Roof Leaks Threaten Farm Grain Profits and Homes
A guide warns leaks in roofs over stored grain and roughage risk price losses as harvests begin. It explains how leaks undermine roofs and insulation, invite rodents, and weaken frames, urging repairs after summer rains and before the rainy season.
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Early manure application limits nutrient loss on open ground
Ohio State agronomists tested 4000 pounds of horse manure in an open wooden box from April 1 to October 1. Losses reached 41 percent nitrogen 47 percent phosphoric acid 76 percent potash and 65 percent of manure value. cow manure suffered 41 19 8 and 49 percent losses with 32 percent value lost. Apply manure early to reduce these losses and avoid pasture grazing value loss. limit seasonal acreage coverage to one third.
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Ohio State University “Agronomists
Prairie Farmer _ reports
Alfalfa Winter Injury and Disease Link
Winter injury and disease drive alfalfa losses, with bacterial wilt, blight, and other infections entering through root cracks caused by freezing. Hardiness, carbohydrate reserves, and soil conditions determine root tolerance to cold, stressing prevention of freezing injury.
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University Farm
St. Paul
Black Leg Vaccination Questions From County Town Reader
A farmer asks how old a calf should be to vaccinate for black leg whether the pill is as effective as the serum if a remedy exists after symptoms appear and whether repeat vaccination is needed when calves are vaccinated young.
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A. Woodbury
County
Poison Advised in Fight on Cutworms
Agricultural notice recommends poisoned bait to control cutworms. Mix bran Paris green molasses and water to create a crumbly bait, broadcast ten to fifteen pounds per acre in the evening for fresh night feeding.
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Sam Cc Mecampbeli
Peice Seta Batomesicca
Explaining Purpose of Use of Corn Cultivator
Iowa State College investigators explain corn cultivator aims to kill weeds with minimal root disturbance. Cultivation does not retain soil moisture but removes competing water use. Roots lie in the first six to seven inches where nutrients are concentrated.
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Iowa State College
Legume Inoculation Practices for Alfalfa
Farm Journal notes inoculation is not a one time task. Each time legumes are sown, inoculation should occur every three to four years to ensure sufficient nitrogen-fixing bacteria. Without proper bacteria, alfalfa relies on soil nitrogen, depleting it like non legume crops.
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Farm Journal
Patch Clover Field With Oats For Hay
Prairie Farmer suggests patching thin clover fields by seeding oats that can be cut with the clover for hay. Prepare a thorough seedbed by disk harrowing to prevent weeds from smothering the oats. If the land will be broken this fall, avoid extra clover or grass. if kept for another year, start a new stand with the oats.
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Prairie Farmer
Kansas Herdsman Buys 1500 Hereford Heifers
A western Oklahoma ranchman bought 1500 Hereford heifers from Kansas breeders. After visiting many herds and demanding high quality for a commercial replacement herd, the purchase signals farsighted market timing as the animals will replace old inferior cows from Kansas herds.
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Western
Oklahoma
Kansas
Agricultural Notes and Idaho Hog Income in 1980
Agricultural notes advise arsenate of lead spray for leaf eating insects. Idaho hog producers in 1980 reported gross income over five and a half million dollars. Text mentions cutting for hay only and timing considerations for transplanting winter rye. notes little preference.
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Idaho
Goodyear Speedway Touted as Thrift Tire Favorite
A promotional note extols Goodyear Speedway as the greatest thrift tire on the market today, calling it a top choice for value and performance.
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Goodyear Speedway
Modern Apple Quest and Clergy Diary Notes
A local grocer jokes that the modern maiden does not blush as a housewife seeks Maiden Blush apples. Rev Moses How, longtime pastor, records burial of Elder Daniel Hix at Dartmouth Cemetery gate on March 24 1838. Thrift is not merely not spending money.
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Moses How
Middle Street Baptist Church
New Bedford
Muass
Seaman's Bethel
Rlder
Daniel Hix
Dartmouth
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