Best Quality Hay From Alfalfa Cutting Timings
Agricultural specialist D. Lewis of Rio State University outlines optimal alfalfa harvests. First cutting yields high quality hay with careful raking and small windrows. over-drying and brittle hay risk poor quality. Leafhoppers in mid July affect second and third cuttings. timing between July 24 and 31 preferred. Columbus experiments show two cuttings yield 5,520 pounds while three cuttings add 2,700 extra pounds. final cutting should occur September 3 to 10.
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Ay D. Lewis
Rio State University
WNU Service
Columbus
Alfalfa Demands Soil Fertility and Proper Fertilization
An agricultural note explains alfalfa draws heavily on soil minerals, removing more phosphorus and potash than other crops. It advises proper fertilization after the first cutting, with at least 200 pounds per acre of phosphate and potash rich fertilizer, and notes benefits for vigor and weed control.
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Missouri
New Fence Idea Lets Hogs Sheep and Cattle Share Land
A National Farm Journal note extols woven wire topped with barbed wire for fences. It claims hogs graze alfalfa with minimal crop loss, allows hogs into small grain fields, and enables hogs to harvest barley yields from 30 to 45 bushels. It also says good fences improve neighbor relations.
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Nebraska
National Farm Journal
Controlling Parasites in Farm Animals Through Pasture Rotation
Animals on small farms can be kept healthy by sanitation and proper medication. Rotating pastures is highly effective for controlling parasites, allowing horses cattle sheep and swine to graze on the same ground in turn. Sheep pastures should not be reused by cattle due to parasite concerns.
Kudzu Forage Promoted In Southeast Soils
United States Department of Agriculture Leaflet 91-L highlights kudzu a perennial legume from Japan as a viable hay and pasture crop in Southeast regions with acidic soils where alfalfa and clover underperform. It aids soil erosion control though it requires careful management avoiding overgrazing and excessive cutting. Leaflet obtainable from the U S Department of Agriculture Washington D C.
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United States
Renertatiens of Agriculture
WNN
Japan
Atlantic States
Southeast
United States Department of Agriculture
Office of Information
Washington, D. C
States Report Victory in Fight on Bovine TB
The USDA recognizes Wisconsin and Ohio as modified accredited areas after statewide cattle testing cut infection to about one half of 1 percent. Wisconsin and Ohio join North Carolina Maine Michigan and Indiana in advancing TB eradication, with more than 14 million tests conducted. Vigilance and periodic res testing remain essential to prevent reinfection.
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United States Department of Agriculture
WNU
Wisconsin
Ohio
North Carolina
Maine
Michigan
Indiana
Fighting Hog Influenza Treatment and Herd Care
The Indiana Farmer's Guide advises withholding feed during quick, widespread hog influenza outbreaks and separating sick from healthy hogs when virulence is lower. In cold weather provide deep straw bedding and well ventilated quarters, ideally a deep shed open on one side, until hogs are back on feed.
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Indiana Farmer's Guide
Let Live Stock Help Weed Control Says O H Nelson near Kempton
O H Nelson farms near Kempton North Dakota and promotes livestock grazing to control sow thistle. His field shifted from patches of sow thistle in a 1930s clover seeding to a clean weed free wheat stand through rotated pastures and grazing cattle sheep and horses. He notes droughts and plow and seed bed practices but emphasizes livestock systems reduce weed problems and improve returns.
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O. H. Nelson
Kempton
N. D
Nelson
Music Shorthand Aims to Let Any Listener Copy Melodies
A Chester-le-Street inventor unveils a music shorthand enabling people with a musical ear but no formal training to transcribe unfamiliar melodies after a few lessons. Also reported is a Caltech announcement describing Platinum Mist that evaporates water and forms ultra thin platinum-like films on many materials, creating durable smooth coatings.
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Chester-le-Street
England
Ancient bean sprouts at San Antonio museum find
A large white bean unearthed in Grand Quivird ruins, believed 300 years old, has sprouted into a living stalk at a San Antonio museum after an excavation. The find draws interest from archaeologists and visitors alike, highlighting preservation of ancient seeds.
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Grand Quivird
San Antonio
Texas
Bean Seedling Grows Inches After Five Hour Soak Near Santa Fe
A fragment describes a bean seed soaked for five hours at ruins near Santa Fe. Within less than two weeks the stalk reached several inches tall, signaling quick sprouting from the soaked seed.
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Ruins
Santa Fe
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