Hornless Cattle Breeds Highlight Angus and Related Types
The article reviews hornless cattle breeds led by the Aberdeen Angust, noting their black coloring and strong beef quality. It compares the Angus with Galloway and Red Polled breeds, their origins in Scotland and England, sizes, horn status, and fattening traits. It also mentions spring cattle born hornless and the possibility that all breeds may become hornless through breeding.
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England
Scotland
United States
Canada
Shade for porkers boosts profits by cooling hogs
A shady hog lot is described as the most profitable plan to gain weight and profits in summer. If trees exist, shade is automatic. if not, a cheap shade can be built with posts, boards, saplings, and woven wire, placed to allow airflow underneath.
Feed and care tips for livestock in brisk farm notes
Live Stock Hints emphasize balanced rations not corn only and warn against feeding wasted or unproductive stock. Registered cattle with strong pedigrees fetch higher prices while weak feeders spoil profits. Proper housing, grain troughs, and jointed feeders reduce pig losses and improve growth. South Dakota flocks gain popularity with durable ewes and steady tonnage.
Turkey Business on a Stable Basis
The USDA notes turkeys on U S farms exceed three and a half million birds, about 114 percent of all poultry, with 1929 showing a rise of about 2 percent from 1928. A foundation flock at Miles City Mont conducts parasite disease research and compares confinement versus free range costs.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United States
A. R. Lee
United States Range Experiment Station
Miles City
Mont
Faverett B. Wehr
Investigatora
Turkey
Lee Snays
Lengthening Edible Period for Vegetables by Succession Planting
The article notes many vegetables such as corn beans peas lettuce spinach and radishes have short edible stages. By planting successive crops at two week intervals from May to July the roasting ear period for corn extends from two to three weeks to about two months and similar timing can lengthen the fresh vegetable season for other crops.
Deaths from rat poison decline study reports
At the second Eastern Rodent Control conference in Washington, clippings from thousands of papers show fewer accidental human deaths from rat poison in 1928. The rise in powdered red aquil use is blamed, as it harms rats and livestock but not humans, and is urged by the USDA.
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Washington
America
United States
Department of Agriculture
Oats Grown With Wheat as Succotash Good Or Not
A reader questions the belief that oats grown with wheat for succotash are unsuitable for seed. The text argues no inherent harm from intercropping and notes difficulties in separating grain to raise a clean glean crop.
Muskmelons May Pay Well on Local Market
United States Department of Agriculture advises local growers to capitalize on small acreages for muskmelons amid well supplied carrot markets. W. R B. Beattie notes well drained warm soils suit melons, emphasizes soil fertility and pest control, and urges rotation and proper packing to improve quality for local and roadside markets.
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United Stated Department of Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture
W. R B. Beattie
Bureau of Plant Industry
Beattie
Office of Information
Washington, D. C
Selecting Dairy Sire by Past Records Cited
USDA notes that evaluating a dairy bull from ancestral records requires checking how the records were made. Beltsville dairy study shows cows milked three times daily, fed adequately, and bred to freshen every 15 months produced 50 percent more. A 400 pound butterfat herd record under ordinary conditions equals 600 pounds in merit registries.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Dairy Industry
Beltsville
Herd Improvement Association
Bureau
Agricultural Notes on Dairy Practices and Milk Quality
Agricultural notes emphasize ample freshwater for calves, delaying pasture for cows with off flavors, feeding a balanced alfalfa ration, and cooling milk promptly after milking. It notes bacteria growth starts 2 to 4 hours post milking, efficiency of separators, and options to cull unprofitable cows. It warns about butterfat losses when skim milk fat reaches 5 percent.
How to bone and stuff a lamb shoulder for baking
A step by step guide from the USDA on boning a lamb shoulder and forming a cushion toast style roast. It covers selecting a sharp narrow knife, removing ribs and neck bones, exposing the blade and arm bones, and sewing the edges of the meat pocket before stuffing and baking.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Home
Bureau of Animal Industry
Tomato Cocktail Makes Excellent Appetizer
A tomato cocktail recipe from the bureau of home economics describes making a flavorful opener by boiling canned tomatoes celery pepper and salt then blending straining and cooling the juice with catsup onion and horseradish. Serve chilled in small glasses as the first course.
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Bureau of Home Economics
Okra Gains Popularity Across United States
The vegetable spreads nationwide due to better marketing and storage. A South recipe from the bureau of home economics uses 3 quarts okra and 4 tenths fat, selecting young okra, cutting pieces, and cooking ten minutes covered then uncovering to finish until tender and brown, served hot with salt.
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United States
Bureau of Home Economics
Fresh Asparagus Delights Home Cooks With Early Harvest
Fresh asparagus, a wholesome garden favorite, is served immediately and prized as an early green vegetable. Wild varieties found on farms can be used by housewives, providing nourishment that would otherwise go to plant growth. Green shoots are cut near soil surface, white asparagus several inches below.
Wrapping Ice in Refrigerators Disputed By Study
A USDA home economics diagram shows wrapped ice yields slightly higher cool spots and more odor absorption surfaces but does not improve safety for milk and meat. Tests indicate wrapping saves about two pounds of ice per day, worth one cent, yet risks insufficient cooling and odor issues.
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United States Department of
Bureau of Home Economics
United States Department of Agriculture
The Suffering and Death of Christ on Calvary
Lesson text on Matthew 27 1 66 centers on the crucifixion at Golgotha the mocking crowd the two criminals and Jesus dying to atone for sin The material emphasizes Christ as Redeemer who endures the cross rejects the vinegar cup and fulfills prophecy while revealing the depths of divine sacrifice.
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Jesus
Jesua
Calvary
Golgotha
Jerusalem
Simon the Cyrenean
Pilate
Barabbas
Israel
Christ
Kindness as Daily Holiness According to Isaac Edwards
A reflection on how everyday acts of courtesy reveal holiness and gratitude to Christ. The message emphasizes that small neighborly kindness often expresses faith more than grand excuses, citing Isaac Edwards as a source.
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God
Christ
Isaac Edwards
God Can Be Trusted in End and Beginning
A short religious reflection declares that the God who ordained the beginning can be trusted with the end and all the between, emphasizing faith in divine sovereignty and guidance.
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