Root Tubercules and Soil Inoculation Notes
The article explains root tubercles on legume roots relate to nitrogen uptake and soil nitrogen levels. It discusses how tubercle size and number indicate plant nitrogen needs, differences between pea and bean galls, and how specific microbes enable nitrogen use. It covers Nitrayin starter, soil inoculation benefits, and farm techniques for handling manure beds and hotbeds for early vegetables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Yorker
B. D. Halsted
Alabama
Making a Hotbed How to Ferment Manure for Bed Heat
Farmers rely on fermenting manure to heat hot beds with horse stable manure as the main material. Proper preparation determines success while neglect leads to early failure. Instructions from Sas station are repeated for clarity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sas
Kaneas
Portable Self Feeder Aids 19th Century Farm Use
Describes a bolted frame self feeder for cattle on a McDonough County Illinois farm. Runners of oak planks pullable by four horses, a wide grain trough, and a roofed, durable design. Details on construction, costs, and feeding results for Angus stock, plus notes on cattle shows and beef quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gardner
McDonough County
Ills
Greader's Gazette
Cave
Kerry and Dexter cattle praised for dual milk and meat traits
A Breeder's Gazette correspondent endorses the Kerry and Dexter cattle from Ireland as well suited to southern conditions. The breed reportedly yields both milk and meat efficiently, thrives where others degenerate, and is admired for hardiness and adaptability across varied climates. It notes limited U.S. exploitation but growing recognition in South Africa, South America, and the antipodes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bauraham Gell
Kerry
Warnick
Smithfeld
Birminghall
Ireland
South Africa
South America
Antipodes
Age In Sows Guide to Breeding and Rearing Pigs
The article explains that young sows yield large litters as breeders, but overly large litters strain milk supply. It advises culling runts, prioritizing quality over quantity, and feeding piglets early to avoid draining the sow. Five good piglets from a sow are more valuable than many weaker offspring.
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Firth
Importance of Salt in Animal Health Highlighted
The excerpt stresses salt's crucial role in animal physiology. It notes salt is a vital blood constituent, and deprivation leads to loss of appetite and unthrifty condition. Emphasizes maintaining adequate salt intake for livestock or domestic animals.
Providence and Humble Parson in a Humble Cottage
A Providence country parson visits a desolate cottage parishioner to offer comfort and humility in affliction. The old man cites Providence as guiding his troubles and jokes about placing a stopper above to stop it if it goes too far. Baltimore News reports the anecdote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
Desplate
Baltimore News
Milk Cows Clean Yield More Butter Fat Say Kansas College
A Kansas college professor explains milking clean increases butter fat in milk. An experiment with five cows using a Babcock test shows fat percentages rise from initial to later milkings, with the last quarter pint often yielding three quarters to one and a half pints more fat. Moral: milk clean and get fat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. H. Otis
Kansas College
Babcock
Goat Milk Advocated for Child Health and Tuberculosis Prevention
An address by Sir William Broadbent cited by Mr. H S Homes Pegler in the London Bazaar argues that consumption is not hereditary and can be prevented. He links tuberculosis to milk, notes goats’ milk as safer for children, and cites French and English authorities on goats and milk safety.
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HS. Homes Pegler
London
William Broadbent
Technical College
Huddersfield
Guy
Rapis
Mr. Pegler
France
Pritenor Nocard
Paris
Tur
la Villette
England
Canadian Cheese Curing Room Advice and Dairy Hygiene
A 19 year Canadian cheese discipline notes shift to warmer flavors and the need for temperature control in curing rooms. Optimal rooms should stay around 61 to 63 degrees F, with proper ventilation and insulation. Proper cleaning of cans and steam sterilization are emphasized to reduce microbes and extend can life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robertson
Euring Room
C. B. Lane
New Jersey Experiment Station
Remarkable English Temperature Extremes in History
Notes and Queries recounts England’s wide temperature swings with a 123 degree range. It cites Tonbridge’s 100 degrees Fahrenheit in July 1868, a 56 degree frost at Blankadder Berwickshire in December 1879, and notable mild winters in 1748 1857 and warm Japparys in 1877 1884 and 1898.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Valley of the Medway
Tonbridge
Blankadder
Berwickshire
Little Not Recounts Lot Wife Tale In Practical Punchline
A Chicago News joke quotes a child asking what Lot did when his wife turned to salt. The mother prompts an answer and the child delivers a blunt punchline about beating up a fresh one, reflecting a grim humor in daily banter.
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Little Not
Lot
Mamma
Chicago News
Temperature Effects on Chirp Rate and Eviction Likelihood
The text notes that at 0 degrees F the chirp rate is 80 per minute and at 70 degrees F it is 190 per minute, with the rate increasing by about four chirps per minute per degree. Below 60 degrees F the evichet is unlikely to occur.
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Michigan
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Saya
L. F. Kinney
Rhode Island
USA
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Chicago
Winewasia
Ladies' Home Journal
Tare
Chicago Post
Hornen
America
London Live Stock Journal
New York
Staten Island
New Jersey
Julia Ward Howe
Grace
Mra Howe
R. E. Astroi
National Stockman
Poeta
Tupath
Peerless
Great Southern Pig
Mig
Frederick City, MD
CaLionsia Fra Syner Co
California
Fie Syaoe Co
California Fig Syrup CO
GAN Yrancico
E. C. West
A. L. Pearre
Frederick
Gail Borden
Eagle Brand Condensed Milk
Tsi
Igi
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