Preventing Erosion Of Farm Lands
A historical discussion on soil erosion across the United States, attributing land loss mainly to water runoff rather than wind or frost. It describes erosion forms, consequences for soil fertility, and methods to prevent erosion such as deep plowing, organic matter addition, cover crops, contour plowing, terracing, level culture, timber retention, and underdraining to improve soil porosity and water absorption.
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United States
Potomac
Planning for Home Garden Use a scaled plat to map crops
The horticultural department of the Nebraska College of Agriculture urges small gardens need a clear plan. Draw a to scale plat to lay out crops and ensure no space sits idle all season. A succession of crops keeps ground productive from early spring onward.
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Horticultural Department
Nebraska College of Agriculture
Ecale
Beery Farmer Plans to Stock Sufficient Meat for Family
A local farmer, Beery, intends to keep enough meat and E S to supply his family. The report notes his plan to ensure steady provisions and self-sufficiency amid rising prices.
Townsley on farm poultry and summer egg supply
Townsley, assistant in poultry husbandry at Kansas State Agricultural College, notes farms can support many fowls on waste products. The flock provides fresh meat in summer for rural households, with eggs often covering grocery costs. Chickens thrive with ample range and minimal feed, needing care mainly in bad weather or by nonworking family members.
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Townsley
Kansas State Agricultural College
Mr. Townsley
Beating the Store Bill With a Garden
A brief notice notes one honest method to avoid paying a store bill by growing a garden instead. The old saying implies self-sufficiency as a means to dodge debt.
Agricultural items of interest from the Times page
Items of interest to agricultural readers from the Times, written by experts in the United States Department of Agriculture and other noted writers. The column surveys farming trends, crop prospects, livestock notes, and policy impacts with emphasis on practical guidance for growers and rural communities.
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the Times
United States Department of Agriculture
Comfort for Horses Device Lets Feed While Moving
Chicago inventor Charles Hermann introduces a feeding-bag that allows horses to eat without restricting head movement. The horizontal side bags use two wide straps to hold oats on each side, avoiding nostril splashes and providing freedom during meals. After feeding, the device folds flat for easy storage in the wagon.
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Charles “A. Hermann
Chicago
Popular Science Monthly
Powdery potato scab first found in the United States
In 1918 the powdery potato scab disease was first detected in the United States. It is judged to be more serious than ordinary scab, with small warty spots, brown powdery centers, and a brown surrounding zone indicating decay.
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United States
Good Seed Is Recommended for Potatoes
The first step in preparing for a potato crop is to obtain good seed of standard market varieties. Prices for well known varieties are better than for the unknown ones. If home grown seed is used select when harvested to ensure desirable tubers from best hills and reject diseased potatoes to avoid poor crop and soil infection. Seed potatoes should be treated with formaldehyde or corrosive sublimate to destroy disease organisms.
Handy Fence Making Tools and Spade Uses
The article lists four handy fence making tools with success. It describes using common claw hammers with long steel handles trimmed to avoid wire damage for stretching wire without a stretcher. It also mentions a two in one long handle spade usable for shoveling earth and tamping posts.
Prevent Sagging Gates With A Simple Wagon Box Strap
J Chambers of Larissa Missouri in Farm Progress describes a sagging gate remedy. Nail or bolt a wagon box strap to the bottom rail, mount a wooden roller from an eight inch log on the strap with a washer and nut to roll the gate. No patent required for wide use.
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J.chambers
Larissa
No Place To Hang Picture
A young teacher in Indianapolis recounts a tale of helping foreign children. She gave each child a picture to hang at home, but one student could not display it, explaining their crowded room where no wall space exists, unlike the other families nearby.
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Indianapolis
Muffin Recipe From Atlanta Cook Revealed
A newlywed asks his wife to contact an Atlanta cook for muffins. The response from Mrs Stelle Goodfellow Maine instructs to mix corn meal flour eggs molasses sugar salt and butter in amounts per the number of people and bake in a hot oven.
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Martin
Stelle Goodfellow
Maine
Magic corn remover promises instant relief
An advertisement touts Freezone as a painless home remedy to lift corns and calluses with a few drops. It claims immediate drying and root removal, with easy removal by fingers. The pitch notes a Cincinnati inventor and urges readers to request a small bottle via their druggist. A closing aside hints at marital strain story.
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Grug
Cincinnati
Farm Tool Tips On Spading And Staple Removal
A Nebraska Farmer tipset describes reinforcing spades with iron thimbles or pipe handles to slow wear and add weight. A tooth from a hitching harness helps pull stubborn staples, with the point filed for easy driving behind staples, ensuring reliable removal.
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Nebraska
FEED SOW AFTER FARROWING
After farrowing the sow should have water and a little thin slop the first day. For three to four days the feeding should be light. Time on fall feed ranges from a week to ten days based on sow condition and litter size.
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Tess
Poisoning the Potato Bug Methods and cautions
The potato bug can be poisoned by spraying or dusting with paris green or arsenate of lead. For spraying mix one pound paris green per 56 gallons of water and add two to three pounds slaked lime to protect leaves. Arsenate of lead, though longer lasting, kills more slowly. use three to four pounds in 50 gallons of water. Both poisons are deadly and require careful handling.
Prevention of Grain Smut By Treating Seed With Formaldehyde
Guidance on preventing smut in small grains suggests using formaldehyde to treat seed. Mix one pound formaldehyde with 30 gallons water, dip seed completely for five minutes, then air dry before sowing. Alternative methods exist using machinery or floor sprinkling, but seed must be thoroughly moistened to prevent clumping.
Operation Averted Woman Recovers After Treatment
A Philadelphia woman recounts years of painful cramps and illness misdiagnosed as needing surgery. After trying Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound upon a newspaper advertisement, she improved after three bottles and says she was cured, granting publication of her letter to warn others.
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Philadelphia
Lydia E. Pinkham
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