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Newspaper
Indiana County Agent
Location
Plainfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1916
Page
9
The article explains how manure value depends on feed composition. It notes cows produce 40–50 lb dung and 20–30 lb urine daily, with urine rich in nitrogen. It describes urine preservation, differences from horse manure, and best practices for spreading manure to crops and on yards to minimize nutrient loss.
A winter tip suggests using old buckets cans and shoes placed with open ends toward gully mouths to trap sediment and fill gullies. Writers note barrels can also fill larger gullies if anchored and extra barrels added as soil accumulates.
A reader describes using tea brush and small logs to fill a gully beside barrels to reclaim land for tilling. The method aims to transform a large gaping gully into cultivable soil.
Agricultural data shows unsprayed Missouri apple orchards average $18.05 per acre in fruit value. Four spray applications raise value to $187.19 per acre, with per-tree spraying costs totaling 87.1 cents and an orchard in 1913 yielding $161.12 net profit per acre.
Advice on packing fruit in boxes or baskets stamped with the grower’s name and a chosen product trade mark. A strong branding approach is proposed as a valuable asset if the grower maintains quality and consistency over time.
Farmers are advised to spread straw directly on fields to prevent soil blowing and protect crops in winter. As straw decays it becomes humus enriching the soil. Old straw stacks on large wheat farms, once scattered, will pay for the labor. New straw spreaders reduce the task.
A concise editorials argues that true scientific farming must be practical and applied. It contends that practicality defines progress, and the most progressive farmer is the one who implements science in daily work.
The passage muses that Romans, seen as a sound artistic people, would find the imperfect remains of their aqueducts intriguing, pondering the cost in slaves and how outsiders now view them as art.
Report outlines scoring for Men and Boys contests with percentages for yield cost of production and ten bar or ten ears scores. It explains top column meanings including stalk counts per 300 hills stand percent barren stalks production weight per 300 hills pounds per acre and final standings.
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