Fertile Soil Essentials from English and American Insights
A soil expert at New Jersey’s agricultural station outlines definitions of fertile soil and stresses the need to maintain organic matter through manure use, lime, legume crops, and crop rotations. He cites Sir Henry Gilbert and Sir John Russell on soil fertility and urges adoption of European methods to preserve soil productivity.
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A. W. Blair
New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station
Sir Henry Gilbert
Rutgers College
England
John Russell
New Jersey Experiment Station
Gilbert
Russell
America
Europe
Cocklebur Plants Poison Livestock, USDA Warns
A United States Department of Agriculture study finds cocklebur plants poisonous to swine cattle sheep and chickens. Deaths may stem from feeding on very young plants rather than mere mechanical injury. Milk or fats consumed soon after ingestion appear beneficial.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Asparagus a Dependable Spring Vegetable Guide
Asparagus is noted as one of the most dependable and nutritious vegetables and among the earliest to be ready in spring. The Mary Washington variety is best for home and commercial use. Set crowns four feet apart in rows two feet apart. Prepare hills for melons, cucumbers and squash and mix manure with soil after acid phosphate. Do not plant outdoors until apple blossoms open. A few early plants may start in strawberry boxes in hot beds.
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Mary Washington
Good Garden Rotation Assignment for Long Term Plots
The text urges a stable garden plot plan once located and recommends rotating crops to protect soil fertility and control pests. It states that no crop should be planted twice in succession in the same spot and suggests seeding a portion with clover each year, referring annually to the prior plan to guide changes.
Diarrhea Dreaded Disease in Chicks
A Clemson extension poultry expert warns that white diarrhea in baby chicks is often inherited from the hen or caused by overheating and chilling. Prevent by using healthy breeders, proper brooder temperatures, and regular buttermilk feeds. avoid overfeeding and give small, soft first meals.
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D. H.hall
Extension Poultry Husbandman
Clemson College
Profits Boost From High-Producing Dairy Sires
W R Robbers New Jersey state superintendent advises using high producing herd sires. Offspring of Guernsey bull No Plus Ultra average 5459 quarts, 100 more per cow yearly at 20 cents per quart. If all farmers used proven bulls, state dairy output could rise while saving barn space pasture and feed.
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W. R. Robbers
New Jersey
Advanced Registry
Guernsey
Ne Plus Ultra
Get After Old Pastures This Is the Time and Job
This message urges action to reclaim and improve degraded pastures. It calls for clearing brush, removing surplus water and weeds, and seeding with nutritious grasses. The plan aims to establish at least two blades of grass where one grew before and to sustain pasture for three and two to eat.
Farm records and feed tips for better harvests
Spoiled silage must not be fed to horses or mules. Testing seed corn pays high wages for the time employed. Tip to fruit growers is to feed trees to keep them healthy. Sow alfalfa this spring as the best all round forage. Test seed corn germination and discard ears with low germination. Repair farm machinery and harness for planting rush. Leaving manure exposed wastes money. Consider hog pasture and alfalfa as top forage, with red clover rape and sweet clover as alternatives. Bankers keep exact balances. farmers should also keep records of farm results.
Biblical Anniversary of Tyndale Bible Publication
The four hundredth anniversary of William Tyndale's English New Testament translation is observed this year. The first edition appeared in 1525 in Worms, Germany, where Tyndale had fled from political and religious turmoil.
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Lyndale
Worms
Germany
Thousands Have Kidney Trouble and Never Suspect It
An era of awareness arises from druggists notes that many people suffer kidney trouble without realizing it. Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root is touted as a mild healing remedy with a strong success record. An insurance physician cites high rejection rates for kidney issues among applicants, urging readers to test with a sample bottle from Dr Kilmer & Co. in Binghamton New York by sending ten cents.
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Kilmer
Origin of Word Nubia Tells of Gold Link
The name Nubia is traced to nub meaning gold in ancient Egyptian, identifying the land source of the gold used by early Egyptians.
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Nubia
More Green Food Eaten Shows Salad Appetite Rising
An 1924 United States farming note compares 400000 extra acres of vegetables to 1918, highlighting lettuce area growing from 16800 to about 63000 acres. It suggests a shift toward more salad and fruit and less meat and white flour may aid national digestion.
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United States
How's Your Stomach Racine Wisconsin Claim of Health Gain
A Racine reader over sixty reports years of stomach kidney and bladder troubles, credits Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery with restoring health, and recommends it. The ad notes tablets or liquid form and a trial offer with 10 cents for sample and free medical advice from Buffalo New York.
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Racine
Wis
Dr. Pierce
P. H. Roche
Asylum Ave
Roman Mortar Supremacy Across Two Millennia
Romans forged mortar nearly imperishable, enduring 2000 years between stones. Their mix resists time and climate in a remarkably durable construction material that remains as effective today.
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