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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1902
Page
5
Denver Wield and Barm report on the alfalfa cutworm and green aphid infestations affecting cucumbers, cantaloupes, beets, and vines. Advice includes plucking infested leaves, kerosene emulsion sprays, tobacco decoctions, and arsenical sprays for beetfields, with emphasis on early detection and targeted application to protect adjacent crops.
J D Towar details cowpeas soy beans and winter vetch as new legume crops for Michigan. Notes sowing rates one half bushel to three pecks per acre cowpeas thrive after frosts. soy beans are hardier and stalks erect. winter vetch sown spring or fall. cowpeas useful for fall hog pasture. soy beans mature with frost. winter vetch makes green winter pasture and can replace clover when sown fall with wheat. both cowpeas and winter vetch good green manure plowed under near maturity. fall orchard cover crop possible.
Corroborated by Rural New Yorker notes on moving 1,400 hens seasonally between open pastures and outlying houses. Hens winter and summer in movable, runnered houses, avoiding wire enclosures. Pastures distant from winter quarters deter roosting back, about fifty to sixty rods. Houses built on foundations or corner stones. hens lay inside, sheltered from rain and heat. Feed and care kept indoors each morning. underhouse space serves as cool refuge and quick cover when hawks scare them. Pasture benefits cattle as hens reduce waste and increase available feed over years.
Estimates by commercial authorities put the spring 1902 flaxseed acreage in the United States between 3.5 and 8.7 million acres, likely the largest area ever sown for flaxseed in the country.
Oregon Agricultural Station reports on steamed silage as an acid free feed option with potential to supply a full diet for beef or dairy cattle. Early results show steamed silage remaining bright sweet and fragrant, with cows feeding avidly and showing good vigor, though data are preliminary and changes tracked by acidity.
Farmers are advised on stacking alfalfa with straw during second-cutting to improve hay quality. By layering four feet of straw and two feet of freshly cut alfalfa, the aroma and strength of the hay transfer to the straw, producing first class hay. The method includes careful stacking to prevent spoilage and improve curing.
A guidance on pruning young plum trees from first year whip shaping to second year branching. It describes selecting 4 to 6 side branches, removing suckers, and yearly shortenings to 6 to 18 inches, with two new branches per primary branch. American varieties reportedly require more pruning than European or Japanese.
The piece urges planting Irish potatoes rutabaga turnips beets beans melons cabbage and tomatoes in August after thorough soil preparation. It advises destroying grass and weeds breaking soil deeply for moisture and capillary action, notes solid fall markets, and suggests alternates like breaking stubble or sowing grain if crops aren’t pursued. It cautions about clay condition and rainfall, and mentions cotton picking varying with month and season.
Growers facing surplus strawberry runners should root the best runners in the established rows and dispose of excess as weeds. In fall thin thick mats, dig and replant desired plants, fill vacancies early, and avoid midwinter thinning that harms next season. Dug plants kept for 2 3 months if tied and heeled in with soil, tops exposed, and protected with leaves or straw.
Dr Hunnicutt of the Southern Cultivator extols a 1 by 6 inch dust board fixed behind the plow to crush clods and form a dust blanket that seals moisture. The device costs 1 or 2 dollars, cuts sap supply to dry ground, and boosts crops by delaying layby. It suits all crops including corn and cotton and should be used longer.
The Southern Interstate Fair Atlanta invites Georgia editors to visit Saturday October 11. They will receive front-row seats at races, a grand afternoon, and a large fireworks display at night. Mayors convention in Atlanta Tuesday October 14 features a barbecue and guestship at the fair. The article notes Atlanta’s tall buildings, land costs, and a push to exhibit southern cattle with substantial premiums.
An exchange reports a new cattle food named moluscult fa produced in the West Indies. It consists of 80 to 80 percent molasses and 10 to 20 percent of the finest sugar cane fiber.
When celery rust appears pull bottom leaves and side shoots and keep plants well watered. Water thoroughly when drought hits. Handle celery once it reaches sufficient size. Draintiles blanching aid. On sandy soil hot climates avoid plowing under lush clover and pea growth while green. Rye suits light soils with little nitrogen after corn. One poor cow can ruin profits. Nitrate of soda speeds sweet corn growth.
Broomcorn is grown in several states but the bulk comes from Illinois Kansas and Nebraska. Illinois accounts for a large share and its output far surpasses the rest of the country combined, with Coles and Douglas counties at the heart of the industry.
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