Legume Hay Guides Profitable 1938 Lamb Crop
Farm Topics outlines a 15 point program from the University of Illinois for managing a commercial sheep flock. Emphasizes legume hay as winter ration, pre lambing grain for ewes, milk for lambs, creep feeding, docking and castration, May shearing, two dips to control parasites, and sorting market lambs by fat. Judicious feeding and exercise boost early lambing and profit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. G. Russell
University of Ilinois
WNU
Animal Husbandry Department
The
Agricultural College
Ducks Offer Breeders a Chance for Research
A. R. Lee notes Pekin ducks dominate U S markets due to inbreeding from few imports. He says uniform flocks reflect limited genetic diversity and urges research into inheritance of meat traits in ducks through poultry breeding programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
A. R. Lee
Bureau of Animal Industry
Department of Agriculture
Farmer’s plowing aid reduces steering strain
A Wallace’s Farmer writer suggests a simple steering device for tractor work. Attach a coil spring from the tractor frame near the steering wheel to the upper wheel or spider to ease pulling left without lifting the furrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallaces
Gathering Eggs Practices for Spring Harvest
Gather eggs at least twice daily during the spring. Use clean wire baskets to cool eggs quickly and keep hands clean to avoid soiling shells. Do not wash table eggs before marketing. If slightly soiled, clean with fine sandpaper or a damp cloth and air dry. Store eggs in a cool, clean area.
Pasture Stocking Rates For Bees Cattle Hogs And Sheep
The excerpt outlines stocking rules per acre for livestock and bees. It notes that pasture per acre usually supports one to three acres of pasture per full-grown bee, five ewes equal one cow or mature steer, eight to ten lambs can graze an acre of good forage, and 12 to 15 hogs averaging 100 pounds will find sufficient forage on this amount.
Wise and Otherwise The Tardy Sign and Daring Spouse
A humorous brief notes that in common speech unpunctuality is a sign of delay and that necessities are those endured while paying for luxuries. It claims at least one woman can say her husband is a steady worker who married a tightrope walker.
Unclear source text questions about terminology and roles
The prompts request explanations on Latin America naming, log rolling in politics, women's presence in the Texas Rangers, the number of full admirals in US Navy, oxford shoes origin, and distinctions between secretary of the treasury and US treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Latin America
Texas Rangers
United States Navy
Easy Dress Crochet Pattern 1658 Charmed by Mesh Puff Dots
Learn to crochet a charming dress with a simple mesh and puff stitch dots in sizes 4 to 8. Uses mercerized cotton in fresh spring colors and includes stitch illustrations, material requirements, and a detail photograph. Send 15 cents and your name address pattern number to The Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Needlecraft Department
Eighth Ave
New York
N. Y
Eiffel Tower Opens and Gains Modern Additions
The tower began work January 22, 1887 and completed March 31, 1889. It weighs 15,400,000 pounds, uses 12,000 steel plates and 2,500,000 rivets, stands 1,000 feet high, and sees 55 miles on a clear day. In 1937, 810,185 visitors were counted, and a television station was installed at the summit to work with the radio station.
PEPS 4 Gardeners Peps 4 Gardeners
Gardeners learn crop combinations for small spaces from Harold Coulter of the Ferry Seed Institute. Suggested layout includes sowing dwarf peas with radish between rows, cucumbers between pea rows, and cauliflower with spinach and radish between rows. Tomatoes may replace peppers or eggplant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Coulter
Ferry Seed Institute
Legacy of Latin Roots in Political Exchange and History
The passage notes Latin origin of common language, cites a reciprocity clause where voting for one bill leads to voting for another, lists Frances Haskell Edmondson as a member, names David G. Farragut David Porter and George Dewey, claims Oxford footwear origin, and contrasts the secretary of the treasury with the department treasurer in duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Haskell Edmondson
David G. Farragut
David Porter
George Dewey
Oxford
England
Secretary of the Treasury
Deck Cleaning Traditions On Historic Ships
A fragmented note describes holystoning and deck care on sailing ships. It mentions heavy stone decks once scrubbed by sailors, likened to prayer stones called Bibles, and contrasts with modern port cleaning using electric scrubbers.
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Eiffel Tower
PEPS
Quaker State
Pennsylvania
Quaker State Oil Refining Corp
Oil City
Penna
Ewes
Lene el
Tull Eels
Dick Mansfield
Marty Fiedler
Ice Mansfield
Marty
Prince Albert
P. A
Prince
AL van Cise
Bob la Comb
Sammy Shackfront
America
Ins Albert
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Winston-Salem
North Carolina
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