Side Lines Pay Big in Farming
Veteran Wiscon sin agricultural economist R A Moore argues diversified income boosts farm profits. He cites examples of pure bred seed crops alfalfa hay and seed clover seed and canning crops yielding substantial returns alongside dairy sales. He notes a dairyman earned 4700 from Golden Glow seed corn and another 2500 from alfalfa sales on 100 tons.
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Wisconsin College of Agriculture
Department of Economics
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Moore
Town County
Wisconsin
Whitewash in Poultry Houses Keeps Flocks Healthy
Whitewash in poultry houses protects against germs and disease and improves appearance. Frequent applications, even monthly, are cited as a reliable method to guard flocks from lice and illness, with older houses benefiting most from renewed coats. Regular whitewashing, though costly in time, yields strong germicidal effects.
Eggs for Hatching Experimental Findings
Experimental work shows heavy egg production from hens within 90 days of egg use has little effect on hatch ability. Prefer hens one year or older over pullets when feasible. Heavily productive flocks may yield more infertile eggs, more chicks dying in shell, and reduced chick vitality.
Mistake With Clover Pasture Management
The text notes common errors in pasturing sweet clover. It advises stocking levels to control growth, extending pasture into the second year, and warns camarin content varies with plant age and drought. Young plants have lower camarin than older, more mature growth.
Manuring Corn Land Yields More Value Than Oats
Advises applying manure to corn ground rather than oats to avoid lodging oats and maximize crop value. Notes higher value gains with corn and that applying manure benefits following oats and wheat in rotation, giving small grain crops substantial value.
Value of Corn Silage in Feeding Value Estimation
The article discusses silage quality from 10 bushel versus 40 bushel corn. It states that silage from low yield corn may equal or be inferior in feeding value compared to high yield corn, depending on grain proportion.
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Iumania
Ueana
Transylvania
New Jersey Potato Growers Urged to Use Disease-Free Seed
New Jersey potato growers face heavy losses from leaf roll mosaic and other diseases costing up to $1,000,000 last year. W A Martin of the state experiment station warns many fields lost over half their crop and urges planting certified disease-free seed from inspected fields to reduce risks and improve yields amid rising interstate competition.
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New Jersey
State Experiment Station
New Brunswick
W. AA. Martin
State Department of Agriculture
Central Jersey
More Cows and Sheep Reported in Michigan
The January 1 1925 livestock estimates by Verne H Church and L Whitney Watkins show more milk cows and sheep in Michigan, fewer other cattle horses and swine, aligning with national trends. Total farm stock value is $146 888 000, up about 4 500 000 from a year earlier, with horses declining to 542 000 and average price 82 dollars, total 44 444 000.
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Michigan
Verne H. Church
United States Agricultural Statistician
L. Whitney Watkins
Legumes Improve Soils by Gathering Nitrogen
Legumes such as clovers alfalfa beans and peas enrich soil by transferring nitrogen from the air into growth stores for subsequent crops. The bacteria forming nodules on roots enable this nitrogen fixing, with species varying by legume and some exceptions like alfalfa after sweet clover.
Seed catalogues and farm tips for spring planting
Winter hints urge study of seed catalogs and note chestnut blight affects fence pests. Advice covers calf growth, land clearing with pyrotol, seed quality, sweet clover sowing, and wheat stubble versus plowed ground. Emphasis on careful seed selection and weed management for 10 to 10 pounds per acre outcomes.
Now I Am Well and the Mother of Two Children
A brief column reflects on recovery and motherhood focusing on resilience. It centers on a speaker who becomes well and navigates life with two children, highlighting everyday care and steadfast optimism.
Peruna claim chronicles relief from chronic catarrh
Mrs Anna Linder of Dassel Minnesota reports two years of chronic catarrh relieved after using Pe-ru-na. She praises the remedy, says she is well and mother of two, would not be without it and notes long standing Dr Attian’s Pe-ru-na has performed such work for over half a century.
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Mra
Anna Linder
Box
Dassel
Meeker County
Minn
Plague toll in India surpasses ten million since 1808
The report notes that bubonic plague has killed more than 10 million people in India from 1808 onward, marking a grim historical toll and highlighting the disease's devastating impact on the region over two centuries.
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India
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