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Newspaper
The Progress
Location
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1897
Page
4
John Gould of Ohio argues on silage timing in a Rural New Yorker letter. He says opening time varies by fermentation and condition, with no single rule and notes that cover and sweating can yield better ensilage, while heat and freshness depend on local conditions and practice.
An agricultural note outlines sealing outside cellar openings to prevent frost. Pack straw tightly in windows and doors, secure with stakes, and push straw under stakes to remove air gaps. Keep the room temperature near the required level until needed, avoiding premature closing of openings.
Auldius warns that freezing conditions threaten canyen fruits and tender vegetables, with some crops at risk of nip. Officials urge protection measures to guard produce during cold weather.
At the tenth annual convention of the Association of Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations the following officers were elected for the ensuing year. President George T. Fairchild of Kansas. vice presidents M. H. Buckham of Vermont, James Wilson of Iowa, James McBryde of Virginia, Alfred Kingsbury of New Hampshire, J. E. Stubbs of Nevada. secretary and treasurer J. A. Washburn of Rhode Island. executive committee B. H. Goodell of Massachusetts, H. C. White of Georgia, Alezia Cope of Ohio, T. J. Burrill of Illinois. bibliographer A. C. True.
Experiments at Alabama, Texas and Arkansas stations show splenetic fever, often called acclimation fever or Texas fever, is transmitted between animals by ticks. Texas tests indicate cattle can be made to swim through a vat of water with an oil layer above, and a thin treatment kills all ticks at a cost of 9 cents per bead.
Louisiana station bulletin reports cowpeas as valuable in rotation for the south due to nitrogen fixing. Best vinea and green manuring varieties include Unknown, Black, Clay, Red. strict ly bunch varieties Whippoorwill, Blue, Black Eye yield more peas. Vines can be hay or silage for stock, or plowed under as green manure. A three year rotation with oats, cowpeas, cotton and corn and cowpeas, with appropriate fertilizer, best builds worn soils. Vines should be fed to stock if possible, else plowed under early fall for green manure and sow winter crop to be turned under for spring crop.
Research notes from Maryland station describe cornfield tests. Fertilizer at 800 pounds raised yield by 8.1 bushels per acre but failed to cover cost. Narrow rows outyield wide rows by 6.4 bushels. Shallow cultivation beat deep cultivation. Three cultivations produced 41.1 bushels per acre while five cultivations yielded 39.5. Drilled seed performed better than checked. Manure from a well balanced ration marginally outperformed manure from an imbalanced ration.
Winter ground should be mulched about eight inches deep with strong horse manure. The National Stockman notes rhubarb benefits from mulching and cautions there is little danger of soil becoming too rich. Leave the mulching on in the spring as directed.
The plants will grow vigorously and need no other cultivation as mulch retains moisture and suppresses weeds. Repeat mulching each winter. Omission leads to a light rhubarb crop. If the rhubarb failed, try mulching this winter for a better outcome.
Seedless raisins will be produced in Fresno at a three story mill costing 10000. It will seed two car loads daily, with seeded product selling for three times the price of the unseeded. The venture aims to boost the raisin industry and may expand next season. Seeding and packing cost 23 1/2 cents per pound.
A southern farmer argues climate and abundant feed enable year round outdoor grazing and cheap lamb production. Merino ewes with Southdown or Shropshire rams yield prime market lambs, with potential to ship alive or dressed to northern markets.
The article explains rice farming requires water at every stage and outlines yearly steps beginning with burning last year’s stubble around January and preparing the land thereafter. It emphasizes the role of irrigation in the crop cycle and the sequence of field management practices.
The English and French employ cheap methods to remove stumps using dry kindling and cylindrical iron top devices with stovepipes to channel flames. A dug hole allows starting the fire and the burning cylinder covers the stump, supposedly enabling a single man with multiple cylinders to outwork many with axes.
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