The Wheat Plant And Dry Farming
An examination of the wheat plant shows deep and extensive root growth under dry farming. Each plant may have up to fifty roots reaching eight feet, with lateral roots adding significant length, potentially making the entire root system about a mile per plant. Deep rooting explains drought survival and encourages moisture storage strategies. many farmers misunderstand root depth. Do not let the cows dry up on as count of short pasture.
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T. H. Watson
Improved System of Breeding for Year Round Dairying
An article advocates a year round calving plan to produce dairy cows usable in all seasons. It argues fall and winter calves are less stressed by heat, yielding more desirable stock, while spring calvings add handling workload. Spreading calvings avoids peak labor, ensures steady milk, cream, and butter supply, and provides winter income when dairy prices rise. It notes advantages of freshening cows at different times to ease workload and maintain herd productivity.
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Seelves
Proper Egg Care For Summer Markets And Storage
The article explains summer egg handling to avoid heat and sun exposure, recommends daily marketing, and warns against holding eggs for higher autumn prices. It notes mustiness spoils quality, advises against storing in damp cellars or with fruit, and suggests a wall shelf with hinges and a prop for kitchen use.
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Rooma
Raising Queen Bees Profitable In American Bee Industry
An Ohio breeder rears about 2,600 queen bees annually, selling worldwide. The article explains queen production by feeding royal jelly to larvae, creating multiple queens per hive, with queens housed in cells and guarded by workers before shipping by mail.
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America
Bess
Ohio
Italy
Beo’ Breosler
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Ahe Ha
Look Afterthe Fences and Pasture Care Reminder
A farm note urges regular checks on pasture and field fences to prevent cattle escapes. Keep wires tight, remove decayed posts, and block access to gates. A well-kept fence signals good farming practices and reduces trouble with livestock.
Busy caretaker grows calla lilies in pots
The gardener keeps weeds down and tends blooms through summer. In December she moves plants to a crock, using rich potting soil and a drainage layer. She waters four to five times weekly with hot water, noting four or five blooms at once when flowers appear.
The Fly War On Health And Home Defense
A wartime style appeal urges controlling houseflies as a health menace. It condemns filth and unscreened areas like manure piles and outhouses as breeding grounds and explains flies carry disease from decaying matter to food. It advocates screens disinfectants and daily battle against flies in kitchens nurseries and sickrooms.
Buying Cheap Horses and Ailing Drafts Warned Off
Bry McBell warns buyers against modern practice of purchasing crippled horses and mules. He notes many animals arrive with injuries such as bowed tendons and contracted heels, and warns that nature never forgives an injury. Sound, well matched teams bring better long term value for farmers who need reliable work animals.
Deep FURROWS A strange man in Indiana on farming partnership
A confused speech fragment discusses a man who treats his wife as a partner in farming and even names the bank accounts jointly. It contrasts the busy hardworking farmer with a skeptic who doubts success and notes a hired man prefers reliable, well-kept animals and tools.
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Strange
Indiana
The Tuberculin Test Its Mode of Application
Tuberculin tests cause a temporary fever in tuberculous cattle but not in healthy animals. The test does not alter disease progress, milk flow, or overall health. Proper injection under the skin and precise temperature monitoring determine a positive reaction, with 0 to 4 degrees Fahrenheit rise typical in diseased cattle and careful interpretation by an experienced person.
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Lome
Education Pays And Berry Propagation Tidbits
A mixed education and farming sampler urges that schooling pays off greatly, citing earnings differences between educated and uneducated workers. It shares tips on propagating red raspberries by suckers, blackberries by layering, and practical seed-saving to avoid costly purchases. It warns on pigweed control, soil and seed-bed cultivation, and farm hygiene practices for poultry and fruit trees.
Space Up Chicken Feeding Places On Farms
Advice from N. S. Chapman on keeping chicken feeding areas clean. Spading the ground once or twice weekly purifies soil, reduces sanitation problems, and promotes flock exercise. Spreading grain haphazardly invites waste and contamination. burying it during spading prevents spoilage and pecking.
Cross Bred Horses and Breeding Choices
The article discusses selecting a sire to determine foal profitability and notes cross bred horses are not guaranteed. It compares breeds like Percherons, Clydesdales, trotters, thoroughbreds, saddlebreds, and ponies, arguing breeders in America and Europe focus on pure lines. It advises farmers to breed for their desired use, whether heavy drafts, harness horses, saddle horses, or race horses, and warns against mixing draft breeds.
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America
Europe
Running Water In The Farm House
A farmer describes installing a running water milk house with a stone wall milk tank and floor drain. The design supports direct milk collection, cream separation, and churning, plus in-house water for bath and kitchen. The writer lauds the idea as ideal for successful farming and practical labor savings.
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Yantai
Ready for Next Year’s Garden Plan Tip
Instructions advise preparing ground near the house with manure, plowing by October, building a chicken-tight fence, and alternating early and late vegetables each year. A scientist notes evaporation would leave a bed about 235 feet thick if it happened.
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L. Dr
Profitable Poultry Tips from a Old-Fashioned Guide
Advice urges giving young fowls access to orchard runs to control pests and boost growth. Keep hen houses cool in summer and avoid draughts to protect promising chicks. Do not overcrowd hens. better to raise a smaller flock with attentive care.
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Amelie
Preventing Horn Growth in Calves by Caustic Treatment
The article describes a method to stop horn growth in newborn calves by applying caustic soda or caustic potash to the horn buttons within the first week of life. It details preparation of the calf, careful handling to avoid skin contact, and cautions about moisture and aftercare to prevent pain or injury.
Fragmentary notes on grain storage and cement foundations
Fragmented OCR text references leakage from a granary and weighing fees for wheat and eating grains. Mentions cleaning bins, evaluating annual passage, and plans to build new granaries with cement foundations to prevent rat damage. Contains uncertain phrasing and dates.
Seed dorm and corn plant note from N E B
The text discusses seed dormancy and corn growth, noting that the ears form high on the plant and the upper portion matures later. It emphasizes the overall strong nutritive sap and suggests attention to the plant’s development stages.
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