Potato Like Plant From Brazil Aims At Cultivation
A 19th century report discusses Solanum Commersoni, a Brazilian plant with edible potential. It notes its vigor, tubers of varying shape, 17 to 20 percent starch, and strong disease resistance but bitter taste. Experts forecast improvements through selection or hybridization while cautioning against overoptimism.
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M. Rudolph
Dunal
Brazil
Heckel
Marseilles Botanic Garden
Use of Cultivators in Modern Farming Discussed
The Farmers' Review urges studying crop specific cultivation and using prescribed cultivators. It notes varied depths from shallow onion to deep potato cultivation, and advises farmers to contact manufacturers for catalogues to learn suitable tools and methods for different soils and crops.
Cheap Hay Barn Frame from Farm and Home Sketch
The article outlines a cheap hay barn design with a 30 foot wide main body and seven and a half foot side sheds. It specifies pole sizes nine and twelve feet, posts and rafters, cross plates, braces, and nine post sets for a 48 foot length. Roofing options include shingles or cheaper roofing material. Build now before hay cutting begins.
Three-A Harrow Promises Tripled Field Work Load
An article details a three-A harrow that can be pulled by three horses and does three times the work of a double harrow. It describes a frame built from sturdy wood like 2x4s and oak, with a circular tire brace from an old wagon.
Hints on orchard pests and corn planting practices
The castings on apple tree trunks reveal borers. Do not plant corn in wet ground to avoid rework. Expert judge says few ears are truly uniform. Fertility cannot be exhausted, yet careless methods may shift it so our grandchildren must restore it.
Cure for Kidney Disease with Electric Bitters
F. Collier of Cherokee Ill. credits Electric Bitters with curing a severe kidney illness that left him unable to sit without a cushion. He suffered backache headaches and low mood before finding relief. he recommends the tonic for kidneys liver or stomach. Guaranteed by druggists at 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Collier
Cherokee
Strayed horses from Waskada Manitoba noted with brand
Strayed event reported from Waskada Manitoba on Sunday May 28. A gray gelding about 1200 pounds branded V on the left hind leg and a sorrel mare with leather halter and white markings on body and face, also branded on the left hind leg. Reward offered for information. contact Lewis Temple, Waskada Manitoba.
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Waskada
Manitoba
Lewis Temple
Man
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