Vital Seeds Longevity Across Crops and Back to the Soil
The article lists seed vitality periods for vegetables and other plants, noting cucumbers and melons up to ten years and beets and carrots shorter. It argues a broad back to the soil movement benefits farming districts, with Michigan, Idaho, and other states drawn into renewed agricultural interest. It also mentions irrigation expanding arable land and a Louisiana firm planning a major land and water project in the near term.
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Gon
Washington
California
Michigan
Idaho
United States
Louisiana
Uncle Sam
Dairy Notes on Milk, Cows and Butter Making
A Babcook tester price from $4 highlights dairy testing. Ti jan’s cows show high milking with tester use. Professor Erf links civilization to milk quantity. Butter and cheese depend on milk yield. The Separator earns praise despite rival claims. Uniform feeding rules prevent loss from the herd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ti Jan
Professor Erf
Sows a Parrowing Time at Indiana Swine Breeders Meet
L A Hinshaw of Zionsville Ind explained sow care at the Indiana State Swine Breeders annual meeting. He described pre breeding weight, grazing with grain, then feeding corn milk bran and shorts to keep the sow growing after breeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L.A. Hinshaw
Zionsville
Ind
Indiana State Swine Breeders' Association
Sows Care and Piglet Rearing Practices in a Smooth Run
A farmer shares routines for raising a sow and her piglets. He describes separate pens to manage feeding during furrowing and after, cautions against overfeeding with rich slop to avoid stunting piglets, and notes introducing clover or alfalfa and bran mixed with slop as pigs grow.
Hog Herd Improvement and Feeding Principles
Farm notes stress economic hog breeding and fattening. Focus on record keeping for sow performance, pre farrowing diets, and fostering fecundity. Skim milk with shelled corn aids growth, TB awareness rises from 2 percent infection stats, and selecting breeding stock by heart girth and body balance boosts market weight and profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ummer
Hog Health and Poultry Sanitation Advice
Practical notes advise feeding hogs to full but not overfat, and warn against forcing broods when prices rise. It also outlines a sulfur fumigation method for chicken houses, urging cleaning, drying, and proper containment of fumes before reopening the coop. The tone is instructional for farm husbandry.
Cough Remedy Promises Quick Cure for Children
Mother worries when little ones cough or cold may turn to croup pleurisy or pneumonia. Ballard's Horehound Syrup will cure the trouble at once and prevent complications. Sold by A. C. Koeppen & Bros.
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Ballard
A. C. Koeppen & Bros
Pacific Telephone Billing Change Notice 1916
Notice to subscribers that from April 1 1916 all telephone bills are payable in advance on the first day of each month and due by the 10th at the company office in the Matlock building. Call at Recorders window or mail a check.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co
Matlock Building
Hal Chuds Advocates Batter Initiative In Baseball
Hal Chuds contends the great first baseman should act on his own initiative. No manager can think for a baseman he says. The batter knows best what is being done and should be allowed to use judgment to a certain extent.
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Hal
Snow on Kamela South Slopes Melting Fast
Special Correspondent reports Kamela Oregon March 15 with rapid snowmelt after a warm spell. Three inches daily melt reduces level snow to about 26 inches while nights refreeze water, keeping streams steady. South slopes largely bare, north slopes fuller. up to four feet remain in some gulches near summits. Past March flood fears may ease though March and April snow could still bring floods if patterns repeat.
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Kamela
Ore
Volega
Weather currents promise boon for cattle in mountains
The correspondent notes moisture in the ground may bring great prosperity to cattle and sheep men who range stock in the mountains, predicting favorable conditions from the expected moisture and moisture in the soil. A humorous quote from Puck appears about a stubborn person’s obstinacy.
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Mareh
Puck
Loos
Portland
West Portland Park
St. Johns
University Park
Woodlawd
Rose City Park
Montivilla
Woodstock
Wellington
Tivington
Laurelhurst
Eastmoreland
Columbia
U.S
Cook @ Thompson
Mark Moorhouse
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