Winter Wheat Seed Rates and Top Varieties
The Ohio experiment station reports thirteen years of tests on winter wheat varieties. When ranking by grain yield the top ten are Gypsy Mealy Early Ripe Poole Nigger Perfection Mediterranean Valley Currell's Prolific and Dawson's Golden Chair.
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Ohio
Currell’s Prolific
Dawson's Golden Chair
Hickman
Valley
Perfection
Lebanon
Democrat
Farcaster
Las
Greeted Wheat Improvement and Dairy Train Innovation
Article discusses wheat breeding by whole plant selection over parts, noting limited promise from selecting large versus small heads. It also describes a dairy train by a creamery company touring Northwestern Missouri and Southwestern Iowa to educate farmers with exhibits, talks, and feeding demonstrations. Additional note on fence posts treated with tar oil lasting decades and a St Louis study simplifying post treatment installation.
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Missouri
Iowa
St. Louis
Q. R. Craft
Dr George T Moore Reinstated by Agriculture Secretary
Dr George T Moore has been reinstated by Secretary Wilson of the Department of Agriculture and is reported to be initiating investigations deemed valuable to agriculture. The text notes a expected heavy harvest in the northwest territory of Canada.
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George T. Moore
Wilson
Department of Agriculture
Moore
Northwest Territory of Canada
Simple manure banks saved peach trees from winter kill
In Lake Erie region Ohio during 1903 04 winter, bare soils suffered deeper freezing and greater injury than mulched soils. A grower protected trees by banking manure or peat around each stem before winter, with uniform success. sod preserved trees with rough mulch around stems.
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Lake Erie
Erie
Ohio
Sencata
Avery
Crop Round Up: Corn and Wheat Prospects Improve
Excellent prospect for corn heavy yields and bumper winter wheat. Texas, Oklahoma shows moderate yields. Tennessee and Kentucky hit by rainfall. Spring wheat seeded early but rust concerns. final yield near or above average. Grass crops heavy east and west. hay losses in central valleys but overall ample for requirements. Orange Judd Farmer.
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Thrasher
Texas
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Kentucky
Northwest
Minnesota
Dakotas
Feeding Methods and Breeding Economy in Agriculture
The piece discusses hog feeding methods such as cooking grain, steaming in tight barrels, and grinding into slops. It warns breeders that using a poor sire reduces herd value, while a first class full blooded sire preserves potential gains. It notes calls by nurserymen to discontinue free seed distribution and mentions onion maturation, craft boarding costs, and advertising tactics.
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Ohio
Reiiwe
Amerian Association of Nurserymen
New England
New York
National Stockman
Berkshire's Prepotent Merit Spurs Pork and Draft Trade
An American Agriculturist roundup highlights the Berkshire pig as a robust, economical meat producer valued by feeders and hotel proprietors for uniformity and quality. It also notes rising demand for elite draft horses and reports farmers’ success feeding hogs with new corn, boosting daily gains and reducing labor.
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KA Moses
Ludiasa
Berkshire
Missouri
American Agriculturist
Buibling Up a Beef Herd
An American Agriculturist excerpt emphasizes quality cattle depend on good environment and strong pedigrees. It urges well-drained, level land with limestone underlay, selects for trotting stock with size and disposition, warns against crossbred sires, and stresses pure bulls and consistent salt access for dairy herds.
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New York
American Agriculturist
Kenrickr
The Cow at Calving Time Care Guidelines
Hoard's Dairyman advises careful pre calving housing in cold weather with bedding and a calm stall. Monitor cow and calf, assist if weak, milk cow frequently if udder feverish, and massage with oil after milking. Feed three pounds oats or bran with hot water, provide warm water, blankets, and gradual feed increase over three to four weeks to support a strong lactation and yearly record.
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Calve
Saya Hoard
Silo Advantamen for Sows and Winter Pasturage
The sow owner gains winter pasture through silos delivering succulent feed, free from heat and forage hindrances. This enables milk and butter of better quality and higher profit than dry feed systems.
Speed of the Separator in Separator Raising
The text notes that raising a separator requires careful control of speed. It states speed must be checked regularly using two measures of water for accuracy, and that guesswork is not sufficient.
Dairy Farm Wisdom From Hoard's Dairyman Advice
A 19th century column shares calf mortality remedies and herd management tips. It praises camphor as a quick calf cure, urges early first calves at 27 to 30 months, stresses testing feed and cow quality, and warns against keeping poor cows. It also notes root milk handling, cleaning practices, and advises against feeding unground oats to dairy cows.
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Helfers
Rome
Mike
Hoard
Care for milking gear and dairy tips from Farm and Live Stock Journal
Practical dairy advice covers washing churns in cold and hot water, avoiding soap, using a little ecda, and keeping utensils sterile. Emphasizes cleanliness, cooling milk, and timely processing to prevent butter faults and reduce costs. Mentions breed cross results and Jersey or Guernsey versus Holstein keeps.
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Farm and Live Stock Journal
Dairy Department
Ontario Agricultural College
Royalty Witnesses Early Newmarket Races
Pepys records March 7 noting royalty rising early to witness sport. The king and the Duke of York reportedly set out for Newmarket by two in the morning to see foot and horse races, a change from current customs.
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Pepys
Wharies
Duke of York
Newmarket
Method of entertaining guests noted as original
In a brief exchange, Mrs Reeder asks what a paper means by Kadley’s method of entertaining guests being original. Mr Reeder replies it means he is poor but has plenty of money. Philadelphia Ledger.
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England
Apollinaris
Loisville
Roughage for Horses from Prof. Soule Virginia Text
Professor A M Soule of the Virginia Experiment Section provides guidance on horse feed. He warns against dusty roughage and recommends clean hay from clover pea vine or tame grasses, with sufficient protein and careful moisture. He advises proper grinding of grain mixing with chopped feed and stresses chewing time and avoiding water just after eating.
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Wer
Stever
Zoo
Tess Case
A.M. Soule
Virginia Experiment Section
Thumps in Pigs and Other Veterinary Notes
Veterinary article outlines swine thumps diagnosis challenges and early treatment with oral exercise and salt or oil drips. It covers sheep choking relief, horse neck sores care, hoof care for Sweeny, and general animal husbandry tips from Farm and Ranch and American Agriculturist. It also recounts St Bernard pass history and ancient tong inventions with archaeological notes.
Sennacherib invasion and Hezekiah prayer lesson sequence
A dated Sunday School lesson compiles weekly study notes on Second Chronicles chapters 32 and following. It links Hezekiah's prayer in adversity to themes of God’s deliverance, messianic suffering, righteous living, and obedience, with golden texts from Isaiah Jeremiah Psalms and Daniel.
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American Pree. Association
Sennacherib
Takin Bolt
Hezekiah
Moses
Isa
Isranel
Israel
David
Lessex
Manasseh
Lessson
Barabbas
Saul
Tarsus
Lessex VI
Tosias
Fosiah
Jeremiah
Heaven
God
Judas
Dead Sea
Jehovah
Gel
Daniel
Padrion
Dani
Daniels
Elisa
Elisha
Advertising Drives Sales Through Knowledge and Appeal
The article argues many go without needed items because they do not know what to buy. It emphasizes that effective advertising informs customers what is available and why it is attractive.
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Eel
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Rey Rey
Berkshires
Indiana
Breeder's Gazette
Exeter
Farmers Advocate
Lews
Garommen
Don Hoard’s Dairyman
Rolateina
Jeracra
Professor Haecker
Topsy 1
Topsy II
Jersey
Guernsey
King’s University Lad
King's University Ap
Hosni's
Dairyman
Ohio State University
St. Bernard
Vitelius
St. Bernard of
India
Fuer
Pompei
the Sunday School
Gelden
Rm. Eunk
D. M. Stemrms
ARPA
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