Grasshoppers to Help U S Food Supply in 1919 Belt
Prepared by the U S Department of Agriculture the notice urges Indiana and other states in the grasshopper belt to start a cleanup. It details plowing and harrowing by April 10, a poison bait method, and a grasshopper catcher that feeds insects to chickens as a self feeder.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Indiana
Department of Agriculture
Why Eggs Were Not Found In Missouri Poultry Culling Scandal
The Missouri poultry culling drive reduced egg supply as farm groups diverted eggs to markets. Investigators traced theft from farms to misreporting as hens not laying, affecting a Chicago buyer and causing slim crates at central markets.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Missouri
C Hicago
Farm Bureau
Chicago
Arsenates of Lime as Spray for Fruit Crops
Bureau of Entomology experiments show arsenates of lime can replace arsenate of lead where paris green was used. For apples pears and quinces the lime formulation often proves a satisfactory substitute when used with lime or other fungicides containing lime, offering a cost advantage.
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Paris Green
Bureau of Entomology
United States Departments of Agriculture
Care of trees on arrival guidance from an old notice
Readable fragments advise inspecting arriving trees for disease and insects. If planting is possible, dig a trench about one and a half feet deep and spread trees thinly, then cover with soil ten inches deeper than planted in the row.
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