Pigs Surpass All in Rapid Growth
Dr L A Maynard of New York State College of Agriculture summarizes a Cornell bulletin on mineral nutrition for farm animals. He explains that pigs require calcium and phosphorus for bone and flesh growth to prevent crippling weakness, and notes broader applications to dairy cattle beef cattle horses sheep and lambs.
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L. A. Maynard
New York State College of Agriculture
WNY Service
Cornell
Farm Boy Finds Wood Lot as New Profit Source
E W Tinker assistant chief forester notes rising interest in farm forestry among 4H boys with forest projects on home farms. At a national 4H camp nine members pursued farm forestry, nearly double previous levels. A windbreak or grove can add about a thousand dollars to farm value, with 41 states supplying trees for planting. census data show farm woods yield among top ten farm income sources. Forestry begins at home and extends outward.
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E. W. Tinker
United States Forest Service
Washington
Tinker
Forest Service
United States
Feeding brood sows light grain ration before farrowing
C C Culbertson of Iowa State College recommends light grain rations for sows about to farrow to boost weight at breeding and increase litter size. Add a half gallon of skim or buttermilk or half a pound of tankage per sow daily plus a mineral mix. Keep sows in good condition during pregnancy.
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C. C. Culbertson
Iowa State College
Fall Seeding Timothy Using Broadcast Method
The Ohio experiment station recommends broadcasting timothy seed on top of soil from the grass seed box at about six pounds per acre. Drill hoes or discs should drop as if sowing wheat. Natural covering yields a better stand than using a weeder or cultipacker, and ridge soil from the drill protects seedlings overwinter.
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Ohio
Simple But Smart Frocks Pattern Book Offers Quick Home Sewing
Barbara Bell Fall and Winter Pattern Book presents three easy to sew frocks Pattern 1949 day dress Pattern 1973 morning frock and Pattern 1944 tiny tots dress with step by step charts Size ranges include 12 14 16 18 20 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 50 52 and six months to three years Send fifteen cents for the booklet Pattern 15 cents each Chicago Illinois address Bell Syndicate WNU Service
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Matzon
Barbara Bell
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Adams St
Chicago
Ill
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Fall Farm Notes on Volume of Farm Activities and Dairying
Ninety percent of Pennsylvania farmers own automobiles while six percent of their time is spent away from the farm on trading and visiting. Soil erosion risk covers most US land with slopes above three fourths. Keep hungry livestock from toxic trees such as buckeye wild cherry and locust. Massachusetts dairymen replace cows faster now than twelve to fifteen years ago. Thin cream sours more easily. ideal butterfat lies between 30 and 40 percent.
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Massachusetts
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