Method for Summer Blanching of Celery
Early planted celery is blanched by placing boards or tiles on edge beside rows to exclude light. Keep boards tight with fasteners, cover tops with strips or wire hairpins, and blanch in about ten days to two weeks. Move planks along as harvest progresses for continuous supply.
Methods for Controlling Granary Weevil Described
The granary weevil, long a grain pest, can be killed after a few hours at 155 degrees Fahrenheit. It resists cold, but thorough chilling by moving grain between bins can prevent attacks. The USDA Bulletin No. 1893-D covers origin, distribution, life history, injury, and control, with free copies from the USDA.
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Infertile Eggs Best for Summer Market Says Expert
Summer heat harms fertile eggs by producing blood rings, reducing market value. Allen G. Oliver of North Carolina State College says infertile eggs are better for table use and urges selling or culling males after hatching. Proper feeding, clean nests, and prompt, cool storage boost consumer price.
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Raleigh
N. OC
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Best Weight of Hogs to Hog Off Corn Crop
Hogs of 70 to 125 pounds yield best results when hogging off corn. With good corn, daily gain is 1 to 1 percent pounds. An acre can feed about five pigs of those weights for 60 days with good pasture or range. Hogs need access to a protein and mineral rich surge.
Avoid Injecting Serum Into Hams
USDA cautions veterinarians against injecting serum or virus into hog hams for cholera vaccination. Abscesses form, damaging meat and causing packer losses. Immunize in the axillary space under the shoulder or under the skin away from the ham to prevent injuries. Hog raisers should refuse ham injections to avoid losses.
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Department of Agriculture
Practical Swine Houses Described in Bulletin
B Z Russell of the USDA describes practical hog houses for different regions in Farmers Bulletin 1487 F. The bulletin notes poor light and ventilation as common faults and provides illustrations and floor plans for proper lighting and ventilation. Copies available from the U S Department of Agriculture in Washington.
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B. Z. Russell
United States Department of Agriculture
Farmers
Department
Washington
Pails With Small Tops Improve Milking Hygiene
Farmers switch from wide rim milk pails to small top vessels to curb contamination. Small openings cut bacterial content by about fifty percent. Choose well tinned milk vessels with clean solder seams to ease cleaning and sterilization.
Farm Advice From An Agricultural Column
Cattle need regular salt on pasture and Sudan grass proves a good hay crop. a few acres should be planted on every farm. Horses feel heat and thirst like humans. A cow cannot derive enough pasture to yield 25 pounds of milk. Cost accounts reveal profitable pursuits and risky ones. Shepherds should dip flocks for ticks or lice at this proper seasonal time.
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Queen Victoria Lydiae Pinkham and the Vegetable Compound
In 1819 two babies were born shaping legacies one in England the other in New England Lydia E Pinkham earned household status in America for her Vegetable Compound Mrs Adolph Bratke of South Omaha Nebraska credits the remedy with a four year health decline reversed after a year and a half of use she now manages an eight room home as the mother of six without help.
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Independent oil queen jokes at reception
Mrs. Charles Murray, termed the oil queen, boasted of being the only independent woman oil operator and claimed her company paid 600 percent dividends. She advised rapid action to succeed in modern times, while a playful anecdote about a dance and a weekend romance followed.
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Height of Affluence First Hobo-Say
Two hobos discuss what they would do with $10,000. The first says he would boastfully spend it while the second dreams of buying a boxcar for personal use.
Bayer Aspirin Genuine Package Claim Verifies Safety
The ad states Bayer Aspirin is safe and proven by physicians for over twenty five years for colds neuritis foothache neuralgia and headache. It emphasizes looking for the Bayer Cross on the package or tablets as proof of authenticity and mentions handy boxes of twelve and bottles of 24 or 100 at low cost.
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