Disease Resisting Plants Show Nature's Progress in Resistance
The article explains how plants and animals develop disease resistance through natural selection, highlighting Sea Island cotton and its long lint and high value. It describes USDA efforts to breed resistant varieties, noting promising results in rust resisting oats and mildew resisting flax, while acknowledging breeding tradeoffs and incomplete outcomes.
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Sea Island
South Atlantic
United States Department of Agriculture
Rom
The Provident Farmer Foresees Farm Needs In Advance
A prudent farmer studies future farm needs early and buys supplies ahead. Don’t delay plow repairs or seed orders, avoid last minute rushes, and align with productive methods of Mr. John KE. Doitnow. Prepare this season's work during winter's end.
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Provident
Hithy
Just B. Hindthe
John KE. Doitnow
Nitrogen supply and ammonifiers in soil decay
The text explains soil nitrogen remaining for about 90 years, detailing decay of dead matter by micro organisms, formation of ammonia, and the role of ammonifiers. It discusses aeration effects on compost, manure packing to limit ammonia loss, and then notes double-purpose tree belts for wind protection and wood, plus a comment on hog weights in farming profitability.
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College Farm
Michigan Station
Changes in Hog Values and Lard Market Shifts
A. S. Alexander notes that hog lard demand has declined due to vegetable fat substitutes like cotton seed oil, shifting market preference toward lighter leaner bacon hogs. He explains that corn overfeeding warnings, crossbreeding, and improved sanitation boost lighter hogs, larger litters, and stronger disease resistance, with broader market benefits for swine producers.
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J. J. Ferguson
Henry
Berkshire
Poland-China
Alexander
Farmers’ Review
Selected Recipes From a Vintage Kitchen
A peculiarly antiquated menu presents several dessert and snack ideas. Recipes include Cherry Mousse with whipped cream and almond, Pineapple Whip with orange flavor, Orange Souffle with a custard base and meringue, and Fruit Meringue with cream and embedded fruit. Also described are Egg Balls formed from yolks and egg whites with herbs, butter, and vinegar poach methods.
Draft horses for farm work and breeding strategy
A. S. Alexander argues farmers should invest in a few heavy draft mares and proper stallions rather than rely solely on cheap mongrel horses. He contends slower draft teams plow deeper and more efficiently, produce stronger work output, and raise valuable foals when bred and managed with sound stock and nutrition.
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Alexander
Farmers’ Review
Regulating the Automobile in Illinois Legislature
A bill introduced in the Illinois legislature aims to regulate motor vehicles on public highways, including registration and identification to identify owners, driver responsibility, and speed limits. It defines motor vehicles broadly, requires badges for chauffeurs, and mandates safety equipment, with penalties and magistrate oversight for violations. The measure echoes New York law and responds to growing motor use, seeking to curb reckless operation and protect riders and animals on roads.
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Mlinois
Secretary of State
New York
Illinois
Farmers’ Review
Market Classes of Swine Market
Professor William Dietrich of the Alnols Experiment Station notes a misalignment between hog supply and demand due to the time needed to raise a hog and spring farrowing. He says light hogs are plentiful in fall and winter while heavy hogs dominate summer, hurting market prices and stressing farmers involved in hog raising.
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Dietrich
A. S. Alexander
Fammers
William Dietrich
Alnols Experiment Station
Lafayette and the Republics Honor to Lafayette
Lafayette is praised as a bridge between Europe and America, likened to Washington for virtue and leadership, with readers urged to honor his legacy as a Revolutionary hero contributing to national glory. The piece also notes hogs in farm regimes and livestock weight losses when starved, plus Minnesota cow numbers rising by 60,000 last year.
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Lafayette
Europe
America
England
France
Lelf
Washington
Republic
P. C. Headley
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