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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1920
Page
3
U S Department of Agriculture specialists state the compost pile yields valuable material to replenish soil nutrients and reduce fertilizer waste. The guide details building steps including clay foundation, layered organic matter, manure, and rock phosphate, with moisture and compaction requirements for a productive, rot-ready compost.
Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture, the guide lists trees well suited for fuel and removal to improve the stand. It covers sound and dead trees, diseased or insect‑damaged trees, crooked or overgrown individuals, overtopped trees, and slow growing species crowding faster, high‑value trees.
The Bureau of crop estimates shows which months produce more than half of national harvests. June misses the half threshold for strawberries, while July sees 52 53 and 58 per cent for barley oats and raspberries. September leads in such harvests with 52 to 65 and 61 per cent for several crops.
The article notes cattle assimilate roughage and waste feeds, moving them to market in concentrated form. This reduces farmer labor in marketing bulky products and keeps fertility on the farm.
An article notes profitable work from keeping farm animals during winter when other jobs are scarce. It frames animal care as remunerative labor, distributing rewarding tasks through the season.
A personal market visit repays expenses by giving growers market perspective. It allows direct contact with distributors, helps select a reliable representative, and reveals the labor and obstacles faced by car lot receivers and ongoing dealer challenges.
A call has been made for each stock-raising county to census their sires to systematically eliminate scrub sires. The suggestion comes from livestock interests amid the United States Department of Agriculture agitation for better sires.
Prevention relies on pasteurizing milk fed to hogs especially from creameries. Hogs should feed behind adult cattle only after cattle pass tuberculin tests. Thorough cooking of offal or carcasses before feeding to hogs is advised.
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