Red Breasted Grosbeak Aids Potato Beetle Control
William Dutcher of the Audubon Society cites observations by Beal from Iowa showing the red breasted grosbeak preys on the potato beetle. The bird’s food includes beetles and caterpillars with peas sometimes eaten, yet its insect destroying value is emphasized and its preservation urged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Dutcher
National Association of Audubon Societies
Beal
Department of Agriculture
Iowa
New England
Curing Clover Hay Tips From an Old-Style Farmer
A farmer outlines safe clover hay curing methods, advising to mow only damp hay for quick cure, avoid overloading the mow, and tedding twice when using a hay loader. The plan prescribes cutting late day, hauling by mid afternoon, and scheduling the next day’s tasks based on weather and labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judd Palmer
Transplanting Strawberries With Tin Tool Headed by Tin Tips
A Kansas gardener describes a mid summer transplanting method using a homemade tin tool with a wood form and wire edge to lift plants with soil intact. The process involves three dozen tins, a garden trowel, and a wheelbarrow to move plugs to a prepared plot with roots undisturbed. The device lasts years and can transplant cabbages and tomatoes as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
New Yorker
A Simple Bush Hook From Cast Steel For Heavy Brush
A Farm and Home note explains making a bush hook from a quarter inch square ten inch cast steel piece. Half becomes blade half the shank with a pointed bevel on one side and a one inch bend into a snath via an old heel ring. It cuts a bush inch or more in diameter and is lighter and handier than a traditional bush hook.
Hay Barracks Sketch for Storing Surplus Hay
A Prairie Farmer reader sends an illustration of a hay barrack to store surplus hay or grain instead of stacking. The simple structure is familiar in many regions and is described as a straightforward building system for weather protection and storage.
Hay Barrack design saves hay from weather loss
The article describes a simple hay barrack with six to eight posts to raise roof boards for coverings. It states the arrangement reduces weather exposure and waste, minimizes catching weather during stacking, and notes the structure, if well made, lasts many years and offers substantial convenience.
Beneficent Weed Sweet Clover Converts Waste Land
A Farmers' Review representative recalls sweet clover from Europe once called a weed, yet it aids soil health. The plant thrives on harsh ground, drives deep roots, and hosts bacteria on its roots that fix nitrogen, enriching the soil for other plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Thieving Squirrel Fails Against Robins in Independence Square
A bold squirrel attempts to raid a robin nest in Independence Square but is driven off after the mother and male robin attack. The bird pair manage to drop and crush the egg, ending the thief's raid as amused onlookers watch.
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Independence Square
Philadelphia
Sores Healed by Cuticura Remedies After Illness
A worker with long lasting hand sores sought treatment after three doctors failed. Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment reportedly cleared the sores in three days, leaving hands smooth. Chicago resident Mrs. A. E. Maurer notes improvement after exposure to dye-house work. July 1 1905.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. EB. Maurer
State St
Chicago
Ill
A Bright Teacher Praises Postum and Grape Nuts
A teacher describes indigestion from a simple breakfast of eggs and toast. She switches to hot Postum and Grape Nuts with cream, reporting relief, steadier nerves, and a ten pound weight gain, crediting this breakfast for better daily energy.
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Postade
Battle Mich
Fe Road To
Walle i
Golden Trout of Volcano Creek Varies by Folklore and Fate
The finest trout, the golden trout, is said to dwell only in Volcano Creek in southern California. Dr. Barton W. Evermann warns the species faces extermination and urges California to prohibit fishing for three years and to support artificial propagation and transplant to other streams with bureau of fisheries help.
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Barton W. Evermann
Bureau of Fisheries
High Sierras
California
Volcano Creek
Roosevelt
Evermann
National Geographic Magazine
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