What Becomes of the Hog
A detailed overview of how every part of a pig is utilized in meat packing, from hams and bacon to lard and byproducts, based on an Indiana State Board bulletin. It argues no part should be wasted and notes packers profit from optimal cuts, while farmers should breed hogs for maximal valuable outputs. It closes with a contrast to destructive farming and promotes constructive farming to restore soil fertility and ensure long term productivity.
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California
Stafford
Cumberland
Fertilizer Department
Indiana State Board of Agriculture
Corn Belt
Alexander
Farmers’ Review
Europe
Spain
Italy
Saving in the Cream Separator on Modern Dairy Farms
The old cream rising method yielded less butter fat than the deep setting and centrifugal separators. Hand or power separators cut fat losses by about twenty percent, boosting annual butter yield per cow and across herds. They also save time and labor by reducing washing and sanitation, enabling quicker processing and less risk of taint from kitchen odors and cellar veg.
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Nationa
Spd
Forage Crops and Green Feed on the Farm
The article urges farmers to seed land for corn to supply green feeding, noting corn yields 10-20 tons per acre of forage and corn silage equates well with hay. It advises sowing Essex rape and turnips, rutabagas, or mangels, rotating crops, and using green food before fall drought to avoid corn stalk disease and improve stock condition. It cautions against unregulated insecticide compounds and recommends using well known, properly measured chemicals.
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Essex
Unacidulated Bone Best For Fertilizers, Says Farmer Advice
The piece argues against acidulated fertilizers and favors raw bone meal or raw phosphate rock. It notes western companies promote raw products to benefit soil long term, while eastern firms push acidulated goods. Farmers, especially tenants, should apply raw materials in fall and avoid acid addition to preserve land fertility.
Types of horses and the search for an original progenitor
A. S. Alexander, citing Prof. Cossar Ewart, argues modern horses arose from multiple ancient types with America as the origin. He warns that late breeding choices have bred out soundness, creating too many mixed and unsound horses, and calls for fixing a single, well-bred type suited to farmers while utilizing sound imported stock responsibly.
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Cossar Ewart
America
Europe
Spain
Jim
Alexander
Farmer Review
Silage for Steer Feeding Prospects Gleaned
Agricultural notes discuss using silage to feed beef cattle in the central western states. Experts urge farmers to build silos and test silage economics, noting potential cost savings from cob and stalk consumption, improved digestibility, and succulence, while acknowledging limited experimental data and variables like frost risk.
Individual Merit in Cattle Breeding Review
The article argues that animal individuality outweighs pedigree in breeding. Pedigrees reflect past history but rarely define future merit as in-breeding diminishes ancestral blood. Breeders should judge conformation and traits, cull those lacking type, and not overvalue distant bloodlines.
Two Farming Methods in a New Country
The article discusses two farming methods in a new country, noting that initial practices were destructive due to rapid exploitation of agricultural wealth. It argues that profit-focused growers neglected long term sustainability, with some farmers still adhering to damaging methods.
Insecticide Buying Warns Against Wasteful Purchases
Farmers are urged to be cautious in buying insecticides as many are costly and ineffective. The text notes insecticide use has risen recently, with the farmer needing a dependable ally against pests described as plunderers.
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Moon
Prolific Mothers and Breeders Among The Sons
A terse note discusses selecting sons judged as prolific and good mothers for breeding. It emphasizes retaining those with proven records and withholding those lacking demonstrated fertility or care. The fragment suggests orderly classification by merit and function.
Cultivating Pansies In Varied Weather Conditions
Pansies thrive in sheltered, clayish soils enriched with mulch and regular watering. Seed beds need fine soil or well rotted manure, covered during germination, then gradually exposed. Spring sowings yield fall blooms. August 1 to September 1 sowing suits early spring flowers. Protect tender varieties in winter with cold frames. Disease and pests include red spider and aphids. treat with pyrethrum or kerosene emulsion, and nicotine solution respectively.
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Aphis
Plant Hee
Macaroni Wheat Industry Seen Growing in Semi-Arid Regions
The article notes that macaroni wheat promises value for semi arid areas newly able to cultivate it, signaling potential for regional agriculture and economic impact despite earlier limitations.
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Pete the. Bott
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