Double Corn Yield By Soil Management
University of Illinois professor A L Lang says farmers can double state corn yields from 50 to about 100 bushels per acre through soil management. He cites high fertility plots exceeding 100 bushels with hybrid seed and urges four steps to rebuild organic matter and nutrient supply using soil tests lime fertilizers deep-rooted legumes crop residues and manure plus nitrogen phosphorus and potash supplements.
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A. L. Lang
University of Illinois
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Lang
Root Rot Resistant Oats Increase Yield
Farmers turn to Bonda and Mindo oats resistant to helminthosporium root rot. Minnesota Crop Improvement Association furnishes seed to growers who keep half for personal use and grow for certification as pure seed. Rhoda Lawson of Albert Lea helps showcase the crop on her father’s farm amid reports of high yields and sturdy straw.
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Minnesota Crop Improvement Association
Rhoda
F. W. Lawson
Albert Lea
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Adjustable sunning rack for milk utensils
A sunning rack designed by the Kansas board of agriculture may be built to adjust the slope angle so sun can enter milk pails cans or other utensils in summer or winter. The device shown demonstrates the concept for improving milking equipment.
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Kansas Board of Agriculture
Rules for Good Milk Insuring Top Profit
Guidelines emphasize that profit relies on both high volume and milk quality. Keep cows clean and healthy, house them in ventilated barns, use sterile utensils, promptly cook and handle milk, and ensure handlers stay clean.
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