Farm notes on poultry, crops, and roses from a rural journal
The piece discusses ducks, cows, and hogs in farming life, noting ducks resist disease and lice, cows yield milk with proper feed, and beef and butter prices impact welfare. It highlights pasture for poultry, draft horses, pencil farming, bird protection, hog feed, and lime in hens' diets. It also mentions roses Kaiserin Victoria, hardy grapes, and wild grape vines on sandy ground. The tongue-in-cheek style blends practical tips with observations from rural life.
Practical Farm Notes From the Country Press
Practical advice covers crop hardiness from early frost to sowing. It notes duckling feed, wild cucumber for quick cover, and large tomato and pea canning outputs. It warns against idle youth, promotes crop rotation, and mentions alfalfa yields and new paper packaging for apples.
Northwestern Fruit Exchange Formed In Pacific Northwest
An Oregon based association formed April 1 in Portland to handle fruit produced by members of regional subsidiaries across Washington Oregon and Idaho. A growers council will standardize methods and contracts with representation from major districts and offices in Spokane Portland and Portland. Officers for the coming year include R E Parsons president A P Bateham vice president for Oregon H W Otis vice president for Washington D A Malboens secretary and W F Gwin treasurer and general manager.
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Portland
Ore
Northwestern Fruit Exchange
Washington
Oregon
Idab
Growers’ Council
Spokane
Exchange
Association
R. E. Parsons
Medford
A. P. Bateham
Mosler
H. W. Otis
Pebastin
Farmer's Son Escapes Bull Attack and Barnyard Tragedy
A farmer's son narrowly escaped an enraged bull by climbing into a feed rack while his father was killed in the barnyard. The bull fatally attacked the man in an unequal fight. The article notes the danger of old bulls and suggests breaking them young to improve behavior and productivity. It also cites Kansas experiments showing alfalfa based rations boosting horse gains and reducing costs compared with timothy and grain mixes.
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Central
Kansas Experiment Station
Corp
Bankers Advice Averts Investment Frauds
The article urges investors to seek bank counsel before funding schemes. It claims about 70 percent of propositions from fraudsters are detectable by an average banker without detailed study, stressing repeated warnings about prudent, bank informed due diligence.
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Renson
Tea growing experiments in Washington area show progress
Experiments at Simmerville DC under agriculture department experts report six of twelve gardens averaging 2 pounds of dry tea per acre over four years. Some abandoned rice fields on the south Atlantic coast may be converted to tea gardens, using irrigation. Costs include fertilizers 0 per acre and plucking 34 cents per pound, with factory handling 5 cents per pound. Colored children do most of the work and improve with experience.
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Simmerville
D. C
Department of Agriculture
South Atlantic
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