The Brood Sow And Her Litter Advice For Farmers
A farm column offers practical guidance on brood sow care and litter management. It covers protein and mineral nutrition, safe feeding mixtures including tankage, exercise, and staged feeding to prevent constipation and delivery difficulties. Practical tips include farrowing rails, warm water, and postnatal pig care, with cautions on overfeeding and housing cleanliness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rusk
W. J. Carmichael
Anany
T. Tilosad
Hancock County
Rankin
Fahltrenk Township
Soy Bean Varieties Tried Out in Adams County Soil
Adams County farmers tested multiple soy bean varieties with notes on yield, height, and maturity. Varieties include Sable, Morse, Wilson, Jet, Peking, Mongol, Mikado, Ito San, Middle Yellow, Manchu, Mammoth, Wing's Royal, Wing's Pedigree Sable, Maple Lawn Pedigree Sable, and others, detailing performance on thin and fertile soils and potential forage uses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams County
Wilson
Peking
Ito San
Ohio River
Wing
Chas. B. Wing
Wing Seed Co
Farm Sale Near Camp Point S20,000 at Auction
Mrs Bitdie Coleman sold her one MF acre farm one mile east of Camp Point to Charles Humke for 20000 at a Monday sale held on the farm. The wheat crop suffers from severe cold weather. A number of farmers held a combination sale on the depot north side Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Point
Bitdie Coleman
Charles Humke
Wheat outlook in La Belle area hints at spring plantings
In La Belle Missouri the wheat crop looks poor due to drought misture shortage, but farmers anticipate spring work and a larger corn plant. Recent livestock and grain sales yielded strong prices with corn up to 1.15 dollars, oats, cows, horses, and hogs selling well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knollenberg Milling CO
la Belle
Barry
Soy Bean Field Photo at Maple Lawn Stock Farm
Russel S. Davis stands amid soy beans in one field on Maple Lawn Stock Farm near Clayton Illinois. The image captures Davis inspecting the crop and its condition in late season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russel S. Davis
Clayton
Maple Lawn
Ill
Renovation and Fertilizing Tips For Spring Asparagus Beds
The article outlines spring prep for asparagus patches including sod removal, soil cultivation, and manure or leaf mold dressing. It advises hauling away debris, burning rubbish, and using barnyard compost or leaf mold if available. Next spring, wood culture and frequent weeding are recommended, with another soil stir after the July cut to maximize yield and quality.
The Asparagus Bed Care for a Bountiful Crop
May gardening tips note asparagus yields with less effort than other vegetables. Proper beds require regular cleaning and scouring to prevent overgrowth and yield tender stalks. Persistent neglect harms quality, but careful upkeep ensures strong plants and abundant harvests.
Growing White Beans One Of Most Profitable Farm Crops
Article urges farmers to plant white beans as a profitable crop amid high prices. It details soil needs, planting density, and timing, plus cultivation, weeding, and harvest methods. Emphasizes dry, well-drained land, careful hoeing, and hand sorting to ensure marketable beans. Mentions potential equipment and market observations from Michigan growers.
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Chicago
Michigan
Calamity to western dairy markets and home ideals
The passage warns farmers of the west about the destruction of cream and butter sale outlets, emphasizes the cream stations and dairy shipments as vital to small farmers, and extols home building as a national virtue. It also notes muslin windows may aid tuberculosis fight, suggests ground bones as rich fowl feed, and offers gardening tips about porch flowers and lawn layout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Also Mentioned on This Page
Adams County Farm Improvement Association
E. W. Rusk
Morse
Manchuria
Waterloo
Waterloo Boy
Wright Bros
REID
Boone County
Eighth and
York Sts
St Quingy, Ill
Frank Tawson
Charles Stouffer
MacNeal and Doyle
West Virginia
Tadiana
Minnesota
Wisconisin
Kansas
Nebraska
Missour
Republic
Hayes
Sherwin-Williams
Geo. Keller & Sons
Ninth and
Maine Sts
Quincy, Ill
Avery
Jett
Avery Threshers
Collins Plow CO
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