The West Sees Profitable Ben Davis Apples And Asparagus Note
The West favors Ben Davis apples for profit despite mixed quality as they ship well and store long, expanding across the country into New England. Home use strawberries lack shipper quality. Asparagus is introduced as a drought resistant crop grown from roots, with planting rows five by four feet and six inch crowns, requiring clean cultivation and regular watering.
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Alle Mountains
Iit
New England
Ben Davis
New England States
Lespedeza Striata Ideal South Grower Forage Seed Wing
A Texas station bulletin notes Lespedeza striata or Japan clover grows best on light soils between the Trinity river and the Carolinas, thrives in the Gulf states, and cannot endure north of Kentucky. Seeds spread across the South from Charleston shipments. birds and winds aid dispersal. It acts as a forage plant, with a salivating phase in horses fading after a year, then becoming valuable. Seeds sowed in late spring on prepared land or moist woodland soils, about a peck to a half bushel per acre, with slow early growth but persistence through drought. A violet bloom in July and August aids seed production, and hay is prized for stock and soil restoration.
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Oklahoma
Arly
Bulletin
Lespedeza
Texas
Trinity River
Carolinas
Gulf States
Kentucky
Charleston
D. C
Farmers’ Review
A. T. Evans
Knox County
Ilinois
Cooking Feed for Stock and Farm Animal Comfort
The article argues for cooking water and some feeds for stock to improve animal comfort, disease control, and efficiency. It notes fuel savings, health benefits, and the value of heated drinking water, plus advantages in using otherwise unusable farm products. It also discusses corn fodder, nitrogenous feeds, and regional feeding practices for horses in the corn belt.
Hatching Chickens By Incubators A Growing Farm Practice
Artificial hatching using incubators has become common on poultry farms. Successful hatching hinges on selecting reliable machines and proper operation. A good brooder and careful feeding raise chick survival. eggs have risen in price and demand, boosting profits, especially in winter. Maintaining clean, dry housing and healthy udders reduces bacterial contamination in milk, with leaky udders and dirty environments increasing infection risk.
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Chas. S. Greene
Sailing Away A Poem With A War Note And A Model Explosion
A lyrical piece moves from a voyage imagery to a plea for home as it links love, memory, and doubt. The text shifts to a wartime scene about Gen Kutsky during Sebastopol and includes a hazardous model explosion instruction with match placements. It is attributed to Woodward in Chambers Journal.
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Gen. Kutsky
Sebastopol
Milk adulteration fears prompt testing by Pennsylvania inspector
Pennsylvanian food inspector Simmers stopped about 40 Allentown milkmen and collected cream milk and skim milk samples. Tests found formaldehyde in some specimens with others suspected of boric acid salicylic acid and bichloride mercury. Warnings issued to prosecute adulterers in milk production and distribution.
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Robert Simmers
Pennsylvania Agricultural Department
Allentown
Gaa
Simmers
Mr. Simmers
Easton
Allentown Leader
A Dangerous Friendly Bull Persists at Dodge's Mountain
William T. Orbeton faced a perilous afternoon when a partially dehorned bull pursued him near his farm on Dodge's Mountain. He clung to the stumps, the bull charged a fence, and his bull dog attacked the animal's throat, diverting it. Both dog and man escaped unharmed as the bull backed off, prompting Orbeton to praise his canine friends.
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William T. Orbeton
Dodge’s Mountain
Mr. Orbeton
Orbeton
Rockland Courier- Gazette
Woodlot Management and Self Sufficient Fuel Supplies
The Farmers' Review argues annual forest growth can meet all farm fuel needs if fires are prevented and harvests are systematic. It condemns indiscriminate cutting and urges leaving young trees to grow while mature trees are removed to reduce waste and costs.
Methods of drenching animals described by D E Salmon
D E Salmon chief of the Bureau of Animal Industry endorses a drenching tube over the bottle method. A simple funnel with a rubber tube, brass or iron outlet, placed between the animal's teeth, allows controlled dosing. The tube is held by one hand to guide flow and the other to pinch the hose while avoiding nostril closure to prevent lung entry.
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D. E. Salmon
Bureau of Animal Industry
Loss on Half Fat Steers Bulletin 76 Mississippi Experiment Station
The bulletin notes that even well bred Mississippi cattle seldom finish for market with 90 to 120 days of feeding. Finishing gains rarely cover feed costs, and overall carcass value must rise enough to justify feeding. It also observes rising land prices pushing toward intensive farming and mentions other unrelated quotes.
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Mississippi
Dry or Wet Poultry Houses
Fall rains make poultry yards muddy and damp promoting disease. Clean up the yards and place the paltry house on a slight elevation to keep fowls comfortable and dry, ensuring nests stay clean and production remains steady.
Land Area of Hawaii
Hawaii covers about 4,000,000 acres in land area. A question settled by force rather than reason often resurfaces as communities seek re settlement.
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Hawaii
Christmas Gifts From Birchbark Workboarder
A correspondent describes handmade birchbark craft items created during a summer vacation. The pieces are intended as Christmas presents prizes boarder entertainment or church fair offerings at the local district school.
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Japan
Belgperm
Cornell University Experiment Station
You
Woodward
Chambers’ Journal
Penn
Sylvania
J. A. Danks
Western Guernsey Breeders Association
E. C. Jacobs
Dle
Grand Army of the Republic
Washington
New York Heavy Artillery Veteran Volunteers
Lincoln
Congress
Gettysburg
Hartshorn
Future of Georgia Peach Orchards
San Jose
H. A. Mathews
Georgia
Farmine
Middle
Speds
Leigh Hunt
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