Wilt resistant tomato seed tips from NC State expert
Extension plant pathologist G. W. Fant advises home gardeners to save seed from wilt resistant varieties like Norton and Marvell for next year. The process uses a water fermentation method to separate seed, with neighbor-supplied seed often outperforming outside purchases. Norton shows strong wilt resistance and high yields in state tests.
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G. W. Fant
North Carolina State College
Marvana
Nordukée
Marvel
Norton
Factors Influencing the Keeping Fruit Quality
A new bulletin from the University of Illinois College of Agriculture reports tests by the experiment station showing damaged fruit drains profits. Proper picking handling grading and packing could largely prevent losses in Illinois fruit growing. The study compares careful versus rough handling of strawberries summer apples and peaches and evaluates packaging types for strawberries and peaches.
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College of Agriculture
University of Ilinois
Urbana
Cllege
Illinois
Best Time for Cutting Corn Crop for Silage
A Kan gas experiment station circular advises cutting silage corn while very green before ear maturity. It warns that waiting for full maturity yields sour, high moisture silage. Optimal timing is about a week to ten days before shock, with dented ears and dry lower leaves while the stalk remains sapful.
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Kangas
Roadside Marketing Grooves for Quick Success
Roadside marketing hinges on six rules Fresh produce, variety, quality. Immediate service and courtesy in every sale. Prices set between wholesale and retail. Target a profitable sideline if possible. Stand location on a busy highway with attractive signs and optional parking off the road.
Best Curing Process for Alfalfa Warns on Leaf Loss
Alfalfa curing depends on timing and weather. Kansas State experts advise cutting, raking into a windrow after 4 6 hours, then letting wilt before final stacking to preserve color and leaf content. Morning cuts can be raked by afternoon if conditions stay favorable.
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Willoughby
Kanssé State
Proper Storage Pits for Potatoes Advised by University Expert
A Minnesota agricultural bulletin explains dwarfing storage pits for potatoes. Pits four feet deep six feet wide and as long as needed hold about 100 bushels per five feet of length with dry well ventilated conditions and vents every five feet.
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Ax.e.robchins
University Farm
St. Paul
Minnesota Agricultural, Extension Division
Profitable Utilization of Dairy By-Products
The U S Department of Agriculture urges profitable use of milk by products with cottage cheese as a prime outlet for skim milk. O E Reed notes lab and commercial success with low acid rennet type cottage cheese and offers a free mimeographed circular from the Bureau of Dairy Industry, Washington.
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United States Department of Agriculture
O.E. Reed
Bureau of Dairy Industry
Bureau
Washington, D
Farm Notes on Corn Silage and Livestock Care
The article urges storing corn in silos for best feed value this year. It notes cows need three to four pounds of water per pound of milk and corn aids egg-laying rations. It cautions wool storage, calf care, forest fire prevention, and recommends magnesium arsenate for bean beetle control.
How Federal Preserves Conserve Water Supply
The national forests in the Intermountain West protect watershed and regulate water flow. They cover about 80 percent of tall timber and oversee grazing, lumber, and forest management to guard against depletion, fire, and overgrazing while ensuring a steady water supply and ongoing timber production.
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Congress
National Foreste
Still Ireland of Old Ireland lives in memory
The piece notes eight years after independence, Ireland shows stark changes in Dublin’s life and social fabric. It contrasts the vanished Bohemian splendor in Dublin with a rural countryside that remains unchanged amid new governance and royal troops.
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Ireland
Alexander
Dublin
Frustrated Leader Echoes Deep Roots and Landlord Ties
The passage criticizes a government led by Trish and its indifference to overbreeding penalties while praising a population anchored in native soil. It stresses enduring values as frontiers shift and rulers die, noting the people’s stubborn attachments to land and social order.
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Trish
Men Are Great Gossips Say Justice Coulter in Belfast
Justice Alfred H. Coulter returned to Belfast after travels in the British isles and declared that men are as great gossips as women. He said it is a mistake to think only women gossip and that he found men who could "talk the heads of women."
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British Isles
Alfred H. Coulter
Belfast
Ireland
Compromise Talk Between Willigg and Mrs Deddbeet
Negotiations unfold as Willigg presses for payment from Mrs Deddbeet with a plan to settle by tomorrow or the day after.双方 dispute over timing and terms continues with no immediate resolution.
Firet Actor Tours City with Talk of Room Comfort
On tour, an actor comments on lodging quality, praising the room as a whole while noting its heat and comfort. The dialogue suggests informal theatre chatter about accommodations during a performance run.
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Firet
Automatic tire pump aids bicycle wheels
A German invention uses a hub mounted cam to operate a plunger that automatically inflates tires when pressure drops. The device locks down when pressure is high and releases as tires go soft.
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Nebraska
Nebraska Institution
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