Red Cross Reports Broad Year of Aid And Preparedness
The Red Cross outlines a year focused on automobile accident prevention, disaster readiness, veteran support, nutrition education, public health nursing, and first aid training. Chapters collaborate with authorities, auto interests, and medical groups to expand posts, services, and emergency communication.
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New England
Indiana
Kentucky
Mississippi
Ohio
Tennessee
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United States
Control Rodents in Sod Orchards
Thousands of fruit trees in New York sod orchards are girdled by mice each year. Through cooperation among the U S bureau of biological survey Cornell College of Agriculture and farmers co operatives ready mixed poison bait is now available. County agents can supply it for interested orchardists in Idaho.
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New York State
United States Bureau of Biological Survey
College of Agriculture
Farmers’ Co-Operative Organizations
Joseph Oskamp
Cornell University
Bureau
Department
New York
College
Idaho
Cows or Sheep Return Profit to Good Farmer
The article compares profitability of cows and sheep for a small farm. It notes a one man dairy operation can manage 20 to 25 cows or 600 to 800 sheep on suitable land. A good cow nets about 100 dollars above feed costs annually, while a good fleece sheep plus a 60 pound lamb roughly covers feed costs with the lamb value. It urges using these figures to draw conclusions about labor and income.
Traps Painted Green Capture Most Beetles
United States Department of Agriculture tests show green traps capture more Japanese beetles than traps of other colors. Forty four traps Run over 16 days with four traps per color and four unpainted, rotated to prevent location bias.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Notes On Winter Feed Livestock and Breeds
Beef cows calving in fall should receive grain in winter. Western range ewes resist stomach worm infestation. Crosses of Chester White or Yorkshire with Duroc yield white pigs in nine of ten cases. Soybean was introduced in 1801 and only recently appreciated.
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Chester
Yorkshires
United States
Wheat or Barley Is Favored for Stock
The United States Department of Agriculture urges farmers with short corn crops to substitute wheat or barley for corn. It notes feeding value equivalence and provides publication 96 MP detailing relative prices feeding values and rations for cattle horses sheep swine and poultry.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Office of Information
Washington, D. C
Cottonseed Meal Seen as Valuable Stock Feed
A United States Department of Agriculture study confirms cottonseed meal is a useful feed for livestock when properly treated, dispelling fears of gossypol poisoning. Protein alone is insufficient. combining with other feeds yields better growth, and demand may rise as cottonseed moves from fertilizer to valued product beyond $250 million yearly.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bargain alfalfa seed questioned for quality and safety
A Health or Agriculture bureau report notes the spread of bargain radio alfalfa seed with widespread contamination. In South Dakota 62 samples showed sweet clover dodder and Johnson grass among weed seeds. Purity averaged 90 percent or lower with up to eight percent sweet clover in some lots.
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United States
South Dakota
Geod
Migronomy Department
State College
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