Limestone year in advance for clover and alfalfa planting
Wisconsin soils expert G J Chipman of the College of Agriculture urges limestone application at least a year before seeding clover or alfalfa. He notes winter applications on land intended for corn next spring mix lime into soil and improve seedbed. Ground limestone and other agents work best when thoroughly incorporated into the top six to eight inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G J. Chipman
Wisconsin College of Agriculture
Chapman
Wisconsin
Plant Oats atop Silo To Keep Air Out
A farmer with extensive experience notes winter silage spoilage can be reduced by sealing silo walls with a salt alum lye solution, water, and cement paste. Some seal doors with paper or clay, while another method sows oats or cane atop the silage to sprout quickly and insulate against air.
Plan to Remove Supers and Keep Bees in Hive
A method to remove supers with minimal bee loss uses an inner cover and a bee escape. Bees pass down the escape, leaving the supers for 16 to 12 hours while they cannot return. Bee escapes are cheap and reduce fuss during hive work.
Agricultural Squibs on Pasture Safety and Livestock Diet
Agricultural notes warn on pasture toxicity from Larkspur and rape clover and advise skimmed milk rations for pigs and cattle during fattening or wet pastures. They note sunburn in sheep, phosphorus deficiency causing creeps, and that three-fourths of cornstalk fertility returns to soil via manure from silage-fed livestock.
New Milk System on Federal Farm Beltsville Dairy
A USDA dairy experiment at Beltsville Maryland tests a new milking method by R I Graves that uses a stationary glass receptacle and vacuum line to a tank, reducing labor and contamination. The system shows low bacterial counts pre and post pasteurization, with automatic milking and visible throughput via a transparent container.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department At Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture Dairy Experiment Farm
Beltsville
R. I. Graves
Bureau of Dairy Industry
Division of Market Milk Investigations
Fertilizer Ingredients in Manure From Farm Animals
The article explains how fertilizer elements in feeding stuffs pass into livestock excrement. Milk cows excrete about 7 percent of total nitrogen and 90 percent of ash. young grow ing animals shed less, while fattening animals release around 90 percent nitrogen and 96 percent ash in manure. It concludes that roughly 50 percent of the feed’s value may be tied up in solid or liquid manure across typical stock farms.
Winter Quarters Need Right Care for Poultry
Centers on fall and winter care for small poultry raisers. Highlights keeping birds free from vermin and parasites, choosing the right fowls, and affordable feeding and disinfectant options. Recommends tobacco-based sprays as a cheaper remedy and notes verification by dropping vermin onto paper.
Hens Tempted by Eggs Broken in Nest
Egg eating emerges as a common vice in poultry kept during summer when nest litter is sparse. A single broken egg left in a nest leads to birds devouring it, spreading the habit into an epidemic that damages shells and harms flock welfare.
Poultry health tips for prevention and care
Guidance on preventing poultry disease, identifying common tuberculosis spreaders, symptoms like a red comb, and best practices for feeding and housing. Advice covers vaccination, removing sick birds, ventilation with clean muslin curtains, grit and oyster shell access, and the role of yellow corn and vitamin A in winter feeds.
Sweet Clover Boosts Beekeeping Industry Across Regions
The American Beekeeper reports that sweet clover is transforming beekeeping rather than revolutionizing it. It already boosted the industry in the plains especially North Dakota, turning a poor site into a strong producer, and is gaining favor with farmers in the south and east. Reports from South Carolina indicate extensive plantings alongside cotton and corn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plains
North Dakota
South Carolina
Shipping Association Ships Out One Car Load of Stock
The Shipping Association shipped out one car load of stock Monday. Named holders include Louis Juist Abe Hook Hollinshead Geo Stein Geo Dykstra Geo Ottens Lynn Curley Ace Holland Church Lee Potter Mary Housenga Geo Stein Joe Dykstra Dyke and Dunshee A N Holland Maidenblink H A Cate A A Church Juist Wiebenga and Hoag Allison and Martin Hartman and Durkee Balk and Dunshee Will Griswold Francis Hook with cattle hogs calves and mixed consignments listed among the owners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Shipping Association
Louis Juist
Abe Hook
Hollinshead
Geo. Stein
Geo. Dykstra
Geo. Ottens
Lynn Curley
Ace Holland
Church
Lee Potter
Mrs. Mary Housenga
Hand
Sheridan
Joe Dykstra
Dyke and
Dunshee
A. N. Holland
Maidenblink
Reverend Schaich Officiates at Mrs Yates Burial
Rev. RE P Schaich former pastor of the Christian church here now of Carlock Illinois came Wednesday night to officiate at the burial services for Mrs Amos Yates held this afternoon Rev Schaich will visit friends here until Saturday Mrs Schaich was suffering with a cold so did not accompany her husband
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RE. P. Schaich
The
Christian Church
Carlock, Ill
Amos Yates
Schaich
Moody Bible Institute Offers Free Training for All Faiths
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago, the world’s largest Bible school, invites students of all nationalities and denominations to free training for Christian service. The General Course requires only grammar school eighth grade. other courses need high school or college prep. Summer term runs April 21 to July 31 with rolling admission. An illustrated catalogue is mailed free upon request to 153 Institute Place, Chicago Avenue Station, Chicago, Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Institute Place
Chicago Avenue Station
Chicago
Ilinois
Sunflower Silage Favored by Chequamegon Farmers
County Agent W. Pruett reports a survey in the Chequamegon Bay region showing sunflowers make good silage. Thirteen farmers say sunflowers outyield corn, one says corn outyielded sunflowers, and none report cows refusing sunflowers. Some note cows prefer sunflower silage to corn silage, while others see the opposite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chequamegon Bay
Vermont man fined after digging up skunk hides
A Vermont man who unearthed four skunks from their winter hiding place was fined $10 and a few cents. The incident drew attention as a curious local event in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont
Successful Failure in a Theater Tour
A stage manager recalls a doomed tour where tragedy and farce swapped box office outcomes. A friend's quip meets the manager's blunt admission that the run failed to please audiences, blending irony with backstage theater life.
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Mislin
Shipping Association
Moody Bible Institute OF
G. H. Thompson
Walters Electric Shop
Tri-City
Fulton
M. C. Rogers
Fulton, Illinois
Considine
Lincoln Way
J. C. Warner Jeweler
Reimer
Illinois
A. M. Blodgett
Attorney AT Law
G. P. Hendricks
Allison
Jake Kerkstra
Fulton, Il
B. J. Snyder
Walter
Garrett Bolhous Grocery
J. C. Warner
Falton, Illinois
J. Fay & Son
Clinton National Bank
Clinton
Iowa
A. Young
C. H. Young
Albert B. Rathbun
A. F. Johnson
Malnix Motor Sales
Sixth Avenue
Chrysler
Detroit
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