Early Autumn Best Time to Plant Ornamental Evergreen Shrubs
Advice from Associate County Agent Harry S. Sloat on choosing and planting evergreens. He cautions on final size to avoid overgrowth, suggests small growing varieties, and lists suitable broadleaf and needle evergreens. Guidance covers site, soil, watering, and mulching for healthy establishment in autumn.
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Harry S. Sloat
Sloat
Kansan Elected Hereford Assn President
Walter M. Lewis of Larned Kansas was elected president of the American Hereford Association at its Kansas City meeting. Alan Feney of Milky Farms Phoenix was named vice president. Mitchell and Parker also named directors for three-year terms.
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Walter M. Lewis
John M. Lewis & Sons
Larned, Kans
The
American Hereford Assn
Lewis
Association
Kansas City
Alan Feney
Milky Farms
Phoenix
Ariz
Albert Mitchell
G. C. Parker
Tulsa
Oklo
Walace Libbey
Purina Poultry Advice Boosts Egg Output and Health
No matter your flock size decide your feeding with Purina Laying Chow to cut feed costs by 5 to 7 cents per dozen. Health tip says pullets should be wormed before laying with Purina Liquid Poultry Wormer costing 4 cents per bird. Visit the store for details.
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Purina
U.S
United States Department of Agriculture
Purina Research
USDA Scientists Discover New Plant Estrogen in Ladino Clover
USDA announces isolation of a new estrogenic hormone named eoumestrol from Ladino clover. The crystalline compound is more active than genistein and was found at the Western Utilization Research and Development Division in Albany California. It may impact livestock fertility and weight gain with both positive and negative effects depending on forage estrogen levels.
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Agricultural Research Service
U. S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Western Utilization Research and Development Division
Albany
Calif
Western Australia
Austral
Purdue University Experiment Station
Honce
Random Sample Tests in Poultry Breeding Debated at Harrisburg
A poultryman at the NEPPCO booth questions breeder control of Random Sample Tests. Monroe C. Babcock directs sampling from all eggs of a hatchery’s current strain cross, with Cornell professors historically selecting the samples. Some samples are drawn by county agents or ag teachers, while breeders worry about fairness and shortages loom for the next ten months.
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Neppco
Harrisburg
Monroe C. Babcock
Babcock Poultry Farm
Cornell Poultry Department
Agh
Babcock
Nhone
Local Hatchery Listings in Lancaster Manheim and Milford
Classified notice lists Babcock Hatchery Lancaster County Route 3K and Mease Route 4 Manheim with phone connections. Also mentions Bob Decker R D 1 Milford New Jersey and contact numbers for Madison and Milford locations.
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Russell Mease
Manheim
Bob Decker
Milford
New Jersey
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Andorra
Kansan
Hereford Assn
Freep
Wenger Bros. Rheems
John J. Hess II
New Providence
John B. Kurtz Ephrata
J. Fred Whiteside
Kirkwood
Warren Sickman Pequea
S. H. Hiest
Salunga
B. F. Adams
John J. Hess
Kinzers
Babcock Hatchery
Lancaster County Branch
Ititz, Pa
Madison