Sacramento dasheen variety marketed for first time
The Sacramento dasheen, developed and tested by the U S Department of Agriculture, enters the market this season with more uniform tubers and higher value than the Trinidad type. Dasheen cultivation has grown since 1913, establishing a southern U S industry promoted to boost winter tourism and market quality.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Sacramento
Trinidad
United States
Porto Rico
China
West Indies
Best Soy Bean Varieties for Seed and Silage at Iowa Station
Fifteen years of experimental work at the Iowa station shows manchu as the best variety for seed production while peking excels for silage and hay. Drilled seed yields are highest with two bushels per acre and early May to June 1 planting. Weed control is crucial. plow gay bean ground before corn, harrow regularly, and harrow again at one and a half, three, and six inches of plant height.
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Iowa Station
Peking
Weight and Profit in Pure Bred Beef Steers
Pure bred beef steers sired by good bulls weigh about 200 pounds more per head at two years old than those from the same cows with scrub sires. They also bring higher prices as they yield more valuable cuts. In one comparison pure bred offspring earned $6.51 per head while scrub offspring lost 46 cents.
Spring Plowing Suggested For Emergency Roughage Crops
Farmers advised to use spring plowing for emergency roughage with peas and oats seeded deeply enough for good hay. Plant early, harvest in 10 to 12 weeks, and cut when oats milk and peas pod formation begin. Wet weather may cause molding and color loss if hay remains in cocks.
Rations for Idle Farm Horses By New Jersey Expert
A New Jersey agricultural expert warns against feeding idle horses heavy concentrate diets. He suggests using farm waste like oat straw and corn stover, supplemented with protein feeds such as legume hay and bran. For idle horses per 1000 lb, two daily rations include corn stover with hay or straw with hay and a small amount of grain, with adjustments as work resumes to avoid digestive issues.
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W. C. Shelley
The
New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station
Shelley
Garden planning tips for seedlings and soil care
The text advises making and following a garden plan, building a new wagon box, using broomsticks as stakes, starting hardy seeds in a cold frame, selecting novelties and proven crops, notes corn borer spread since 1921, suggests a fertility pump to move nutrients, cites higher moisture in manured soil, recommends checking bug supplies, spraying currant bushes early to combat lice, and promotes gypsum mixed with poultry manure to reduce ammonia evaporation.
Common Meats and Dishes For Sunday Mides
Recipes offer varied preparations of oxtail tripe and calf heart along with rabbit fricassee and creative leftovers. Dishes include chicken pancakes Brunswick stew tomato salad corn bread and dumplings designed for simple home meals.
Diamond Dyes Offer Easy Tinting for All Garments
Diamond Dyes promise simple tinting or full dyeing for linen cotton silk wool and mixed fabrics. Each 15 cent package includes directions and covers lingerie ribbons skirts dresses coats draperies and hangings. Buy Diamond Dyes and tell your druggist material type for best results.
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Neves
King
Western Newspaper Union
Edith Louise Farrell
U. S
United States Rubber Company
U.S
Walrus
Horace
Oswego
Kans
Pierce
Invalids’ Hotel
Buffalo
N. Y
Cora M. Camp
Wisconsin St
Dr. Pierce
Egypt
Egzyptian State Railway Administration
Northwestern Yeast CO
Ashland Ave
Chicago
W.N.U
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