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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1902
Page
5
A reader reports sowing a small patch of Mammoth White rye last fall and harvesting in June. The rye reached seven to eight feet, with much lodging from heavy rains and wind, though several sound straws were bundled for display.
A Cor Ohio farmer notes practice of sowing five acres or more of rye annually to supplement corn for hogs and bedding, using rye as a cover crop on ground planned for corn potato and oat and pea hay next season.
The Louisiana Station reports nine years of field trials with a cultivator for middles of rows. Initial cautious trials with one acre showed soil pulverization and vigorous cane, plus higher tonnage without sugar loss. Adoption followed, replacing disk plows with a sequence using disk cultivator and middle cultivator, adjusting disk sizes seasonally, yielding consistent lay-by and improved soil condition over eight years.
The article argues for standardizing milk fat content to ensure fair prices for producers and consumers. It cites the Babcock test and centrifuge as practical tools, explains how to adjust fat levels, and asserts laws should require standardization to prevent under or overpricing based on fat content.
Farmers across Colorado raise turkeys as a natural pest control for grasshoppers and other insects in fields and orchards. Turkey eggs for hatching have been in demand as the birds gain interest among sugar beet growers and fruit culturists.
Southern Cultivator advocates a dustboard to grind small clods into dust. Describes a plank 1 by 6 inches and about 3 feet long, attached to the plow by springs, following the tool to crush clods. Notes longer or shorter boards possible and cites a 2 by 4 scantling tied with wire as effective.
The article advises liberal, cheaper fertilizers for fall crops, noting nitrogen cost differences and soil activity. It explains reduced ammonia needs as nitrification rises with season, suggests turnips and other vegetables need less ammoniated fertilizer, and recommends top dressing with nitrate of soda or substituting cottonseed meal when nitrate is unavailable.
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