Building the silo plan from Illinois Experiment Station data
The Illinois Experiment Station outlines a silo design for the State Farm. It describes a twenty foot diameter, thirty four and a half foot deep silo with a 238 ton capacity costing 385 dollars. The foundation uses a twenty foot ten inch diameter circle with a four foot depth brick wall and mortar to resist pressure. An iron hoop sits above ground, tile drains remove water, and a 2 by 4 sill rests atop the foundation embedded in mortar.
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Illinois Experiment Station
Morter
How Studs Are Set In Silo Construction
Describes assembling sixteen foot studs with a central post and boards to hold perpendicular alignment. Outlines halved fencing lining, top plates from two foot 2x4s, lath and cement silo coating, and two airtight doors of double flooring with tar paper between.
Alfalfa as a Profitable Farm Crop From Illinois Farmer
An Ottawa Illinois farmer recounts his alfalfa trials from 1903 to 1908. He details sowing on rich soil with a nurse crop, multiple harvests yielding six to ten tons per acre, and high animal intake including hogs and cattle. He credits alfalfa with strong gains and plans to mulch with manure for wintering.
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Illinois
G. E. Calkins
Ottawa
How to raise sheep and avoid costly mistakes
A neighbor started with ewes and a Shropshire ram but kept fifty sheep in a foul, poorly ventilated pen. After addressing ventilation and cleanliness, he built a healthy flock of 127 sheep with no disease and profits from spring lambs around seven dollars each.
Nebraska Oats Crop Shows Profit From Kherson Variety
H D Lute of Nebraska describes his bumper oats crop from ten acres grown on a former sugar beet field. He details field preparation, sowing of 27 bushels of Kherson oats, irrigation, harvest, and threshing yielding about 81 bushels per acre and a clear gain of roughly $5.50 per acre at 28 cents market price, with seed sale at 50 cents.
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Russia
Nebraska Experiment Station
H. D. Lute
Nebraska
Cost of a Peach Orchard Pays Off in Nurse Crops
S. B. Hartman of Athens Michigan outlines a 100 tree peach orchard three years old with three yearly expenses and receipts. The report shows net cost 13.20 after two tree replacements and labor costs while nurse crops produced 6.25 30.93 and 25.10 over three years. He notes dry weather reduced first crop and that with good seasons the orchard can be paid for by nurse crops before bearing.
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S. B. Hartman
Athens
Michigan
Farmer Sees Only Odor From Denatured Alcohol Trail
Present outlook suggests the farmer will gain little beyond the scent left by the denatured alcohol trail from the auto.
Dragging Makes Good Roads How to properly drag a road
The article explains that Neo Expensive Machinery is necessary to keep highways in good condition. It advises a light drag at an angle to push earth toward the road center, walking the team, starting from one side and returning up the opposite. Drag after rainfall but not when mud sticks, and never on dry roads. Drag year round to prevent freezing. Target width is 18 to 20 feet, starting slightly narrower then widening, and to raise earth ten to twelve inches above the edges.
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MIB
Thoughts on Dairying and Milk Marketing
A compact piece arguing dairying is steady work, preserving good cows and female calves. It notes risks in cattle sales, praises cleanliness, and comments on milk marketing to creameries and cheese factories with practical views on quality and profitability.
Dragging earth roads and dairy care tips
The article discusses controlling drag on earth roads by driver position and repeated applications, plus advice on road drying and freezing. It shifts to dairy farming wisdom, noting a diligent dairyman prospers with cows, the value of pure bred stock, and guidance on milking timing and calf feeding with skim milk and corn meal.
Dairy Breeds and Profitable Cattle Care Tips
Miller Purvis outlines dairy and dual purpose breeds, noting Red Polled, Brown Swiss, Polled Durham, Short Horns, Devons, Dutch Belted, Aberdeen Angus, Hereford, Gallaway, Holsteins, Ayrshires, and Jerseys. Emphasizes proper care, warm stables, feeding, use of separators and Babcock testers, and cautions on mixing milk with beef-focused cows.
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Jersey
Guernsey
Around the Farm Advice on Stock Feeding and Soil Care
The article stresses thorough feeding for all stock to gain profits and flavor. It advocates choosing good land, seed, tillage, and manure, warns against crowding crops, and urges full soil preparation with proper plowing. It also notes laxatives for breeding stock and weed control to preserve soil moisture and fertility.
Ravages of the Corn Plow Highlight Moisture Loss and Yields
The article argues deep plowing ruins corn roots and moisture retention, urging shallow cultivation three inches deep. It emphasizes early, frequent cultivation to suppress weeds, maintain soil moisture, and improve yields, noting ridge shaping harms rather than helps.
Missed a Good Thing in New Jersey Village
In a small New Jersey village a schoolmistress comforts a crying boy who says older boys forced him to kiss a girl in the schoolyard. He admits he did not report earlier because he did not know the mistress would permit a kiss from him.
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New Jersey
Prey of the Sparrow Hawk
The sparrow hawk commonly catches small flying birds and occasionally larger prey like wood pigeons, often avoiding high flight. Small birds mob it when abundant, yet it can pierce a swarm of green finches to seize a victim. Nearby, one hawk reportedly snagged a bat at dusk, an unusual meal according to the London News.
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London News
TRE BUSINESS FARMER
The business farmer must track costs and income by crop or stock to see which are profitable. Use a pocket or house ledger, recording labor, expenses, and revenue as they occur, then balance at harvest or sale. Regular posting and annual review reveal true profitability.
Wasteful Feeding of Corn Fodder in Cattle Diets
An editorial notes waste of hundreds of thousands of dollars yearly in cattle feeding in the corn belt. It cites New Jersey Station findings from a ten day test where 200 pounds of corn stalks fed to a cow left 60 pounds uneaten, 30 percent. It emphasizes better preparation and consumption of stalks to improve efficiency.
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Earf
Corn Belt
New Jersey
Inventory and accounting for farmers to track yearly gains
A discussion by S B Hartman on the value of keeping a farm ledger and an annual inventory to record all property and its present value. The difference between consecutive inventories shows gains or losses and guides focus on profitable branches and improved cash, land, or buildings.
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S. B. Hartman
How the English Feed Calves
English stock-growers feed calves early with calf-meal rations. Many use commercial meals or home mixes. A college recipe uses flaxseed meal and linseed oil cake, with fennel seed for odor, guiding calf feeding as milk is phased out after two weeks.
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England
Agricultural Colleges of
WieGe
Farmers form grain cartel in Northwest region
Eastern Washington, Eastern Oregon and Northern Idaho farmers unite to control grain prices and plan construction of their own warehouses to store grain. The move aims to stabilize markets and reduce reliance on external traders.
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Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Feeding value of silage versus dried cornstalks in cows
The article compares waste in fiber and protein between silage and dried cornstalks, noting higher waste in fiber and protein in the latter and a greater albuminoid content in stalks. It suggests shredding and silo use to improve intake and reports a Jersey station finding that silage can prevent about five-sixths of the waste and yield 12 percent more milk.
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New Jersey
Little Talks With Farmers on Egg Sale Story
A Southern Ohio farmer's wife reports selling 160 dozen eggs from 45 Plymouth Rock hens between September 20 and December 16. Eggs averaged 26 cents a dozen. hens worth about 50 cents each. Eggs in under three months nearly matched the hens' value. Test all seeds before sowing to save replanting time.
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Ohio
Plymouth Rock
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