Ways of Cutting Production Costs on Farms
James EB Morrison of the Colorado Agricultural College extension service addressed feeders at a government experiment station on reducing costs. He urged culling unprofitable livestock, balanced feeding, sanitary premises, cost records, good seed, disease control, and pest destruction, noting cautious pursuit of new crops and that livestock income depends on markets, management skill, and low-cost handling.
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Government Experiment Station
James EB. Morrison
Colorado Agricultural College Extension Service
Much Less From Insect Pests Is Preventable
A Missouri Farmer article argues that agricultural losses to pests amount to over two billion dollars annually, most of which is preventable. It contends that protecting livestock and practicing farm sanitation can save far more with less effort than increasing production, while acknowledging some losses remain economically unavoidable.
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Missouri
Storing Soybeans Moisture and quality rules guide safe storage
University of Illinois expert Z. Hackleman emphasizes soybeans must be under 15 to 16 percent moisture before storage. With large harvests, farmers should also control appearance, damaged beans, and foreign material to maintain grade and prevent spoilage. Excessive threshing speed and rough handling can raise damage.
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Hackleman
University of Illinois
Wisconsin study highlights barley disease control advances
Wisconsin Agriculturist reports that organic mercury dusts reduce stripe and covered smut losses in barley. Seed treatment plus resistant strains 87 and 88 show strong stripe control while formaldehyde dust methods gain acceptance as easy and safe. Treated seed often yields enough extra to cover costs, with claims of 100 percent oat smut control under farm conditions.
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Wisconsin University
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Agriculturist
Legume Boosts Wheat Yields in Illinois Rotation
An Illinois experiment station field shows wheat yields after legume hay rise up to nine bushels per acre compared with yields after a non legume. The study uses a rotation of wheat corn wheat legume hay with a mix of alfalfa red clover and alsike plowed down for wheat.
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Ilinois
Bees in Right Section of Orchard
Professor L H McDaniels of the New York State College of Agriculture notes that honey bees show constancy to blossoms. He warns beekeepers must place bees where nectar and pollen are available to avoid poor pollination in orchards.
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L. H. McDaniels
New York State College of Agriculture
New York
Pacific Northwest
McDaniels
Soybeans Promoted as Swift Legume Crop Option
The Rural New Yorker notes soybeans as a fast growing legume suitable for one season in many regions. They advise planting about cors timing, rows 30 inches apart or drilled like oats, and harvesting hay after pod formation with leaves green. Soybean hay offers about 12 percent protein while beans reach 30 percent.
Rotation improves yields on Polk county farm
J R Beck notes Stockton Brothers on their Polk county Oregon farm increased wheat yields to 40 bushels per acre in 1931 after adopting a rotation of corn followed by clover and then wheat. The practice also aids weed control and spreads farm work, reversing decades of decline from 60 years of grain farming to 25 bushels.
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Stockton Brothers
Polk County
Oregon
Stockton
J. R. Beck
Capper
Legume Inoculants Favor Higher Bacteria Counts
The Farmer's Journal cautions that inoculants with the largest number of bacteria should be chosen. It notes that many bacteria will die or fail to reach plant roots, but a higher initial count ensures more survive and promote growth.
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Farmer’s Journal
Thinning Peaches and Apples Boosts Value Says Kansas Farmer
A Kansas farmer asserts thinning peach trees to six inches between fruits and selecting one fruit on half the apple tree spurs reduces thinning costs and yields higher quality fruit. The advice emphasizes practical thinning to improve crop value amid heavy fruit load.
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Kansas
Agricultural Notes And Planting Delays In May
Dull knives in the ensilage cutter raise power needs by about 50 percent. Wisconsin eradicated 60 657 common barberry bushes last year per W O Taylor. A carefully planned garden provides two vegetables daily for summer use and two daily for canning or storage. Microl ee produced over one fifth of US broom corn in 1981. Two dollars worth of superphosphate per acre pays returns this season and for about four more years. An Ohio experiment shows a one bushel per acre corn loss for each day planted after May 15.
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Wisconsin
W. O. Taylor
Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station
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