Spraying Potatoes Boosts Yield and Profit per Acre
An experimental potato spray program on fifteen acres showed a net gain of 7 bushels per sprayed acre compared with unsprayed rows, yielding 134 bushels per sprayed acre versus 28 on unsprayed. Despite higher costs, the $87.15 per acre gain offsets spraying expense. the crop could fetch about 60 cents per bushel, giving net profit around $27.15 per acre. The article notes weed pressure and insect control, with Bordeaux mixtures used and Paris green once. It also discusses kale as a marketable early crop and mentions farm autos versus horse-drawn rigs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bordeaux
Potato Co
Bean Grop and Economy of Beans in Corn Belt Farming
An article discusses profitable bean cultivation as a supplement to worn fields in the corn belt. It covers adapting machinery for planting, hoeing, thrashing, and sorting, noting beans yield more cash per acre than poor soil when modern equipment is used and beans are properly sorted before marketing.
The White Grub A Peach Tree Enemy
The peach borer or white grub bores into and under peach tree roots, weakening and often killing trees. It uncoils from August to September, forms a cocoon, becomes a moth, and lays hundreds of eggs. Eggs hatch in spring, grubs feed on roots, with peak damage in May to July, especially to young trees.
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Washington
Bureau of Apining Industry
Olf Biddy
Washington Goose
New York
Prof- Station
Frost
Russia
The Farmer's Friend Encourages Protecting Birds On Farms
The article extols protecting quail and other feathered wild tenants as allies in pest control. It notes the department of agriculture promotes safeguarding birds to reduce insects, including cotton boll weevil, while praising the bobwhite quail as beneficial and tame in gardens and barnyards. It also sketches the Sweet Potato Belt and its rough northern cultivation line.
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Rchool of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Colorado
Thia
Mississippi Valley
Flies and Sheep Health Protest By Ter and Dipping
An Ohio breeder urges fly control and dipping to protect flocks from maggots and parasites. Advice covers pine tar on horns and noses, turpentine dips, dust in dry conditions, and housing sheep in caves or dark shelters when necessary. Warns gadflies, ticks, worms, and nose deposits endanger ewe health.
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Ohio
National Stockman
Parmer
Jong
Middie Wooldheep
England
Bometimes
Holds the Cow's Tail milking aid by Massachusetts inventor
A Massachusetts inventor describes a spring metal clamp worn around the milker's leg to grip the cow's tail. Projections on the inner face prevent tail movement while a curved outer spring guides the tail into the clamp, shielding the milker from being struck and reducing injury.
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Masauchusetts
Olla Ce
Feeding and Care of Brood Mares and Young Horses
Advice on feeding brood mares with quality hay oats and bran while avoiding moldy or sour feed. Emphasizes well fitting collars for young horses, daily exercise, and careful grain reduction before foaling to prevent milk fever. Warns that improper feeding leads to colic and other digestive issues in horses.
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C. Obrecht
University of
Celle
Hersea
Health of the Hog Measures for Herd Protection
Veterinary expert F S Schoenleber outlines preventive hog health practices including sun sterilization, small individual farrowing houses, frequent dipping to kill vermin and boost skin and digestion, quarantine of breeding and show stock, post quarantine dipping and careful disinfecting. He recommends tincture of prickly ash, wood ash and salt, and occasional copper and iron salts for healthier hogs.
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F. 8. Schoenleber
D. V
Kansas State Agricultural College
Silo: A Practical Cornerstone Of Farm Feeding
A Purdue Dairy Extension expert argues the silo boosts efficiency and diet quality. Silage stores nutrients year round, feeds cows regardless of weather, and reduces labor compared with curing forage. He cites a 12 percent greater return by feeding silage to dairy cows and urges early silo planning and construction.
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Herbert A. Fopper
Purdue Experiment Station
Developing Heifers Udder Handling for Early Calving
The author urges frequent handling of heifer udders during early pregnancy to promote development and ease of milking after calving. He notes heifers should drop their first calf around two years old to maximize productivity, warning that delaying to three years reduces milk production and promotes fat gain instead of milk.
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V. R. Gilbert
Cow Milking Time Rules and Habits described
The article explains cows know milking times and warn of delays. It notes some cows resist clean milking, needing kneading-like manipulation to extract milk. neglect leads to reduced yield and premature drying.
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Loes
Satisfactory Combination in Farm Work and Orchard
A farmer notes profitable mix of swine breeding and fruit production in Camperdown, turning brood sows into a four acre orchard each spring. The system uses Aktromilk, middlings, and bran to feed hogs, keeping them vigorous while trees yield crops yearly.
New Milking Machine Promises Speed in Dairies Abroad
A simple four pump milking device from Europe is reported by Popular Mechanics to outperform other machines. Operated by a boy turning a crank at forty five revolutions per minute, it uses adjustable suction and quick cup changes. When multiple units are used, power via flexible shafting distributes a tenth horsepower to each machine, enabling one operator to manage several. The device is patented worldwide.
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Europe
Milk Can Hygiene Sparks Civic Reform Talk
John D. Nichols of Obie urges ordinances to require milk vendors to wash and sterilize cans before sending to producers. He warns against soap powders with fats as they taint milk with lingering deposits. Also notes a Kansas Farmer writer describing a method to remove tusks from a boar using rope and pinchers in a pen.
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John D. Nichols
Obie
Kansas
The Spider Leg Burglar and Poultry Parasitology Tales
A fragmented poultry column blends a mock ballad about a nocturnal thief with a tongue in cheek layabout guide on Sarcoptes mange in fowl. It mocks sensational crimes while detailing parasite signs, cures, and cautions in a brisk, era-tinged voice.
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