Practical Suggestions for Beef Producers by N K Carnes
N K Carnes of the University of Minnesota outlines strategies for beef producers to improve margins. Focus on meeting market demand, cooperative marketing, minimal capital in buildings, maintaining strong cow types, good pasture, and economical winter rations. High quality cattle yield premium returns. a steak from a quality animal has 40 percent more food value than a scrub.
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N. K. Carnes
Animal Husbandry Division
University of Minnesota
Mr. Carnes
Horse Ears Speak Volumes The Face Expresses Mood
The article describes how a horse’s ears reveal its state of mind from fear to impatience. It notes that ear signals can foretell gait changes and that ear size shape, texture, and setting indicate intelligence and temperament. It cites the Hambletonian one as having a long broad ear signaling gentleness.
Care of Mare and Colt Needed in Fall Months
The article advises stabling brood mares and young colts each night from now on and feeding a small pre turnout ration to guard against cold autumn conditions. It warns that fall weather drains condition faster than feeding can restore and stresses preventing chilling and digestion disruption.
Proper inoculation before weaning pigs against cholera
Before weaning pigs it is advisable to inoculate for cholera. It is cheaper, easier to handle piglets, and reduces impact on herd. Sanitary quarters and simultaneous inoculation provide the best assurance of a disease free herd. Farmers Bulletin 880 Hog Cholera may be obtained from the U S Department of Agriculture Washington D C.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Washington, D
Stock Enjoy Good Bed
Stock classes benefit from well bedded housing to rest and utilize feed efficiently. Proper bedding attention can improve profits, while neglect risks losses.
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Tve
Strong Pigs Through Proper Feeding Practices
A mature brood sow given one pound of corn daily per 100 pounds of live weight and alfalfa from a rack yields a robust litter.
Boy Communist Leader Leo Granoff Aged Eleven
A New York policeman found eleven year old Leo Granoff described as a boy Trotsky and leader of a band of young Communists aged seven to fourteen. He expressed acceptance of the Communistic creed and said freedom here is only for the rich.
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Leo Granoff
Trotsky
New York
Peeketa
Granoff
Boll Weevil Foiled by Thick Boll Cotton Variant
Cochran of Atlanta has developed a cotton with unusually thick bolls that resist the boll weevil. He claims a good crop this year while neighbors struggled, showing samples of the cotton.
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Cochran
Atlante, Gr
Mulching Strawberries and Shaping School Spaces
New York experiment station touts winter mulching to protect roots and soil moisture for strawberries. It recommends economical materials like straw, swale grass, leaves, or manure and warns against fine material that could smother plants. Also cited is a National Chamber of Commerce study showing many U S cities rely on portable buildings and that larger consolidated schools are becoming standard for modern education.
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New York Experiment Station
National Chamber of Commerce
Fruit Tree Fertilization Tailored to Soil Type
Proper fruit production relies on nitrogen phosphates potash and lime in forms suited to soil and cultivation. Use nitrate of soda or ammonium sulfate in spring and apply lime phosphate and potash in fall or early spring. Avoid local manure piles. distribute evenly as tree roots spread far. Stock grazing adds nitrogen.
Safe Practice to Prune Grapevines During Winter
Grapevines may be pruned after wood ripens in fall and before sap flows in spring. Do not prune when canes are frozen as they become brittle. In milder areas pruning occurs February or early March to allow wounds to dry before sap rises, and to avoid excessive bleeding from fresh wounds.
Gooseberries Thrive in Cool Shade With Moisture
Gooseberries require a cool, well aired, moist site with partial shade. The plant dislikes exposed sunny heat and tends to be among the first to leaf out in spring.
Insect Cremation Note for Farm Pruning
A farm note advises arranging a crematory for insects and burning prunings from berry patches orchards shrubs and trees. It suggests making arrangements if none are available and pile burn all agricultural waste.
Italian Word Tax Sparks Confusion In Milan Shops
In Milan a new tax on foreign words used by hotels and shops causes chaos as proprietors translate terms like bar sport coupon check and hotel into Italian. With no exact equivalents, many words remain foreign and vendors petition the government with a language professor, arguing longtime usage should exempt them.
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Milan
Rajah of Ball District Under Dutch Oversight
Detroit News describes Ball in the Island of Ball as feudal with a rajah ruling through native officials under a Dutch controller. The majority labors as serfs paying labor and a crop tithe, while the rajah’s power is largely nominal and constrained by Dutch oversight.
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Ball
Detroit News
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