Successful Farmers Run Large Dairy Poultry Dept.
A feature on Henry Van Dreser who rebuilt his poultry operation with modern incubators and brooders. He expanded to 2300 laying hens, built a 365 by 15 by 9½ foot two story house, and plans more equipment while an educated dairy expert oversees progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry van Dreser
Fifth Avenue
New York
T. B. Terry
van Dreser
N. Y
Express
Mr. van Dreser
Henry
Geo. A. Smith
Cornell University
Digestibility and flavor in milk from dairy feeds
Hoards Dairyman notes no proof that milk from healthy animals fed clean feeds changes digestibility. Some farmers use silage and seeds without affecting milk flavor if cleanliness and timing are managed. Skim milk, once wasted, is gaining value as calf and pig feed, with farmers estimating it worth 15 to 20 cents per hundred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hoard
Dairyman
H. B. Gurler
Chicago
Elgin Dairy Report
Improvement In Western Herds and Oleo Prosecutions
Improvement in western stock herds cited by Dakota Farmer as western buyers seek top bulls leaving second rate stock for eastern small farmers. Smallholders cannot match western prices, causing western herds to rise in quality and top markets while eastern herds stagnate. Also notes Philadelphia butter trade prosecutions exposing oleo sellers mislabeling oleo as butter and lacking licenses. Brush the udder and surrounding parts and wipe them with a clean damp cloth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Soybean as a Farm Crop and Dairy Production Insight
A Indiana Experiment Station bulletin touts the soybean as a promising legume for Indiana farmers, noting its adaptability, multiple uses from pasture to seed, and potential yields. The piece also analyzes 1890 to 1894 dairy production in the United States and Great Britain, highlighting dairy share of farm outputs and the waste from keeping nonproductive cows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Experiment Station
Indiana
United States
New England
Liegin
W. C. Latta
Agriculturist
Controlling Tent Caterpillars in Orchards
Due to late spring, act now to check tent caterpillars on cherry and apple trees. Locate egg bands, cut or burn or treat with kerosene, and spray with arsenical solutions as needed. Remove nests, monitor June cocoons, and repeat after July. involve children in destruction and encourage birds to aid control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Agricultural Experiment Station
Geneva
Stable Manure Balanced Fertilizer Advice from NC Station
A North Carolina experiment station bulletin states that stable manure is highly nitrogenous and nearly universal as a complete manure yet requires 50 to 100 pounds of acid phosphate and 25 to 50 pounds of high grade muriate or sulfate of potash per ton to balance for best results on ordinary crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Sources of Organic Nitrogen in Fertilizers
Organic nitrogen is nitrogen bound with other elements in plant and animal matter. The most valuable sources include dried blood dried meat tankage dried fish and cotton seed meal.
Never Excite the Cows by Abusing Any Kind
A cautious reminder urges humane treatment of dairy cattle, warning against all forms of abuse. The note emphasizes calm handling and respect for livestock to ensure welfare and steady milk production.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dunlap-Lyons
Illinois
Ilinois
Julius Goldschmidt
Germany
East
West Prussia
Posen
Hanover
Holstein
Mecklenberg
Alsace
Rhine
Lithuaia
Army Commissariats
Remonte
Line
Remonte Commissariat
Hamburg
Henry E. Alvord
United States Department of Agriculture
Alvord
Teee
Great Britain
Ireland
Mr. Alvord
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