Saving Cereals From Smut Loss
United States Department of Agriculture warns that fungal smuts devastate wheat oats barley and rye causing the 1918 crop loss to reach 25 500 000 bushels with Minnesota and Nebraska losing 8 000 000 bushels from stinking smut alone. Oat and barley smuts add hundreds of millions more. seed treatment with formaldehyde is recommended as effective prevention.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Minnesota
Nebraska
Thrash- NE
Gregos
Washington
Idaho
California
How to Grow Irish Potatoes in Home Gardens
The guide advises rich sandy loam and potash rich fertilizers for Irish potatoes. Plant early varieties in spring, late in May or June in the North. Rows two feet apart, hills 12 to 15 inches apart, seed buried inches deep, coverage with hoe or plow, germination 1 to 3 weeks. Maintain good cultivation, stir surface with harrowed cultivator, and hill around plants as they grow to shield tubers.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Alfalfa Feeds Cattle as Costly Roughage Option
Agricultural guidance from the animal husbandry department of Town State College argues alfalfa, even at 30 dollars a ton, is a comparatively cheap roughage for fattening cattle. It notes cattle fed corn with half alfalfa and half corn fodder can gain similarly, though some fattening programs may not require alfalfa for all roughage.
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Lewt State College
Department of Town State College
Culling Purebred Flocks Emphasizes Rigorous Culling
A short item notes farmers should cull purebred flocks rigorously to maintain vigor, likening it to selecting only the best among mixed-breed stock. It suggests systematic removal of poorer stock and keeping superior animals as a practical breeding approach.
Have Chick Brooder Ready for Chicks Arrival
Prepared by the United States Department Buyers advises having a warm regulated brooder ready for arriving chicks. If not ready, move chicks from the shipping box to a warm room, feed, and return every three hours until the brooder is prepared. For the first days, closely regulate brooder temperature for chick comfort.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Orchard Peach Variety Selection And Market Timing
The guide urges peach planters to study local conditions and ripening sequences. Variety choice should balance adaptability, purpose, and market windows to ensure continuous supply and economic balance. It notes regional shifts in profitability as other districts' crops affect prices and urges locating orchards to align with peak demand periods.
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United States Department of Agriculture
New Jersey
Greenboro
Georgia
California
Colorado
California i
Immortal Hen Slogan Leads Poultry Club Pageant
Minnesota poultry club members joined a large boys and girls club pageant at the Interstate Fair in Sioux City Iowa. Their banner bore the enduring slogan The Immortal Hen Whose Son Never Sets highlighting the poultry exhibit.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Minnesota Poultry Club
Sioux City
Towa
Poultry Club
Exercise and Fresh Water in Poultry Care
The poultryman should provide exercise and pure water as essential as feed to improve comfort and enjoyment for the flock. He will overlook nothing that reduces handling time and promotes welfare.
Four Prime Home Utilities
A good water supply a complete sewage disposal plant and effective heating and lighting systems constitute the four prime utilities of the nation. These foundations are described as essential for a safe and prosperous national standard.
Treatment for Grazing Lands
Discussion of alternative grazing practices including rest periods, disking and harrowing, and the Spike Tooth Harrow. It weighs costs, soil impact, and labor against potential yields and sod disruption, noting conditions where these cultural methods help or harm pasture health.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Forage For Hogs Or Sheep Crop Guide
The article promotes rape as a prime green forage for hogs and sheep. It details broadcasting or drilling methods with seed rates, row spacing, and the Dwarf Essex variety as most desirable. Ready for pasturing in 40 to 50 days and can provide forage until freezing weather if not overgrazed.
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Essex
Feed for Little Chickens Warns Against Wet Rations
A brief note warns poultry keepers not to feed chick starter with wet feed as it sours quickly and may cause illness. The tip lists cracked corn, wheat, kafir, and other grains as suitable dry components for healthy chicks.
Greatest Bliss Is Congenial Work
The text argues happiness comes from doing work you love whether embroidery writing chemistry cooking or housework. If unhappy with your work seek a different definite occupation and pursue a legitimate path to a new opportunity.
Open Window on Winter Habits in Russian Huts
Walter Winans reviews Russian peasant winters noting hermetically sealed huts and use of warm water for washing. He recalls Petrograd twelve Englishmen who once formed a bathing society to cut holes in the Neva ice for a swim.
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Walter Winans
Saturday Review
Petrograd
Neva
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Orttard
de Lavel and
Empire
Cream
Maurice
Iowa
R. Wiles
T. V. Thompson
Texas
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