Control of San Jose Scale Threatens Central Western Apple Industry
The USDA reports San Jose scale has devastated apple regions in the Central Western States and threatens growers. Experiments began to curb the pest with recommended methods in Department Circular 263. Parrafin oil emulsions at 2 percent show best results, with careful dormant and summer sprays and cool daytime dosing to avoid fruit damage.
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San Jose
United States Department of Agriculture
Department
Senate
Roost Height and Dropping Boards for Poultry Care
Farmers should lower roosts when not clearing above dropping boards to keep poultry comfortable. A platform under roosts supports birds and reduces feather damage from foot squabbles. Heavier fowl and long-tailed breeds struggle with high roosts, so lowering perches helps birds settle and minimizes pecking and stress.
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Lgeiter
Hife Peretmes
Tod Taier
Teyfer
Increasine Demand for Fows of Heavy Breeds
The fragmentary text notes rising demand for heavy breed fowls and mentions related prices and locations. It references markets and trade terms but lacks coherent details. Further readable context is needed to extract concrete entities or figures.
Poultry Notes and Practical Tips for Better Production
The article emphasizes cleanliness and draft avoidance to fight disease. It praises the Ancorns and Leghorns as good layers and notes sunflowers as shade and autumn feed. It warns that turkeys need a varied diet from the barn and additional foods for proper condition.
Livestock Facts From Station Notes on Sows and Herd Health
Article records observations from an agricultural station on sow health and piglet outcomes. It notes uterine issues such as pleuronea, weight changes after weaning, and potential thief incidents affecting livestock. Names and places are obscured by OCR, but it preserves the event of veterinary concern and herd management.
Consistent Livestock Farming Fits Varying Farm Sizes
The article explains balanced livestock integration with crop rotation, noting meat animals aid crop markets, labor distribution, and soil fertility. It argues no universal ratio fits all farms due to location, size, and markets, while citing U.S. corn production and feeding shares to livestock.
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Eno Dus
Garlaci
Missouri College of
United States
Bost
Dairy calf feeding notes from Agriculture Service bulletin
An agriculture bulletin discusses dairy calf nutrition in early weeks. It mentions feeding grain if available, gradual intake by one month, and preferences for wheat bran and corn based mixes. It notes worm oil as a supplement and references official recommendations on feed composition and proportions.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United States de
Wien
Change Calf From Whole to Skim Milk Gradually
Guidance on gradually switching a calf from whole to skim milk over weeks. Start on day one by replacing half to one pound of milk with skim milk and increase daily until the calf receives only skim milk. Wean around ten months. timing depends on the calf’s growth and condition.
Depraved Appetites of Cows May Be Dangerous
An article warns pregnant cows develop depraved appetites leading to ingestion of foreign objects. It details risks from swallowing wires, bones, leather, and other debris, which can injure the stomach, diaphragm, and heart. It also notes feeds and troughs should be kept free of hazards and mentions signs like constant licking and smacking as indicators.
Dairy notes on cow care and feed practices
Advice on dairy farming cites that overfeeding a poor cow harms profits and underfeeding a good one is wasteful. It stresses summer care, identifies milk pails and containers as contamination sources, and recommends ample green feed with caution to avoid overgrazing on new feed.
Poultry Breeders Voice Interest in Good Roads Movement
A rural farmer notes long travel times to town hinder poultry sales. He cites six miles as a half day by team and sees roads shaping poultry business, with breeders becoming modern traders. He argues good roads boost delivery, orders, and market reach for poultry.
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Surmer
Hetel
Engineers Discuss Economical Highways At Kansas Road School
Kansas State Agricultural College hosted the second annual road school with engineers from Kansas and neighboring states. They explored fuel savings on diverse road types and grades, noting gasoline use split between vehicle resistance and tractive effort and citing examples where surface upgrades pay back in years.
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Kansas
Addeisiee
Kansas State Agricultural College
Iowa
Jewa
Work Resumed on Many Forest Road Projects
The United States Department of Agriculture reports 89 forest road projects totaling 717 miles active as work resumes for the season. An additional number of new projects have contracts let. Already 175 projects covering 1487 miles have been completed.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Public Roads
Three Diseases To Blame Raspberry Plant Failures New York Station Outlines Causes
A Geneva New York agricultural report identifies three diseases mosaic or yellows leaf curl and rosette as causes of raspberry runs. Diseased stock spreads these with roots and suckers affected. control relies on disease free stock and inspection services to certify stock quality. The cooperative association trains inspectors to issue certificates for buyers.
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New York Agricultural Experiment Station
Geneva
New York
Hiudson River
New York State
Pruitt Pesting Co-operative Association, Inc
N.Y
Nicotine Sulphate Will Check Apple Leafhoppers
The apple leafhopper across the United States may be controlled by a single spray of 40 percent nicotine sulphate mixed with soap at a 1 to 1 500 ratio. Apply against first brood nymphs. The rose leafhopper also responds to this treatment when done three to four weeks earlier, though seldom requires it.
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Enien
Nicotine Spray Targets Apple Red Bug And Aphids
Entomologists at the Ohio Experiment Station recommend adding one pint of nicotine sulfate per 100 gallons of spray to kill apple red bugs and aphids. If not used in pink or pre blossom spray it should be added to calyx cup spray applied after petals fall for codling worm and other pests.
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Ohio
Attack on Spiritualism Sparks Church Attacks
The Scientific American notes that spiritualist Sunday schools mimic progress in England with about 18,000 attending services. Efforts to influence some attendees to become mediums have led to powerful attacks backed by prominent figures.
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Inengland
Scientific American
Children Handkerchief Care Note in Ad Form
An old advertisement advises washing children handkerchiefs with good soap and rinsing in water colored with Red Cross Blue. The fragment reflects vintage laundry guidance and product naming within a period ad.
Bush but No Wine in Side Street Eatery Tale
A roadside restaurant keeper describes patrons who linger by a bush and nostrils smell a scent of wine rumored elsewhere. People probe, feel obliged to order buttermilk, then drift away, leaving a curious, half-formed scene.
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Mine Patel
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