Valuable Agricultural News for Cheyenne County Farmers
Farmers are urged to maximize hog profits by securing good green pasture during growth. Pasture can reduce grain needs by about 30 percent for 100 pounds of pork. Spring and summer forages like blue grass, spring grains, winter wheat, and rye are short lived. alfalfa or clover help, Sudan grass, and rape offer good substitutes. Maintain pasture to six to eight inches. sowing blends of rye with Sudan grass or rape aids year round green feed. Protect bees when spraying fruit trees. avoid spraying during full bloom and target worms while sparing pollinators.
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U. of N. Agricultural College
Sudan
Bart
Spray the Trees But Save the Bees
An orchard owner avoids spraying fruit trees during full bloom to protect bees which pollinate crops. Bees carry pollen between varieties. poison intended for worms can harm them. Post-bloom spraying is safer. The piece shifts to pasture management, advising gradual grazing and continued hay and grain for cows early in spring as grass matures.
Outwitting Hog Cholera Savings from Serum Program
A historical note explains hog cholera losses and how the Agricultural College promoted serum treatment. It details widespread serum distribution to farmers and estimates a state pork production worth 100 million dollars annually, with potential savings of five percent equaling five million dollars.
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The
Agricultural College
Burgess Music Store Offers New Pianos At Used Prices
Local music shop Burgess Music announces new pianos priced like secondhand models. Shop touts bargain pricing, limited stock, and warranties to entice buyers seeking affordable upright and grand options.
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Burgess Music Store
Alfalfa Proves Resilient Across Wide Growing Conditions
The United States Department of Agriculture notes alfalfa as a leading forage crop, thriving in diverse soils and climates from Imperial Valley California to Colorado high plains. It needs moisture and good drainage, tolerates heat in dry air, but cold and flooded soils threaten survival, with deep, well-drained soils best for robust yields.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Imperial Valley
Calif
Mountanna
Colorado
Barberry Bush Causes Massive Potential Losses in Wheat
A single barberry bush can trigger losses up to $12,520 in a year through stem rust spread. A special study shows 963 acres across 18 farms were affected, yielding only 37 percent of potential production. Salt or a grub hoe can eradicate a bush with $10,000 damage potential.
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E. C. Stakman
United States
Department of Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture
Free choice mash feeding study at Beltsville farm
A United States Department of Agriculture study at its Beltsville Maryland experiment farm finds hens perform best eggwise when allowed to choose their own mash. The optimal mix for Leghorns is 66 parts corn meal, 26 parts meat scrap, 4 parts wheat bran, 4 parts wheat middlings. General purpose breeds prefer a mash higher in bran and ground oats with less meat scrap.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Beltsville
University of California
Forest Service
Bureau of Animal Industry
Hogs at Beltsville Lab Given Fish Meal Feed Study
USDA Beltsville experimental farm hogs receive fish meal or tankage as protein supplement after tests show equal value for hog feed. Additional studies find shrimp bran a valuable protein feed, rising from near-worthless to nearly as valuable as tankage per ton.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Beltsville
Department
Why Hogs Are Popular Farm Animals
The hog ranks third in total domestic animal value in the United States due to efficient feed use and versatile meat. It converts 30 to 40 percent of corn annually into a concentrated food, needing about 5.6 pounds of corn per pound of pork, and helps harvest crops. Pork and lard dominate the food supply with per capita pork and lard consumption higher than beef in recent years.
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United States
Department of Agriculture
Barberry Plants Tied to Wheat Rust Spread, Study Finds
Farmers evidence links common barberry to black stem rust in wheat. Dr. Stakman notes rust can survive on barberry and spread to grains via wind borne spores. De Bary’s experiments in 1865 settled the matter. Barberry removal curbed epidemics. Also noted are forestry graduate assistantships and livestock feed protein findings.
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FE. C. Stakman
United States Department of Agriculture
England
Stakman
de Bary
Ds Bary
Barberry
All our fixtures and showcases for sale
Oberfelders offers fixtures and showcases for sale. Contact details not provided.
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Oberfelders
Memorial Day urged by American Legion in Nebraska
Lincoln readers learn Colonel John McEvoy of the National Tribune asks American Legion members to preserve Memorial Day traditions amid other pastimes. Sargent and Fred Cram post Legionnaires improve soldier and sailor graves at Sargent cemetery. St Paul post notes a $25,000 silverware purchase via merchant coupons. the rest of the piece discusses pacifist politics and non participation pledges, plus Lincoln open home-steading for ex-service members across 275,000 acres in Idaho Montana Nevada New Mexico and Colorado.
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Lincoln
Grand Army of the Republic
American Legion
John McEvoy
National Tribune
The
Legion
Sargent
Fred Cram Post
St. Paul
Carl Mogensen
Methodist Church
Hubert Work
Owyhee County
Idaho
Beaverhead County
Montana
Inelko
Eureka
Nevada
Rio ‘Arriba
N. M
Mesa County
Colorado
American Legion Dance Aids Vet to St Louis Hospitalization
A Norfolk event hosted by the American Legion raised funds to send an attendant with a Spanish American War veteran to St Louis for hospitalization.
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Norfolk
American Legion
St. Louis
Antiwar pledges threaten American citizenship rights
Garland W. Powell of the American Legion warned in Indianapolis that antiwar pledges circulated by the Woman's Peace Union and pacifist groups amount to forfeiting citizenship. He said government is a contract protecting security and peaceful activity and that citizens must support it or imperil the state.
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Red Cross
Powell
Women’s Peace Union
City park project in riverfront area awarded
Nebraska City region post takes charge of the new city park on the riverfront. The ground was recently improved by civic clubs and the Boy Scout organization.
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Nebraska City
Boy Scout
Resolutions of Sympathy from Maple Grove Local 484
The Maple Grove Local No 484 expresses heartfelt sympathy to Mr E A Johnson and family on the loss of his mother. W Jorgensen J Sharman and committee sign the notice.
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Maple Grove Local No. 484
E. A. Johnson
J. C. Jorgensen
W. T. Sharman
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J. L. McCarthy
F. G. Schroeder
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