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Indiana County Agent

Location

Plainfield, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Aug 01, 1914

Page

9

Experimental Tract Reports on Alfalfa and Wheat Trials

W F Franklins Farm hosts an alfalfa variety trial with twelve types planted in labeled rows to measure yields wet and dry. Purdue Experiment Station touts wheat yield potential across counties, citing 30 years of expertise and favorable conditions for profitable production. Hendricks County data show average thrashing yields around 18 03 bushels per acre with Russian Red Wave top in some rings, plus notes on planting wheat in corn and related practices.

Franklin Danville Orr Purdue Experiment Station Hendricks County Michigan Jack Bunten Marion Township R.R Hendricks ‘County

Winter Apples and Cooperative Purchases For Hendricks County

Mr Orr plans to import carloads of apples this fall for Hendricks County farmers. The crop here is nearly a total loss, but cooperation with Mr Orr can fill apple bins at low cost. Alfalfa from Kansas may also be bought cheaply by those short of hay. contact your County Agent to participate.

Orr Hendricks County Kansas

Hendricks County Grain Yields Reported Per Acre

The text notes an average yield of 18.03 bushels per acre for Hendricks County from the Extension Department of Por, though the OCR is fragmented. The readable portion identifies the county and metric but lacks full context or dates.

County Silos and Alfalfa Acreage Report

The county lists 66 silos by type including stone frame and plastered 10 con crete 7 tile 2. Alfalfa acreage totals 227 acres with 138 old and 89 new. The last three years show August 1914 figures in a district table.

Hogs Lost in Patchy Ledger of Losses

A muddled report notes a loss totaling 3 33, with 33 dollars written off in value and 30 furnished for each of the three thousand one hundred eighty eight units.

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