Tree Repair Principles From United States Dept of Agriculture
A concise guide to repairing tree injuries and rot. Remove decayed wood and bark, sterilize cuts, and keep wounds moist for healing. Use proper cutting methods for limbs, apply shellac to edges, and protect with antiseptic and waterproof dressings. Creosote and coal tar provide waterproofing, with tools and safety precautions for cavity digging and topping work.
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United Binten Department of Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture
Molting Fowls Need No Medicine or Special Feed
Molting is a natural process, not a disease, and requires no medical treatment. Feed as usual, but reduce carbonaceous foods in hot weather. Use oats, wheat, cut clover or alfalfa, leguminous seeds, and green foods like chests and turnips. Give little corn or heat producing foods.
Nitrate of Soda Risks to Farm Animals
A neighbor reports cattle and horses harmed by nitrate of soda exposure. A barn door left open last summer nearly cost a horse, but a passerby intervened in time to close the animal away from the danger. The incident underscores farm safety and vigilance.
Value of the separator in dairy work praised
The article extols the separator as a time saver especially for women, consolidating work into short morning hours. It notes improvements in cream quality for churning, consistent salting, and uniform butter, with reliable cream temperature control and year round table cream availability.
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Weatherstone
Trying Seasons For Cows In Dairy Farming
The article explains that late summer and early fall strain dairy cows as pastures dry. It recommends maintaining milk flow from calving to drying off and using silage as a cheaper convenient feed to replace grass. Supplement with protein to balance low protein content in silage.
Proper Pruning in Summer for Unproductive Apple Trees
A Kansas study shows light summer pruning of ten-year-old apple trees fosters fruit bud formation, reduces water sprouts, and yields a fall crop after two years. Thinning and trimming young wood limits sun scald risk and promotes healthier growth compared with winter pruning.
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Kansas
Abbreviated Blessing Adopted by Farmers
Farmers adopt an abbreviated blessing along with horse less wagon and plow in the barble as Wire fence, signaling a rural ritual.
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Barble
Good rules for dairyman Nebraska station tips
The Nebraska station offers brief dairy feeding guidelines. Feed roughage to the cow until eaten clean. Provide about one pound of grain for every three pounds of milk produced daily. Let cows consume feed to their comfortable weight without gasping. Include succulent feed like corn silage or roots to improve ration palatability. Be ready to supplement pastures with silage during dry seasons.
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Nebraska
Good Home Made Implement by J W Griffin
A practical account of a home made draw and harrow implement praised as highly effective for farming. Details include recommended width six feet, materials list with plank and beam sizes, and eight foot variants for ideal level land. The piece covers construction steps and emphasizes enduring usefulness and efficiency.
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Harrow
Keep Dairy Products Fresh In Ground Barrel Cellar
A Beatrice Nebraska reader outlines a simple cellar method to store dairy. Dig a large barrel in a shady ground spot, fill around with stones sand and dampened material, cover with a box and seal with earth for cooling and drainage. Hang pails of cream milk and butter from the barrel sides and air regularly to prevent odors.
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G. C. Aint
Beatrice
Neb
Missouri Valley
Care of Small Fruits in Amat Orchard
Advice on strawberry and currant care notes that berry size often reflects culture and pruning. Currants largely form on three or four year old wood, which should be pruned out and replaced with young canes after fruit ripens. Keep plants well cultivated and fertilize with barnyard manure.
High Class Protein Feed From Alfalfa Acre
An acre of alfalfa yields more high class protein feed than most crops in dairying regions. This perennial legume provides valuable protein and is favored where dairy farming dominates, offering substantial returns per acre.
Picking Apples To Save Them In Storage
A. Caren advises picking apples only when fully grown and colored, not shaken from trees. Apples should cure four to five days after picking, then be stored in a shed or cellar at about 33 degrees F, with air circulation and regular checks for decay.
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A. Caren
Taken for Canada thistle classification of weeds
Weeda explains weed life cycles with annual biennial and perennial types. Biennial weeds like bull thistle and burdock grow roots and leaves first year then flower second year. Canada thistle may be mistaken for bull thistle but is smaller and less rugged. Eradication hinges on preventing seed for two years and proper crop rotation aids control.
Stable pavement recommendations for durable stalls
The fragment discusses using granite or whin blocks for a horse stable pavement and advises 824x5 inch blocks bedded in cement. It notes spacing from the wall and extending pavement to either side of a rear channel, aiming for a strong, durable surface.
Distilled Water Still For Farm Use Described
A compact farm water still designed to produce pure drinking water from alkali water. It uses a 1.5 to 2 gallon boiler with a ceiling suspended condenser and a 2.5 inch steam pipe, with a separable joint for easy disassembly. Copper is tin coated and solder avoided. condenser can be moved and steam pipe wrapped with asbestos if needed.
Accurate Poultry Account Insight for Profit and Family Use
An article urges precise poultry bookkeeping to measure profitability. Track daily egg counts, sales, and home consumption to credit hens for eggs gathered. With feed costs rising, adjust flock size to ensure poultry contributes a profit or limits losses rather to meet family needs.
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A. J. Wilder
Planting Implement by N P Jensen in Utah Described
The Scientific American describes a planting implement by N P Jensen of Ephraim Utah that receives a plant and sets it in the ground without harming it. It aims to be inexpensive and easily manipulated and to press soil uniformly about the plant. The piece also notes fertilizer sellers in the west offering fine ground rock and sand as fertilizer labeled atom meal and stone dust.
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Scientific American
N. P. Jensen
Ephraim
Utah
New removable calked shoe for horses
A novel horseshoe with ecily placed calks can be driven in and worn fits loosely as the czank wears. The calks prongs are large for the opening and loosen with use, then fall out or can be picked out, making way for a fresh calk insertion as the shoe wears.
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Mechanica
Cnnk
PREPARE STOCK FOR MARKET TO recommend thrifty growth
The article emphasizes steady, thrifty growth of young stock to maximize profits in cattle sheep poultry and dairy. It warns against overfeeding while stressing daily weight gain from birth to market and the need for properly balanced rations to avoid harm and achieve best returns.
Cattle Driving With Dogs: Training Tips and Pitfalls
The piece notes using a dog to drive cattle, recommending the dog walk at the herd’s heels and trot rather than head. It warns a poorly trained dog causes harm while a properly trained one saves steps. It urges careful supervision to ensure the pup stays in place and becomes master of the situation, limiting trouble once relations are settled.
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Eldes
Dressing for shear-cut wounds endorsed by Shepherd's Journal
The Shepherd's Journal recommends a dressing for clean sheep wounds using one part turpentine, one part Stockholm tar, and two parts salad or olive oil. The mix heals, repels flies, and protects wool, with tar and turpentine handling cleansing and odor while olive oil softens harsh effects and prevents wool damage. The same blend helps destroy maggots after blows and aids wound healing, with any lubricating oil as a substitute.
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Shepherd's Journal
Stockholm
Infertile Eggs Keep Longer and Better
Infertile eggs keep longer and at a higher temperature than fertile eggs. The passage argues hens should be kept separated from roosters after breeding season, noting infertile eggs benefit hens, roosters, and eggs.
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J. W. Griffin
Drag and Harrow
Canada Thistle
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