Cement Pipe Study Aims at Small Irrigating Ditches
Arizona Experiment Station reports on preventing seepage and evaporation from irrigation ditches with closed conduits. Cement pipe made from local sand and gravel shows cost efficiency, using cement and lime mixes, tested in Cruz Valley with various tile lots and molds. Trials include 15 inch diameter pipes, multiple cement-to-sand ratios, and sample finished lengths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. E .P. Smith
Arizona Experiment Station
de Santas Cruz Valley
Eve
California
Cement Pipe Joints Promoted for Safe Quick Assembly
The article extols two foot lengths of cement pipes with tongue and groove joints as safer than beveled ends for novices. It notes cement pipe competes with clay tile, cites low cost, and mentions use in ditch culverts, wooden bridges, and lowland drainage with open joints to allow drainage and air.
Loquats Grow In Southern United States
The loquat thrives in the southern United States with small yellow plums nearly translucent when ripe and covered in downy bloom. The pulp turns soft and tart as it ripens, offering distinct flavor used fresh, cooked, or preserved for commercial fruit products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Alfalfa Without Grain Feed Claim Cited
A farmer notes that cattle on alfalfa without grain may gain about one half pound per head daily. W. P. Surder cites mature forage as the basis for the claim and outlines expected gains in livestock feeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. Surder
Coburn
Ro Nistier
Orchard lands and soil care for fruit growing era
Article discusses selecting and managing orchard soils on farms. Emphasizes thorough tillage adapted to soil type, water conservation, and irrigation to support trees. Advises timing for spraying San Jose scale and notes fall and spring treatments. Includes brief notes on moving ladders and wound protection for trees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles M'Burkett
State Horticultural Society
Kansas
Munich
San Jose
Massachusetts
Fernald
Nebraska Cow Race: Musketeers of Milk Meet
Two Holstein cows from the Nebraska Experiment Station, Katy Gerben born 1902 and Roxanna Parthenea born 1899, compete in a milk yield contest. Records show monthly milk, fat, and butter yields with calves last year. Roxanna leads in parts of data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roxanna Darthenex
Katy Gerben
Nebraska Experiment Station
Bilik
Roxanna
Katy
Roxanna Parthenes
Nebraska
Katy Getben
Amuk
A. L. Haecker
Hoard
Dairyman
Farm fed mutton era widens amid high feed costs
A shift to farm produced mutton expands as costly feed and labor push production away from large feedlots. Chicago area plants lose capacity while Minnesota and Iowa near western markets gain, as farmers' feeders supply most sheep and lambs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Winona
Miaz
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Michigan
Jnst
Kitherg
Ohio
Iowa
Missouri
Miigzu
Mississippi
The Essential Timely Variation in the Dairy Cow’s Ration
A veterinary expose by Hugh G. Van Pelt urging balanced feeding across lactation to maximize milk and butter fat while preserving cow longevity. Using Blossom of Florence as a case study, the article notes changes in ration from freshening through peak production to maintain profitability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh G. van Pelt
Ohio
Blossom
Florence
St Louis
The Veterinary Advice for Horses and Cattle Practices
Veterinary notes prescribe lampass for lampass and inflamed gums in young horses with bleeding and scarifying followed by salt and bran mash. A mane rubbing remedy uses shiphur flowers and linseed oil. Founders require hot poultices, boiled turnips and linseed oil, plus tonics, with rest in a box stall. Afterbirth should be burned. hog habits from eating afterbirth noted. Tuberculin tests in cows reportedly do not reduce milk in healthy cows, only affected cattle show changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell
J. C. Roberts
D. S. H. Gailli
American Veterinary Society
The Farmer Has a Word and Poultry Debate
A long rural essay defends American farming and poultry, praising the farmer's role in feeding the nation. It contrasts modern poultry methods with criticisms of other producers, urges better farming practices, and highlights breed notes, costs, and stock conditions across poultry and hog sectors. The tone mixes advocacy with practical advice and lively anecdotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brein and
Brown
Republic
Weckani
Byron
Rome
Coliseum
Tob
Eggand Poultry
Uncle Sam
Suni
United States
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Arden
Uege
Molstein
Katy Gemen
Roxanna Parthesea
Voorhees
New Jersey
New York
W. H. Dalrymple
Lents
Dalrimple
National Stockman
Wiz
Shropshire
Colorado
Veterinary
Lief
Ateei
Morai
Berkshire
Pennsylvania
Chester
China
Drake
Japan
Bloomsbars
Express
Bob Evans
Monthly Journal
Crarnitz
Riverside
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