Ways of Cutting Production Costs in Farming
James E. Morrison outlines strategies to reduce costs for livestock and crops at a government station meeting. Tactics include culling unprofitable stock, feeding balanced rations, sanitizing premises, keeping cost records, using good seed, controlling diseases, destroying pests, and cautious adoption of new crops. Morrison notes livestock prices depend on markets and that low cost handling boosts farm income and steadies labor year round.
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Government Experiment Station
James E. Morrison
Colorado Agricultural College Extension Service
Much Less From Insect Pests Is Preventable
Missouri Farmer argues that insect pests cause over two billion dollars in annual agricultural losses, most of which are preventable. He notes that protecting a few cows from pests can equal or exceed the production of unprotected stock and urges farmers and agencies to push farm sanitation and pest control efforts.
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Missouri
Storing Soybeans for Safe Long Term Storage
University of Illinois expert J C Hackleman warns soybeans must be under 15 to 16 percent moisture before storage. With large harvests, proper storage is crucial to prevent spoilage. He cites three other factors: conditions and appearance, broken and split beans, and foreign material.
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J. C. Hackieman
University of Illinois
Hackleman
Wisconsin Finding Reduces Barley Diseases With Dusts
Wisconsin researchers report organic mercury dusts dramatically cut stripe disease and both covered and ost smut in barley. Seed treatments and new pedigree strains 87 and 34 show strong resistance and easy adoption with claims of near total control and yield gains justifying costs.
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Wisconsin University
Wisconsin
Bees in Right Section of Orchard
Beekeepers should place bees to match blossom availability as bees stay with a preferred nectar source. Prof Li BH McDaniels notes constancy can hurt fruit yields if bees work pears instead of apples. Pacific Northwest experiences show sagebrush blooms attracting bees when apple blossoms are open or not available.
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Li. Bh.mcdaniels
New York State College of Agriculture
New York
Ceberry
Pacific
Northwest
McDaniels
Quick Legume Option Soybeans For A Fast Harvest
Questions from several states consider quick legume crops. Soybeans offer value as a warm weather crop planted with corn, sown in rows or drilled, and hay from soybeans provides good forage for grinding in fodder mills.
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New- Yorker
Rotation Proves Value on Polk County Farm Wheat Gains
J R B Beck reports Capper's Farmer notes Stockton Brothers farm in Polk county Oregon used a crop rotation of corn followed by clover and wheat. Wheat yields rose from 25 to 40 bushels per acre after four years of the rotation, improving weed control and spreading workload.
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Stockton’ Brothers
Polk County
Oregon
Stockton
J. RB. Beck
Capper
Legume Inoculants Demand Largest Bacterial Count
The Farmer's Journal notes choosing legume inoculants by the highest bacteria count increases effective seeds. More bacteria survive washing and root reach, so the product with the largest initial numbers offers the best odds for nodulation and growth.
Thin Fruit to Improve Value Says Kansas Farmer
It is better to thin fruit on peach trees to six inches between fruits and to leave only one fruit on half of the apple tree spurs. Experiments show thinning reduces costs and yields higher value fruit.
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Kansas
Agricultural Notes and Wisconsin Barberry Eradication
Dull knives in the ensilage cutter raise power needs by about 50 percent. Wisconsin reports 60 857 common barberry bushes eradicated last year per W Q Taylor. Careful planning allows two vegetables daily for summer use and two vegetables daily for canning or storage for winter.
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Wisconsin
W. Q. Taylor
Wife's Right to Share in Income Sparks Modern Household Debate
A 6 000 woman poll by the County Home editorials finds equal rights a top issue in American homes. Half cite fair income sharing as the cravest question, with votes for 50 50 partnership despite past views. Tales from Kansas and Indiana show money control as central to family welfare and female empowerment.
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Kansas
Indiana
Ye Olde Griffin hotel sold amid historic features in Cambridgeshire
The Ye Olde Griffin hotel in March Cambridgeshire long famed since 1600 has been sold. The property showcases historic paneling teak walls and oak beams with a renowned Italian marble bath once used by monks. An offer of 5000 for the paneling was refused.
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March
Cambridgeshire
England
Charlies Dickens
G. K. Chesterton
Hilaire Belloc
Detroit News
Judge Riley’s Fishing Tale With Affidavit Box
Oklahoma Supreme Court magistrate Fletcher Riley sent a heavy bass to his wife in Oklahoma City. The fish traveled in a box bearing a fourteen-signature affidavit claiming Riley caught it, attached by legal minds who accompanied him to Galveston.
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Fletcher Riley
Oklahoma
Tailor Cashdowne Receives High Praise from Farmer Journal
The Farm Journal quotes a farmer praising tailor Cashdowne for his hard work and reliability. The brief note highlights the tailor's skill and the farmer's satisfaction with the clothing fit.
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Hardappe
Cashdowne
Farm Journal
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