San Jose scale and its threat to orchards
Entomologist Franklin Sherman Jr explains how San Jose scale infests and kills orchard trees. He describes visible signs, spread within an entire orchard, and the life cycle with males as winged but ineffective spreaders. The article traces its U S spread from Virginia in 1893 to twenty states by 1897 and advocates late winter spraying with lime sulfur or soluble oil, noting eradication is impractical and annual treatment remains necessary.
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Franklin Sherman, JR
North Carolina
San Jose
United States
Charlottesville
California
Virginia
Mississippi River
Seeds for Spring Crops Sown in Fall
Seeds for spring crops are sown in September with first sowing from the fifteenth to the twentieth and a late seeding in the first week of October. The article advises ground preparation, soil amendments, and care to grow strong plants for fall and winter markets, including cabbage, lettuce, and shallots.
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Baltimore American
Training Colts
Two colts with similar temperaments may diverge greatly in behavior based on how they are handled. One can become a steady valuable family horse, while the other may become vicious and unsafe due to the trainer’s influence.
Navel Disease Preventive Care for Foals
Advice on preventing navel disease in newborn foals advises tying the umbilical cord with silk, trimming below the tie, and keeping the area moist with a disinfectant for several days to reduce infection and mortality.
PREPARE FOR WINTER WHEAT AND MANURE SPREADING TIPS
A historical farming note advises plowing early for winter grain, harrowing before the ground dries, and using a sulky plow for even furrows. It recommends heavy land plowed with three horses, and emphasizes soil moisture management, early manure spreading, harrowing, and rolling for better germination and yields with bone fertilizer added after manure.
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Baltimore American
Binder for Shocking Corn Described by Nebraska Man
A Nebraska reader describes a shock binding device in the Missouri Valley Farmer. The contraption uses a 30 foot tapering shaft with a crank to reel rope passes through a crossbar and a loop to lift stalks for easier shock placement. The apparatus aids the second worker by bringing the stalk within reach for securing the shock.
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Nebraska
Missouri Valley Farmer
To Kill Wire Grass In Pasture Plots
A method to eradicate wire grasses including couch quack johnson Bermuda and bluegrass via deep soil turning in July with a cutaway or disk harrow, weekly harrowing while dry, then plowing under root mass ten inches deep in fall and repeated harrowing in spring to keep fields clean for tillage.
Early sown kohlrabi crops thrive in August heat
In most sections of the north a good crop of kohlrabi may be grown if seed is sown not later than the middle of August. White Vienna is a good variety. Ensure soil is enriched with rotten manure before sowing.
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Vienna
George E. Howard
China
Culture of the Lima Bean by J W Griffin
The article extols Lima beans both pole and bush types as top garden crops. It weighs yield and flavor for large pole varieties, recommends trellis systems with strong end posts and appropriate wireWeights, and suggests spacing trellises six feet apart running north to south for even sunlight.
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J. W. Griffin
White Pekin Duck Shown Best For Farm And Practice
George E Howard explains why the White Pekin duck dominates for farm use and breeding show stock. Traits include large size up to 8 pounds drake and 7 pounds duck, white plumage, and sturdy legs. Proper housing emphasizes drainage, dryness, and warmth for feet.
Garden and Farm Notes on crop practices and silage
The notes advise stacking grain for storage, cutting clover when in bloom, and deep plowing to store moisture. Weeds slow clover growth. grain binders cut Timothy seed. Legumes improve soil. prevent weed seed spread. silage mixing corn with soybeans increases digestibility. soybeans add protein. Black, Everlasting, Red, Red Ripper peas good for grazing. silos store feed efficiently.
Value of Oats as Feed for Poultry
Oats should have the greatest value of any common grain but for its hull and fiber. There is great variation in oat quality and weight per bushel. Hulls are largely indigestible for fowls and costly. the mineral content makes oats valuable. Feed oats freely with grit, soak for 24 hours, and use small dry portions when price is high.
Cheap Feed Strategy to Grow Fodder Corn and Build Silo
A plan to raise a large amount of fodder corn this season and then construct a silo to guarantee a cheap feed supply for next winter. The suggestion emphasizes self sufficiency and cost control for farmers.
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