Spend This Summer In The West With Low Round Trip Fares
Travel promotion announces discounts via Chicago and North Western Railway to Colorado California the North Pacific Coast and Yellowstone Park. Tickets on sale daily until September 30 with scenic routes stopover privileges and liberal return limits. Contact local agents for specific home-station rates and literature. Blackleg cattle disease warned with vaccination noted as protective for six months and cautions on burial or burning of carcasses to prevent spread.
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Wyandottes Barron Fowls Fuel Poultry Show Debate
Controversy grows over whether Tom Barron’s White Wyandottes entered in the Storrs CT international egg laying contest are true Wyandottes or hybrids with light bodied Mediterranean breeds. Barron insists charges are false as buyers debate show standards versus utilitarian performance.
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Tom Barron
Ingland
Storrs College
Connecticut
Barron
Sthode Island
Barron Wyindottes
Small Scale Intensive Farm Yields High Returns Near Town
Nell of Scott Bluffs County kept records on two and a half acres, showing steady output with focused intensive agriculture. Nearly three quarters of an acre housed buildings and cow run, half acre of small fruits produced $135, half acre sweet corn earned $43.85, one fifth acre tomatoes $104.55, quarter acre popcorn $48, plus misc vegetables bringing total income to $430.70.
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Scott Bluffs County
Nell
New forage crops aid drought relief in semiarid west
The Department of Agriculture distributed about 20 000 seed packages of new forage plants and grains, led by feterita and Sudan grass, suited to semiarid western and southwestern areas. Despite last year’s drought, these crops matured and provided forage while other crops failed. Other new seeds include Amraoti and Bangladesh field peas, new wheat and millet strains, and Tepari beans noted for drought resistance and human food potential.
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Department of Agriculture
South Dakota targets roosters for breeding ban and potpie day
South Dakota’s pure food department declares Saturday June 6 a day to kill roosters not needed for breeding and convert them into potpie for Sunday dinners. Officials argue fertile roosters spoil eggs, while hens lay well and eggs store longer when roosters are kept away.
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South Dakota
State
Pure Food Department
Corn Growers Mist Yields vs High-Performing Patches
The article notes that no decade has seen the US average corn yield exceed 28 bushels per acre and no state average over 54 for any year. It contrasts this with sections where yields above 100 bushels per acre have been achieved, highlighting the disparity and the humiliation of low national averages.
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United States
Battleships and Bugs War Plan for Pest Fight
An agricul turist argues for spending the next 20 million on two battleships converted to combat insect pests. Start in New England against gypsy moths and end with chinch bug incursions in Kansas and Nebraska, claiming the money serves as patriotic as naval arms.
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New England
Kansas
Nebraska
Washington hints for better butter quality
The Washington experiment station offers condensed farm buttermaking tips to improve American dairy butter. Key steps include cooling cream to 55 F or lower, aging eighteen hours, ripening at 70–75 F for six to eight hours, churning at 55–60 F, stopping when granules reach pea to wheat size, washing butter twice with water, and salting per pound before packaging for market.
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Washington
Sheep and Wool Conference Held in Washington
A three day conference in Washington on June 2 to 4 gathered those in the sheep and wool industry. Topics included the value of American wools, improving farm and ranch wool handling, adapting foreign methods, standardizing the wool clip, and guarding against losses from dogs and other predators. The article notes high quality generally but cites losses from indiscriminate shearing, poor ravine, and insoluble paint in marking sheep, estimating 5 to 20 percent of the total clip.
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Washington
Protecting rabbits by law versus farmer welfare
The writer argues against legal protection for rabbits as pests that damage crops while pheasants and quail provide value. Rabbits cause corn damage with little compensateable service, and keeping them protected is not justified by any practical benefit beyond giving men and boys shooting targets. Farmers and gardeners' financial welfare should take precedence over rabbit propagation.
Sulphuret of lime remedy for feather eating in poultry
A recipe to treat poultry feather eating using lime and sulphur. Burn lime, slake with boiling water, mix with flowers of sulphur, add boiling water, boil, strain, bottle. Use a tablespoonful per six pounds of mash twice weekly to improve plumage and stop feather eating.
Safe pruning guidance for first time tree trimmers
For beginners in tree trimming, start by sawing from beneath on large limbs, then finish from the top to avoid rib splitting and trunk damage. Remove large limbs a foot or more from the trunk, then cut the stub. Ensure cuts are as close to the trunk as possible and aligned with the trunk line.
Tomato Byproducts From Tomato Waste In Italy
Italian manufacturers convert tomato waste into useful byproducts. From 1500 tons of dried residue they secured 150 tons of tomato seed oil and 1800 tons of oil cake. The oil byproduct proves valuable in soap production.
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Italy
Notice of assessment of costs for drainage improvement in Iowa
Notice that Drainage Improvement District No. 24 Pocahontas County Iowa has a report by engineer and commissioners on lands benefited and an equitable apportionment of costs and damages. The notice lists owners occupants and parties with potential interest and includes the schedule of assessments showing allocated amounts.
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J. P. Moore
T. E. Meredith
J. E. Schnug
Board of Supervisors
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