Cost of filling silos by Lyman Carrier USDA
A field study across Jefferson and Fond du Lac Wisconsin and Branch Lenawee Michigan farms records how crews of eight to nine men or smaller teams load haul and fill silos. It notes labor costs engine hire twine coal and gasoline, and compares methods, loads, and silo sizes to explain cost variations.
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Lyman Carrier
United States Department of Agriculture
Jefferson
Fond du Lac
Wisconsin
Branch
Lenawee
Michigan
Forage Rape Turns Pasture Green For Hogs And Sheep
Rape is praised as a top forage crop for hogs sheep and steers though not ideal for mild cows. It can be sown early spring through August and yields rich pasture even after grazing. It grows best on fertile soil, can be broadcast or drilled, and regrows if stalks are not buried. Never feed damp rape to sheep.
Give Pigs Strong Body for Practical Pork Production
The article argues training pigs to build stamina and character through healthy, vigorous development rather than starving or over pampering. It warns prize pigs at six months often become wrecks as yearlings and favors grass grown pigs as the better breeders for practical profitability.
Small Fruits for Fall and Overbearing Varieties
The article discusses attempts to cultivate small fruits that bear in fall or produce a second crop, noting that such overbearing varieties have not been achieved. It contrasts small fruits with tree fruits like apples and peaches which naturally bear in fall and notes raspberries blackberries and strawberries typically fruit in spring.
Farm News Highlights and Oddities From 19th Century Clippings
Arthur Meeker imports twenty four Guernsey cows and two bulls for a price of thirty two thousand four hundred dollars excluding transport. A Detroit court reveals a large butter trust in the Farm Products Company valued at nineteen million dollars. Locusts have wiped out song birds near Alton Illinois. Boll weevil damages Louisiana cotton crops under government effort. Small retailers challenge large mail order houses nationwide. Mrs L E Killcrease of Pine Mills Texas marks her 131st birthday.
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Arthur Meeker
Armour Packing Company
England
Guernsey
United States
Detroit
American Farm Products Company
Alton
Ill
Louisiana
L. E. Killcrease
Pine Mills
Tex
Bulbs and Planting Tips For September Daffodils and Friends
Julie Adams Powell notes sternbergia latia blooms in September into October with golden yellow flowers. She praises fleur de lis, fris, lags, narcissi, and daffodils. Avoid overfertilizing to prevent leafing over blossoms. every three years divide clumps in fall. On rich soil, drill one half bushel per acre for daffodils and narcissi. on light soil broadcast one and one quarter bushels. Average yield ten bushels per acre, up to twenty. Pea weevil is the main pest. seed-borne beetles lay eggs in pods and larvae enter beans. delay sowing if seed shows damage.
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Julie Adams Powell
W. Henry
Johnson County
Illinois
Cooling device for milk needs tin work
A simple tin cooling device is described using a tin bucket reservoir with an outside rim, an aerator, and an overflow pipe that keeps the vessel filled with fresh water. It should be made of heavy tin with a galvanized bottom and rust proof interior paint. The milk flows as small streams over the outer surface. The Santa Fe line plans to locate many German fruit growers in the Indian Territory.
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Indian Territory
Fall bearing strawberries may transform markets in warm regions
Fall bearing strawberries are introduced with strong potential for long seasons and large crops in southern states where frost comes late. The Pan-American variety, originating in New York, yields crops from September to frost and can be forced to fruit in August by delaying blossoms. Fall fruiting raspberries and other berries may follow.
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New York
Working Sheep Notes for Fall Fattening and Shelter
Guidance on managing a small sheep flock with grazing through November then confining in sheds. Advice covers feed plans oats bran and oilmeal or barley alfalfa turnips field peas to fatten lambs without corn, shelter from wind, avoiding barbed wire, and early tick control to prevent sick lambs.
Farming notes of the era reveal varied rural concerns
The article surveys farming life from grain car shortages to rising milk prices and new crops. It notes dry farming viability in low-rain regions, experiments on denatured alcohol, acreages in watermelons and strawberries, immigrant farm labor, and a lightning barn fire killing cattle and horses. It also extols bulbs and narcissi in gardens and shared experiences with lilies of the valley across beds and seasons.
Successful Cow Peas Grower Shares Method and Yields
A farmer describes sowing ten acres of cow peas in mid May on old pasture land. He details plowing seven inches deep, seed bed preparation, broadcasting one bushel per acre, harrowing, and rolling. He reports six tons of hay sold at eight dollars per ton, forty six bushels of peas threshed, and seven tons of straw. The note notes increased milk from cattle and better ground preparation for fall feed, with caution against overfeeding when pods are fed. He cites a neighbor who for ten years has had a catch following cow peas and says seed quantity depends on land quality.
Practical Poultry Advice for Better Hens and Eggs
A farmer style guide urges using a trap nest to cull poor layers and keep workers, plus strategies like sour milk for increased egg production. It warns against waste and advises gradual incubator rollout and careful incubation practices.
Growing Soy Beans For Small Farms And Markets
This guide explains soy bean cultivation from seed to harvest and soil management. It covers price ranges from 1.50 to 2 dollars per bushel, optimum varieties like Mammoth Yellow, soil preparation, inoculation, row spacing twenty four inches to three feet, plant spacing two to six inches, seeding rates half to one bushel per acre, starter nitrate, sidedress 75 pounds per acre, and complete fertilizer with 16 percent phosphate and 50 pounds muriate of potash.
Apples in England Drive Strong Demand and New Packing
The article notes a surge in English apple imports reaching about a million barrels this year, with high prices driven by box packing and paper wrapping. New York growers face competition from western states, and inspectors emphasize quality and flawless fruit for export to avoid tainting kaiser’s perception in Germany.
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London
New York
Missouri
California
Oregon
Ilinois
Michigan
Inspector Bayard ¢. Fuller
New York City
Germany
Crossing the wild turkey to improve tame bronze breed
The article explains crossing the American wild turkey with tame bronze stock to create a hardier, finer bird. It warns that inbreeding is disastrous and advises separating young hens from old birds. It recommends using a 1-year-old tom with 2-year-old hens for best results.
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Turkey
Japanese Millet for Poultry
Japanese millet makes excellent poultry food and may be sowed as late as mid June. It can mature a satisfactory crop in latitudes like Chicago with thorough land preparation and thick sowing.
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Chicago
Timely Hints on Farm Work and Health
Alfalfa thrives in diverse soils with balanced seed mixtures and may grow in areas once thought unsuitable. Green feeding proves economical, with cow needs calculated by pasture and sailing crop acreage. Lawn care, ornamentals, and farm sales can raise farm value while health remains the farmer’s most valuable asset for long, contented living.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Midwest
Bob White
Plants In Late Summer Care And Houseplant Tips
Advice on pruning insects from indoor plants with sulfur tobacco or fir tree oil soap weekly. Avoid overwatering heliotropes, use balanced soil, and store yard debris for mulch. Recommended soil mix is two parts loam one part sharp sand one part leaf mold. Ivy geraniums prosper in modest pots with slow first-year growth. Helen Watts-McVey.
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Helen Watts-McVey
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A. S. Alexander
Wisconsin Experiment Station
Madison, Wis
Nubeins OF
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President Roosevelt
Knob Hill
Kansas
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St. Charles
Kentucky
Montana
Cleveland
Ohio
Cameron
W. H. Hardwick
Milan County
Texas
Connecticut
New England
Boston
Charles Bort
Michigan City
Iowa
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