Silk-Worm Culture Pays for Outfit in First Year
A Department of Agriculture guide outlines silk worm culture as a low-cost, profitable activity. It covers starter equipment, mulberry cuttings, worm care, feeding, temperature and humidity needs, housing, and cocoons processing. The article notes eggs from reproduction strains require expertise and that demand for cocoons remains strong domestically and abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wander ES A. Kelly
Department Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Beginning the Garden How to build a hotbed for early vegetables
The article outlines preparing a hotbed in late winter or early spring using fermenting manure for heat. It details location, frame sizes, layering, heating duration, watering and ventilation, and timing for sowing lettuce radishes onions and spinach with tomatoes and cabbage later. It also notes cost, sash configurations, and sourcing seeds from reliable dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. Paddock
Pruning Young Grapevines and Silage Feeding Trials
The article describes winter pruning of young California grapevines with two buds per cane and staged care through multiple seasons to form a strong trunk and productive head. It also reports Virginia tests on silage feeding for beef cattle showing silage with grain or straight silage as economical for stockers, with detailed gains, costs, and margins.
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California
Virginia
Soule, Fain
Jarnagin
Jersey City
Stover
Pruning Vines Aligns With Ideal Bud Pattern
F T Bilotti notes that cane should end with three buds plus base bud, aiming for a near ideal vine shape. Pruning must adapt to conditions while preserving the core bud structure and growth balance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viticulturist
California
Farm advice and insect menace in midwestern farm column
Practical farm guidance covers turning refuse wood and corn cobs into charcoal for hogs and poultry, fixing barns, and improving dairy cleanliness. It also details Jessor Headlee on the pale green “green bug” affecting oats and wheat, its appearance, spread, and recommended control and prevention measures.
Farmers Institutes Should Be Practical Not Theoretic
A farmer recalls attending institutes where speakers spoke learnedly yet lacked practical farming success. He cites a case where a polished talker owned poor stock and a failing farm, highlighting the gap between theory and practice. He urges that instruction come from practical farmers and be relevant to everyday farm work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry
Fesn
Money in Cottage Gardens for Leaf Mold and Potting Soil
Farmers advised to grow and sell flowers at markets and railway stations. Build potting soil from fibrous loam leaf mold old manure and sand. Create compost piles with kitchen waste weeded garden debris and waterworks to improve soil and yields. Also notes on calf rearing and free range hens boosting farm profits.
Green bug threat looms over Kansas crops
The Kansas experiment station报: entomologist Professor J J Headlee warns the green bug caused extensive damage to oats and wheat last year and could become a major menace. The station urges farmers statewide to study prevention methods as winter survival of the insect and its parasites remains uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Headlee
Kansas Experiment Station
Kansas
Oklahoma
Provident
Gut Out the Robber Cows by H C Searles Wisconsin
Wisconsin dairying progress hinges on culling nonproductive cows. Using milk scales and Batcock testers, farmers record daily yield and butterfat to weed out scrub sires, keep cows indoors in winter, and feed ensilage mangels and alfalfa for balanced rations.
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Wisconsin
Batcock
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Jessor Headlee
Oklahorm
Texas
Dakotas
Bluegrass
Dlac
Iim
Wheat
E. L. Vincent
H. C. Searles
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