Keeping Accounts Key to Profitable Farms
The United States Department of Agriculture highlights farm accounting as essential for profitability. Analysis of 28 000 farms shows costly feeds and poor stock care reduce returns, while livestock productivity and labor use vary widely. Specialized farm account books, prepared with colleges, aid farmers in bookkeeping and reorganization.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Department
Department of Agriculture
State ‘Agricultural Colleges
Heavy pruning of pears reduces average yield in New York trials
In New York college orchards heavy pruning of young pear trees including varieties Kieffer Bose Secker Clapp Favorite and Sheldon cut average yield up to 25 percent by age ten. Open head pruning vs natural form showed uncertain long term results with further tests needed while older trees may benefit from moderate pruning to reduce tall limbs and remove small branches to curb fire blight risk.
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Experite College
New York
Kieffer
Bose
Secker
Clapp
Favorite
Sheldon
Takjee
Seed Certification Shapes Modern Agricultural Practice
High quality seed drives top farm production. Experiments by stations and agricultural colleges yield improved strains of field crops. Registered or certified seeds carry official tags. buyers should verify these papers accompany each sack to ensure authenticity and value.
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Agricultural Colleges
Seel
Farnerg
Area Plan for Testing Cattle Proves Popular
The regional cattle tuberculosis testing plan gains popularity across many counties. The program aims to test all cattle in an area in one sweep, reducing costs for buyers and livestock owners as disease-free status attracts markets and price advantages.
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Couatry
Better Sires Help Improve Stock Across States
A new four year study on the Better Sires movement highlights Virginia county agent H. C. Grigsby noting a 150 percent rise in pure bred stock since initiation. The report lists 28 counties with 100 plus pure-bred farmers and counts over 12,000 co operators with 1,368,732 breeding animals and fowls as of October 1, 1928. free copies available from state extension directors or USDA.
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United States
United States Department of Agriculture
H. C. Grigsby
Pulaski County
Virginia
Lime Use For Winter Garden Soils Highlighted
F M Rolfs notes lime benefits for garden crops on plowed land, improving soil chemistry and manure release. Most gardens need about twenty pounds per square rod, with crushed limestone and flaked lime preferred. strawberries and watermelons may dislike lime, while potatoes benefit less.
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F. M. Rolfs
Oklahoma A. and
M. College
Rape Crop Proves Valuable Forage For Swine Herd
Ohio Experiment Station findings show Dwarf Essex rape as a top forage for swine pastures. Gains of 387 to 808 pounds per acre have been reported, influenced by forage yield pig age and condition ration type and feeding method. Tankage supplementation boosts heat results. Early spring seeding and two alternating plots help continuous pasture, with rape ready in six to eight weeks on fertile ground.
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Essex
W. L. Robison
Ohio Experiment
Ohio Experiment Station
Different Problem in Every Patch of Corn
A historical note explains that each corn patch presents a different problem, but commercial fertilizer when used wisely can make it profitable. In Georgia experiments show 100 pounds of nitrates per acre applied when corn stands two and a half feet high yields more per acre than at planting or when plants reach three to four feet.
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Georgia
Wintertime painting advised after ground freezes
The text promotes painting buildings during winter once the ground is frozen and dust has wetted. It notes more time for such work and that paint maintains appearance through winter. It includes a garbled ending about exposure to gob Mun.
Survey Ordered on Silver Use in Commerce and Industry
Secretary of the Interior Work orders a survey by the Bureau of Mines to determine silver’s role in new phases of commerce and industry. The move follows decreased demand for silver monetary purposes and the expiration of the Pittman Act, leaving Oliver producers seeking a new market.
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Washington
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Oliver
Care-caret Liver and Bowels CureAdvert
An ad touts Cascarents for liver and bowels claiming relief from bilousness constipation and sick headaches. The text also contains filler opinions about actors and a garbled line about bricks and clay.
Substitute for tungsten in future light filaments proposed
The Kansas City Star reports Dr Francia P Venable of North Carolina University suggesting sirconium as a tungsten substitute in incandescent filaments. Although unfamiliar, sirconium is widely distributed. the chemist must learn to remove impurities before practical use.
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Jerusaem
St. John
Isle of
Patmos
Jacinth
Francia P. Venable
North Carolina University
Kanana City
Star
Sponge Rock Formations Draw Tourists In Montana
Sponge rocks of Montana attract visitors and scientists due to remarkable tracery and porosity. Formations resemble carved pumice with countless cells, webs, and cavelets. Geologists classify the rocks as carboniferous sandstone shaped by water and wind erosion.
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Montana
Prompted by Desire to Learn Minds Grow Stronger
An aphorism suggests desires drive intellectual development and discipline sharpens intellect. The observation links stronger wants with greater mental growth, attributed to a thinker named Wendell Philipps.
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Wendell Philipps
Ally About It Neatly Passes Year in Nonstop Affairs
Dialogue notes a long running bill described as a nonstop affair. The exchange hints at ongoing legislative friction and lingering costs. No other persons or organizations are named in the readable text.
Fragmented quotes reveal social attitudes and romantic tension
The passage shows a discourse on fault and praise, noting the scarcity of genius and the idea of the average man. It mentions Miss Plalnmug and Mr Lightfoot in a strained engagement, with lines about leaving town and saving face. The dialogue highlights social judgment and personal reputations.
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