Growing peach orchards with interplanted crops
United States Department of Agriculture explains interplanting in young peach orchards. It discusses crop choices, sunlight, soil moisture, and fertility impacts, noting double-cropping realities and potential interference with spraying and harvesting. It also covers peach apple interplanting and offers Farmers' Bulletin No. 632 for detailed guidance.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Farmers' Bulletin
Selection of Breeding Sow from Early Spring Litters
Selection guidance for choosing a breeding sow includes picking a strong breeder with good temper, twelve to fourteen teats, balanced growth, not too fat, and breeding around five months old. Emphasizes she should be a kind feeder and avoid illness that could kill piglets.
Age of Cattle Teeth and Farm Machinery Notes
The article explains cattle aging by tooth development, noting two pairs of incisors appear by two months, with permanent incisors replacing milk teeth at 18, 27, 36, and 45 months. It also mentions temporary molars and discusses farm machinery use, criticizing underuse and overuse as errors, and warns against high priced feeds creating scrub stock.
Green Pasturage for Hogs in Feeding Practice
The hog is a grazing animal but thrives on green pasturage rather than dry fodder. Alfalfa digests quickly and benefits the hog’s system due to its succulence. Pasturing yields better results, and if alfalfa is unavailable, legume hay fed freely can still improve intake, especially for brood sows.
Simple remedy for scours in young pigs
The piece explains that scours are caused by indigestion from piglets eating feed meant for the mother or from other sources. It recommends casting oil a dessert spoonful per pig to cleanse the stomach and bowels, and, if needed, five drops tincture of opium and spirits of camphor plus ten drops tincture of catechu per tablespoonful of water, repeated every three hours until symptoms stop.
Milking Machine to Stay
The milking machine is here to stay signaling a shift to greater specialization in the dairy industry.
Soil for Onions Grows Best in Rich Weed-Free Soil
To grow a good crop of onions requires rich soil free from weeds and thorough cultivation.
How hot is the sun the newton era to present
The Sun’s heat has long intrigued scientists. Newton in 1680 estimated 1 060 300 degrees C using distance, while later measurements ranged from 1.7 to 3.0 calories per square centimeter per minute. Modern estimates place the solar constant around two calories per cm2 per minute, with the Sun’s surface now believed to be between 6000 and 7000 degrees C.
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John Herschel
Pondlet
Pouillet
Herschel
Poillet
Pouiller
Vielle
Crown
Langley
Abbe Moreux
Bourges Observatory
Cosmos
Labgies
Helmholtz
Messrs. Abbott, Fowle and
Aldrich
Smithsonian Institution
Washington
New York World
Uncle Jeff’s Golf Links Tour Tales
An Augusta driver nicknamed Uncle Jeff guides northern visitors around new golf links. He boasts the course has many holes and much land, declaring, They’s got a passel er land and the holes ain’t bigger’n tin can. The line reflects local pride and humor.
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Jeff
Augusta
St Andrew
New Fork Post
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