Market Classes of Hogs and the Bacon Bacon Type
An 1910s agricultural column discusses market classes and grading of swine, focusing on the English bacon hog versus U S types. It notes the need for farmers to read reports, outlines ideal bacon hog traits, and comments on feed shifts away from corn toward barley oats ry e and roots. It also mentions foreign demand for bacon and evolving U S market types. The piece covers corn use, shipping, and storage factors, plus oats and celery seed bed tips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Dietrich
Mumford
Dietrich
Great Britain
Denmark
Canada
United States
Raising Calves Experiment Yields Milk Type Insights
A Western experiment station reports on rearing calves with whole milk and skim milk. Initial growth favored whole milk calves, but after a year, once rations normalized, calves from both groups were indistinguishable. National Stockman notes the long term equivalence despite early differences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Stockman
Grass Lands and Fertilizer Advantages in Grass Farming
G Runkle of Massachusetts notes two main advantages for using commercial fertilizers over farmyard manure on grass lands. Manure can reduce grass plant numbers. thus, apply manure to crops like corn and vegetables and use commercial fertilizer on grass. For seeding, fertilize if the soil is depleted, using nitrate of soda, tankage, ground bone, and sulphate of potash. top dressing later depends on desired hay value, with nitrogen-heavy mixes yielding higher market price and lime rich mixes for home feeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Runkle
Massachusetts
Layering the Vine and A Cutworm Barrier
Article discusses simple grapevine layering in spring, burying a cane along the ground to create independent plants. It also describes a tar paper collar barrier to prevent cutworms from reaching garden plants, sinking the band into soil to block climbs. The piece blends horticultural tips for home gardens.
Garden tasks and pasture notes from Farm Journal
Garden advice for April planting currant and dewberry cuttings, strawberry bed setup, white clover sowing, and Bordeaux mixture color. Weeds like chickweed and shepherds purse appear early. Animal feed cautions warn against overripe hay causing digestive issues in sheep and note that sheep eat leaves from cornstalks, with leaves being best for young lambs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Journal
Balanced dairy cow rations and grain mixing advice
An aviation professor quoted by Amerigan Cultivator stresses balanced feeding for dairy cows. He notes that eighteen to thirty pounds of fodder plus eight to eleven pounds of mixed grains form a reasonable ration, with no single grain vastly superior. A mixed ration of corn fodder, bran, barley, oats and mangels yields better digestion than single grain feeding, and proper weighing and measuring are essential to balance rations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dnam
Wie
Minnesota
Wes Das Aviation
Uarry Supder
Amerigan
Well Bred Holstein Bull At Star Farm Cortland N C
Mercedes Julip's Pietertje Paul No 29820 is one of two great service bulls at Star Farm herd Cortland NC according to Holstein Friesian Register His Gum Mercedes Julip's Pietertje holds the world's third largest AR C batter record of 29 57 pounds in seven days and recently sold for 2000
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Pietertje Paul
Star Farm Herd
Cortland
N. C
Pietertje
Mercedes Julie's Pieteetie Paul tops Holstein test ranks
Mercedes Julie's Pieteetie Paul is the second highest testing Holstein cow in the world with an official butter fat average of 4.025 percent and weekly milk production of eighty two pounds per day. Her sire Johanna Rue Sr.'s Paul De Kol has fifteen AR0 tested daughters, five averaging twenty pounds each.
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Johanna Rue Sr
Paul de Kol
Causes of tainted milk and herd care tips from Dr Gerber
Swiss scientist Dr Gerber lists causes of tainted milk including poor fodder dirty water dirty cows in dung and lack of cleanliness in milking. He urges daily herd checks and rapid cooling of milk to prevent spoilage and notes sick cows udder diseases and heat affecting milk. A Farmers Advocate tip advises on scours in pigs and using skim milk with sulphur charcoal and lime for nursing sows and litters.
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Gerber
Farm Teams and Dahlias in a Farmer's Notice
The Inland Farmer urges farmers to keep horses and cattle in prime condition, stressing proper feeding and care. It also discusses growing dahlias from seeds, noting their easy germination and variety of self colors suitable for cutting.
Time Tested Worm Remedy In Sheep Pastures
A Rural New article discusses intestinal worms in old pasture flocks and methods to prevent and treat infection. It recommends treating old sheep to curb egg spread, using gasoline fumes delivered on an empty stomach, and a two week interval for re-dosing. It also notes pumpkin seeds as a valuable preventive, and salt with turpentine as aid.
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New
van Alstene
Harch
Profitable Feeding and Sheep Rations from Old Notes
A compilation of early farming insights covers pea straw feeding for sheep with clover as a close rival, colt feeding guidance stressing exercise and self feeders, wool growth tips using a wheat bran linseed mix, and the cost benefits of grain supplementation during pasture season. It also notes clover for pigs, turnip feeding experiments, and a Victorian era advertisement for a footman and a lady’s attendant.
The Madness of War and Its Bloodied Toll
Buried in Burton's anatomy of melancholy is a harsh verdict on war driven by a few corrupt leaders. The piece laments how capable men are sacrificed under private spleen and ambition, likening armies to flocks of sheep offered to slaughter. It reads as a stark antiwar reflection framed as a newspaper note.
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Pinto
Burton
Rearing a Bull and Training to Subdue Strength
A dated guide advises methods to rear and control a bull through strict, nonviolent training. It emphasizes keeping the animal calm, under constant restraint, and exercised regularly with tethering and hitching devices to prevent restiveness. It recommends keeping the bull in the herd’s presence, near cows, to maintain manageable behavior.
The Brood Sow And Her Litter At The Texas State Fair
G W Sequist of Farmers Advocate outlines practical brood sow care from mating through farrowing to weaning. He details feeding, exercise, eye-teeth removal, and gradual reintroduction of skim milk and bran as pigs grow. The piece notes a Berkshire boar, Victor Premier Jr., owned by George P Lillard of Seguin, Texas, featured at the Texas state fair.
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G. W. Sequist
Farmers Advocate
Mayeh
Anne
Victor Premier, Jr
George P. Lillard
Seguin
Tex
Rest For Dairy Cows A Practical Rest Period
I V W Lighty argues in National Stockman that dairy cows perform best in annual work when given six to eight weeks of rest. He notes difficulty in precise dry-off timing and recommends halting grain, feeding dry hay such as timothy, having a hired hand milk half at each milking, and continuing milking close to calving to avoid caked udder and other issues.
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I. VW
Lighty
National Stockman
Timothy
Berkshire boar wins first prize at Dallas Exposition
L's Victor Premier, a Berkshire boar from Je and Dallas Exposition, won first prize as best Berkshire boar under one year old in 1903 defeating entries from Illinois Indiana Iowa and Texas. The young boar weighed 39 pounds at ten months old.
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Dallas Exposition
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Texas
Connecticut Dairymen Hear Silage vs Hay Claims
At a Connecticut Dairymen association meeting C. B. Phelps argued silage value may be overestimated. He asserted hay costs less to grow, can yield three tons per acre versus fifteen tons of silage, and provides more dry matter per acre. Early-cut hay is as digestible though hay lags in palatability and acceptance. overall cost favors hay.
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Bella Ax
England
Connecticut Dairymen’s Association
Phelps
Milk safety and dairy hygiene guidelines from historical bulletin
A summary of dairy practices emphasizing clean milker habits to prevent contamination, aeration and cooling for odor control, avoiding musty feeds, and proper milk handling ages after calving. It also notes the Yorkshire breed for bacon production and the need for careful farm management.
Working Brood Maren and Horse Training Notes
Farm and Ranch advises keeping the brood mare and colt together after the first week, arguing it saves time and worry. It stresses not confining the foal, teaching horses to endure sounds, and notes the Cherokee origin of the turkey name and comparisons of Timothy hay and clover for dairy feeding.
The Good Shepherd as Door and Life of Believers
A sermon-like analysis of John chapter 10 focusing on Jesus as the door to salvation and the pasture of the faithful. It contrasts false shepherds with the true shepherd, emphasizes eternal life and abundant life, and links to Israel and church eschatology with biblical cross references.
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John x
Steceens
Caperight
Ian Dress Association
Pasion
Ezek
Larael
Fila
Adam
Eve
Eden
Cain
Abel
Jesus
Philip
God
Lev
Israel
What is Wanted Great stock advertised in Tam Dar and Waxkay News
Advertisement advice urges stores to stock attractive goods and inform the public where to buy them. It stresses that broad advertising in Tam Dar and Waxkay News will draw customers and boost sales.
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Eale
Tam Dar
Waxkay News
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Illinois Experiment Stadien
Ohio
Cutworm
Nature Study
Mercedes Julie
Pieteetie Paul
Canaan
George McKerrow
Hation
Timothy Hay
London
Church of England
Frylle
Cy Alvord
Eblefler Dairy Division
Ggriculture
L's Victor Premier
Michigan Experiment Station
Mim
Professor Farington
Wisconsin Ag Healthrist
Yorkshire
Vertistag
Parker
Sunset Magazine
the Sunday Schools
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