Horticultural Notes on Apple Storage and Spring Planting
L R Bryant, secretary of the Illinois State Horticultural Society, shows apples kept in cold storage since fall still firm and bright in May. The article argues spring planting north of Springfield, summarizes sub station trials, and notes Kansas gypsum deposits and their value for cement, plaster, and soil improvement.
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Farmers’ Review Office
L. R. Bryant
Illinois State Horticultural Society
Springfield
J. V. Cotta
Mos Mieccena Hansenieetionnen
Kansas
State Board of Agriculture
Erasmus Haworth
Blue Rapids
Hill River
Solomiéti
Hope
Sumner Line
State Line
Barber County
Medicine Lodge
Paris
Europe
America
Forest Savage
Lawrence
Bro
Haworth
State Society funds limit real estate investment
The discussion notes that for the time being the funds of the State Society will not warrant investment in real estate, guiding the organization's financial direction and asset allocation amid current constraints.
Clean Milking Emphasized in Jersey Bulletin
The Jersey Bulletin urges careful milking to protect cow health and milk quality. Neglect harms the cow's capacity, reducing yield and risking chronic low production. Some poultrymen also advise sprinkling coal ashes on floors to deter lice.
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Jersey Biletin
Sterilized Milk Not Impair Digestibility Says Study
A British exchange reports Jemma finds fresh milk digested easier by pepsin and acid, while sterilized milk digests better with pancreatin. Diluted sterilized milk shows even greater digestibility. Overall, heat sterilization does not impair digestibility. diluting sterilized milk improves it.
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Jemma
la Clinica Medica Italiana
Black Spanish fowl breed features and egg yields
The Black Spanish, a historic domestic poultry variety, is noted for its glossy black plumage, white face, and red comb. Pullets lay 150 to 180 eggs annually with strong winter laying, while hens grow larger eggs. Shanks are blue, earlobes pure white, and the breed averages a size similar to Leghorn and Andalusian.
Ancient Athens Population Claims and Estimates
The article notes Athens now has about 80,000 residents while ancient Athens is believed to have housed as many as 500,000. It observes no precise census exists for the city in its classical peak.
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Athens
Greece
Minnesota Paupers Ratio in 1900 Declined to 4 980 Per Million
The historical tally reports 4 980 paupers per million residents in Minnesota in 1900. This figure reflects the era's social welfare conditions and population size during that period.
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Minnesota
Naturel Feeding for Hogs Promotes Strong Frames
The article argues for natural feeding of pigs in Canada to build strong frames before fattening. It cites Yorkshire success at London Ontario showing dam nursing, then wheat middlings and skim milk, barley, corn, green forage, and field activity. Cooking is discouraged for growing pigs but recommended for finishing with potatoes.
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Canada
London
Ty Faoyer
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