Dorset Sheep Show High Quality Mutton and Wool Traits
Dorset sheep offer medium to large size with rams 200-300 pounds and ewes 125-175. They yield high quality wool with light shrinkage and even fiber, plus strong mutton potential, especially for young lambs. The Dorset ewe excels in producing fine lambs, especially when mated with Hampshire or other sires, and may be profitable at 100 days or earlier.
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Woodland Farm
Dorset
United States
Hampshire
Southdown
Oxford
Dorsetshire
Joseph FE
Breeder’s Gazette
Russia
Howver
Moscow
London
Siberia
Philippine horses and American breeding proposals in the East
An English observer in The Horseman urges the U S government to improve Philippine cavalry mounts by sending mares for breeding with American stallions. He argues mares could be repaid economically and could form foundation stock for a new breed, aiding reconquest efforts and future markets.
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Amuerleen
China
London
Horseman
Orient
Philippine Islands
East
Philippines
United States
Manila
Budding Fruit Trees: When and How to Do It
A guide on budding fruit trees notes August and September as typical timing and stresses two key conditions. Buds must be mature and stock bark must peel readily, achieved early in the season. The article emphasizes waiting for the right moment when buds and stock interaction meet, though text is garbled.
Budding Illustrated for Grafting Young Trees
The article explains bud grafting with a budding knife, selecting a current season shoot, trimming leaves to leave a small foot stalk, and preparing a bud slice. It covers stock size, best insertion point two to three inches above ground, and the procedure of lifting bark and placing the bud under it with careful incisions and wrap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Stockman Blves
Drought Affects World Mutton Market Amid Sheep Losses
Reports indicate Australia’s drought has killed about 66 million sheep, a figure cited by The Breeder’s Gazette as likely to impact global mutton prices. The item also notes Italy’s exhibition plans and various agricultural tips from Rural New Yorker, including seed and oat treatment methods.
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Australia
United States
Varin
FIELD ROLLERS AND A NEW DISEASE IN SWEET CORN
A Rural New Yorker correspondent argues a properly constructed homemade land roller reduces neck strain on horses and improves clod breaking. A described plan uses logs, a four by four frame, a tongue arrangement, and an old mower seat. A separate note reports a new wilt disease in sweet corn on Long Island with yellow bacilli in vascular bundles. resistant varieties and seed quality are advised.
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New Yorker
Tom
Mindy
Geneva
Long Island
Towa
Purdue University Silo Ground Plan and Construction Notes
Detailed report of a Purdue University experiment farm silo project describing ground plan, foundation, and construction methods. It covers stake placement, circular foundation layout, stone and mortar layers, stave preparation, hoop assembly, braces, scaffolding, and interior door cuts.
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Dollar
M. van Norman
Experiment Farm
Purdue University
Louisville
New Selections in War Themed Recitations
The elocutionist community introduces a winter stock of new war inspired selections. A blend of mature performers and touring groups shifts away from traditional reciters. A 10 percent new lineup includes The Boy of El Cancy and The Mule of Matanza with imitations, The Dying Marine, The Three, a Tale of a Turret, The Bursting of the Dam dedicated to Captain Bob Evans, and other pieces amplified by piano.
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Oman
el Cancy
Guantanamo
Powder Monkey of the
Matanza
Captain Philip Sons
Bob Evans
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Milk Ailments And Churning Rules From Old Bulletin
The piece explains a milk spoilage form caused by bacteria that make milk appear ropey and affect butter quality, with losses up to 100 150 dollars monthly. It notes spoilage is not always harmful and outlines measures to prevent the condition by destroying or excluding organisms. Also covers practical batter making rules and notes on copper color in Italian cheeses and copper’s role in green Parmesan.
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Cornell Agricultural College Bulletin
London
Italy
Mariani
Navajo Blankets and Navajo Weavers in Market Age
A field note portrays Navajo blanket craft as a self supporting art tied to wool, dye and trade. It describes pueblo and squaw makers, the shift from barter to market sales, and traders in Port Wingate and Germantown. The piece visits a blanket weaver in her bluff home, noting hard work and pride amid changing commerce.
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Sungen
Germantown
Woo
Cho Indlang
dyiMeation
Port Wingate
Artiourg 1
Evory
Owell
Villagos
Diana
Montis
Sion
Carey
Monata
Hot
Kaneag
Tabance
City Journal
Wanted to Unload Captain Evans on the Town Scene
Captain Barnaby of the United States Coast Guard relays an anecdote about Captain Robley D. Evans aboard the Town near Key West. Lieutenant Commander Edward Tausic, hydrographic inspector, encounters the vessel eight miles offshore as Evans inquiries about ammunition discharge. A humorous exchange prompts rapid firing from the ship, witnessed by nearby bluejackets, per the account in The News.
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Barnaby
Sumey
Blake
Washington
Towa
Stringy Milk In Dairy Cows Causes And Remedies
Wisconsin Agricultural College professor F L Russell explains stringy or slimy milk fermentation in dairy herds. The abnormal fermentation, seen mainly in summer though possible in winter, produces viscous, threadlike milk known as sticky, slime, copy, or threads milk. Causes and overcoming methods are discussed in Hoards Dairyman.
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F .L. Russell
Wisconsin Apticultural College
Hoard’s Dairyman
Nail free horse shoe hailed in Chambers Journal
A Glasgow inventor, R McDougall of Wellington Street, patents a nail free horse shoe. Two side projections grip a front band with a central screw. Trials against a nail shoe showed secure fit on rough streets. no farrier needed for fitting.
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R. McDougall
Wellington Street
Glasgow
Atreeta
Chambers’ Journal
The Tired Preacher and Fatigue's Poison
Physiologists study fatigue as a poison that depletes the blood and weakens the body. A preacher should avoid preaching while tired as it harms sermonic delivery and bearing. Dean Stanley's biographer notes that his freshness came from economical use of life strength and recognizing limits.
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Dean Stanley
Serman
Homlictio Review
Bismarck Head Measurements Attributed To Kranz Work
Fragmentary report notes Herr Fried rich 8 Kranz, head of Martini Co., supplied measurements of Prince Bismarck's skull for a Hamburger Nachrichten piece. Claims include a 62 centimeter width in later life and pronounced asymmetry, with right-side bumps larger than left, amid musings on phrenology and politics.
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Bismarck
Prince Bismarck
Herr Friedrich 8
Kranz
Frankfort
Martini & Co
Hamburger Nachrichten
Err Kranz Tay
Adam
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Oregon
Horse Cadet
Journal
Esult
Uule
Fossil Journal
Tacesol
Blink Benny
Stonehenge
Tattersall's
Unite States Department of Agriculture
Chin Station
Jore
Chicago Poles
Goa
Land
Purdue University Silo
Boston
Hatsford
EB. P, Powell
Champignan
Neue Ssarbrucke Zeitung
Aloys Brammer
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