drills With Fertilizer Attachments
A fine selection of drills equipped with fertilizer attachments opens from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Potential buyers can view the range and compare features.
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Dove
Turkey
Uthity
Washington Stix
College
Department of Higher Education
Squirrel Hunt
Walter T. Bradley
S. E. Corner
Ninth and Thompson Streets
Philadelphia
Hoffer
Engle
Hummelstown
George P. Hoffer
Palmyra
Landis
E. B. Cassady
Swatara Quarry
Swatara, Pa
E. M. Hoffer
C. S. Maylfair
Hershey, PA
H. M. Hartz
Insurance and Real Estate
W. Main St
Palmyra, PA
NEW Holland Engines
John Deere
Oliver Gang
Syracuse
Oliver
Missouri
Crown and Thomas
Just
Dempwolf’s
D. B. Martin’s
Hershey Store Co
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