Government Seeks Real Hog Cholera Cure As Immunity Work Proceeds
The government clarifies no cure exists yet for hog cholera despite public belief. In a February 6, 1907 letter, Prof. A D B Melvin states immunity methods are developed but not published or ready for practical use. Research continues with patents granted. progress noted amid caution.
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A. DB. Melvin
Bureau of Animal Industry
Agricultural Department
Washington
Melvin
ALL AROUND THE FARM CARES AND CONTRASTS
A practical farmer advises planning for corn storage to endure storms and suggests hiring by the year with continuous work. Advice on orchard windbreaks is given, followed by a playful domestic exchange about choosing cream or chocolate from two cars.
Practical farm tips from the era
A log-drag prevents mud holes next spring and a small hatchet aids farm tasks. Avoid barb wire due to danger. Emphasizes cow routines as vital as bankers and suggests weekly copperas in troughs. Warns rats thrive near poultry with boards nearby and stresses weasel proofing the poultry house.
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Poultry House
Beet Pulp Proves Valuable Feed In Wisconsin Run
A Wisconsin trial tests beet pulp as cheap cattle sheep and pork feed at five large factories. Five cows fed 24 pounds weekly pulp plus hay and grain showed gains and milk output close to sugar beets, with pulp offering substantial forage savings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Farmhouse tips from western Pennsylvania and beyond
A compendium of practical household and farm advice from an old German settler era source. Tips cover kitchen layouts and smoking meat, stove cleaning, spring sewing plans, social visits, and reducing tears when peeling onions. Cleaning methods suggest use of common objects like paint brushes and tomato cans for feather removal, plus ammonia in wash water and plaster or stale bread for wallpaper stains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Farm labor unions expand across states and rail policy shifts
The Iowa States Federation of Labor sends a general organizer to form farmers' local unions in all counties. Texas and Wisconsin already have unions, but none allied with the American Federation of Labor. Great Northern president J J Hill testifies on elevator monopolies and rail-car related abuses. Montana land values rise with irrigated acreage boosting ranches near Twin Bridges. Solomon Watson near Arcola raises 2800 acres of corn on 20 acres. Drainage in the Kankakee swamps lifts yields to 100-125 bushels per acre.
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Iowa
Hill
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Northwest
Montana
Twin Bridges
Solomon Watson
Arcola
Ill
Boone County
Kankakee Swamp
Tankage Boosts Pig Growth In Nebraska Trial
Nebraska Station director Burnett tested tankage as a feed additive with three hog lots. Five percent tankage along with soaked corn reduced costs and sped gains, while ten percent tankage was less profitable. Pigs on tankage plus corn showed stronger bones when fed with tankage and ground bone.
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Chicago
Kansas City
West
Burnett
Nebraska Station
Lincoln ewe wins first prize at International Live Stock Show
A Lincoln breed ewe described as a fine specimen won first prize at the recent International Live Stock Show in Chicago. Lincolns are noted for their large size hearty frame and long wool.
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Chicago
Shredded corn fodder stored with ensilage silo system
The author discusses storing shredded corn fodder as silage to prevent spoilage. They describe filling a silo half with ensilage, feeding from Septembers onward, shredding the fodder, and pushing it through a max ensilage cutter into the silo with a continuous water stream to aid lofting into the silo.
Protect Plums From Curculio And Silo Fermented Feed
Advice on curculio control for Damson plums with pre bloom sprays using London purple or arsenates and later sprays. note safe to bees. Also discusses husk and shred silo corn for dairy feed and compares ear corn value in New York. attributed to J B Harrison of New York.
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New York
J. B. Harrison
Good Harness Oil Recipe From Historic Text
A historical recipe describes making harness oil by combining fish oil, mutton tallow, castor oil, ivory black, beeswax, resin, and Burgundy pitch. The mixture is heated, boiled briefly, settles, then poured off and used cold. If fish oil is unavailable, neatsfoot oil serves as a substitute.
Poor Man Struggles With Portent Cow Burden
A frugal resident faces hardship keeping a lowly cow, highlighting rural poverty and livestock upkeep. The tale centers on financial strain, resource limits, and daily challenges of sustaining a small farm animal in tight budgets.
Rising Sugar Beets Profitable Westward But Lagging East
The article argues beet sugar grows best in western areas with five Iowa factories while the east has only Lyons New York one refinery in Wayne County. It notes beets yield about fifteen tons per acre, $75 income per acre at $5 per ton, versus $20 from wheat, and states sugar pulp is a valuable cattle feed.
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Iowa
Ohio
Lyons
Wayne Co
N. Y
Wayne County
New York
Europe
Erie Canal
Great West
Dairy Pointers on Feeds and Butter Quality
Practical dairy guidance emphasizes alfalfa clover hay ensilage and protein meals for economical feeding. Manage cow intake to maximize yield after calving, avoid overfeeding, and prefer younger cows for profitability. Ensure fresh butter, proper stamping, ventilation, and honest product presentation to sustain a cash market.
Value of a Ton of Manure in Crop Nutrition
A ton of fresh manure contains 10 lb nitrogen 2 lb phosphorus and 10 lb potassium worth 2.34 at market prices. Compared with corn fodder oat straw wheat straw and various hays, manure is cheaper per ton but more immediately available to plants. Manure also loosens soil improves color drainage and moisture retention and frees other soil nutrients while commercial fertilizer needs added materials to avoid killing soil.
Short Talks on Poultry Feeding and Incubation Tips
Practical guidance on poultry costs feed, seeds, and egg foods. Advice covers chick and fowl nutrition, pumpkin caution, bone feeding, tea from clover, and mash proportions. Incubator operations discussed including moisture gauges, air cell checks, turning practices, and separate incubation for Brahma and Wyandotte eggs.
What Fertilizers are Worth in the Illinois Study
The Illinois College of Agriculture ranks nitrogen and phosphorus content and value for fertilizers and manures. Prices per pound are given for nitrogen rich substances like fresh manure dried blood calcium salts and various phosphates and potash compounds. The piece notes a 19 to 20 cent per pound turkey price reflecting a meat trust concern.
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Illinois College of Agriculture
Good Money in Ten Acres
F L Risley from Connecticut discusses converting forty acres to ten with high cultivation producing vegetables small fruit and orchard. He notes prior poultry focus selling ducks turkeys and other fowl locally and attracting regular customers for milk eggs and produce. Strawberries raspberries and blackberries thrived in allotted spots.
Bold Western rider Miss Della Elgain takes bold colt
Fifteen year old Della Elgain from Dupage county Maois is noted as a fearless bareback rider. She demonstrates strong horse control by taming a wild colt that challenged her family and earned a reward from her father who gifted the animal to her.
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Della Elgain
Dupage County
Maois
Della
Family run garden yields profitable small fruit and vegetables
The excerpt extols cultivating fresh garden produce for ready money and notes a self-sufficient homestead raising hay, corn, hogs, and garden truck. It highlights an organized, harmonious family effort that makes the farm self-reliant and profitable through reliable vegetables, butter, and eggs.
The Tomato and Poison Ivy Quips from Rural News
The article extols tomatoes as versatile from raw to preserves and notes seasonal use from early summer to frost. It also advises on ripening in darkness and proper vine care. A Rural New Yorker tip warns to dig out poison ivy thoroughly and burn or sun-dry debris, and to wear heavy gloves if skin is sensitive.
Popular Iowa farmer fills cistern with cider
An Iowa farmer, after producing abundant cider last fall, emptied his cement cistern to store the drink. The unusual stunt made him the talk of the neighborhood as longtime neighbors who had rarely spoken to him before began to greet him warmly.
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Iowa
Plowing Tip Fights Deep Furrows and Keeps Cows Away
Advice warns against repeating same plow path to avoid deep dead furrows. Start at the dead furrow, throw furrows into the ditch, and wheel right to return, forming smooth land. A farmer notes placing corn ears on poles around fields helps keep cows away from new plantings.
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de Schweimitz
Schweimitz
Dorset
Bolton
McBryde
Department
Department of Agriculture
Paby
Paris
Milwaukee Fire Department
Lincoln
Luther Burbank
America
Burbank
Andrew Carnegie
London
C. F. Barber
C. & Carnman
F. L. Risley
Connecticut
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