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Farm Advice From Illinois and Maryland Farmers on Sound Plowing and Milk
A long composite piece discusses plowing depth and root preservation in corn, cautioning against deep plows that sever roots, and applauding improved cultivators. It also covers dairy yield loss from water mismanagement, proper barn plumbing, and automatic basins. The text shifts to dairy and butter making, then to strawberry culture, rape crop details, and general poultry and duck farming notes including egg production economics and feed.
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