Molasses Roads Tested as Dust Suppressor Across States
Scientists push unlikely highway material using molasses blends with oil limewater rock dust and sand to create dust free roads. A second project in Independence Kansas explores oil bound roads to curb dust similar to California methods.
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Prevost Hubbard
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East
South
Middle West
Office of Public Roads
Independence
Kan
California
Kansas
Commonwealth
Cherry slug two broods attack cherry trees
Two broods of the cherry slug appear in June and August or September. The mature black four winged fly lays eggs in leaf slits. Eggs hatch into flesh-eating larvae that skeletonize leaves. Professor Irwin recommends spraying with paris green or arsenical poisons in the warm stage, or dusting with Paris green mixed with flour or lime.
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A. T. Irwin
Manure Spreader Sought for Large Farm Needs
A fragment notes the need for manure spreaders on large farms, emphasizing proper loading from stalls and efficient manure handling for operations over 100 acres.
Farm Fertilizer Schedule for Winter Land Use
The plan proposes placing fertilizer on the land every two or three days throughout winter to maximize benefits. This method aims to extract the fullest potential from the fertilizer and improve soil condition for upcoming planting.
Fertilizer for Palms and Slow Growing Plants
An article promotes horn shavings as an excellent slow acting fertilizer for palms ferns aspidistra lurida and similar plants. It notes horn shavings decompose slowly when mixed with soil providing gradual root feeding, is inexpensive market available and has been tried satisfactorily.
Notes on Sheep Rearing from an Old Farmer’s Guide
Practical tips for lamb feeding and care. Dilute cow milk with water for lambs, provide clean hay, use a lamb creep, keep salt before sheep, avoid feeding grain to control ticks, and favor alfalfa over timothy. Watch for foot rot and bowel issues, isolate new sheep, and seek expert guidance from a station director. Recommend selecting quality rams and quarantining new flock arrivals.
Work in the Poultry Yard
The article urges poultry farmers to focus on balanced rations and steady feeding methods. It notes the shift toward chicken, mutton, and veal due to pork and older dairy cattle fatigue, stressing consistent diets, strong flock health, and the importance of cockerel numbers for profit.
How to Repot Ferns for Winter Health
Ferns should be repotted now with about a two inch larger pot. Use garden soil mixed with barn yard or commercial fertilizer, with broken crockery over drainage, and three inches of soil on top. Remove gently, place plant in new pot one inch deeper, water, and protect from direct sun after repotting.
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William H. Underwood
Mixed farming pays best say McCall in practical letter
The farmer describes 560 acres cultivated with corn and small grain on about 120 acres and 80 acres in alfalfa and hay. Pastures cover the rest. He reports high alfalfa yields, near three tons first cut, and expects good seed. favors Hereford cattle and selling stock or grain when needed. plans heavy corn fodder planting and uses no silage.
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L. H. McCall
Feed adulteration scare hits northern farmers
Rice hulls shipped into Wisconsin and other northern states, sold as rice bran and related feeds, appear to adulterate concentrates. Prices ranged from 12.50 to 16.00 dollars per ton, with only one sample possibly unadulterated.
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Wisconsin
AS THE HIRED MAN SEES IT
Advice for hired workers on farm ethics safety and preparing for work. Key tips include not rough handling animals, avoiding smoking near the barn, carrying matches safely, organizing storage like barrels and crates, and repairing equipment before needed to avoid delays. The tone reflects practical farmer guidance from a bygone era.
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Sunshine
Rain
Sex determination in poultry linked to parent vigor
W R Gilbert from the Canadian Experiment Station notes that parental vigor influences sex in offspring. Calves show this less clearly due to single birth, but poultry reveal it: separating cocks from hens in summer and reuniting them before breeding shifts brood sex ratios toward males early in the season and females later.
Rice by products used as livestock feeds warned against
The rice mills of the south note three by products used as animal feeds rice bran rice polish and rice feed the last being a mix of the first two. Rice hulls can irritate the digestive tract and adulteration of feeds is suspected buyers should demand written purity guarantees and check dealer standing.
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Rice Mills
South
Fence Rail Philosophy
A collection of rural maxims and anecdotes on honesty, hypocrisy, and work ethic. It contrasts public and private behavior, notes the peril of misused wealth, and ends with a farmer’s tale of ruin and eventual death, framed as a moral sermon.
A Small but Good House for a Farm Home
The article describes a neat farm house with three exterior doors including one to the basement. The basement is accessible via the pantry, which is large and well lit and linked to the kitchen by a double swing door. A large dining room connects to the sitting room and parlor through grill finished openings.
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Unusu
House features and barnyard breeding trends noted
The passage lists upstairs closet layouts and a versatile sewing room, describes exterior views and a removable front tower, and details basement options. It then discusses animal breeding tendencies, noting culling patterns, calf sex ratios, and how bull age and work affect outcomes, with cautious advice on selecting sires.
Kansas farmers report sixty bushels Kherson oats per acre
Farmers in Kansas claim yields of sixty bushels per acre from Kherson oats. The variety matures early and shows rust resistance, aiding harvest prospects this season.
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Kansas
Notes on orchard care and fruit sorting
The article advises careful orchard cultivation similar to corn, light pruning of cherry trees for a low bushy head, and to prune slowly over years. It warns tobacco dust harms woolly aphis, suggests sorting apples for market, and notes two busy women can profit from half an acre of strawberries despite back-aching work.
Nation News Briefs From 1903 Missouri to Weather Forecasts
Reports cover Missouri farmers receiving sixty seven million dollars in crops two years ago and a forecast claim that weather can be predicted a week ahead. Other items note denatured alcohol teaching, fruit drying substitutes, buttermilk for infant stomach troubles, a goose trap in California, and a fatal horse accident in Kansas.
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Missouri
Wiley
Agricultural Department
Washington
Journal of Medical Science
Harry Hansen
California
Hansen
San Francisco
Weather Bureau
Kansas
United States
Germany
Thomas McDonald
Philips County
McDonald
Celery Culture in the North for Market Growers
William H. Underwood outlines successful celery culture in Illinois. He details seed timing from May plantings, bed preparation, spacing, transplanting, blanching, and irrigation, stressing rich moist soil, liberal manure and ashes, and proper drainage for tender white stalks.
Hints for Housewives Across A Cantankerous Jade
A witty observed piece on married life and arousing wives. The author lampoons a free spirited, vociferous wife with sharp wit and a moral frame. It depicts domestic tensions and the social expectations of wives and husbands in a satirical tone.
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Jade
Rev
J. L. Scudder
Why farmers buy separators
The Wisconsin Creamery Butter-Makers' association president explains farmers buy hand cream separators to have fresh warm skim milk at home without daily trips to the creamery. He argues educated farmers will favor the system and that observed faults are abuses, not faults of the method, which can yield better butter with on-farm cream ripening and regular collection by a traveling team.
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Wisconsin Creamery Butter-Makers’ Association
Turnip and Rutabaga Cultivation Tips by W H Underwood
Agricultural guidance outlines soil choices climate and manuring for turnips rutabagas and hybrids. Details seed rates sowing depth rows spacing thinning weed control and post planting fertilization including lime phosphate nitrate of soda and manure applications with notes on seedbed preparation and crop rotation.
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W. H. Underwood
Illinois
Colorado
Feeding floor design to save costs this season
A sensible feeding floor will save its cost in one season. It notes the waste of corn when hogs tramp it into mud and snow. It recommends a floor 4 to 6 inches above ground, solid timber construction, and a tight 2x4 edge to prevent corn from being scraped away.
Mailing Size Plants From Reliable Nurseries Offer Bargains
Many nurserymen offer mailing sized plants with a collection of fruits and shrubs at low prices. Plants are well packed and with basic care most gardeners can grow them. Standard fruits may take longer to bear but are worthwhile. check catalogues and choose a reliable firm.
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Fence Rail Philosophy
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