Pocket Gophers and Their Wide Range in North America
The text describes pocket gophers as a North American group with nine genera, three entering the United States, and two large districts in the U S. It notes the prairie pocket gopher is common in the eastern state region and causes substantial agricultural damage, especially to alfalfa, with estimated losses over $800,000 annually. It explains physical traits, habitats across several states, and mentions poisoning methods for control using sweetened baits and a digging tool.
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BoBoo Pansy
Nar America
United States
Unitil
Great Plateau
Vwaitil
Mexico
Lower California
Kansas
Bouthward
Anotez
New Mexico
Texas
Oklahoma
Colorado
Alabama
Georgia
Florida
Great Low Plain
Missppi Valley
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Hiinois
Wyoming
Nce
Ilinois
Iowa
Dakotas
Nebraska
Missouri
Hazardous potato burrow lure and farm price notes
The article describes a crude potato borer trap with a 22 inch iron point and a side handle to press into soil, plus warnings to avoid alfalfa fields after deployment. It also reports on apple prices, noting growers expect higher costs for next year, with bids up to 3.50 per barrel in parts of New York and western New York contracts at 2.2. Bone dust is highlighted as beneficial for winter wheat, improving yields by five to ten bushels according to Missouri farmer Neale.
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Ie von
Apies
Remune Son
Ars American Agricultuead
Taney Apples
Ohio
Eurers
New York
Gein
Ger
Missouri
W. Th Neale
Pigeon House Care Instructions For Loft And Breeding
The pigeon house must be rat proof and damp proof with the loft facing the south end, east front. Avoid overfeeding buckwheat or hemp seed to prevent vertigo. Do not breed from immature stock. birds older than six months give better results.
Harvesting cranberries and a homemade corn shock device
The Wisconsin station notes cranberry harvesting timing with best yields around late September to early October and describes a graded berry cleaning system using a series of troughs and jumpers. Storage findings warn against rapid temperature changes and wet conditions, affecting keeping quality. An Ohio farmer shares a homemade rope-tie device to aid shock tying, using a block with a pulley-like hole to draw and secure the rope.
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Wisconsin
Wreconsin
Ohio
Trimming Vines and Trees in Rainy Summer
Rainy weather has caused lush growth of vines and fruit trees. Blackberry and raspberry tips should be removed to slow growth and harden canes for cold. Peach tree tips should be pruned to promote sturdier fruiting. Missouri correspondent notes road crews should fix washouts and improve fields and roads.
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Eher
Missouri
Wool Exports Rise as Sheep Stocks Equal Last Year's
Our wire service reports that wool exports reach high levels while sheep numbers match last year. The note highlights improved production and a shift in export volumes with substantial bale figures noted for wool shipments.
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Milion Bates
Shorthorns In Demand Across United States
Breeders note a large demand for Shorthorns as population estimates suggest 220 600 to 225 000 breeding females in the United States. The breed outnumbers other pure breeds, signaling strong market interest. Also, cheese from 100 pounds of milk with 3.6 percent fat yields about ten pounds, with higher fat increasing cheese yield.
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Unitad
Owssile
Talini States
Professor Farrington
Dairy cow care and feeding for robust milk production
An Iowa State College dairy address explains winter feeding, alfalfa and hay as essential forage, and the milk boost from better housing and ample food. It argues 225 pounds butter fat yearly as a benchmark, compares milking breeds, and stresses selecting top milking sires.
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Wusan
Jersey
Guernsey
Holstein
G. L. McKay
Iowa State College
Losing the Cud and Dairy Health Insights
An American Cultivator note explains cud chewing as a sign of health rather than a literal cud. A sick cow loses cud urge until recovery, here tied to Ayrshire from Plains owned by Elmer F. Pember of Banger Maine, with 13 550 pounds milk in fifty weeks.
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Ayrshire
Plains
Elmer F. Pember
Wighlind
Banger
Ine Ph Moen
Worcester
Tris
Pure Bred Ball Breeding Debates and Cow Production
Fragmentary notes discuss sire quality and the link to calf outcomes. The text argues that scrubs derive from scrub matings, and purebred sires are needed for true improvement. It mentions freshened cows, winter quarters, creeds of cattle, and profitability considerations in breeding and propagation.
Shakespearean Sleeper Theory in The London Saturday Review
A fragmentary note argues that Shakespeare suffered sleepless nights and used his sonnets as autobiographical venting. It cites lines from The Rape of Lucrece and Sonnet 27 as evidence of insomniac themes, reflecting a restless poet awake in London.
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Shakespeare
Persi
Wiles
F. I. Montague
Londes
Tondon
Hell
Lucrece
Fall care of cows in Iowa farms urges silos and feeding
An Iowa farmer advised in the American Agriculturist that fall and winter feeding is crucial for cattle. Silage is the cheapest supplement for short pastures, with grain, green clover, or corn as backups. Overstocking and poor fall conditions reduce herd vitality, while proper feeding in summer and winter improves spring outcomes.
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Iowa
Chicago
Terakh
Popular Cattle Lick Promotes Herd Health Drink
A historical note describes a cattle lick formula using twenty pounds each of salt lime and superphosphate of lime and one and a half pounds of sulphate of ammonia mixed and placed in weather protected boxes to support general cattle health.
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Ausmb
Feeding For Profit In Dairy Farming Pastures And Fodders
The article discusses keeping feed costs low while maximizing milk output through farm grains with oats as the best milk feed. It notes sparing use of price-sensitive feeds like linseed and cottonseed meals, emphasizes high protein seeds, and cites experiments showing wheat as a valuable setting crop. It covers pasture choices, winter grazing rye or barley, and the benefits of changing pastures for milk yield, plus observations on green versus dry fodder and digestion.
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T. L. Haecker
Murrland
Kentucky
Raising Hogs Profitably
A guide to starting pig farming with suitable housing, pastures, and breed selection. Emphasizes modest initial investment, careful breeding, and avoiding inbreeding to build a profitable, rapidly growing herd. Recommends consulting an experienced breeder for guidance and choosing quality sows over multiple poor ones.
Food For Bread Sows And Slop Feeder Tips
Feeding guidance for sows and piglets from American Cultivator and Farm Visitor. emphasizes abundant food during lactation using boiled potatoes cornmeal porridge bran and skim milk. piglets start eating at three weeks with milk then gradually add meal and potatoes. weaning at eight weeks with sloppy feed and exercise. advice on preventing slop spill using a milk can slop feeder to direct swill into trough.
Special Breeding Aims For Distinct Horse Types
Breeders should target ideal types for specific horse market needs not general purpose stock. Excess production a decade ago created surplus and poor characteristics. Today demand favors horses excelling in defined classes, with premiums for top animals in each class and discouragement of indiscriminate breeding.
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Eclasa
Bremier
Lette
Compromising Tenor and Czar in the Park
A tale from a Farm Journal notes how Nicholas I once spoke to a tenor in St. Petersburg despite a ban, nearly triggering police action. The emperor later ordered release when the singer was briefly detained. The czar apologized, fearing public compromise with authorities.
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Nicholas I. Veld
St. Petersburg
Altey
Tralian Opera
Nicholas
Feeding the Colts Best Quality Hay For Winter Forage
The article advises farmers to store bright, fine hay for young colts and to feed a little hay daily in the fall. It warns against mixing in coarse fodder and emphasizes keeping hay dry, accessible, and shaded to maintain value and prevent losses. Proper hay management protects winter supplies and supports colts' health and performance.
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Bax
Sirens of Sickness in Steep Sheep Health Notes
A farm bulletin warns that a sheep wasting with no clear symptoms may have intestinal tuberculosis. Paleness and bright eyes suggest illness. yellow eyes or skin indicate liver or kidney trouble. Soft fetid dung and unusual urine point to digestive and organ involvement.
Draft Horner Breeds Finest Draft Horses on Farm
The article asserts the farm is the best place to breed and raise draft horses to full maturity. It emphasizes that breeding and growing horses to full merit is best accomplished on the farm, with no question that superior draft horses come from such settings.
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Horner
Feeding value of soybeans for lambs and farm notes
The Wisconsin experiment station reports twelve weeks of feeding two lamb groups with soybeans and grain. Soybeans improved lamb growth versus corn and oats, while other notes discuss winter feed for horses, corn fodder use, and general remarks on feeding sheep and farm sayings.
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Wisconsin Experiment Station
Department of Agriculture
Daniel and Prophecy Define Overcoming Faith in Trial
A Sunday School lesson analyzes Daniel's steadfast faith under king's edict, his rescue from the lion's den, and the broader arc of prophecy. It links Daniel's trials to Jesus' life, emphasizing divine sovereignty, future glory, and righteousness amid hostile power. The study urges prayer, integrity, and reliance on God's word.
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Cain
Abel
Joseph
Pharaoh
Psuiel
Pilate
Daniel
Balshuzzer
Abraham
Sodom
Ard
Melchizedek
Daniels
Job
Paul
Darius
Assur
Beory
Earth
Soeseph
Dani
Jesus
John ii
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