Kermit and Theodore Off for Wild Places in Asia
Roosevelts and naturalist George K Cherrie join the Marco Polo expedition to Kashmir and the Thian Shan highlands seeking Ovis Poli. The trek covers the Burzil Gilgit route at 17 000 feet with hazards of snow and avalanches as they chase legends and a possible surviving Marco Polo sheep.
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Kermit and
Theodore
Asia
Kermit
Theodore Roosevelt
Marco Polo
Thian Shan
Turkestan
Ko-Mi
Su-to
Srinagar
India
George K Cherrie
Kashmir
Roosevelts
Cherrie
John Wood
Royal Asiatic Society
Rockies
Rocky Mountain
Yellowstone
Glacier
Genoa
Iles
Roosevelt
T. R
Africa
Brazil
Alaska
Manchuria
River of Doubt
New York
Gilgit
New Hampshire Club Boys Grow Forests As Crops
United States Department of Agriculture endorses junior extension forestry in New Hampshire. Club members plan to plant at least a fourth of an acre this season under supervision, with 18 000 seedlings set last year across town lands reservations and home woodlots. Six counties enter a state forestry contest running through next October.
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United States Department
Home Farm Wood
Society For the Protection of New Hampshire Forests
Gostings feeding manual for green feed and rations
Guidance on feeding gostings with green feed water and ground grains. Start with stale bread milk sand and grass, avoid hulls for young gostings. Early four part corn meal bran red dog mix. after a week add beef scraps and milk. include sand. Feed 3-4 times daily first, then 3 times daily, ensure ample water and green food.
Pure Bred Sires Improve Breeding Stock Nationwide
More than 1 600 000 head of breeding stock on farms in the United States are being improved through pure bred sires. By year end 1924, 15 187 people used pure bred sires, spanning 46 states, with support from the agricultural department and extension workers to enhance breeding and feeding methods.
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United States
Agricultural Department
Room for Vine Crops In Garden Plots
The vine crops require space yet are essential in a farm garden with cucumbers musk melon watermelon pumpkin and squash. Seed should not be planted until thoroughly warmed soil around June 1. Cucumbers come in slicing and pickling varieties.
Swine Production Bulletin Promotes Efficient Hog Farming
The United States Department of Agriculture notes hogs as the most valuable farm animal, urging regions nationwide to consider seeds, feeds, markets, climate, and soil when locating hog operations. Start with few sows, use purebred boars, and study farm crops to fit hog production. Copies of Bulletin 1487 are available free while supply lasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department
Bureau of Animal Industry
United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Central West
Washington, D
Wheat Hay Not Favored for Feeding Dairy Cows
Wheat hay contains more carbohydrates and is less desirable for dairy cows and stock. A mix of oat and wheat makes fair horse hay with feeding value similar to timothy. Green crops should be cut for hay in the milk stage and curing is harder without dirt, as these crops do not form a sod like timothy.
Testing Seed Corn A Minnesota Farmer Emphasizes Caution
A. D. Wilson, a Minnesota farmer and former university extension director, urges testing seed corn before planting. He explains corn is hard to cure and keep, and since seed corn is planted at high rates any failure to germinate leads to a poor stand and losses.
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A. D. Wilson
Minnesota
Agricultural Extension Service
University
Farm Advice Emphasizes Seed Quality and Crop Practices
Agricultural notes urge thorough germination tests for sweet corn and field corn, to plant sound seed in well prepared beds for good stands. Recommendations cover weed control, chick care for egg production, early potato spraying boosting yields, and rape seed drilled on plowed ground for spring and fall forage.
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John Dickinson Sherman
Pamir
James Simpson
Chicago
Cherrin
Aay Pets
Ovie Poll
BR. Lydekker
Fes
BR. W. Selby
North Carolina
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