Europe Seeks American Flax as Russian Supply Dwindles
European flax spinners face shortages as Russian harvests drop 40 percent and quality declines. Germany, Austria, Belgium, France, Britain, and Italy rely on Russian flax. price has risen threefold this year. Spinners plan curtailed production from January 1 1901 and Austrian mills consolidate. Consul Herzog notes American flax fiber often surpasses Russian quality, prompting European growers to recruit U.S. suppliers.
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Breslau
Germany
Trautebau
Bohemia
Europe
Russia
Belgium
Austria
France
Great Britain
Italy
W. K. Herzog
Zittau
Persistent grain trials show certain oats and spring wheat outperform others
Colorado tests over six years reveal 12 top oats and 12 best spring wheats consistently yield higher. The study reports 68 bushels 17 pounds per acre for top oats and 26 bushels 27 pounds for leading spring wheats, with substantial gaps versus lower varieties.
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Wil- Naw Saunders
Colorado
Central Experimental Farm
We ‘Fm
Preston
Fife
Rio Grande
Central Farm
Cranberry Fireworm Control Trials in Massachusetts Cranberry Bogs
The cranberry fireworm Rhopobota vacciniana damages Massachusetts cranberries. First brood larvae injure, second brood larvae cause severe destruction. Flooding bogs aids control, but often impossible. Arsenate of lead sprays at 1 2/3 to 150 gallons showed near total larval destruction. Early June and late June applications targeted successive broods. Three men with a good outfit could spray eight acres in ten hours.
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Walter
Craok Herry Bog
How to Lay Tile in Wet Strip Land Drainage
Practical guidance from a Burri New Yorker writer advises creating a drainage ditch along the center of a wet strip to pull water away. It suggests digging a narrow central trench three to four feet deep and adapting depth to soil nature to prevent water buildup.
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Burri New Yorker
Plowing now and dairy care emphasize tidiness and grading
The text stresses thorough trenching with careful bottom trimming and true grade for drainage tiles, plus keeping joints clean with inverted sod to prevent dirt intrusion. It then shifts to dairy cleanliness, urging minimal seams in utensils and meticulous milk handling to avoid contamination, ending with a word puzzle about removing letters.
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Tom
Hog Pasture Rotation and Swine Care Guidelines
Article outlines pasture rotation for hogs with Pasture A and B to enrich soil and support 150 to 175 swine per acre. It covers clover and corn fodder, sow and litter care, feeding before farrowing, avoiding drafts, and proper housing, bedding, and sanitation to prevent disease and promote growth. It emphasizes shelter, clean water, and careful weaning practices, plus risks from improper swill and damp bedding.
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Tipas
Swine Breeders’ Association
TB. Elart
Farrow
Missouri Holstein Shadybrook Gerben Sets Butter Test Record
Shadybrook Gerben from Cameron Missouri dominates the Missouri Holstein show with top butter test results. She wins grand sweepstakes in Atlanta after lengthy travel, posts 6.5 pounds in three days and 4 pounds in a single day, while Wolstein and Hillmore Farm Jersey perform strongly in milk and butter tests.
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Shadybrook Gereey
St. Lous
Biltmore Farm
Atanta
Cameron
Atlanta
Shadyrook
Hillmore Farm
Jersey
Axtel
Obie
Guernsey
Shadybrook Gerben
Wolstein
Cady
Missouri Agricultural College
Sorghum for Cows Needs Protein Rich Supplement
G Haney of the Kansas Experiment Station notes sorghum, especially sweet varieties, is a principal feed for milk cows but low in protein. He advises supplementing with bran, meal, or soybeans, and using sorghum hay with only 2 percent digestible protein.
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G. Haney
Kansas
E -Periment Station
Bam
Eschlaa
Nome
New Jersey
Staton Mk
Hale
Keep of Dairy Cows Costs Per Year Analyzed
A Kansas Station study by Professor DH Ons estimates yearly costs for a dairy cow. Figures show feed of 6106 pounds forage and grain, labor about 275 hours, interest at 8 percent, and other losses totaling 63.00. Balance against calf sales and manure value to assess profit potential.
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DH. Ons
Kansas Station
Ile
Dairy cows a safe bet raise your own, not buy
A Pennsylvania Dairy union speaker urges dairymen to raise their own cows rather than buy. He argues self bred cows ensure known ancestry, better calves, fewer diseases, and longer profitability, while purchased cows risk faults, illness, and poor return after years of service.
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Pennsylvania Dairy Union
Missionaries on Board Linked to Foreign Missionary Voyage
A foggy Mersey harbor scene unfolds as missionaries, both sexes, prepare to sail for Bombay. Passengers on a tender react emotionally to the sight, while one Birmingham man voices mixed scorn about missionaries seeking alms and consignments of idols being shipped to native princes aboard the same vessel.
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Liverpool
Bombay
Lorete
Fran Birteinghaim
Roan
Corn In Perk. Feeding Increases Hog Gains And Profits
A historical note discusses corn feeding for hogs, claiming that high quality feeding can raise gains from ten to fifteen pounds per animal. A report by Gr Nett of Obie cites 500 hogs averaging 15 pounds 8 ounces gain per bushel of corn and notes a second period yielding 157 pounds per ton. The piece also references Jersey cattle breeders EM Jones of Brockville and lists famed cows with notes on milk quality and color.
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Attmany Seebach
Winnesota
Fu Hk
Reeders Cae Wu
EM. Jones
Brockville
Ont
America
Jersey Bele
Sribate
Eliis
Ida Marigahd
Sweet
Tess
Spring Lambs Care and Shelter Guidelines
The article offers practical guidance for lamb care during cold and damp weather. It recommends building a 10 to 15 foot wide shed with access to a lot, two small pens, and secure north ends. It stresses warmth, timely handling of ewes and lambs, immediate action to reunite orphans, and feeding strategies including dry hay, shipstuf, corn, and careful use of cornmeal. It notes monitor weather, provide close care for new lambs, and maintain ample water and salt for ewes.
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Alwso
Eorfinlog
Markings in horses and lamb care from rural notes
A rural article discusses white markings in horses, their impact on strength, and breeder attitudes. It urges international breeders to reconsider white features and notes government officials and shire stock examples. It also offers practical tips for rearing moth erless lambs and includes a humorous local verse.
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London
iMngland
France
Spain
Italy
Mediterranean
United States
West Ostrigt
Ime
United States of America
The Sunday School Compendium on Golden Texts
Compiled by Rev. D. M. Stearns this study reviews the Quarterly Lesson Series from Bethany to Calvary. It traces Mary of Bethany's faith and contrasts it with the treachery of Judas, notes Christ’s triumphal entry, the ten virgins, the Lord's Supper, and Jesus crucified. The lessons urge devotion at Christ's feet and obedience to God's will.
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Looprugit
Meese Ascovigtion
Bethany
Christ
Vic
Mary of Hethany
Teter
Doha
Eason
Ami
Dion
Zechariah
Jerusalem
Laissay
Serine Akim
Lisson
Chris
Ilave
David
Israel
Dards
Rome
Titus
Lessor
Farae
Egypt
Gethsemane
Peter
James
John
Rom
Indus
Marsaci
Jesus
Vilate
Lake xii
Veto Goldes
Luke Axi
Pilate
Carre
Hine
Transformation scheme and summer spell broken
Fragmented verse in a 20th century magazine hints at a transformation theme. Mystical images of summer, winged buds, and a cricket’s cry frame a poetic scene with mythic overtones. Notes reference Cleveland and Annales’s Magazin.
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Cleveland
Annales
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