Tobacco Breeding and Peach Growing Advice
Reports from the United States Department of Agriculture station in Connecticut highlight uniformity breeding in tobacco to prevent cross fertilization and improve disease resistance. Joseph Barton urges peach cultivation in New Jersey sandy soils, noting profitable potential with proper feeding while stressing farmers should also raise work horses and use mares for breeding.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Connecticut
New England
New Jersey
South Jersey
Jersey
Joseph Barton
Traveling Mail Box Aims for Distances With Wire Tension
A writer in the Olio Farmer describes a traveling mail box operated by a wire system. Distance increases wire coarseness and tension. No. 9 wire covers 130 rods. Two posts brace the system to avoid the box being drawn together. tighten braces if the wire loosens. If travels are short and no loads pass, posts may be shorter. The mail van raises the end after delivering the box to create fall for rapid travel. Barrels Too Dear to Burn details barley scarcity and rising costs in Norwich Connecticut, predicting barrels may become rare and expensive.
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Olio
Bern
Norwich
Conn
Efficient use of concentrated feeds in cattle rations
Farmers increasingly adopt scientific methods for feeding with mill feeds and high grade concentrates. Begin with small rations per cow and adjust as condition and production dictate. A safe winter mix is ground corn oats and barley, kiln dried for better digestibility and palatability.
Garden hoes for varied garden use and onion weeding
The notice describes several kinds of hoes suitable for garden work. It emphasizes a wide business hoe for large surface cultivation and a sharp hoe for deep cuts. It also mentions hoes designed for wet soil and for weeding onions grown by transplanting, noting durability and readiness for use.
Hoe and crop notes from the Missouri strain
A column of gardening tips and a humorous anecdote from the St. Louis rail line. The piece discusses sharpening and using a new style hoe for onions and weeds, plus rhubarb division in autumn and turnip cultivation. It closes with a conductor's mishap involving a five dollar bill and a baby.
Michigan experiment station builds grade dairy herd for improvement
The Michigan experiment station begins a foundation grade herd from twenty Holstein Shorthorn cross cows to study upgrading and feeding. Four clubs breed to Jersey Holstein Guernsey and Shorthorn bulls. average milk 6250 pounds and butter 208 pounds. best cow yields 113 pounds milk and 422 pounds butter with profit after feed. Genie Clothilde, a registered Holstein Friesian owned by W W Cheney, shows rising butter output with age up to 22.68 pounds per week at seven years.
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Michigan
Diet Your
Farma
Jersey
Genie Clothilde
Individual Dairy Cows and Herd Quality Emphasized
C H Everett told Wisconsin Dairymen's Convention that experienced farmers see each dairy cow as an individual like people. He urged dairymen to study every cow to improve profitability, noting that good cows support poorer ones and that success rests on recognizing differences among cows.
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Kent
C. H. Everett
Wisconsin Dairymen's Convention
Sad reflections on warfare and policy cited in old column
Ble marek laments that his political activity brought more vexation than joy and that, if not for him, three great wars would be fewer and many families unhappier. Blamarck's Table Talk is quoted to illustrate the weight of consequence and regret. Geet Fulra notes farmers benefit from good crops and strong stock fairs, with state fairs setting records and agricultural clubs driving success.
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Varzla
Blemarek
Blamarck
Natoeal
Early Breeding of Dairy Heifers to Two-Year Freshening
Wisconsin farmers argue for early breeding of dairy heifers to calve around age two. They contend it promotes milking habit and efficiency, while noting risks to constitution and size. Proper feeding, shelter, and care are essential to offset potential downsides and support profitable dairying.
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Wisconsin
Dairy farming tips and humorous aside from a rural column
A rural agriculture column discusses dairy hygiene sun exposure to prevent milk spoilage and encourages culling unprofitable cows. It also covers breeding Jersey heifers at about three years, silo feeding versus crib feeding, and a note on dairy economics with an anecdote about a child’s tears in a humorous Times item.
Say you avy it in The News
An advertising note speaks of a bare promotional stance claiming to show how the news should be presented. The text offers no clear event or identifiable facts beyond a banner message about advertising style.
Percheron Draft Horses Valued for Farm and City Use
A writer in Farm Field and Fireside extols Percheron draft horses noting their strong, compact build, intelligent head, clean legs, and versatile utility. He warns against oblique pasterns and foreleg faults, praises their docile disposition and stamina, and urges continued right-line breeding to produce practically pure bred horses of great usefulness and value.
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France
Saya
Breeding Horns and Heredity in Cattle and Plants
Dr. Spillman of the agriculture department discusses Mendel’s law of heredity as the means to breed away cattle horns and color. He cites transmission of traits and compares animal and plant breeding by selection. Mention is made of Pretorian, a renowned Hereford sire owned by F. A. Nave of Indiana.
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Professor Spillman
Department of Agriculture
Mendett
Luther Burbank
California
F. A. Nave
A Perfect Flying Machine Gnnila Masters in the Air
An American Magazine passage notes how gulls and boar birds glide with constant wing and tail adjustments. The observer compares gulls to a camera shooting the wind and praises their balance without flapping, even in stiff gusts, while a sparrow hawk relies on rapid wing beats.
Norwegian Law Seeks Cooked Bride Certification
A proposed rule in Norway would require brides to prove cooking ability under a new law. Critics call the dynaptic a lateral curiosity and question the requirement’s practicality and fairness.
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Norway
Pasturing Cattle Advice From W J Iran Cook County
W J Iran of Cook County advises on pasture management for cattle. He stresses gradual adaptation to new fields, social settling of newcomers, stable feed and shelter, early morning sun, open fields preferred to folds, and accessible salt licks to reduce fighting and improve health during winter feeding.
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W. J. Iran
Cook County
Careet Breeding Ewes Practices and Culling
The article outlines methods for healthy ewes including roots and clover hay, well ventilated housing, exercise, and storage avoidance. It notes pairing with early lambs yields better results and describes annual culling of inferior animals sent to the butcher.
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Ameren Agriculturial
Hog loading and housing ideas from swine expert notes
A writer to Kimball's Dairy Farmer shares methods to load hogs with minimal disturbance using simple pen and wagon setups. W. Z. Swallow warns against stoves and large farrowing houses, favoring small straw covered houses with south doors for warmth and air. The piece also notes wheat variety suitability by soil type and climate.
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Anya
Kimball
Iowa Swine Breeders
W. Z. Swallow
Divine Law and Love in Gospel Teaching and Worship
A sermon reflects on Jesus as the end of the law and the perfect fulfillment of sacrifice. It contrasts God’s mercy with Israel’s breach at Sinai, explains the ark and mercy seat as Christ figures, and warns against outward religiosity. It notes rewards for works and honors the widow’s mite as true charity.
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B.demy
Pigemn
Jesus
Datim Jeans
Binal
Moses
Aml
Egypt
Moana
Gort
Moxen
Christ
Desvid
David
Toas
Birsine
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Farn
Mire
Missourian
St. Louis and Suburban Railroad
Louis Globe- Democrat
W. W. Cheney
Clark Farms
Manilas
Dairy
Cecil A. Todd
Toledo
Hoard
Ohio
L. W Lighty
National Stockman
Tle
Slater
Niffen
Ters
Mnid
Indiana
Wereford Bull
Pretorian
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