Soil Fertility Defined by English and American Experts
A Rutgers lecture excerpt contrasts definitions of fertile soil noting that fertile soil stores the residue of past vegetation and becomes infertile as it is exhausted. It cites Sir Henry Gilbert and Sir John Russell on crop yields and the need to maintain organic matter through manure, green manures, and rotations for American farmers.
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As. W. Blair
New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station
Sir Henry Gilbert
Rutgers College
American
England
John Russell
New Jersey Experiment Station
Gilbert
Russell
America
Europe
Cocklebur Plants Pose Serious Injury to Livestock
USDA experiments show cocklebur plants poison swine cattle sheep and chickens. Deaths stem from eating very young plants before true leaves develop. Mechanical irritation also occurs but feeding milk or fats like bacon grease lard and linseed oil after ingestion may aid recovery.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Asparagus Among The Dependable Spring Vegetables
The Mary Washington variety is best for home and commercial use. Plant crowns in rows four feet apart and two feet apart in the row for a good crop. Prepare hills for melons cucumbers and squash now. Mix manure with soil with acid phosphate. Do not plant outdoors until apple blossoms open. A few early plants can be started in strawberry boxes in bed frames.
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Mary Washington
Good Garden Rotation Plan for Long Term Plots
The text advises stable garden plots for years and implementing a rotation seeding clover annually to maintain soil fertility and control pests. It stresses not planting the same crop in the same place in succession and using last year’s plan to guide this year’s changes.
Prevention of White Diarrhea in Baby Chicks
Expert D H Hall from Clemson College urges pre hatch flock checks and strict brood care to prevent white diarrhea. Key tips include breeding from healthy stock, proper brooder temperature, ample sour milk, and avoiding overfeeding to reduce chick losses.
Better Sires Boost Dairy Profits Says State Official
W R Robbers New Jersey state superintendent argues profits rise by using high producing herd sires. He cites Guernsey No Plus Ultra offspring averaging 600 quarts more milk annually, equating to about $100 per cow per year at 20 cents a quart. He warns current underutilization wastes barn space pasture and feed.
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W. R. Robbers
New Jersey
Advanced Registry
Guernsey
Ne Plus Ultra
Get After Old Pastures Pasture Improvement Slogan
The message urges starting now to reclaim worn pastures by removing brush and weeds and planting nutritious grasses. It stresses shading with trees sparingly, conserving water, and fertilizing until two blades of grass grow where one did. The aim is twofold: improve feed and turn the slogan into reality.
Are You Keeping Accounts It Pays
Spoiled silage should never be fed to horses or mules. Testing seed corn will pay high wages for the time employed. Tip to fruit growers. Feed your trees if you want them to feed you. Sow some alfalfa this spring. It is the best all round forage on the farm. Test seed corn for germination and do not plant any ears which show low germinating qualities. Repair farm machinery harness etc and have everything ready for the rush of planting. Leaving the stable manure exposed in the barnyard is one way some farmers have of throwing away money. Are you making plans for some good hog pasture. Alfalfa is the best next come red clover rape a mixture of rape and outs and sweet clover. Bankers don't guess what their balances are. Why should farmers guess about their farm results in stead of keeping records as bankers are doing.
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D. H. Hall
Extension Poultry Husbandman
Clemson College
J. P. LaMaster
Building for Calf Pens and Feeding Systems
Clemson College expert J P LaMaster outlines essential calf housing for hand raising dairy calves. He stresses easy cleaning bright sunlight proper drainage and minimal labor with individual pens and overhead gated partitions to simplify access and cleaning.
War Map Shows Extent of Bovine Tuberculosis
The U S Department of Agriculture issues a 20 by 28 inch red and black map poster outlining bovine tuberculosis prevalence nationwide. Six shading intensities show county, state comparisons while white modified accredited areas mark counties under half a percent infection. The poster aids veterinarians, officials, and livestock owners in health status assessment and breeding stock decisions. copies are free from Washington DC.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Animal Industry
Washington, DC
Exist Solution of Last Week's Puzzle
This horizontal and vertical word puzzle lists numerous clues across categories with overlapping letters. The final solution will appear in the next issue, revealing a complete answer grid and confirming the last week’s puzzle.
How to Solve a Crossword Puzzle Guide
Instructions explain placing letters in white spaces to form horizontal and vertical words. Each clue number marks the starting letter for a word that fills until a black square. No letters go in black spaces. Words are dictionary entries except proper names. abbreviations slang initials and technical terms may appear in definitions.
Dairy Cattle Breeds and Herd Management Tips
Dairy hints emphasize moldy silage harms cows and horses, and clean records aid profits. Breeding feeding and management form the three pillars of profitability, with breed choice driven by origin size color and milk output. A dairyman weighing milk found the lowest perceived cow yielded nearly the second highest.
Man’s Right to Ideals Sees Conflict Over Forcing Beliefs
An editorial argues individuals may hold personal ideals but cannot compel others to adopt them. It stresses limits on imposing moral standards and defends secular pluralism in public life.
If We Obey Our Instincts We Risk Jail
The statement contrasts following instinct with obeying laws, implying jail risk for instruction to follow impulses while legal compliance avoids punishment. It reflects on ethics and legality, suggesting lawfulness yields safety whereas impulse may lead to confinement.
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National City Bank of New York
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