Cedar eradication boosts apple yields in Virginia and West Virginia
The article details cedar destruction near large orchards as a defense against cedar rust disease harming apples, noting that cutting cedars within up to 12 miles reduced infections and restored many orchards in a single season. It also discusses nuts as a concentrated food and the role of potatoes in the national diet, including starch production and potential efficiency gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uited States Department, of Agriculture
Investigatora
Bureau of Plant Industry
Department of Agriculture
Virginia
West Virginia
Department
State Experiment
Une Department of Agriculture
Germany
Improving with Fertilizer on Apple Trees in 1912 Study
An illustration shows two rows of Rome Beauly apple trees on thin land. The fertilized row received five pounds per tree of nitrate of soda and acid phosphate in 1911, while the unfertilized row did not. Mulching spraying and culture were identical. within eighteen months the fertilized row produced a 900 percent higher barrel crop, attributed to fertilization.
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Germany
Department of Agriculture
United States
Akle
Enonome
Rome
Drainage of Poultry Yard and Early Capon Rearing
KS Millishy stresses drainage and southern slopes for poultry yards to dry quickly, reduce disease, and keep hens warm and laying. Do not market capons too early. allow growth to full price, with two weeks of controlled feeding and shading to finish fattening.
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KS. Millishy
Gaxperl
Water for Stock Winter Impact
Water for stock during winter can cause animals to shiver and lose weight. Slight shivering may hinder a day’s growth and productivity.
Doctoring a Profitable Farm Shows Missouri Aid Plan
A Missouri Agricultural College program offers farm management help to revive unprofitable farms. Local farmers receive expert guidance on livestock, crop practices, and marketing, with 75 cooperative and five demonstration farms across the state. Women participate in home economics guidance, and annual shows showcase results with field visits and lectures.
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Missouri Agricultural College
Tani
Missouri Farm Management Department
W. Spilian
United States Department of Agriculture
Maa Tord
Missouri Agricultural Collie
Star Board
Btate
Uney
Lely
Sudteu Bf
Socciety
Finest
Missouri
Department
Missouri Born Management Association
Pioneer Society
America
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Jim” Brown
Missouri Farmi Management
Welutalna
Fayun
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