Pork Projections From Corn Belt Hogs and Breeders
An interview with Chicago hog buyer experts discusses corn belt pork quality, comparing corn fed, green, and stubble fed hogs. It notes corn belt superiority, rising bacon demand, and favored breeds like Berkshire while warning against green hogs and certain types. The piece blends market insights with nostalgic reminiscence of a bygone era.
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Chicago
Pazottur
Mr. Bhety
Detroit
Minnesota
St. Paul
Northwest
Poland
China
Berkshire
Hot Water Vital for Use in Dairy
A dairy water heating note urges using hot water rather than lukewarm for cleaning utensils. It warns that steam can leave moisture causing rust, and stresses reaching 115 to 120 degrees to kill germs, with higher heat needed for typhoid, tuberculosis, and spore-forming ferments. A thermometer and a jet of hot water are advised, with a $12 laundry-stove setup linked to a 40 gallon boiler to supply water quickly.
Going for Yeast in Olden Times
A reminiscence of a fifty year ago child helper collecting yeast for a neighborhood brewery. The narrator recalls the stone brewery high above a deep saving and a cellar vault where a large man in a white apron filled a palle with yeast related tasks.
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Ralph Waldo
Mutton Market Shows Strong Prices and Demand Shifts
A Farmer's Review note reports high prices for lambs and prime sheep in Chicago markets with tops around 7.20 for lambs and 5.50 for prime sheep. The industry trends toward Down breeds like Sharpshire and Southdowns, emphasis on quality over weight, and the risk of market overstocking next year if feeder supply remains abundant. Early maturing, lighter prime animals yield the best profits, while coarse mutton remains less profitable.
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Chicago
Ft. Collins
Col
Sharpshire
Jamba
Cure for a Bucking Heifer Methods From Barnum’s Midland Partner
A dairy farming tip describes a practical, nonlethal help for heifers that suck themselves or other cattle. Insert a bull ring into the sucking heifer’s nose and hang two loose harness rings to prevent mouth entry. Additional loose rings ensure the device cannot be removed, with brass bull rings and harness rings costing only a few cents.
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Barnum
Pecan Nut Orchard Profits and Planting Guide
Arcadia Nurseries of Monticello, Fla. promotes pecan culture noting steady demand and rising prices. It details planting spacing of 60 feet, soil prep, manure use, weed control, and annual manuring, predicting 260 grafted trees bearing by year five and producing 300 to 500 pounds per tree at maturity with potential income around 6000 dollars per year.
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America
Arcadia Nurseries
Monticello
Fis
Education and Profit in Bees in the Farm Spotlight
An Education and Profit piece urges farmers to keep bees, study the hive, and learn bee roles from queen to workers. It notes honey harvests, winter readiness, and queen checks, urging actions like removing surplus honey and ensuring each hive has a queen.
Beekeeping Tactics for Queenless Hives and Robber Prevention
The article describes how to handle weakened apiaries by eliminating an inefficient queen, allowing a day or two for discovery, and then feeding a thin syrup to queenless hives to keep them from fighting. It warns farmers to guard hives from robbers by narrowing entrances to about half an inch to deter raids and help the weaker hive defend itself.
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Wéble
Keeping Cow Barns Warm and Ventilated in Winter
A Farmer's Tribune piece advises on maintaining a stable temperature between 38 and 48 degrees F for dairy cows to balance comfort and digestion. It stresses continuous fresh air, proper ventilation, and avoiding overly warm barns to prevent heat buildup and health issues.
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Farmer's Tribune
Heta
Hell
Disease in Potatoes Pushes England Toward Hunger
A report on potato blight warns that higher quality seed is more susceptible to disease. England faces serious crop losses with two years of blight, while Ireland experiences severe shortages and famine risk in potato dependent areas.
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England
Aggressive Sow Causes Trouble at Farmyard
A sow known for a cross temper and unruly disposition causes ongoing trouble on the farm. Her harsh behavior leads to frequent disturbances among the animals, challenging handlers and prompting calls for calmer management.
What Gives Value to Certain Breeds
The article explains breed value lies in hereditary traits passed through generations. It outlines how careful selection fixes breed characters and how pedigree shows uniformity. It also discusses feeding trials with pumpkins and cornmeal across stations, noting cost and weight gains in pigs.
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Witt
Jerseys
Guernsey
Jersey
Barnaum
Oregon
Canada Experiment Station
New Hampshire
Mule Brays Timekeeper on Southern Plantations
A New Orleans Times-Democrat piece recalls plantation mules that call out the noon and evening hours, acting as a live farm clock. The observer notes mules’ quick wits about feed and water times and their near-perfect timing, with their brays triggering workers to horns and daily routines across vast fields. The account praises mule shrewdness and comfort awareness, as well as their role as a living orchestra for laborers.
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Mississippi
Mason and Dixon
Mvie
Halloopes
Wnd
Glrange
Ilfa
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Pumpkins Fed To Hogs Replace Seade Says Twentieth Century Partner
A letter argues feeding pumpkins to hogs is acceptable and wasteful to remove seaweed, noting hogs, cattle, and sheep can consume pumpkins with no ill effects when fed moderately. The writer warns excessive pumpkin feeding harms kidneys but supports pumpkins as only a small ration part.
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Enys
Too Many Eggs in One Basket Warns on Overplanting
Western Fruit Grower warns against bigness and over planting in agriculture. It questions 2000 acre peach orchards and 5000 acre schemes, noting cantaloupe and strawberry growers faced losses when acreage outpaced care and markets. Encourages proper, sustainable orchard and berry farming with realistic scale.
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Rock Ford
Conn
Canteloupe
Screenings and cleaning grain boost yields across Northwest farms
Prof Sheppard of the North Dakota experiment station notes that giving away screenings would fatten all Dakota sheep and still leave 60,000 extra sheep. He urges thorough cleaning of seed before sowing, advocates fanning mills to raise grain yields, and says wheat screenings are valuable feed for poultry and livestock. A small shared mill could spread the gain among several farmers.
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Sheppard
North Dakota
Dakota
Hen Care Maxim in Laying Season Stresses Constant Supervision
During peak laying, keep the coop clean and provide constant access to fresh water and balanced feed. Monitor hens for stress, dust baths, and injury, ensuring consistent light and temperature.
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