Kentucky Stones Recycled for Farm Soils in Kentucky
In central Kentucky the long stone fences are being pulverized to produce lime for soil and boost crops. Limestone crushers along fence lines spread ground stone to improve acidity, cutting costs versus quarry limestone. Farmers report higher yields, sometimes up to 100 percent, and note repaired fences are costly.
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Kentucky
C. A. Lewis
The
Farm Journal
Bourbon County
P. St. Wallington
Wallington
Fayette County
Jonas Weir
Drainage Benefits for Small Wet Areas in Farmland
Agricultural engineer B R Gross of the New Jersey agricultural experiment station notes drainage pays off for small wet spots rather than large swamps. With high tile costs, draining only the small irregular areas that hinder machinery is often more profitable than draining large tracts. Rectangular fields ease acreage calculations and labor savings, while draining swampy patches can lower overall field costs through shared labor efficiency.
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B. R. ‘Gross
New Jersey Agricultural Experiment ‘Station
New Brunswick
Agricultural Hints on Silage and Alfalfa Hay Use
Agricultural hints advise feeding straw as silage with corn cane kafir or sunflowers to improve roughage value. Silage combined with alfalfa hay performs best when accompanied by some dry roughage. Alfalfa makes hog pasture where soil allows. Well equipped hay growers gain feeding value and selling price benefits. Miniature tomatoes like red plum red cherry red currant and yellow varieties appeal to children and suit preserves.
Calcium Arsenate Efficient for Bugs in Potato Crops
Calcium arsenate, a cheap poison for Colorado potato beetle control, remains effective as both dust and spray. Entomologist O H Brannon notes it protects potato plants when properly applied, with precautions to avoid excess. Start treatments as beetles appear and repeat as their numbers grow.
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O. H. Brannon
North Carolina State College
Fireproof arch barn to curb farm fire losses
Claims from Farm and Fireside Magazine that masonry arch barns at Iowa State college prove a fireproof design. Describes noncombustible tile and reinforced concrete construction, lower upkeep, and potential generation of ancestral barns passed through generations with costs only modestly above frame builds.
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United States
Farm and Fireside Magazine
Iowa State College Experiment Station
Alfalfa as a Popular Roughage for Dairy Cattle
The article notes alfalfa hay as a top dairy roughage due to high nutrition, minerals, and protein. It highlights alfalfa’s palatability and laxative effect, its superiority when fed green, and cautions against making alfalfa into silage if hay is feasible. It also mentions regional roughage variations and the value of feeding large amounts within practical limits.
Silage Proves Economical for Milk Production
The Purdue station reports silage combined with alfalfa hay and a good grain mix lowers feed cost to about $1.03 per 100 pounds of milk, compared with $1.14 with hay alone and the same grain. Cattle on silage gain roughly half a pound daily, while hay-only rations show about double that loss, a 1.5 pound daily gap favoring silage.
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Purdue
Golivia Ancient Ruins and Titicaca Pilgrimage Tale
Prepared by the National Geographic Society this piece surveys Golivia’s ancient ruins and Lake Titicaca region. It details Tiahuanaco sites Akapana Kalasasaya the Gate of the Sun and monolithic relics with notes on civilizations Aymara and Quichua peoples and the mystery of who built and inhabited the ruins.
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Olivia
la Paz
Tiahuanaca
Lake ‘Titicaca
Copacabana
Tiahuanacu
America
Lake Titicaca
Belisario Diaz Romero
National Museum of
Bolivia
Central America
Denmark
Germany
France
Guaquil-La Paz
Tiahuanaco
Akapana
Suited Office Manager and Young Applicant Dialog
A humorous exchange features a poised office manager offering a job while the eager young applicant explains the absence of tasks is precisely what attracts them. The brief vignette highlights mutual miscommunication and a comic contrast between job expectation and opportunity.
Bound by Love Tommy Vaudeville Show Prompt
A short stage interaction shows a child asking why three actors sing together, with the mother urging silence as the performers share the chorus and refrain, highlighting shared performance duties and audience appeal.
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Tommy
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Golivia
National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
Peru
Chile
Argentina
Colombia
Ancient
Tinhuamaca
Temple of the Sun
Akapan
Kalasasaya
Andes
Gateway
Bound By
Cuticura Laboratories
Dept
Malden
Mara
Cuticura
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
Wolgamor
Richwood
K-R-O Company
Springfield
Ohio
B. F. Co
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