Hovenweep Palm Canyon Monuments Added in National System
The United States adds Hovenweep and Palm Canyon to the national monument roster. Hovenweep spans sections of Utah and Colorado near the Four Corners with towers and ruins described by Dr. J Walter Fewkes. Palm Canyon in Riverside California preserves Washingtonia filifera palms and requires Agua Caliente Indian consent for land reservation.
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United States National Park System
Palm Canyon National Monument
Colorado
Utah
United States
Palm Canyon
California
National Park Service
Forest Service
Congress
Bureau
Interior Department
Shiloh
Gettysburg
Lincoln's Birthplace
War Department
Big Hole Battlefield
Cabrillo
Department of Agriculture
National Forests
Harding
Hovenweep National Monument
Hupert Work
J. Walter Fewkes
Bureau of Ethnology
Smithsonian Institution
Fewkes
Hoyvenweep
Hovenweep Castle
Holly Canyon
Cajon Mesa
Square Tower
Hovenweep
Hovenweep House
Square Tower Canyon
North Fork
Holly Tower
Holly House
Hovenweep Monument
Secretary of the Interior
Riverside
Agua Caliente
Sam
Andreas
Murray
Palm
Palm Springs
Colorado Desert
Queer Bedfellow in Mattress Hides a Snake
A tale from Farm Journal recalls a snake living inside a bed mattress after a rat cut a hole. The snake stayed quiet through winter then moved about in spring triggering a search. the family cut open the mattress and the snake emerged.
Easy Money and an English Village Plan War Debt Share
A village considers funding its war debt to America by diverting money spent by American tourists and using it to rent a new town hall. The Cheam parish council recently discussed this approach.
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America
Cheam
Council rents 400 year old cottage for tours
Opponents of the plan were silenced by a member's proposal that the town clerk charge American tourists a guinea to view the building. The council has rented the house and will await descendants of the Pilgrim Fathers visiting Cheam next summer.
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Reach Cheam
Stray Bite of Wisdom Poets Like Birds
A brief quip notes poets resemble birds who sing at the slightest cause, attributed to Chateaubriand and highlighting playful literary insight.
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Chateaubrian
Call to Improve Chicken Flock
The USDA outlines signs of loafing hens and how to cull them. It notes pale legs and beaks, shriveled combs, contracted pelvic bones, and nonmolt behavior as warning signs, while busy hens show bright combs and steady laying. It also cites Beltsville experiments showing late molters yield more eggs and higher flock value.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Systematic Cleaning of Milking Machines Bulletin
United States Department of Agriculture promotes systematic cleaning and sterilization of milking machines in Farmers' Bulletin 1816. Heat sterilization greatly reduces bacterial counts compared with non heat methods, using temperatures of 160 to 170 degrees F. Rubber parts show little damage under heat. procedures are illustrated and copies available from Washington, D. C.
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United States
Clement Wares of
United States Department of Agriculture
Barmers
Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. G
Spray Rings Offer Low Cost Spraying For Potatoes
R. C. Rose of the University of Minnesota promotes cooperative spray ring formation among farmers to cut costs. The scheme aims to provide a spraying machine capable of 150 pounds pressure, thorough coverage, and collective buying of materials to combat leaf hoppers and other pests on potatoes.
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R. C. Rose
University of Minnesota
Rose
Plan to Obtain Supply of Soy Beans for Seed
Plan to save seed soy beans by letting them fully ripen and threshing on a wagon sheet or in a wagon box with a stick. This method yields the best seed, better than machine threshed beans, but requires drying and storage in clean bags in a dry crib or granary to prevent dampness.
Strychnine and Paris Green to Control Moles
Clemson entomologist Prof. A F Conrads advises using poisoned peanuts or raisins to target moles. Mix Paris green with peanuts or roll raisins in strychnine, dry or apply directly into runways, then cover with soil or foot for effectiveness. Use poisoned traps as a last resort.
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A. F. Conrads
Clemson College
Effective Spraying Must Be Done at Right Time
The article stresses timely spraying as essential for farm profits and efficiency. Doing it at the precise moment prevents repeat applications and disease spread, reducing anxiety and needless labor while forming the cornerstone of a successful farming system.
Balanced farming for steady income across diverse crops
The piece argues for a medium diversity of farm products to keep workers busy and land fertile while ensuring steady income. It recommends three or four main cash crops with several smaller supplements rather than extreme diversity or full specialization.
Objection to Sweet Clover as Hog Pasture
Sweet clover has been used some as hog pasture but soon grows tall and coarse. Hogs eat the leaves and tender stems but then eat less as the plant matures, reducing its value for pasture.
Failure in the Dairy Business Lays Emphasis on Man
Fieldman Harold R. Lascelles notes three factors in dairy success the business the cow and especially the man. A dairyman must know his good cows feed profitably use a purebred bull and work with cows he can profit from.
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Harold R. Lascelles
State Dairy Commission
Calf Scours Treatments and Feeding Adjustments
Advice for calf scours includes cutting feed to half or less until hungry, using castor oil or paraffin oil, and sometimes formalin in milk. Alternatives include fluid extract of gelsemium with oil, and splitting milk into two to four smaller feedings daily for recovery.
KEEP ALL HEIFERS GROWING PRACTICAL FEEDING GUIDANCE
The article stresses keeping heifer calves growing, warns against neglect, and outlines feeding plans using silage with clover or alfalfa hay and grains. It recommends two to five pounds of grain per day per heifer, or two pounds of corn with legume hay if silage is unavailable, and a mix of silage with fodder or mixed hay plus equal parts corn and linseed meal when silage is used without legume hay.
Fall and Spring Calving Benefits in Dairy Cattle
Results from three years at the Mississippi experiment station by J S Moore show fall calving cows averaged 172 more pounds of milk and 18.4 more pounds of butterfat per year than spring calving cows. Early versus late fall calving favors late fall by 688 pounds of milk and 27.5 pounds of butterfat per cow per year.
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J. S. ,Moore
Mississippi Experiment
Needful minerals in feed for dairy livestock
Legume hays cowpeas clover alfalfa and soy bean provide the most lime with cowpeas highest. Phosphorus is richest in wheat bran wheat middlings and Hanseed meal in that order. Concentrates have less lime than legumes and thoroughage has phosphorus comparable to the named concentrates.
Cow Testing Benefits for Dairy Herds
Cow testing raises average herd production by culling low producers and selecting foundation animals based on performance for improved dairy performance and herd value.
Feed Silage to Calves as They Begin Eating
Calves may receive silage with skim milk once ready, starting with small amounts at three weeks old. From then, feed as much as they will eat.
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John
United States Experiment Farm
Beltsville
Maryland
Molters
Strychnine
Paris Green
Mississippi
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