Eliminate Black Currants To Save White Pine Forests
The United States Department of Agriculture urges farmers nurserymen and the public to discontinue growing cultivated black currants in regions with white pines due to their role in spreading white pine blister rust. The bulletin notes other currants and gooseberries are more resistant but can still spread the disease, and urges elimination across major regions. Copies of Farmers' Bulletin 1398-F are available free from the Office of Information Washington D C.
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Prune Young Trees for More Profitable Yields
Ohio State extension specialist F. H. Beach urges light pruning of young apple trees to shape a modified leader, prevent weak crotches, and reduce sunburn risk. Training fosters vigorous trees that bear more reliably, though slower growth occurs with pruning.
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Old Age Fast Removing Soils From Service
University of Illinois expert B. A. Norton says soils age as nature wears them down and human activity also accelerates soil aging, reducing usable soil in Illinois.
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Mushroom Diseases and Their Control
Circular 27 C from Vera K. Charles and H. Popenoe outlines two major mushroom diseases bubbles and plaster mold. Bubbles causes cottony growth and rot. control requires removing infected manure and fumigating beds and houses. Plaster mold spreads via manure and spores, reduces yields. control relies on sanitation and insect control.
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Washington, D. C
Destroy Scale Insects Early to Prevent Prolific Breeding
The San Jose scale can produce five broods annually. Even four broods yield enormous progeny, making exact counts impractical. Early spring spraying is essential as a lightly attacked plant can be overwhelmed by fall with millions of scaled insects draining sap and injuring tissues, risking tree death in one to three years without control.
Intensive Campaign to Control Oriental Moth
Growers in infested sections prepare an intensive campaign to combat the oriental fruit moth this season. They will begin with deep soil cultivation to kill over wintering pests and then apply additional control methods as the season progresses. The effort aims to save crops, otherwise yield could be near worthless due to heavy infection.
Agricultural Notes and Weather Insight
Spring sowing of clover or alfalfa should yield a hay cutting by late summer. Celery and cabbages are noted as salad vegetables. Beidom reports horse labor costs below 12 cents per hour or up to 30 cents.
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Turkeys Raised in Confinement Offer Practical Plan
H. L. Kempster of Missouri College of Agriculture outlines a restrained range system for turkeys. Two yard areas are required the brooder and rearing ranges with fresh sod ground free of blackhead. About 200 poults fit in a 10 by 12 brooder for eight to ten weeks then move to a one acre range divided into four sections.
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All-Mash Ration Gains Popularity in Chicky Feeding
The all-mash method for feeding chicks has grown in popularity as it ensures each chick receives a balanced ration. Even with a good feed, success in raising a large proportion of chicks depends on proper feeding and management.
Better Egg Production in Winter with Green Feeds
Practical guidance from Ohio test work shows that high grade green alfalfa and red clover serve as efficient substitutes for green feed during winter to boost egg production. A green seed of some sort adds variety, while sugar beets or mangel-wurzels grown in summer provide good alternatives.
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Vitamin E and hatchability in poultry feeds
Vitamin EB aids egg hatchability and is essential for good hatches. It is unclear which feeds supply both vitamins A and B when used in mash or on racks. Likely alfalfa at about 6 percent in mash may supplement if needed.
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