Practical Methods to Increase Dairy Herd Efficiency
A series advocates scientific dairy herd management focusing on record keeping and cow testing. It cites John Bluhm of Missouri and Mesilla Valley gains, stressing four key areas feeding breeding health and a cautious view on average gains versus consistent effort.
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Taylor
Tosrd
John Bluhm
Missouri
Hearn
Wuhm
Rowe
Bluhm
Taitk
Bute Tontat
Mesilla
Penante Association
Wea
Nereraca
Gathering Peaches for Long Shipments
Agricultural notes from Dona Ana County on timing peach harvests for long shipments. Experts urge picking at the hard ripe stage, with green color fading to creamy white or yellow ground color, and packing for market to arrive at the right stage. Growers should shade and refrigerate fruit, harvest every two days or daily in heat, and use careful handling to minimize losses.
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American Fruit Growers’ Magazine
California
Southeast
Warren P. Tufts
University of California
Mortha
Alfalfa Yields Vary On Mesilla Valley Dairy Farms
The first alfalfa cutting in the Mesilla valley shows wide acre yields with dairy farms seeing higher outputs. Poor irrigation causes low spots where water runs off, leaving soil under moist but uneven. Experts note slow water absorption on hard patches and advise soil testing to adjust watering rates.
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Mesilla
Planting Shade Trees For Nut and Shade Varieties
Farmers discuss sowing male cottonwood varieties to reduce cotton shedding next winter and plant pecans along driveways as a slow growing but productive shade and nut source. The method promises trees reaching over two feet yearly, enabling earlier nut production and shade.
Cherry Crop Blossoms In Mesilla Valley State Farm
A large cherry crop at the Mesilla valley State College experiment farm displays over 25 varieties. Most cannot be grown there due to pests, though May Duke and English Mortilla prove suitable when heavily laden, making trees a beautiful ornament for homes.
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Mesilla Valley
State College Experiment Farm
Clover as Soil Builder with Sweet Clover and Barley
Arazitum farmer A W Markley secured a good stand of sweet clover planted with spring barley. Sweet clover acts as a soil builder and costs nothing beyond the irrigation needs. Abundant pasturage follows harvest with one or two irrigations. Valley farmers praised results last year where grain and sweet clover were used for pasture.
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A. W. Markley
Arazitu
Keen Edges Save Hay in Mesa Valley Farming
In the Mesa valley many alfalt fields show rough cuts indicating improper mower adjustments. Guards or dull sickles cause the issue. growers favor emery stones and finer grindstones to keep blades sharp, saving hay and easing work for horses.
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Mesa Valley
Diatcigly
Proxima Centauri Closer Star Travel Tale
Fragmentary passage describes a speculative voyage from Proxima Centauri to Alpha Centauri with ideas of rapid movement and centuries spanning travel. It references Alpha Centauri and related interstellar concepts in a rough, garbled form.
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Alpha Centauri
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Walterjauto EO
Main Street
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South Main St
R. GC. Stockdale
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Conoco
Continental Oil Company
TA Colorade Corgaeation
Igh-Cradte
Seen Ae
Choadai
Conoco Gasol
Superior
Chevrolet
Las Cruces
Borderland Garage
New Mexico
IZA
International Link
EL Pa Paso
Las Cruces Mesilla Park
Mesquite
Yado Berino
Anthony Vinton
el Paso
Fabens
S. Main
el Faso
Sheldon Hotel
Padens
Post
Olilea Bidg
Travis Drug Store
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